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@DET		5
0
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4
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2
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@OAK		3
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1
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5
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1
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3
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2
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3
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7
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@HOU		4
6
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@NYM		2
11
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@SDP		3
11
Saturday, July 16, 2011, 6:06PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 35,081, Time of Game: 3:04
Pirates
4
48-44
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Astros
6
31-63
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
L: Jose Veras (2-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   0  1  3   0  0  0    4 11  1
Astros          0  1  2   0  0  0   0  3  X    6 11  1

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Alex Presley LF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .328 .900 21 14 -0.188 1.39 0.000 -0.188 -1.7 2 0
Chase d'Arnaud SS 4 0 1 0 1 1 .234 .574 18 11 -0.061 1.38 0.047 -0.108 -0.6 3 0
Neil Walker 2B 5 1 4 2 0 0 .271 .743 20 13 0.321 1.39 0.355 -0.034 2.8 2 2 HR
Andrew McCutchen CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .885 20 13 -0.191 1.43 0.000 -0.191 -1.7 3 0
Garrett Jones RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .240 .749 13 9 -0.114 1.14 0.000 -0.114 -1.0 1 0
   Chris Resop P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Veras P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Chris Leroux P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Diaz PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .668 2 2 -0.010 0.39 0.000 -0.010 -0.1
Lyle Overbay 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 .241 .677 17 9 0.100 0.93 0.148 -0.048 0.8 4 1 HR
Brandon Wood 3B 3 1 1 1 1 1 .207 .610 16 9 0.152 1.04 0.201 -0.049 0.8 1 1 HR
Michael McKenry C 4 1 3 0 0 0 .263 .652 11 10 0.136 1.00 0.159 -0.024 1.0 6 0 2B
Paul Maholm P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .114 .298 9 7 -0.025 1.69 0.066 -0.091 -0.0 1 2
   Daniel McCutchen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Xavier Paul RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .262 .637 3 3 -0.020 0.83 0.000 -0.020 -0.2 1 0
Team Totals 39 4 11 4 2 7 .282 .856 150 100 0.100 1.24 0.976 -0.877 -0.0 24 7
2B: M McKenry (4, off B Norris).
HR: L Overbay (7, off B Norris; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF); N Walker (9, off B Norris; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); B Wood (5, off B Norris; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF-CF).
TB: N Walker 7; L Overbay 5; B Wood 4; M McKenry 4; C d'Arnaud.
RBI: N Walker 2 (62); L Overbay (35); B Wood (17).
2-out RBI: N Walker.
Team LOB: 10.
With RISP: 2 for 10.
Fielding
PB: M McKenry (1).
E: B Wood (1).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Michael Bourn CF 5 0 3 1 0 1 .291 .749 20 15 0.012 1.12 0.135 -0.122 0.3 3 0 CS
Angel Sanchez 3B 3 1 0 0 1 0 .252 .620 18 9 -0.050 0.87 0.022 -0.072 -0.7 1 1 SH
Jeff Keppinger 2B 4 1 2 2 0 0 .305 .734 12 7 0.139 0.90 0.191 -0.052 1.8 2 2 HR,2B
Hunter Pence RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .320 .853 18 11 0.128 1.68 0.192 -0.064 -0.2 3 0 SB
Carlos Lee 1B-LF-1B 4 1 2 0 0 0 .272 .746 14 11 0.064 1.52 0.108 -0.044 0.8 4 0 2B
Jason Michaels LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .563 7 5 0.033 0.93 0.071 -0.038 0.1 1 0
   Wilton Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Sergio Escalona P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brett Wallace PH 1 0 0 1 0 0 .281 .759 4 2 0.166 4.30 0.166 0.000 0.6
   Brian Bogusevic PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 .206 .525 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Clint Barmes SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 .247 .691 12 7 0.083 1.32 0.159 -0.076 0.3 2 3
Humberto Quintero C 4 0 2 1 0 0 .240 .579 14 13 0.126 1.75 0.179 -0.053 0.9 8 0
Bud Norris P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .094 .246 6 4 -0.044 1.01 0.000 -0.044 -0.6 0 0 SH
   Matt Downs 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .255 .859 2 2 -0.057 0.93 0.000 -0.057 -0.8 3 0
   Mark Melancon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 34 6 11 5 2 3 .324 .832 127 86 0.600 1.32 1.223 -0.622 2.4 27 7
2B: J Keppinger (8, off P Maholm); C Lee (25, off P Maholm).
