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NYY
@LAA		1
12
CLE
@BAL		3
14
TBR
@BOS		0
3
OAK
@DET		8
14
PIT
@HOU		2
3
CIN
@MIL		5
4
FLA
@PHI		6
8
LAD
@SDP		0
4
ARI
@SFG		2
6
Monday, September 8, 2008 7:06PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 26,526, Time of Game: 2:48
Pirates
2
60-83
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
6th, 26 GB
 at Astros
3
77-67
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
4th, 9½ GB
W: Alberto Arias (1-0)
L: Ian Snell (6-11)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  2   0  0  0    2  6  0
Astros          0  0  0   0  3  0   0  0  X    3  8  2

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nyjer Morgan LF 3 1 1 0 1 2 .238 .603 22 13 -0.029 1.15 0.115 -0.144 -0.2 0 0
Freddy Sanchez 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .264 .660 15 6 0.029 1.30 0.099 -0.070 0.5 0 2
Nate McLouth CF 4 0 1 0 0 2 .278 .860 15 11 -0.070 1.47 0.043 -0.113 -0.5 2 0
Ryan Doumit C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .325 .873 12 9 -0.088 1.64 0.031 -0.120 -1.0 8 2
Adam LaRoche 1B 3 0 2 1 1 1 .267 .811 18 9 0.191 1.64 0.208 -0.016 1.5 10 0 2B
Brandon Moss RF 4 0 1 1 0 2 .262 .792 18 10 -0.138 2.84 0.110 -0.248 -0.5 2 0
Andy LaRoche 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .176 .574 14 8 -0.121 1.94 0.047 -0.169 -0.5 0 1
Luis Cruz SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 .083 .237 6 5 -0.161 1.46 0.000 -0.161 -1.2 2 2 GDP
   Doug Mientkiewicz PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .272 .741 5 3 -0.053 2.12 0.000 -0.053 -0.2
Ian Snell P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .133 .326 7 5 -0.027 0.52 0.000 -0.027 -0.2 0 0
   Steven Pearce PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .242 .649 6 3 -0.031 1.25 0.000 -0.031 -0.2
   Sean Burnett P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Tyler Yates P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Michaels PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .663 6 5 -0.036 1.41 0.000 -0.036 -0.1
Team Totals 32 2 6 2 4 10 .188 .497 144 87 -0.534 1.59 0.653 -1.188 -2.5 24 8
2B: A LaRoche (26, off L Hawkins).
TB: A LaRoche 3; N McLouth; B Moss; R Doumit; N Morgan.
GIDP: L Cruz (1).
RBI: B Moss (26); A LaRoche (64).
2-out RBI: B Moss; A LaRoche.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Sanchez-L Cruz-A LaRoche.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Michael Bourn CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .223 .581 18 10 -0.015 0.63 0.026 -0.041 -0.2 1 0
Darin Erstad LF 4 1 1 0 0 1 .287 .687 17 11 -0.037 0.72 0.018 -0.055 -0.3 0 0
Miguel Tejada SS 4 0 1 1 0 1 .282 .728 12 9 0.059 0.86 0.107 -0.048 0.6 1 4
Lance Berkman 1B 3 0 2 1 1 1 .328 1.024 21 12 0.121 0.83 0.145 -0.023 1.7 9 2 2B
Geoff Blum 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .691 11 9 -0.097 0.87 0.000 -0.097 -1.4 0 2
Hunter Pence RF 4 0 2 0 0 1 .273 .778 12 9 0.002 0.77 0.051 -0.049 0.3 2 0 SB
David Newhan 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .259 .735 8 5 -0.080 1.00 0.000 -0.080 -0.7 2 2
   Mark Loretta PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .736 4 3 -0.072 1.15 0.000 -0.072 -1.2 0 0 GDP
J.R. Towles C 2 0 0 0 1 1 .141 .517 16 9 -0.035 0.76 0.012 -0.047 -0.3 9 1
   Humberto Quintero C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 .580 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 2 0
Alberto Arias P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.018 0.72 0.000 -0.018 -0.2 1 0
   Mark Saccomanno PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 1.000 5.000 1 1 0.159 0.58 0.159 0.000 1.0 HR
   Wesley Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Doug Brocail P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Castillo PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .244 .669 5 3 -0.022 0.79 0.000 -0.022 -0.2
   Chris Sampson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .136 .310 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   LaTroy Hawkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Valverde P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 3 8 3 3 10 .258 .711 129 84 -0.035 0.80 0.518 -0.552 -1.0 27 11
2B: L Berkman (44, off T Yates).
