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Houston Astros @ Pittsburgh Pirates

2016-08-22 · Night game · PNC Park · Att: 24017 · 76°F, cloudy · Wind 5 mph to CF · 2:17

Houston Astros defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 3–1. Houston Astros opened the scoring in the 5th — Teoscar Hernandez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. AJ Reed scores. The game's biggest swing came in the 5th: Teoscar Hernandez homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. AJ Reed scores — worth 17% in win probability.

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Line score

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

W: Doug Fister L: Jameson Taillon SV: Ken Giles

Umpires — HP: Mike Everitt · 1B: Jordan Baker · 2B: Tim Timmons · 3B: Pat Hoberg · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Houston Astros — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Springer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Alex Bregman	4	1	1	1	0	0
Jose Altuve	4	0	1	0	0	1
Carlos Correa	4	0	0	0	0	1
A. J. Reed	2	1	0	0	1	0
Teoscar Hernandez	3	1	1	2	0	1
Jason Castro	3	0	1	0	0	2
Jake Marisnick	3	0	1	0	0	1
Doug Fister	2	0	0	0	0	1
Yuli Gurriel	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marwin Gonzalez	1	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Josh Harrison	4	0	0	0	1
Starling Marte	4	0	0	0	2
Andrew McCutchen	4	0	0	0	2
Gregory Polanco	4	1	2	0	0
David Freese	3	0	1	1	1
Josh Bell	3	0	1	0	0
Francisco Cervelli	3	0	1	0	0
Jordy Mercer	3	0	0	0	1
Jameson Taillon	2	0	0	0	1
Matt Joyce	1	0	0	0	1

Houston Astros — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doug Fister	7.0	3	1	6
Will Harris	1.0	0	0	1
Ken Giles	1.0	2	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jameson Taillon	8.0	4	1	8
Neftali Feliz	1.0	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Springer: K
Alex Bregman: 6/P5F
Jose Altuve: K

Bot 1

Josh Harrison: 63/G6S-
Starling Marte: 9/F4D-
Andrew McCutchen: K

Top 2

Carlos Correa: K
A. J. Reed: 31/G3
Teoscar Hernandez: K

Bot 2

Gregory Polanco: 7/L7D+
David Freese: W
Josh Bell: 7/F7D+
Francisco Cervelli: 7/F78D

Top 3

Jason Castro: K
Jake Marisnick: 13/BG13
Doug Fister: 13/G13+

Bot 3

Jordy Mercer: K
Jameson Taillon: K
Josh Harrison: 13/G15-

Top 4

George Springer: 63/G6
Alex Bregman: 9/F9D
Jose Altuve: S56/L56S
Carlos Correa: 64(1)/FO/G56

Bot 4

Starling Marte: K
Andrew McCutchen: 63/G56
Gregory Polanco: D9/F9D+
David Freese: PO2(E1).2-3
David Freese: K

Top 5

A. J. Reed: W
Teoscar Hernandez: PB.1-2
Teoscar Hernandez: HR/F7D+.2-H
Jason Castro: D9/G3
Jake Marisnick: S5/G25-.2-3
Doug Fister: K
George Springer: 64(1)3/GDP/G6

Bot 5

Josh Bell: 7/F7LS-
Francisco Cervelli: S8/L4MD
Jordy Mercer: 8/F8RXD+
Jameson Taillon: 3/G34S-

Top 6

Alex Bregman: 6/F6M-
Jose Altuve: 9/F89D+
Carlos Correa: 43/G4MD+

Bot 6

Josh Harrison: K
Starling Marte: 8/F8RD
Andrew McCutchen: 53/G56-

Top 7

A. J. Reed: E3/G34
Teoscar Hernandez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Jason Castro: K

Bot 7

Gregory Polanco: 3/G34S-
David Freese: 43/G4
Josh Bell: D7/L5D+
Francisco Cervelli: 7/F78XD+

Top 8

Jake Marisnick: K
Yuli Gurriel: 63/G6
George Springer: 43/G4-

Bot 8

Jordy Mercer: 53/G56S-
Matt Joyce: K
Josh Harrison: 13/G23-

Top 9

Alex Bregman: HR/F8RXD+
Jose Altuve: 63/MREV/G56-
Carlos Correa: 53/G56
Marwin Gonzalez: 43/G4

Bot 9

Starling Marte: K
Andrew McCutchen: K
Gregory Polanco: DGR/F78D+
David Freese: S5/MREV/G5.2-H(E5/TH1)(UR)(NR);BX2(34)

Notes & reviews

replay,9,altuj001,HOU,everm901,PIT08,,Y,M,PIT,C $when Jose Altuve was called safe at 1B, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle challenged the ruling; the call was overturned by replay
replay,9,freed001,PIT,everm901,PIT08,,N,M,PIT,A $when David Freese was called out at 2B, Pirates manager Clint Hurdle challenged the ruling; the call was upheld by replay

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