August 26, 2007 Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros Box Score and Play by Play

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LAA 3
TOR 1 MIN 11
@BAL 3 BOS 11
@CHW 1 DET 5
NYY 4 CLE 5
@KCR 3
(11) TBD 7
OAK 4 TEX 5
SEA 3 ARI 5
CHC 4 CIN 9
FLA 3 COL 10
WSN 5 HOU 5
PIT 4 LAD 6
@NYM 2 PHI 14
SDP 2 SFG 5
MIL 4 STL 4
ATL 1

Standings at end of play this day

Minute Maid Park, Attendance: 42,564

Sunday, August 26, 2007, 1:24PM
Time of Game: 3:04

Pirates

57-72

Lost 1

5th, 9 GB

                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

W: M McLemore (3-0), L: S Chacon (4-4), S: B Lidge (13)

Astros

58-73

Won 1

5th, 9 GB

BATTING

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
N McLouth CF                  5   0   2   0    0   2  .251  .786   17    2   0   CS
J Bautista RF                 4   1   0   0    1   4  .262  .772   33    1   1   SB
F Sanchez 2B                  3   2   1   1    1   0  .306  .790   22    2   1   HR
J Phelps C                    3   0   1   0    1   1  .333  .962   16    5   0   
  C Maldonado C               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .333         3   0   
J Bay LF                      4   1   1   0    0   1  .253  .752   16    1   0   2B
A LaRoche 1B                  4   0   2   2    0   0  .266  .803   12    7   0   
J Castillo 3B                 4   0   0   0    0   2  .244  .602   20    0   2   
C Izturis SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .251  .603   19    3   2   
T Armas P                     3   0   0   0    0   2  .158  .369   11    0   2   
  F Osoria P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Sanchez P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  D Marte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  S Chacon P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .273  .546         0   0   
  X Nady PH                   0   0   0   0    1   0  .294  .853    6    0   0   
  I Snell PR                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .093  .245         0   0   
Totals                       34   4   8   4    4  12              172   24   9

BATTING

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.

BASERUNNING

SB: J Bautista (6, 2nd base off W Rodriguez/B Ausmus).

CS: N McLouth (1, Pickoff (CS) 2nd base by W Rodriguez).

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Burke 2B                    2   1   0   0    1   0  .226  .660   20    2   0   SB,HBP
H Pence CF                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .321  .891   14    3   0   GDP
L Berkman 1B                  4   1   3   1    0   1  .272  .859   11    4   1   2B
C Lee LF                      4   1   1   0    0   2  .307  .899   24    2   0   2B
L Scott RF                    4   1   3   1    0   0  .257  .847   14    2   0   2B
T Wigginton 3B                3   1   1   2    1   0  .274  .788   17    0   1   HR
M Loretta SS                  4   0   1   1    0   0  .279  .706   17    2   1   
  E Bruntlett SS              0   0   0   0    0   0  .246  .617         0   0   
B Ausmus C                    4   0   1   0    0   2  .233  .630   14   12   0   
W Rodriguez P                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .128  .325    2    0   1   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .239  .612    6    0   0   
  D Borkowski P               0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   1   
  C Biggio PH                 1   0   0   0    0   0  .252  .683    6    0   0   
  M McLemore P                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
Totals                       32   5  10   5    2   7              145   27   5

BATTING

2B: L Berkman (16, off T Armas); C Lee (37, off T Armas); L Scott (24, off D Marte).

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).