HR: M Saccomanno (1, off I Snell; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to RF).
TB: M Saccomanno 4; L Berkman 3; H Pence 2; M Bourn; D Erstad; M Tejada.
GIDP: M Loretta (9).
RBI: M Saccomanno (1); L Berkman (96); M Tejada (58).
2-out RBI: M Saccomanno; M Tejada; L Berkman.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Tejada-D Newhan-L Berkman.
E: D Newhan (1); A Arias (1).
Baserunning
SB: H Pence (10, 2nd base off I Snell/R Doumit).

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
Ian Snell, L (6-11) 6 6 3 3 3 9 1 5.54 27 103 66 34 13 19 7 8 4 0 54 -0.040 0.83 0.0
Sean Burnett 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.96 3 12 7 3 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.043 0.57 0.5
Tyler Yates 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.12 3 10 8 6 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 -0.041 0.64 -0.7
John Grabow 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.07 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.072 1.15 1.2
Team Totals 8 8 3 3 3 10 1 3.38 34 129 84 45 16 23 9 12 5 0 54 2 0 0.034 1.59 1.0

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
Alberto Arias, W (1-0) 5 2 0 0 3 6 0 1.93 18 69 38 17 10 11 8 1 1 0 66 0.280 1.22 2.5
Wesley Wright, H (13) 0.2 2 2 0 1 1 0 4.71 6 27 16 9 3 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 -0.194 1.89 -1.9
Doug Brocail, H (20) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.22 1 5 4 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.070 2.73 0.4
Chris Sampson, H (11) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.23 3 12 8 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.096 1.26 0.5
LaTroy Hawkins, H (9) 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 4.33 5 17 10 6 0 4 1 3 1 0 0 0 0.121 2.37 0.5
Jose Valverde, S (41) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.55 3 14 11 7 3 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.162 2.13 0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 0 4 10 0 0.00 36 144 87 47 16 24 13 9 3 0 66 2 0 0.535 0.80 2.5
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Welke, 1B - Bill Welke, 2B - D.J. Reyburn, 3B - Chris Guccione.
Time of Game: 2:48.