HR: J Keppinger (3, off P Maholm; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to LF).
SH: B Norris (9, off P Maholm); A Sanchez (7, off P Maholm).
TB: J Keppinger 6; M Bourn 3; C Lee 3; H Quintero 2; C Barmes; J Michaels.
RBI: J Keppinger 2 (18); H Quintero (10); B Wallace (26); M Bourn (28).
2-out RBI: M Bourn.
Team LOB: 8.
With RISP: 4 for 15.
Fielding
E: B Norris (1).
Baserunning
SB: H Pence (7, 3rd base off J Veras/M McKenry).
CS: M Bourn (5, 2nd base by P Maholm POCS).

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
Paul Maholm 5 9 3 3 1 3 1 3.06 24 80 59 45 0 14 9 11 3 0 39 -0.135 0.88 -0.8
Daniel McCutchen, H (6) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.27 3 8 6 4 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0.084 1.15 0.4
Chris Resop, H (12) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.27 3 11 7 6 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0.103 1.40 0.4
Jose Veras, BS (4), L (2-3) 0.1 1 3 2 1 0 0 3.02 5 20 9 6 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 0 -0.633 3.49 -2.7
Chris Leroux 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 3 8 5 4 0 1 1 2 1 0 2 1 -0.018 0.85 0.1
Team Totals 8 11 6 5 2 3 1 5.62 38 127 86 65 1 20 13 20 6 0 39 2 1 -0.599 1.24 -2.4

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
Bud Norris 5.2 9 4 4 2 5 3 3.59 29 111 74 45 13 16 6 16 6 0 38 -0.138 1.31 -0.8
Wilton Lopez 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.72 6 18 11 8 1 2 3 3 1 0 2 1 -0.072 1.37 -0.1
Sergio Escalona, W (2-1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.60 3 12 9 2 3 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.045 0.62 0.4
Mark Melancon, S (7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.00 3 9 6 4 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.066 0.88 0.4
Team Totals 9 11 4 4 2 7 3 4.00 41 150 100 59 18 23 12 20 7 0 38 2 1 -0.099 1.32 0.0
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: P Maholm (2; M Bourn, 2nd base (CS)).

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tim Timmons, 1B - Eric Cooper, 2B - Jeff Kellogg, 3B - Mark Carlson.
Time of Game: 3:04.
Attendance: 35,081.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Alex Presley LF 1 Michael Bourn CF
2 Chase d'Arnaud SS 2 Angel Sanchez 3B
3 Neil Walker 2B 3 Jeff Keppinger 2B
4 Andrew McCutchen CF 4 Hunter Pence RF
5 Garrett Jones RF 5 Carlos Lee 1B
6 Lyle Overbay 1B 6 Jason Michaels LF
7 Brandon Wood 3B 7 Clint Barmes SS
8 Michael McKenry C 8 Humberto Quintero C
9 Paul Maholm P 9 Bud Norris P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 2-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R PIT B. Wood B. Norris -17% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
b8 3-4 1 --3 4,(2-1)  R HOU B. Wallace J. Veras 17% 60% Fielder's Choice SS; Pence Scores
t6 3-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R PIT N. Walker W. Lopez -17% 33% Single to CF (Line Drive); McKenry Scores; d'Arnaud to 2B
b3 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR HOU J. Keppinger P. Maholm 17% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Sanchez Scores
b8 4-4 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R HOU H. Quintero J. Veras 17% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bogusevic Scores; Barmes to 3B

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' Bud Norris facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT A. Presley B. Norris 2% 52% Popfly: SS (Short LF)
t1 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT C. d'Arnaud B. Norris -2% 50% Walk
t1 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT N. Walker B. Norris -7% 43% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); d'Arnaud to 3B
t1 0-0 1 1-3 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. McCutchen B. Norris 7% 50% Popfly: 2B
t1 0-0 2 1-3 5,(2-2)  O PIT G. Jones B. Norris 5% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 9,(3-2)  HOU M. Bourn P. Maholm 4% 58% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU A. Sanchez P. Maholm -2% 57% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Bourn to 2B
b1 0-0 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O HOU J. Keppinger P. Maholm -3% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B; Bourn to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 2,(0-1)  O HOU H. Pence P. Maholm -4% 50% Popfly: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Bud Norris facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT L. Overbay B. Norris 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT B. Wood B. Norris -3% 50% Walk
t2 0-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  PIT M. McKenry B. Norris -4% 46% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Wood to 2B
t2 0-0 1 12- 2,(0-1)  PIT P. Maholm B. Norris -7% 39% Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout/Bunt (Bunt to Front of Home); Wood to 3B; McKenry to 2B
t2 0-0 1 123 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. Presley B. Norris 8% 47% Popfly: SS (Deep SS)
