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@LAA		1
3
MIN
@BAL		11
3
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@CHW		11
1
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@DET		4
5
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@KCR		5
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@TBD		4
7
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5
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@ARI		4
5
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@CIN		3
9
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@COL		5
10
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@HOU		4
5
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@NYM		6
2
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@PHI		2
14
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@SFG		4
5
ATL
@STL		1
4
Sunday, August 26, 2007, 1:24PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 42,564, Time of Game: 3:04
Pirates
4
57-72
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Astros
5
58-73
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Mark McLemore (3-0)
L: Shawn Chacon (4-4)
S: Brad Lidge (13)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  2   0  1  0   0  0  0    4  8  0
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  2   0  2  X    5 10  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nate McLouth CF 5 0 2 0 0 2 .251 .786 17 11 -0.114 1.30 0.048 -0.162 -0.5 2 0 CS
Jose Bautista RF 4 1 0 0 1 4 .262 .772 31 21 -0.106 1.29 0.046 -0.152 -0.6 1 1 SB
Freddy Sanchez 2B 3 2 1 1 1 0 .306 .789 20 11 0.070 0.91 0.113 -0.043 0.8 2 1 HR
Josh Phelps C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .333 .963 16 9 0.027 1.11 0.079 -0.052 0.4 5 0
   Carlos Maldonado C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 3 0
Jason Bay LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .253 .753 16 10 -0.079 1.26 0.043 -0.122 -0.9 1 0 2B
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 .266 .802 12 8 0.211 1.41 0.242 -0.031 1.9 7 0
Jose Castillo 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .244 .602 20 13 -0.141 1.10 0.000 -0.141 -1.7 0 2
Cesar Izturis SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .251 .603 19 12 -0.007 1.46 0.095 -0.102 0.3 3 2
Tony Armas P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .158 .368 11 8 -0.064 0.82 0.000 -0.064 -0.7 0 2
   Franquelis Osoria P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Romulo Sanchez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Damaso Marte P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Shawn Chacon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .273 .545 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Xavier Nady PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .294 .853 6 2 0.083 2.17 0.083 0.000 0.3
   Ian Snell PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .093 .245 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0
Team Totals 34 4 8 4 4 12 .235 .669 168 105 -0.120 1.23 0.749 -0.869 -0.7 24 9
2B: J Bay (22, off W Rodriguez).
HR: F Sanchez (10, off W Rodriguez; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
TB: F Sanchez 4; A LaRoche 2; J Bay 2; N McLouth 2; J Phelps; C Izturis.
RBI: A LaRoche 2 (77); F Sanchez (61); C Izturis (10).
2-out RBI: A LaRoche 2; C Izturis.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. R Sanchez-C Izturis-A LaRoche.
Outfield Assists: J Bautista (L Berkman at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: J Bautista (6, 2nd base off W Rodriguez/B Ausmus).
CS: N McLouth (1, 2nd base by W Rodriguez POCS).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Chris Burke 2B 2 1 0 0 1 0 .226 .660 20 11 0.080 1.19 0.125 -0.045 0.5 2 0 SB,HBP
Hunter Pence CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .321 .892 14 10 -0.223 1.40 0.000 -0.223 -1.5 3 0 GDP
Lance Berkman 1B 4 1 3 1 0 1 .272 .858 11 8 0.128 0.92 0.152 -0.025 1.3 4 1 2B
Carlos Lee LF 4 1 1 0 0 2 .307 .899 24 17 0.015 1.66 0.132 -0.117 0.3 2 0 2B
Luke Scott RF 4 1 3 1 0 0 .257 .847 14 10 0.113 1.59 0.166 -0.053 0.4 2 0 2B
Ty Wigginton 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .274 .787 17 10 0.505 2.23 0.555 -0.050 1.5 0 1 HR
Mark Loretta SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 .279 .706 17 12 0.035 1.37 0.102 -0.067 0.1 2 1
   Eric Bruntlett SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .617 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Brad Ausmus C 4 0 1 0 0 2 .233 .630 14 11 -0.117 1.42 0.013 -0.130 -0.8 12 0
Wandy Rodriguez P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .128 .325 2 2 -0.024 0.84 0.000 -0.024 -0.2 0 1
   Orlando Palmeiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .611 6 4 -0.027 1.04 0.000 -0.027 -0.2
   Dave Borkowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Craig Biggio PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .683 4 3 -0.107 3.56 0.000 -0.107 -0.6
   Mark McLemore P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brad Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 5 10 5 2 7 .312 .871 143 98 0.378 1.52 1.245 -0.868 0.8 27 5
2B: L Scott (24, off D Marte); L Berkman (16, off T Armas); C Lee (37, off T Armas).