PITCHING

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
T Armas                        5.1   7   3   3    1   4   0   6.93   24  100-68   47·10·11    8· 4· 6· 0     45    -     1.14  -0.02
F Osoria, H (2)                0.2   1   0   0    0   0   0   2.25    3    9-7     5· 1· 1    0· 2· 1· 0          2-1    3.11   0.05
R 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    2.44   0.09
D 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    1.80  -0.03
S 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    1.40  -0.47
Totals                         8    10   5   5    2   7   1          35  143-98   67·16·15   10· 8· 7· 0          3-2

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Rodriguez                    5     7   4   4    3   7   1   4.67   24  108-69   44· 7·18    2· 5· 7· 0     41    -     1.12  -0.19
D Borkowski                    1     0   0   0    0   0   0   5.19    3   10-7     6· 0· 1    1· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.36   0.03
M McLemore, W (3-0)            2     1   0   0    0   3   0   3.24    7   28-17   10· 4· 3    0· 3· 1· 0          0-0    1.02   0.11
B Lidge, S (13)                1     0   0   0    1   2   0   3.07    4   22-12    5· 4· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    2.99   0.17
Totals                         9     8   4   4    4  12   1          38  168-105  65·15·25    3·11· 8· 0           -

Balks: None.

WP: F Osoria (1).

IBB: None.

PO: W Rodriguez (6; N McLouth, 2nd base (CS)).

HBP: T Armas (7; C Burke).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Adam Dowdy, 1B - Alfonso Marquez, 2B - Chuck Meriwether, 3B - Tim Timmons.

Time of Game: 3:04.

Attendance: 42,564.

Weather: 74° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

LINEUPS

   Pittsburgh Pirates            Houston Astros                       
1. N McLouth            CF    1. C Burke              2B 
2. J Bautista           RF    2. H Pence              CF 
3. F Sanchez            2B    3. L Berkman            1B 
4. J Phelps             C     4. C Lee                LF 
5. J Bay                LF    5. L Scott              RF 
6. A LaRoche            1B    6. T Wigginton          3B 
7. J Castillo           3B    7. M Loretta            SS 
8. C Izturis            SS    8. B Ausmus             C  
9. T Armas              P     9. W Rodriguez          P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 8   1  4-3  -2-  1   49%  85% T Wigginton     S Chacon        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Scott Scores
   t 3   2  1-1  123  2  -19%  28% A LaRoche       W Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bautista Scores; Sanchez Scores; Phelps to 3B; LaRoche to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 7   0  4-3  1--  2  -16%  28% H Pence         R Sanchez       Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
   b 6   0  4-1  1--  5   13%  34% C Lee           T Armas         Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Berkman to 3B
   b 8   1  4-3  ---  7   12%  37% L Scott         D Marte         Double to CF (Fly Ball)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---  4   52%  N McLouth       Strikeout Swinging
   O      --- 11   54%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   55%  F Sanchez       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, Tony Armas facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   58%  C Burke         Hit By Pitch
   O      1--  5   57%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging, Burke Steals 2B
   R      -2-  3   65%  L Berkman       Single to RF (Ground Ball); Burke Scores
   O      1--  5   63%  C Lee           Groundout: P-1B; Berkman to 2B
   O      -2-  3   60%  L Scott         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, Wandy Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   63%  J Phelps        Lineout: SS (Weak SS)
          ---  6   58%  J Bay           Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
          -2-  1   53%  A LaRoche       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF); Bay to 3B
   O      1-3  7   60%  J Castillo      Strikeout Looking
   R      1-3  5   51%  C Izturis       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Bay Scores; LaRoche to 2B
   O      12-  5   55%  T Armas         Strikeout Swinging
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Tony Armas facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   53%  T Wigginton     Flyball: LF (Deep SS)
   O      ---  5   51%  M Loretta       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  6   52%  B Ausmus        Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
   O      1--  2   50%  W Rodriguez     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, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  2   53%  N McLouth       Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
          ---  7   50%  J Bautista      Walk
          1--      48%  F Sanchez       Bautista Steals 2B
          -2-  6   46%  " "             Walk
          12-  7   39%  J Phelps        Walk; Bautista to 3B; Sanchez to 2B
   O      123  4   47%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
   RR     123  2   28%  A LaRoche       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Bautista Scores; Sanchez Scores; Phelps to 3B; LaRoche to 2B/Adv on throw
   O      -23  7   33%  J Castillo      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, Tony Armas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  4   30%  C Burke         Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      ---  4   28%  H Pence         Strikeout Swinging
          ---  2   31%  L Berkman       Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  6   27%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  4   29%  C Izturis       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
   O      ---  3   30%  T Armas         Strikeout Looking
          ---  2   29%  N McLouth       Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  2   31%  J Bautista      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, Tony Armas facing 5-6-7
          ---  3   36%  L Scott         Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  8   33%  T Wigginton     Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B-1B); Scott to 2B
   O      -2-  6   29%  M Loretta       Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B); Scott to 3B
   O      --3  3   25%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 1.

Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 3-1, Wandy Rodriguez facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  4   27%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
   R      ---  7   18%  F Sanchez       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
          ---  3   16%  J Phelps        Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
   O      1--  4   18%  J Bay           Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4   19%  A LaRoche       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, Tony Armas facing 9-1-2
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez batting 9th
   O      ---  6   17%  O Palmeiro      Lineout: 2B
   O      ---  7   15%  C Burke         Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  3   14%  H Pence         Lineout: 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 1.

Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-1, Dave Borkowski facing 7-8-9
                  Dave Borkowski replaces Orlando Palmeiro pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  2   15%  J Castillo      Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  5   16%  C Izturis       Flyball: LF (Short LF)
   O      ---  3   16%  T Armas         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, Tony Armas facing 3-4-5
          ---  3   21%  L Berkman       Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
          1--  5   34%  C Lee           Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Berkman to 3B
   RO     -23  1   32%  L Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B (2B-1B); Berkman Scores; Lee to 3B
          --3  5   36%  T Wigginton     Walk
                  Franquelis Osoria replaces Tony Armas pitching and batting 9th
   R      1-3  3   46%  M Loretta       Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Lee Scores; Wigginton to 2B
   O      12-  2   39%  B Ausmus        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  Craig Biggio pinch hits for Dave Borkowski batting 9th
          12-      42%  C Biggio        Wild Pitch; Wigginton to 3B; Loretta to 2B
   O      -23  4   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, Mark McLemore facing 1-2-3
                  Mark McLemore replaces Craig Biggio pitching and batting 9th
          ---  3   27%  N McLouth       Single to CF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   31%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5   34%  F Sanchez       Popfly: 2B (Short CF)
   O      1--  5   37%  J Phelps        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Romulo Sanchez facing 1-2-3
                  Romulo Sanchez replaces Franquelis Osoria pitching and batting 9th; Carlos Maldonado replaces Josh Phelps playing C batting 4th
          ---  7   44%  C Burke         Walk
   OO     1--  2   28%  H Pence         Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-1B
                  Damaso Marte replaces Romulo Sanchez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  3   26%  L Berkman       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Mark McLemore facing 5-6-7
   O      ---  2   28%  J Bay           Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
   O      ---  5   30%  A LaRoche       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  4   31%  J Castillo      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Damaso Marte facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  8   25%  C Lee           Strikeout Swinging
          ---  7   37%  L Scott         Double to CF (Fly Ball)
                  Shawn Chacon replaces Damaso Marte pitching and batting 9th
   RR     -2-  1   85%  T Wigginton     Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Scott Scores
   O      ---  3   84%  M Loretta       Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  3   83%  B Ausmus        Strikeout Swinging
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 5.

Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Brad Lidge facing 8-9-1
                  Brad Lidge replaces Mark McLemore pitching and batting 9th; Eric Bruntlett replaces Mark Loretta playing SS batting 7th
   O      ---  5   91%  C Izturis       Flyball: CF
                  Xavier Nady pinch hits for Shawn Chacon batting 9th
          ---  6   83%  X Nady          Walk
                  Ian Snell pinch runs for Xavier Nady batting 9th
   O      1--  6   92%  N McLouth       Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  5  100%  J Bautista      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 5.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation