Houston Astros 3, Pittsburgh Pirates 2
Regular Season Game 144
Played on Monday, September 8, 2008 (N) at Minute Maid Park
PIT N 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 2 6 0 HOU N 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 x - 3 8 2
Pittsburgh Pirates AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Morgan lf 3 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 F. Sanchez 2b 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 McLouth cf 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 Doumit c 4 0 1 0 0 1 8 2 Adam LaRoche 1b 3 0 2 1 1 1 10 0 Moss rf 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 0 Andy LaRoche 3b 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 Cruz ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 Mientkiewicz ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Snell p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Pearce ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Burnett p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Yates p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Grabow p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Michaels ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 32 2 6 2 4 10 24 8 FIELDING - DP: 1. F. Sanchez-Cruz-Adam LaRoche. BATTING - 2B: Adam LaRoche (26,off Hawkins). GDP: Cruz (1,off Arias). Team LOB: 7.
Houston Astros AB R H RBI BB SO PO A Bourn cf 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 0 Erstad lf 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Tejada ss 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 4 Berkman 1b 3 0 2 1 1 1 9 2 Blum 3b 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 Pence rf 4 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 Newhan 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 Loretta ph,2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Towles c 2 0 0 0 1 1 9 1 Quintero c 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Arias p 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Saccomanno ph 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Wright p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Brocail p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Castillo ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Sampson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hawkins p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Valverde p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 31 3 8 3 3 10 27 11 FIELDING - DP: 1. Tejada-Newhan-Berkman. E: Newhan (1), Arias (1). BATTING - 2B: Berkman (44,off Yates). HR: Saccomanno (1,5th inning off Snell 0 on 2 out). GDP: Loretta (9,off Grabow). Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING - SB: Pence (10,2nd base off Snell/Doumit).
PITCHING
Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Snell L(6-11) 6 6 3 3 3 9 1 27 Burnett 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Yates 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 Grabow 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Totals 8 8 3 3 3 10 1 34 Inherited Runners - Scored: Grabow 2-0. .
Houston Astros IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP Arias W(1-0) 5 2 0 0 3 6 0 18 Wright 0.2 2 2 0 1 1 0 6 Brocail 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Sampson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Hawkins 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 Valverde SV(41) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Totals 9 6 2 0 4 10 0 36 Inherited Runners - Scored: Brocail 2-0. . Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - D.J. Reyburn, 3B - Chris Guccione Official Scorer: Ivy McLemore Time of Game: 2:48 Attendance: 26526 Starting Lineups: Pittsburgh Pirates Houston Astros 1. Morgan lf Bourn cf 2. F. Sanchez 2b Erstad lf 3. McLouth cf Tejada ss 4. Doumit c Berkman 1b 5. Adam LaRoche 1b Blum 3b 6. Moss rf Pence rf 7. Andy LaRoche 3b Newhan 2b 8. Cruz ss Towles c 9. Snell p Arias p PIRATES 1ST: Morgan struck out; F. Sanchez lined to second; McLouth struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 1ST: Bourn grounded out (first unassisted); Erstad struck out; Tejada struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 2ND: Doumit struck out; Adam LaRoche struck out; Moss struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 2ND: Berkman struck out (catcher to first); Blum flied to center; Pence singled to right; Pence stole second; Newhan grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 3RD: Andy LaRoche grounded out (shortstop to first); Cruz grounded out (third to first); Snell was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 3RD: Towles struck out; Arias was called out on strikes; Bourn walked; Erstad grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 4TH: Morgan singled to right; Morgan was picked off first but was safe on an error by Arias [Morgan to second]; Morgan was out trying to advance to third (first to catcher); The last two plays are really one continuous play; pitcher Alberto Arias made a wild throw on a pick-off attempt and Nyjer Morgan nearly scored on the play; F. Sanchez walked; McLouth singled to first [F. Sanchez to second]; Doumit forced McLouth (second to shortstop) [F. Sanchez to third]; Adam LaRoche walked [Doumit to second]; Moss grounded out (first unassisted); 0 R, 2 H, 1 E, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 4TH: Tejada lined to shortstop; Berkman walked; Blum flied to right; Pence grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. PIRATES 5TH: Andy LaRoche walked; Cruz grounded into a double play (shortstop to second to first) [Andy LaRoche out at second]; Snell grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0. ASTROS 5TH: Newhan struck out (catcher to first); Towles grounded out (shortstop to first); SACCOMANNO BATTED FOR ARIAS; Saccomanno homered; Debut game for Mark Saccomanno Mark Saccomanno hit the first major league pitch he saw for a homer; On a bunt Bourn singled to third; Erstad singled to center [Bourn to second]; Tejada singled to center [Bourn scored, Erstad to second]; Berkman singled to right [Erstad scored, Tejada to third]; Blum was called out on strikes; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3. PIRATES 6TH: WRIGHT REPLACED SACCOMANNO (PITCHING); Morgan walked; F. Sanchez reached on an error by Newhan [Morgan to second]; McLouth struck out; Doumit flied to right; Adam LaRoche singled to left [Morgan scored (unearned), F. Sanchez to third]; Moss singled to left [F. Sanchez scored (unearned), Adam LaRoche to second]; BROCAIL REPLACED WRIGHT (PITCHING); Andy LaRoche grounded out (third to first); 2 R (0 ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 6TH: Pence struck out; Newhan flied to center; Towles walked; CASTILLO BATTED FOR BROCAIL; Castillo struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. PIRATES 7TH: SAMPSON REPLACED CASTILLO (PITCHING); Cruz grounded out (catcher to first); Luis Cruz called for interference; PEARCE BATTED FOR SNELL; Pearce grounded out (shortstop to first); Morgan was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 7TH: BURNETT REPLACED PEARCE (PITCHING); Bourn struck out; On a bunt Erstad grounded out (pitcher to first); Tejada popped to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. PIRATES 8TH: QUINTERO REPLACED TOWLES (PLAYING C ); HAWKINS REPLACED SAMPSON (PITCHING); F. Sanchez grounded out (shortstop to first); McLouth flied to center; Doumit singled to right; Adam LaRoche doubled [Doumit to third]; Moss was called out on strikes; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. ASTROS 8TH: YATES REPLACED BURNETT (PITCHING); Berkman doubled to left; Blum flied to right; Pence singled to left [Berkman to third]; GRABOW REPLACED YATES (PITCHING); LORETTA BATTED FOR NEWHAN; Loretta grounded into a double play (second to shortstop to first) [Pence out at second]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. PIRATES 9TH: LORETTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); VALVERDE REPLACED HAWKINS (PITCHING); Andy LaRoche popped to first; MIENTKIEWICZ BATTED FOR CRUZ; Mientkiewicz struck out; MICHAELS BATTED FOR GRABOW; Michaels flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3. Final Totals R H E LOB Pirates 2 6 0 7 Astros 3 8 2 7
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