HR: T Wigginton (19, off S Chacon; 8th inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
HBP: C Burke (8, by T Armas).
TB: L Berkman 4; L Scott 4; T Wigginton 4; C Lee 2; B Ausmus; M Loretta.
GIDP: H Pence (8).
RBI: T Wigginton 2 (58); L Berkman (82); M Loretta (32); L Scott (56).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 4 for 10.
Baserunning
SB: C Burke (8, 2nd base off T Armas/J Phelps).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Tony Armas 5.1 7 3 3 1 4 0 6.93 24 100 68 47 10 11 8 10 6 0 45 -0.022 1.14 -0.1
Franquelis Osoria, H (2) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.25 3 9 7 5 1 1 0 3 1 0 2 1 0.052 3.18 0.2
Romulo Sanchez, H (1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 2 9 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.086 2.47 0.4
Damaso Marte, H (11) 0.2 1 1 1 0 2 0 2.04 3 18 13 8 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 -0.029 1.77 -0.1
Shawn Chacon, BS (5), L (4-4) 0.2 1 1 1 0 1 1 4.16 3 7 5 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 -0.465 1.40 -1.3
Team Totals 8 10 5 5 2 7 1 5.62 35 143 98 67 16 15 10 15 7 0 45 3 2 -0.378 1.23 -0.8

Houston Astros

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Wandy Rodriguez 5 7 4 4 3 7 1 4.67 24 110 70 44 7 19 2 12 7 0 41 -0.185 1.13 -1.4
Dave Borkowski 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.19 3 10 7 6 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.026 0.34 0.5
Mark McLemore, W (3-0) 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.24 7 28 17 10 4 3 0 4 1 0 0 0 0.113 0.99 1.1
Brad Lidge, S (13) 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.07 4 22 12 5 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.168 2.95 0.5
Team Totals 9 8 4 4 4 12 1 4.00 38 170 106 65 15 26 3 19 8 0 41 0 0 0.122 1.52 0.7
Balks: None.
WP: F Osoria (1).
HBP: T Armas (7; C Burke).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: W Rodriguez (6; N McLouth, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Adam Dowdy, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Tim Timmons.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 42,564.
Start Time Weather: 74° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Nate McLouth CF 1 Chris Burke 2B
2 Jose Bautista RF 2 Hunter Pence CF
3 Freddy Sanchez 2B 3 Lance Berkman 1B
4 Josh Phelps C 4 Carlos Lee LF
5 Jason Bay LF 5 Luke Scott RF
6 Adam LaRoche 1B 6 Ty Wigginton 3B
7 Jose Castillo 3B 7 Mark Loretta SS
8 Cesar Izturis SS 8 Brad Ausmus C
9 Tony Armas P 9 Wandy Rodriguez P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b8 3-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR HOU T. Wigginton S. Chacon 48% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Scott Scores
t3 1-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR PIT A. LaRoche W. Rodriguez -19% 28% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bautista Scores; Sanchez Scores; Phelps to 3B; LaRoche to 2B/Adv on throw
b7 3-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO HOU H. Pence R. Sanchez -16% 28% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
b6 1-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  HOU C. Lee T. Armas 13% 35% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Berkman to 3B
b8 3-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU L. Scott D. Marte 12% 37% Double to CF (Fly Ball)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT N. McLouth W. Rodriguez 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 11,(3-2)  O PIT J. Bautista W. Rodriguez 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez W. Rodriguez 1% 55% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Tony Armas facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Burke T. Armas 3% 58% Hit By Pitch
b1 0-0 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU H. Pence T. Armas -2% 57% Strikeout Swinging, Burke Steals 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(0-2)  R HOU L. Berkman T. Armas 8% 65% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Burke Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- 5,(1-2)  O HOU C. Lee T. Armas -2% 63% Groundout: P-1B; Berkman to 2B
b1 1-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O HOU L. Scott T. Armas -3% 60% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Berkman out at Hm/RF-C
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
t2 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Phelps W. Rodriguez 2% 63% Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
t2 0-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT J. Bay W. Rodriguez -4% 58% Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
t2 0-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. LaRoche W. Rodriguez -5% 53% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bay to 3B
t2 0-1 1 1-3 7,(2-2)  O PIT J. Castillo W. Rodriguez 7% 60% Strikeout Looking
t2 0-1 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  R PIT C. Izturis W. Rodriguez -10% 51% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bay Scores; LaRoche to 2B
t2 1-1 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O PIT T. Armas W. Rodriguez 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Tony Armas facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU T. Wigginton T. Armas -2% 53% Flyball: LF (Deep SS)