t2 0-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  O PIT C. d'Arnaud B. Norris 8% 55% Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Lee P. Maholm 7% 61% Double to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b2 0-0 0 -2- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Michaels P. Maholm 7% 69% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short CF-RF); Lee to 3B
b2 0-0 0 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU C. Barmes P. Maholm 3% 72% Passed Ball; Lee Scores; Michaels to 2B
b2 1-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O HOU C. Barmes P. Maholm -4% 68% Popfly: SS (Short LF-CF)
b2 1-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU H. Quintero P. Maholm -3% 66% Flyball: RF (Deep RF); Michaels to 3B
b2 1-0 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Norris P. Maholm -3% 62% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Bud Norris facing 3-4-5
t3 0-1 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT N. Walker B. Norris -4% 58% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t3 0-1 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen B. Norris 4% 62% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-1 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT G. Jones B. Norris 3% 65% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t3 0-1 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  O PIT L. Overbay B. Norris 3% 68% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 1-2-3
b3 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Bourn P. Maholm 3% 71% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS)
b3 1-0 0 1-- 2,(2-0)  O HOU A. Sanchez P. Maholm -5% 66% Bourn Caught Stealing (PO) 2B (P-1B-SS)
b3 1-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU A. Sanchez P. Maholm 2% 68% Walk
b3 1-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  RR HOU J. Keppinger P. Maholm 17% 85% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line); Sanchez Scores
b3 3-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU H. Pence P. Maholm -1% 84% Flyball: LF
b3 3-0 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU C. Lee P. Maholm -0% 83% Groundout: P unassisted (Short 1B Line)
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Bud Norris facing 7-8-9
t4 0-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT B. Wood B. Norris 2% 85% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-3 1 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT M. McKenry B. Norris -2% 83% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t4 0-3 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O PIT P. Maholm B. Norris 3% 86% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-3 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  O PIT A. Presley B. Norris 2% 88% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 6-7-8
b4 3-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Michaels P. Maholm -1% 87% Foul Popfly: C (1B Foul)
b4 3-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU C. Barmes P. Maholm 1% 88% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
b4 3-0 1 1-- 6,(0-2)  HOU H. Quintero P. Maholm 1% 89% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Barmes to 2B
b4 3-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Norris P. Maholm -1% 88% Bunt Groundout: 3B-2B/Sacrifice (Short 3B Line); Barmes to 3B; Quintero to 2B
b4 3-0 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Bourn P. Maholm -2% 86% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Bud Norris facing 2-3-4
t5 0-3 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT C. d'Arnaud B. Norris 2% 88% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t5 0-3 1 --- 7,(2-2)  R PIT N. Walker B. Norris -8% 80% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t5 1-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen B. Norris 2% 82% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t5 1-3 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT G. Jones B. Norris 1% 83% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' Paul Maholm facing 2-3-4
b5 3-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU A. Sanchez P. Maholm -1% 81% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b5 3-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU J. Keppinger P. Maholm 3% 84% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b5 3-1 1 -2- 10,(3-2)  O HOU H. Pence P. Maholm -2% 82% Strikeout Looking
b5 3-1 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  HOU C. Lee P. Maholm 1% 83% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak SS-2B); Keppinger to 3B
b5 3-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Michaels P. Maholm -3% 80% Lineout: 2B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 3.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Astros' Bud Norris facing 6-7-8
t6 1-3 0 --- 8,(3-2)  R PIT L. Overbay B. Norris -12% 67% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep RF Line)
t6 2-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R PIT B. Wood B. Norris -17% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t6 3-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT M. McKenry B. Norris -10% 40% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t6 3-3 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT P. Maholm B. Norris 6% 47% Foul Bunt Popfly: C (Behind Home)