Attendance: 26,526.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Nyjer Morgan LF 1 Michael Bourn CF
2 Freddy Sanchez 2B 2 Darin Erstad LF
3 Nate McLouth CF 3 Miguel Tejada SS
4 Ryan Doumit C 4 Lance Berkman 1B
5 Adam LaRoche 1B 5 Geoff Blum 3B
6 Brandon Moss RF 6 Hunter Pence RF
7 Andy LaRoche 3B 7 David Newhan 2B
8 Luis Cruz SS 8 J.R. Towles C
9 Ian Snell P 9 Alberto Arias P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b5 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU M. Saccomanno I. Snell 16% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball)
t8 2-3 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O PIT B. Moss L. Hawkins 15% 87% Strikeout Looking
t6 1-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R PIT B. Moss W. Wright -11% 67% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Sanchez Scores/unER; LaRoche to 2B
b5 1-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R HOU M. Tejada I. Snell 11% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bourn Scores; Erstad to 2B
t4 0-0 0 -2- 4,(2-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez A. Arias 10% 53% Baserunner Out Advancing; Morgan out at Hm/1B-C

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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' Alberto Arias facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. Morgan A. Arias 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez A. Arias 2% 54% Lineout: 2B
t1 0-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth A. Arias 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU M. Bourn I. Snell -2% 53% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
b1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU D. Erstad I. Snell -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Tejada I. Snell -1% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Alberto Arias facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT R. Doumit A. Arias 2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche A. Arias 2% 54% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT B. Moss A. Arias 1% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 4-5-6
b2 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman I. Snell -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b2 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU G. Blum I. Snell -2% 51% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 0-0 2 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU H. Pence I. Snell 1% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
b2 0-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU D. Newhan I. Snell 1% 53% Pence Steals 2B
b2 0-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O HOU D. Newhan I. Snell -3% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Alberto Arias facing 7-8-9
t3 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche A. Arias 3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT L. Cruz A. Arias 2% 54% Groundout: 3B-1B
t3 0-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT I. Snell A. Arias 1% 55% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 8-9-1
b3 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Towles I. Snell -3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU A. Arias I. Snell -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU M. Bourn I. Snell 1% 53% Walk
b3 0-0 2 1-- 7,(2-2)  O HOU D. Erstad I. Snell -3% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Alberto Arias facing 1-2-3
t4 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT N. Morgan A. Arias -4% 46% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t4 0-0 0 1-- 4,(2-2)  PIT F. Sanchez A. Arias -3% 43% Morgan Picked off 1B, safe on E1; Morgan to 2B
t4 0-0 0 -2- 4,(2-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez A. Arias 10% 53% Baserunner Out Advancing; Morgan out at Hm/1B-C
t4 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT F. Sanchez A. Arias -3% 50% Walk
t4 0-0 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  PIT N. McLouth A. Arias -4% 45% Single to 1B (Ground Ball); Sanchez to 2B
t4 0-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Doumit A. Arias 5% 50% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Sanchez to 3B
t4 0-0 2 1-3 5,(3-1)  PIT A. LaRoche A. Arias -3% 47% Walk; Doumit to 2B
t4 0-0 2 123 3,(2-0)  O PIT B. Moss A. Arias 9% 56% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 3-4-5
b4 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU M. Tejada I. Snell -3% 53% Lineout: SS
b4 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU L. Berkman I. Snell 3% 56% Walk
b4 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Blum I. Snell -3% 53% Flyball: RF
b4 0-0 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU H. Pence I. Snell -3% 50% Groundout: 3B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Alberto Arias facing 7-8-9
t5 0-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  PIT A. LaRoche A. Arias -5% 45% Walk
t5 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO PIT L. Cruz A. Arias 10% 55% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
t5 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT I. Snell A. Arias 1% 57% Groundout: 1B-P
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 7-8-9
b5 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU D. Newhan I. Snell -3% 54% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b5 0-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Towles I. Snell -2% 51% Groundout: SS-1B
