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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

2008-09-09 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 30034 · 73°F, dome, dry · 2:39

Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 9–3. Houston Astros put up 3 in the 1st. Randy Wolf earned the win. Lance Berkman went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	4
HOU	3	0	2	1	2	1	0	0		9	15

W: Randy Wolf L: Ross Ohlendorf SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Welke · 1B: D.J. Reyburn · 2B: Chris Guccione · 3B: Tim Welke · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Nate McLouth	2	1	0	0	1	0
Freddy Sanchez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan Doumit	3	1	1	1	0	0
Adam LaRoche	4	0	1	1	0	0
Jason Michaels	4	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Pearce	3	1	1	1	0	0
Andy LaRoche	3	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Bixler	3	0	0	0	0	2
Ross Ohlendorf	1	0	0	0	0	0
Luis Rivas	3	0	0	0	0	1
Robinzon Diaz	1	0	1	0	0	0
Chris Gomez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nyjer Morgan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ronny Paulino	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Michael Bourn	5	1	1	0	0	0
Darin Erstad	5	2	3	1	0	0
Miguel Tejada	4	2	3	0	0	0
Lance Berkman	4	3	3	4	0	1
Geoff Blum	4	1	2	1	1	1
Hunter Pence	4	0	1	1	0	1
David Newhan	4	0	1	2	0	1
Humberto Quintero	3	0	1	0	0	0
Randy Wolf	3	0	0	0	0	2
Edwin Maysonet	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark Saccomanno	0	0	0	0	0	0
Reggie Abercrombie	1	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ross Ohlendorf	4.0	9	1	3
Jason Davis	1.0	3	0	0
Jesse Chavez	1.0	3	0	2
Craig Hansen	1.0	0	0	0
Matt Capps	1.0	0	0	2

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Randy Wolf	7.0	4	1	4
Geoff Geary	1.0	0	0	0
Tim Byrdak	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Nate McLouth: W
Freddy Sanchez: 53/G6S-.1-2
Ryan Doumit: S7/G56.2-H
Adam LaRoche: D9.1-H;B-3(E2/TH2)
Jason Michaels: K
Steve Pearce: 9/P9S

Bot 1

Michael Bourn: 43/G4S
Darin Erstad: S7/L7S
Miguel Tejada: S7/L78M.1-2
Lance Berkman: HR/F7D+.2-H;1-H
Geoff Blum: 6/L56
Hunter Pence: K

Top 2

Andy LaRoche: 43/G4
Brian Bixler: K
Ross Ohlendorf: 9/F9M

Bot 2

David Newhan: 2/P2RF
Humberto Quintero: S7
Randy Wolf: K
Michael Bourn: 6/P

Top 3

Nate McLouth: 3/L34
Luis Rivas: 9/F89D
Ryan Doumit: 53/G56

Bot 3

Darin Erstad: S8/L8LS
Miguel Tejada: S7/F78M.1-2
Lance Berkman: D9/L3D.2-H;1-3
Geoff Blum: W
Hunter Pence: 52(3)/FO/G5S.2-3;1-2
David Newhan: 36(1)/FO/G3.3-H;2-3
Humberto Quintero: CSH(1362)

Top 4

Adam LaRoche: 5/P5S
Jason Michaels: 63/G6
Steve Pearce: 8/F8LXD

Bot 4

Humberto Quintero: 53/G56
Randy Wolf: K
Michael Bourn: S8/L4MD
Darin Erstad: SB2
Darin Erstad: BK.2-3
Darin Erstad: D8/F78XD.3-H
Miguel Tejada: WP.2-3
Miguel Tejada: 63/G6S

Top 5

Andy LaRoche: 63/G6
Brian Bixler: K
Robinzon Diaz: S8/G6M
Nate McLouth: 5/P15

Bot 5

Lance Berkman: S7/L6D
Geoff Blum: T9/L9LM+.1-H
Hunter Pence: 43/G4MS
David Newhan: S9/L9S.3-H
Humberto Quintero: HP.1-2
Randy Wolf: 31/G3.2-3;1-2
Michael Bourn: 43/G34

Top 6

Luis Rivas: K
Ryan Doumit: 13/G13-
Adam LaRoche: 7/F7LM

Bot 6

Darin Erstad: 31/G34
Miguel Tejada: S7/L78M
Lance Berkman: K
Geoff Blum: S9/G34.1-2
Hunter Pence: D9/UREV/F9D.2-H;1-3
David Newhan: K

Top 7

Jason Michaels: 53/G56
Steve Pearce: HR/F78D+
Andy LaRoche: 63/G6M
Brian Bixler: 9/F9M

Bot 7

Humberto Quintero: 63/G6S
Edwin Maysonet: 4/P34
Michael Bourn: 13/G13

Top 8

Chris Gomez: 9/F9M
Nyjer Morgan: 8/F78XD
Luis Rivas: 9/F89S

Bot 8

Darin Erstad: 43/G34
Mark Saccomanno: C/E2
Reggie Abercrombie: K
Geoff Blum: K

Top 9

Ronny Paulino: 63/G6
Adam LaRoche: 9/F89D
Jason Michaels: 63/G6

Notes & reviews

Pirates second baseman Freddy Sanchez left the game due to an injured head
replay,6,pench001,HOU,welkt901,HOU03,O,N,I,,H $the ball struck the top of the wall and was called in play; crew chief Tim welke watched the replay and upheld the call; this was the second usage of the replay system

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