b2 1-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Loretta T. Armas -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
b2 1-1 2 --- 6,(2-2)  HOU B. Ausmus T. Armas 1% 52% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b2 1-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU W. Rodriguez T. Armas -2% 50% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT N. McLouth W. Rodriguez 3% 53% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t3 1-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT J. Bautista W. Rodriguez -3% 50% Walk
t3 1-1 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT F. Sanchez W. Rodriguez -2% 48% Bautista Steals 2B
t3 1-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  PIT F. Sanchez W. Rodriguez -2% 46% Walk
t3 1-1 1 12- 7,(3-2)  PIT J. Phelps W. Rodriguez -7% 39% Walk; Bautista to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
t3 1-1 1 123 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bay W. Rodriguez 8% 47% Strikeout Swinging
t3 1-1 2 123 2,(0-1)  RR PIT A. LaRoche W. Rodriguez -19% 28% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bautista Scores; Sanchez Scores; Phelps to 3B; LaRoche to 2B/Adv on throw
t3 3-1 2 -23 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Castillo W. Rodriguez 5% 33% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Tony Armas facing 1-2-3
b3 1-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Burke T. Armas -3% 30% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 1-3 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU H. Pence T. Armas -2% 29% Strikeout Swinging
b3 1-3 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU L. Berkman T. Armas 2% 31% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
b3 1-3 2 -2- 6,(2-2)  O HOU C. Lee T. Armas -4% 27% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
t4 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Izturis W. Rodriguez 2% 29% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
t4 3-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT T. Armas W. Rodriguez 1% 30% Strikeout Looking
t4 3-1 2 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT N. McLouth W. Rodriguez -1% 29% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t4 3-1 2 1-- 2,(1-1)  O PIT J. Bautista W. Rodriguez 2% 31% McLouth Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-3, Pirates' Tony Armas facing 5-6-7
b4 1-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU L. Scott T. Armas 5% 36% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 1-3 0 1-- 8,(2-2)  O HOU T. Wigginton T. Armas -3% 34% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Scott to 2B
b4 1-3 1 -2- 6,(1-2)  O HOU M. Loretta T. Armas -4% 30% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Scott to 3B
b4 1-3 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus T. Armas -4% 25% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
t5 3-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bautista W. Rodriguez 2% 27% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  R PIT F. Sanchez W. Rodriguez -9% 18% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
t5 4-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT J. Phelps W. Rodriguez -1% 17% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
t5 4-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bay W. Rodriguez 2% 18% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
t5 4-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche W. Rodriguez 1% 20% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Tony Armas facing 9-1-2
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez (P) batting 9th
b5 1-4 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU O. Palmeiro T. Armas -3% 17% Lineout: 2B
b5 1-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU C. Burke T. Armas -2% 15% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b5 1-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU H. Pence T. Armas -1% 14% Lineout: 2B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Astros' Dave Borkowski facing 7-8-9
Dave Borkowski replaces Orlando Palmeiro (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 4-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Castillo D. Borkowski 1% 15% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
t6 4-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT C. Izturis D. Borkowski 1% 16% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
t6 4-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT T. Armas D. Borkowski 1% 17% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 1-4, Pirates' Tony Armas facing 3-4-5
b6 1-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  HOU L. Berkman T. Armas 5% 21% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
b6 1-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  HOU C. Lee T. Armas 13% 35% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Berkman to 3B
b6 1-4 0 -23 1,(0-0)  RO HOU L. Scott T. Armas -2% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Berkman Scores; Lee to 3B
b6 2-4 1 --3 5,(3-1)  HOU T. Wigginton T. Armas 4% 36% Walk
Franquelis Osoria replaces Tony Armas pitching and batting 9th
b6 2-4 1 1-3 3,(0-2)  R HOU M. Loretta F. Osoria 10% 46% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lee Scores; Wigginton to 2B
b6 3-4 1 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus F. Osoria -8% 39% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
Craig Biggio pinch hits for Dave Borkowski (P) batting 9th
b6 3-4 2 12- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Biggio F. Osoria 3% 42% Wild Pitch; Wigginton to 3B; Loretta to 2B
b6 3-4 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio F. Osoria -11% 31% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Mark McLemore facing 1-2-3
Mark McLemore replaces Craig Biggio (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 4-3 0 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT N. McLouth M. McLemore -4% 27% Single to CF (Line Drive)
t7 4-3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bautista M. McLemore 4% 31% Strikeout Swinging
t7 4-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez M. McLemore 3% 34% Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
t7 4-3 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Phelps M. McLemore 3% 37% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Romulo Sanchez facing 1-2-3
Romulo Sanchez replaces Franquelis Osoria pitching and batting 9th
Carlos Maldonado replaces Josh Phelps playing C batting 4th
b7 3-4 0 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU C. Burke R. Sanchez 8% 44% Walk
b7 3-4 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  OO HOU H. Pence R. Sanchez -16% 28% Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
Damaso Marte replaces Romulo Sanchez pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU L. Berkman D. Marte -2% 26% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Mark McLemore facing 5-6-7
t8 4-3 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Bay M. McLemore 2% 28% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t8 4-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche M. McLemore 2% 30% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 4-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Castillo M. McLemore 1% 31% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Damaso Marte facing 4-5-6
b8 3-4 0 --- 8,(2-2)  O HOU C. Lee D. Marte -6% 25% Strikeout Swinging
b8 3-4 1 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU L. Scott D. Marte 12% 37% Double to CF (Fly Ball)
Shawn Chacon replaces Damaso Marte pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  RR HOU T. Wigginton S. Chacon 48% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Scott Scores
b8 5-4 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU M. Loretta S. Chacon -1% 84% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
b8 5-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus S. Chacon -1% 83% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Brad Lidge facing 8-9-1
Brad Lidge replaces Mark McLemore pitching and batting 9th
Eric Bruntlett replaces Mark Loretta playing SS batting 7th
t9 4-5 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT C. Izturis B. Lidge 8% 91% Flyball: CF
Xavier Nady pinch hits for Shawn Chacon (P) batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT X. Nady B. Lidge -8% 82% Walk
Ian Snell pinch runs for Xavier Nady (PH) batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT N. McLouth B. Lidge 9% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t9 4-5 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bautista B. Lidge 8% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 5.

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Play-by-Play Explanation

  • Score- The score from the perspective of the batting team.
  • RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • Pit- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play.
  • R/O- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
  • Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
  • Pitcher- The pitcher on the mound when this play occurred.
  • wWPA- Winning Team's Win Probability Added. The amount that this play increased or decreased the eventual winning team's probability of winning the game. More About Win Probability Added
  • wWE- Winning Team's Win Expectancy. The probability of the eventual winning team winning the game prior to this play given two average teams playing each other. More About Win Probability Added
  • Play Detail- This is an explanation of the play that occurred. In some cases, batted ball location and type will be indicated within parentheses. Again, these are best efforts to the record the game as it happened. Also, plays made on the baserunners (including the batter as a baserunner) will be indicated in parentheses after the baserunner's name. Advancement of baserunners is given in cases where the advancement is not easily deduced or obvious from the play. For example, advancement for a walk will not be given, but for a single or double it will be given.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

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In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.

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