Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros
July 28, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 28, 2012 at Minute Maid Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Houston Astros and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 4, Houston Astros 3

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Marte lf 5 0 0 0
Presley rf 3 1 1 1
McCutchen cf 3 1 1 0
Jones 1b 4 1 2 0
  Lincoln p 0 0 0 0
  Grilli p 0 0 0 0
Walker 2b 3 1 1 1
Alvarez 3b 4 0 0 0
Barajas c 4 0 1 1
Barmes ss 4 0 2 0
Rodriguez p 1 0 0 0
  Resop p 0 0 0 0
  McGehee 1b 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 4 8 3
Houston Astros ab   r   h rbi
Altuve 2b 5 1 2 0
Downs 1b 4 1 1 0
  Fick p 0 0 0 0
  Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0
  Gonzalez ss 1 0 0 0
Johnson 3b 4 0 0 0
Martinez lf 3 0 0 0
Maxwell cf 3 1 1 2
Francisco rf 3 0 0 0
  Snyder c 0 0 0 0
Bixler ss 1 0 0 0
  Bogusevic ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Corporan c 4 0 2 1
  Schafer pr 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
Galarraga p 2 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
  Moore ph,1b 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 3 7 3
Pittsburgh 100 101 010480
Houston 010 020 000371
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Rodriguez   6.0 6 3 3 5 5
  Resop  W(1-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Lincoln   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Grilli  SV(2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
2
  Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO
Galarraga   5.0 5 3 2 1 5
  Wright   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Fick  L(0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0
  Rodriguez   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Lopez   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
0

  E–Downs (5).  DP–Houston 1. Corporan-Downs.  PB–Corporan (2).  3B–Pittsburgh Jones (2,off Galarraga), Houston Maxwell (1,off Rodriguez).  HR–Pittsburgh Presley (8,1st inning off Galarraga 0 on 1 out); Walker (10,4th inning off Galarraga 0 on 1 out).  SH–Rodriguez 2 (7,off Galarraga,off Fick); Bixler (1,off Rodriguez).  HBP–Walker (2,by Wright).  Team LOB–6.  Team–9.  SB–Schafer (25,2nd base off Lincoln/Barajas).  U-HP–David Rackley, 1B–Jim Wolf, 2B–Derryl Cousins, 3B–Alan Porter.  T–3:05.  A–34,146.
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