Mark Saccomanno pinch hits for Alberto Arias (P) batting 9th
b5 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  R HOU M. Saccomanno I. Snell 16% 67% Home Run (Fly Ball)
b5 1-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Bourn I. Snell 1% 69% Single to 3B/Bunt
b5 1-0 2 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU D. Erstad I. Snell 2% 70% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bourn to 2B
b5 1-0 2 12- 2,(0-1)  R HOU M. Tejada I. Snell 11% 81% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Bourn Scores; Erstad to 2B
b5 2-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  R HOU L. Berkman I. Snell 8% 89% Single to RF (Line Drive); Erstad Scores; Tejada to 3B
b5 3-0 2 1-3 3,(0-2)  O HOU G. Blum I. Snell -2% 87% Strikeout Looking
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Wesley Wright facing 1-2-3
Wesley Wright replaces Mark Saccomanno (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t6 0-3 0 --- 7,(3-2)  PIT N. Morgan W. Wright -4% 83% Walk
t6 0-3 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT F. Sanchez W. Wright -7% 76% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Morgan to 2B
t6 0-3 0 12- 6,(2-2)  O PIT N. McLouth W. Wright 6% 82% Strikeout Swinging
t6 0-3 1 12- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Doumit W. Wright 5% 87% Flyball: RF
t6 0-3 2 12- 6,(2-2)  R PIT A. LaRoche W. Wright -9% 78% Single to LF (Line Drive); Morgan Scores/unER; Sanchez to 3B
t6 1-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R PIT B. Moss W. Wright -11% 67% Single to LF (Fly Ball); Sanchez Scores/unER; LaRoche to 2B
Doug Brocail replaces Wesley Wright pitching and batting 9th
t6 2-3 2 12- 5,(1-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche D. Brocail 7% 74% Groundout: 3B-1B
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 6-7-8
b6 3-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU H. Pence I. Snell -2% 72% Strikeout Swinging
b6 3-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU D. Newhan I. Snell -2% 71% Flyball: CF
b6 3-2 2 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU J. Towles I. Snell 1% 72% Walk
Jose Castillo pinch hits for Doug Brocail (P) batting 9th
b6 3-2 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Castillo I. Snell -2% 70% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 8-9-1
Chris Sampson replaces Jose Castillo (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t7 2-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT L. Cruz C. Sampson 4% 74% Groundout: C-1B/Interference called
Steven Pearce pinch hits for Ian Snell (P) batting 9th
t7 2-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT S. Pearce C. Sampson 3% 77% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 2-3 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT N. Morgan C. Sampson 2% 79% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Sean Burnett facing 1-2-3
Sean Burnett replaces Steven Pearce (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 3-2 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU M. Bourn S. Burnett -2% 77% Strikeout Swinging
b7 3-2 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU D. Erstad S. Burnett -1% 76% Bunt Groundout: P-1B
b7 3-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O HOU M. Tejada S. Burnett -1% 75% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' LaTroy Hawkins facing 2-3-4
LaTroy Hawkins replaces Chris Sampson pitching and batting 9th
Humberto Quintero replaces J.R. Towles playing C batting 8th
t8 2-3 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez L. Hawkins 5% 80% Groundout: SS-1B
t8 2-3 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT N. McLouth L. Hawkins 4% 84% Flyball: CF
t8 2-3 2 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT R. Doumit L. Hawkins -3% 81% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t8 2-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT A. LaRoche L. Hawkins -9% 72% Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball); Doumit to 3B
t8 2-3 2 -23 6,(3-2)  O PIT B. Moss L. Hawkins 15% 87% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-2, Pirates' Tyler Yates facing 4-5-6
Tyler Yates replaces Sean Burnett pitching and batting 9th
b8 3-2 0 --- 7,(2-2)  HOU L. Berkman T. Yates 4% 91% Double to LF (Fly Ball)
b8 3-2 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU G. Blum T. Yates -3% 88% Flyball: RF
b8 3-2 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  HOU H. Pence T. Yates 3% 91% Single to LF (Line Drive); Berkman to 3B
John Grabow replaces Tyler Yates pitching and batting 9th
Mark Loretta pinch hits for David Newhan (2B) batting 7th
b8 3-2 1 1-3 4,(1-2)  OO HOU M. Loretta J. Grabow -7% 84% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-3, Astros' Jose Valverde facing 7-8-9
Jose Valverde replaces LaTroy Hawkins pitching and batting 9th
Mark Loretta moves from PH to 2B
t9 2-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Valverde 7% 91% Foul Popfly: 1B
Doug Mientkiewicz pinch hits for Luis Cruz (SS) batting 8th
t9 2-3 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT D. Mientkiewicz J. Valverde 5% 96% Strikeout Swinging
Jason Michaels pinch hits for John Grabow (P) batting 9th
t9 2-3 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT J. Michaels J. Valverde 4% 100% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 2, Astros 3.

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  • 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.

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