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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros

2011-08-29 Β· Night game Β· Minute Maid Park Β· Att: 19250 Β· 73Β°F, dome, dry Β· 3:02

Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–4. Houston Astros put up 4 in the 7th. Wandy Rodriguez earned the win and Mark Melancon picked up the save. Carlos Lee went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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PIT00030000145
HOU00011041713

W: Wandy Rodriguez   L: Jason Grilli   SV: Mark Melancon

Umpires β€” HP: Mike Muchlinski Β· 1B: Mike Winters Β· 2B: Mike Everitt Β· 3B: Chris Guccione Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jose Tabata400011
Josh Harrison411001
Andrew McCutchen311211
Neil Walker411000
Ryan Doumit401101
Matt Diaz100021
Brandon Wood400004
Chase d'Arnaud300003
Ross Ohlendorf200002
Ronny Cedeno201101
Alex Presley100001
Garrett Jones010010

Houston Astros β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Jordan Schafer412102
Jose Altuve513100
J. D. Martinez421100
Carlos Lee312310
Brian Bogusevic402100
Jimmy Paredes300012
Clint Barmes412001
Carlos Corporan400003
Wandy Rodriguez200000
Jason Bourgeois211000
Matt Downs100000

Pittsburgh Pirates β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ross Ohlendorf5.0516
Jason Grilli1.1310
Jose Veras0.2201
Tony Watson1.0301

Houston Astros β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Wandy Rodriguez7.04413
David Carpenter1.0000
Juan Abreu0.2112
Mark Melancon0.1001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Jose Tabata: 9/F89M
  • Josh Harrison: K
  • Andrew McCutchen: W
  • Neil Walker: 9/F9D

Bot 1

  • Jordan Schafer: K
  • Jose Altuve: 9/L9M
  • J. D. Martinez: 53/G5S-

Top 2

  • Ryan Doumit: K
  • Matt Diaz: K
  • Brandon Wood: K

Bot 2

  • Carlos Lee: 8/F8LM
  • Brian Bogusevic: 8/F8LXD+
  • Jimmy Paredes: 43/G4

Top 3

  • Chase d'Arnaud: K
  • Ross Ohlendorf: K
  • Jose Tabata: 13/G15-

Bot 3

  • Clint Barmes: K23
  • Carlos Corporan: K
  • Wandy Rodriguez: 43/G4M-

Top 4

  • Josh Harrison: D7/L78S
  • Andrew McCutchen: HR/F9LD+.2-H
  • Neil Walker: D9/F89XD+
  • Ryan Doumit: D7/L7LD+.2-H
  • Matt Diaz: W
  • Brandon Wood: K
  • Chase d'Arnaud: K
  • Ross Ohlendorf: K

Bot 4

  • Jordan Schafer: K
  • Jose Altuve: 13/BG
  • J. D. Martinez: S7/L6D
  • Carlos Lee: W.1-2
  • Brian Bogusevic: D7/L5D.2-H;1-3
  • Jimmy Paredes: K

Top 5

  • Jose Tabata: W
  • Josh Harrison: 64(1)/FO/G56
  • Andrew McCutchen: WP.1-2
  • Andrew McCutchen: K
  • Neil Walker: 8/F8LXD+

Bot 5

  • Clint Barmes: D7/F7LD+
  • Carlos Corporan: K
  • Wandy Rodriguez: WP.2-3
  • Wandy Rodriguez: 3/G34S
  • Jordan Schafer: S68/L6MD-.3-H
  • Jose Altuve: S8/L8RM.1-2
  • J. D. Martinez: 64(1)/FO/G56

Top 6

  • Ryan Doumit: 8/F8LD
  • Matt Diaz: W
  • Brandon Wood: K
  • Chase d'Arnaud: K

Bot 6

  • Carlos Lee: S7/L7S
  • Brian Bogusevic: 16(1)3/GDP/G13-
  • Jimmy Paredes: W
  • Clint Barmes: S8/F8LS.1-3
  • Carlos Corporan: 8/L8LM

Top 7

  • Ronny Cedeno: K
  • Jose Tabata: 31/G34
  • Josh Harrison: 6/P

Bot 7

  • Jason Bourgeois: 13/G13-
  • Jordan Schafer: HP
  • Jose Altuve: D7/L5D+.1-3
  • J. D. Martinez: FC5/G5S-.3-H;2-3
  • Carlos Lee: HR/F7LD+.3-H;1-H
  • Brian Bogusevic: DGR/L9LS
  • Jimmy Paredes: K
  • Clint Barmes: 4/F4MD-

Top 8

  • Andrew McCutchen: 9/F9S-
  • Neil Walker: 7/F7M
  • Ryan Doumit: 9/L89M+

Bot 8

  • Carlos Corporan: K
  • Jason Bourgeois: S8/G6M+
  • Jordan Schafer: SB2
  • Jordan Schafer: S8/L6MD-.2-3
  • Jose Altuve: S3/BG13.3-H;1-2
  • Matt Downs: DI.2-3;1-2
  • Matt Downs: 63/DP.2X2(34)

Top 9

  • Alex Presley: K
  • Brandon Wood: K
  • Garrett Jones: W
  • Ronny Cedeno: T8/F8RXD+.1-H
  • Jose Tabata: K