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Pittsburgh Pirates @
Houston Astros
2011-07-15 Β· Night game Β· Minute Maid Park Β· Att: 27787 Β· 73Β°F, dome, dry Β· 2:20
Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Houston Astros 4β0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 3rd. Jeff Karstens earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
W: Jeff Karstens L: Brett Myers SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Mark Carlson Β· 1B: Tim Timmons Β· 2B: Eric Cooper Β· 3B: Jeff Kellogg Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Pittsburgh Pirates β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alex Presley | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chase d'Arnaud | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Neil Walker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Andrew McCutchen | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Garrett Jones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Lyle Overbay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Josh Harrison | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Michael McKenry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Jeff Karstens | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Houston Astros β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Michael Bourn | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Downs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jeff Keppinger | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hunter Pence | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Carlos Lee | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Wallace | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Clint Barmes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Humberto Quintero | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brett Myers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chris Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Angel Sanchez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Bogusevic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Karstens | 9.0 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
Houston Astros β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brett Myers | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
Fernando Rodriguez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
David Carpenter | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Alex Presley: S8/L8RM
- Chase d'Arnaud: SB2
- Chase d'Arnaud: 9/F89M.2-3
- Neil Walker: S9/L89S.3-H
- Andrew McCutchen: K
- Garrett Jones: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Michael Bourn: 7/L7S
- Matt Downs: K
- Jeff Keppinger: 5/L56
Top 2
- Lyle Overbay: 43/G4
- Josh Harrison: K
- Michael McKenry: W
- Jeff Karstens: K
Bot 2
- Hunter Pence: S8/L6D
- Carlos Lee: 54(1)3/GDP/G56-
- Brett Wallace: 7/F7S
Top 3
- Alex Presley: HP
- Chase d'Arnaud: S7/G6+.1-2
- Neil Walker: K
- Andrew McCutchen: T8/F8RXD+.2-H;1-H
- Garrett Jones: K
- Lyle Overbay: W
- Josh Harrison: K
Bot 3
- Clint Barmes: 5/P5F
- Humberto Quintero: 63/G56
- Brett Myers: 9/F9LSF
Top 4
- Michael McKenry: 8/F8LD
- Jeff Karstens: K
- Alex Presley: 63/G6S-
Bot 4
- Michael Bourn: 63/G6S-
- Matt Downs: 8/F8LD
- Jeff Keppinger: 53/G5
Top 5
- Chase d'Arnaud: K23
- Neil Walker: K
- Andrew McCutchen: W
- Garrett Jones: K
Bot 5
- Hunter Pence: 4/F4M-
- Carlos Lee: 63/G56
- Brett Wallace: 7/F7S
Top 6
- Lyle Overbay: 43/G4
- Josh Harrison: S7
- Michael McKenry: K+SB2
- Jeff Karstens: 63/G6MD-
Bot 6
- Clint Barmes: 6/F78S-
- Humberto Quintero: 53/G56
- Chris Johnson: S9/G4+
- Michael Bourn: S1/G56S-.1-2
- Matt Downs: 64(1)/FO/G6-
Top 7
- Alex Presley: 7/F78M
- Chase d'Arnaud: S8/L6MD
- Neil Walker: 8/L8RM
- Andrew McCutchen: SB2
- Andrew McCutchen: K
Bot 7
- Jeff Keppinger: S7/L7S+
- Hunter Pence: 64(1)/FO/G6S-
- Carlos Lee: SB2
- Carlos Lee: S57/G56.2-3
- Brett Wallace: 64(1)3/GDP/G6M
Top 8
- Garrett Jones: W
- Lyle Overbay: WP.1-2
- Lyle Overbay: E4/G4.2-H(NR)(UR)
- Josh Harrison: 16(1)/FO/BG
- Michael McKenry: 8/F8RXD+
- Jeff Karstens: K
Bot 8
- Clint Barmes: K
- Angel Sanchez: 8/F89M
- Brian Bogusevic: 7/F7LD
Top 9
- Alex Presley: 43/G4+
- Chase d'Arnaud: 7/F7D
- Neil Walker: E6/G6M-
- Andrew McCutchen: K
Bot 9
- Michael Bourn: 7/L7D+
- Matt Downs: 63/G56
- Jeff Keppinger: 8/F8LD






















