Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
August 15, 2010 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 15, 2010 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 2, Houston Astros 8

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
McCutchen A. cf 3 0 0 0
Tabata lf 4 1 1 0
Alvarez 3b 1 1 0 0
Walker 2b 2 0 1 0
Milledge rf 4 0 1 1
Snyder c 3 0 1 1
Diaz ss 2 0 0 0
  Young ph 1 0 0 0
Karstens p 2 0 0 0
  Gallagher p 0 0 0 0
  LaRoche ph 1 0 0 0
  McCutchen D. p 0 0 0 0
  Ledezma p 0 0 0 0
  Park p 0 0 0 0
Totals 27 2 4 2
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Bourn cf 4 0 0 0
Sanchez ss 5 1 1 0
Pence rf 4 3 3 1
Lee lf 4 0 1 1
Keppinger 2b 2 0 0 2
Wallace 1b 3 1 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 2 3 1
Castro c 4 1 2 1
Happ p 2 0 0 0
  Feliz ph 1 0 1 2
  Melancon p 0 0 0 0
  Byrdak p 1 0 0 0
  Fulchino p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 11 8
Pittsburgh 000 200 000241
Houston 001 004 21x8110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Karstens  L(2-9) 5.2 7 5 5 0 5
  Gallagher   0.1 1 0 0 0 1
  McCutchen   0.2 2 2 2 0 0
  Ledezma   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Park   1.0 1 1 1 1 0
Totals
8.0
11
8
8
1
6
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Happ  W(3-1) 6.0 3 2 2 4 5
  Melancon   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Byrdak   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Fulchino   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
4
2
2
5
8

  E–Alvarez (8).  DP–Houston 2. Keppinger-Sanchez-Wallace-Castro, Keppinger-Sanchez-Wallace.  2B–Houston Pence 2 (24,off Karstens,off D. McCutchen); Feliz (12,off Gallagher); Sanchez (7,off D. McCutchen).  HR–Houston Johnson (6,8th inning off Park 0 on 0 out).  SH–Walker (1,off Happ).  SF–Snyder (2,off Happ); Keppinger 2 (3,off Karstens,off D. McCutchen).  HBP–A. McCutchen (4,by Melancon); Wallace (3,by Karstens).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Pence (15,2nd base off Karstens/Snyder).  U-HP–Alan Porter, 1B–Jerry Layne, 2B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B–David Rackley.  T–2:47.  A–34,372.
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