Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
June 5, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 5, 2009 at Minute Maid Park. The Houston Astros defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Baseball Almanac Box Scores

Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Houston Astros 9

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McCutchen cf 4 0 0 0
Morgan lf 3 0 0 0
Sanchez 2b 4 0 0 0
  Chavez p 0 0 0 0
LaRoche 1b 4 0 1 0
Young rf 4 1 2 0
Hinske 3b 4 0 1 0
Jaramillo c 3 0 0 0
Wilson ss 3 0 1 1
Karstens p 2 0 1 0
  Meek p 0 0 0 0
  Burnett p 0 0 0 0
  Vazquez ph,2b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 2 2 0
Keppinger ss 3 1 0 1
Pence rf 3 1 2 1
Lee lf 5 1 2 4
Berkman 1b 2 1 1 0
Blum 3b 3 0 0 0
Maysonet 2b 3 1 1 0
Quintero c 3 1 2 2
Hampton p 2 1 1 1
  Kata ph 1 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 9 11 9
Pittsburgh 000 010 000160
Houston 002 007 00x9110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Karstens  L(2-3) 5.2 9 6 6 4 2
  Meek   0.1 2 3 3 2 0
  Burnett   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Chavez   1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
9
9
7
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Hampton  W(4-4) 7.0 5 1 1 0 5
  Fulchino   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Sanchez-Wilson-Adam LaRoche, Sanchez-Wilson-Adam LaRoche, Houston 1. Maysonet-Keppinger-Berkman.  2B–Houston Bourn 2 (12,off Karstens 2); Berkman (9,off Meek).  3B–Houston Quintero (1,off Karstens).  HR–Houston Lee (10,6th inning off Meek 3 on 2 out).  Team LOB–5.  SF–Keppinger (1,off Karstens); Pence (3,off Karstens); Hampton (1,off Karstens).  HBP–Quintero (1,by Burnett).  Team–7.  SB–Berkman (1,3rd base off Karstens/Jaramillo); Bourn (19,3rd base off Meek/Jaramillo); Berkman (1,3rd base off Karstens/Jaramillo); Bourn (19,3rd base off Meek/Jaramillo).  U-HP–Sam Holbrook, 1B–Charlie Reliford, 2B–Larry Vanover, 3B–Dan Iassogna.  T–2:35.  A–26,222.
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