t6 3-3 1 -2- 6,(2-2)  O PIT A. Presley B. Norris 5% 52% Strikeout Looking
t6 3-3 2 -2- 1,(0-0)  PIT C. d'Arnaud B. Norris -2% 50% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); McKenry to 3B
Wilton Lopez replaces Jason Michaels (LF) pitching and batting 6th
Matt Downs replaces Bud Norris (P) playing 1B batting 9th
Carlos Lee moves from 1B to LF
t6 3-3 2 1-3 3,(1-1)  R PIT N. Walker W. Lopez -17% 33% Single to CF (Line Drive); McKenry Scores; d'Arnaud to 2B
t6 4-3 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. McCutchen W. Lopez 4% 38% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
3 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Daniel McCutchen facing 7-8-9
Daniel McCutchen replaces Paul Maholm pitching and batting 9th
b6 3-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Barmes D. McCutchen -4% 34% Lineout: SS (Weak 3B)
b6 3-4 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU H. Quintero D. McCutchen -3% 31% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b6 3-4 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Downs D. McCutchen -2% 29% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Wilton Lopez facing 5-6-7
t7 4-3 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT G. Jones W. Lopez 2% 31% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t7 4-3 1 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT L. Overbay W. Lopez -2% 29% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t7 4-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Wood W. Lopez 3% 32% Popfly: 3B (Short 3B Line)
t7 4-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT M. McKenry W. Lopez 2% 34% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Chris Resop facing 1-2-3
Chris Resop replaces Garrett Jones (RF) pitching and batting 5th
Xavier Paul replaces Daniel McCutchen (P) playing RF batting 9th
b7 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Bourn C. Resop -5% 29% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b7 3-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU A. Sanchez C. Resop -3% 26% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b7 3-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Keppinger C. Resop -2% 24% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 4-3, Astros' Sergio Escalona facing 9-1-2
Sergio Escalona replaces Wilton Lopez pitching and batting 6th
t8 4-3 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT X. Paul S. Escalona 2% 26% Strikeout Looking
t8 4-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT A. Presley S. Escalona 1% 27% Groundout: 2B-1B
t8 4-3 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. d'Arnaud S. Escalona 1% 28% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-4, Pirates' Jose Veras facing 4-5-6
Jose Veras replaces Chris Resop pitching and batting 5th
b8 3-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU H. Pence J. Veras 10% 38% Walk
b8 3-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Lee J. Veras -4% 34% Groundout: P-1B (Weak 3B); Pence to 2B
Brett Wallace pinch hits for Sergio Escalona (P) batting 6th
b8 3-4 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  HOU B. Wallace J. Veras 9% 44% Pence Steals 3B
b8 3-4 1 --3 4,(2-1)  R HOU B. Wallace J. Veras 17% 60% Fielder's Choice SS; Pence Scores
Brian Bogusevic pinch runs for Brett Wallace (PH) batting 6th
b8 4-4 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  HOU C. Barmes J. Veras 15% 75% Reached on E5 (Ground Ball to Deep SS-3B Hole); Bogusevic to 3B
b8 4-4 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R HOU H. Quintero J. Veras 17% 92% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Bogusevic Scores; Barmes to 3B
Chris Leroux replaces Jose Veras pitching and batting 5th
b8 5-4 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Downs C. Leroux -4% 88% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
b8 5-4 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU M. Bourn C. Leroux 7% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Barmes Scores/unER; Quintero to 2B
b8 6-4 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O HOU A. Sanchez C. Leroux -1% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
3 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 6.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-6, Astros' Mark Melancon facing 3-4-5
Mark Melancon replaces Matt Downs (1B) pitching and batting 9th
Carlos Lee moves from LF to 1B
Brian Bogusevic moves from PR to LF
t9 4-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT N. Walker M. Melancon 3% 97% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 4-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. McCutchen M. Melancon 2% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
Matt Diaz pinch hits for Chris Leroux (P) batting 5th
t9 4-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT M. Diaz M. Melancon 1% 100% Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 6.

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