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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

2009-07-06 · Night game · Minute Maid Park · Att: 26834 · 73°F, dome, dry · 2:38

Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 4–1. Houston Astros put up 2 in the 1st. Mike Hampton earned the win and Jose Valverde picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Mike Hampton L: Virgil Vasquez SV: Jose Valverde

Umpires — HP: Mike Everitt · 1B: Brian Gorman · 2B: Gerry Davis · 3B: CB Bucknor · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Andrew McCutchen	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jack Wilson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Delwyn Young	4	0	0	0	0	1
Garrett Jones	4	1	1	0	0	1
Andy LaRoche	4	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Pearce	3	0	0	0	0	3
Robinzon Diaz	3	0	2	1	0	0
Ramon Vazquez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Virgil Vasquez	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Salazar	1	0	0	0	0	0

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Michael Bourn	4	1	1	0	0	1
Miguel Tejada	4	1	2	2	0	0
Lance Berkman	2	1	1	0	2	0
Carlos Lee	4	0	1	0	0	0
Geoff Blum	3	0	1	2	1	1
Hunter Pence	4	0	1	0	0	1
Kazuo Matsui	3	0	0	0	1	1
Humberto Quintero	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mike Hampton	1	1	0	0	1	0
Darin Erstad	1	0	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Vasquez	6.0	7	3	2
Jesse Chavez	1.0	1	1	0
Evan Meek	1.0	0	1	3

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Mike Hampton	7.0	3	3	3
LaTroy Hawkins	1.0	0	0	0
Jose Valverde	1.0	1	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Andrew McCutchen: W
Jack Wilson: PB.1-2
Jack Wilson: W
Delwyn Young: 1/LDP.1X1(13)
Garrett Jones: 43/G4

Bot 1

Michael Bourn: K
Miguel Tejada: D7/G5F+
Lance Berkman: W
Carlos Lee: 9/F9M
Geoff Blum: T9/UREV/F9LD.2-H;1-H
Hunter Pence: 8/F78D

Top 2

Andy LaRoche: 8/F8LM
Steve Pearce: K
Robinzon Diaz: S6/G6MD
Ramon Vazquez: 43/G4

Bot 2

Kazuo Matsui: 3/G34S
Humberto Quintero: 8/F8RD
Mike Hampton: 63/G6

Top 3

Virgil Vasquez: 9/F9LM+
Andrew McCutchen: 53/G56
Jack Wilson: 53/G5

Bot 3

Michael Bourn: 3/G34S
Miguel Tejada: 63/G6
Lance Berkman: 2/P5F

Top 4

Delwyn Young: 53/G56
Garrett Jones: 31/G34
Andy LaRoche: 63/G6

Bot 4

Carlos Lee: S5/G5+
Geoff Blum: K
Hunter Pence: S8/G6M+.1-2
Kazuo Matsui: W.2-3;1-2
Humberto Quintero: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 5

Steve Pearce: K
Robinzon Diaz: 1E3/BG23.B-1
Ramon Vazquez: 53/G5.1-2
Virgil Vasquez: 8/L8LM

Bot 5

Mike Hampton: W
Michael Bourn: S1/BG3S.1-2
Miguel Tejada: D7/L5D+.2-H;1-H
Lance Berkman: S7/L6D.2-3;BX2(7134)
Carlos Lee: 5/L56S+
Geoff Blum: 6/F6D-

Top 6

Andrew McCutchen: W
Jack Wilson: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Delwyn Young: 63/G6

Bot 6

Hunter Pence: 9/F89M
Kazuo Matsui: 7/F7M
Humberto Quintero: 53/G56

Top 7

Garrett Jones: D8/F89XD+
Andy LaRoche: 4/L4D
Steve Pearce: K
Robinzon Diaz: S9/L89S.2-H;BX2(926)

Bot 7

Darin Erstad: T9/L89XD+
Michael Bourn: 43/G4S-
Miguel Tejada: 2/F2LF-
Lance Berkman: IW
Carlos Lee: 9/F89D+

Top 8

Ramon Vazquez: 43/G4
Jeff Salazar: 31/G34
Andrew McCutchen: 13/G

Bot 8

Geoff Blum: W
Hunter Pence: K
Kazuo Matsui: K
Humberto Quintero: K

Top 9

Jack Wilson: S4/G34D
Delwyn Young: K
Garrett Jones: K
Andy LaRoche: K

Notes & reviews

replay,1,blumg001,HOU,davig901,HOU03,O,N,I,,H $Geoff Blum's liner down the RF line hit the top of the wall and then bounced off right fielder Garrett Jones' outstretched right arm and into the corner; after the play, Astros manager Cecil Cooper talked with 1B umpire Brian Gorman; the umpires huddled; crew chief Gerry Davis watched the replay and upheld the call

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