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@LAA		1
3
OAK
@BAL		14
9
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@MIN		0
11
BOS
@NYY		3
10
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@SEA		1
6
CHW
@TEX		9
5
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@TOR		3
8
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@ARI		5
11
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@ATL		1
6
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@CHC		9
6
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@COL		3
0
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@HOU		6
5
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@MIA		7
2
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@MIL		0
6
LAD
@SFG		5
3		 
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Friday, July 27, 2012, 7:06PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 24,685, Time of Game: 3:20
Pirates
6
57-42
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Astros
5
34-67
⇐ Lost 11 ⇒
W: Tony Watson (5-1)
L: Rhiner Cruz (1-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  0  0   1  2  0   1  0  2    6  9  0
Astros          0  2  1   1  0  0   1  0  0    5 11  0

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Starling Marte LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 .250 .847 19 13 -0.027 2.16 0.049 -0.077 -0.7 1 0 SF
Alex Presley RF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .235 .651 14 10 0.072 1.20 0.141 -0.069 1.0 2 0 HR
   Rod Barajas PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .642 6 3 -0.026 0.93 0.000 -0.026 -0.3 2 0
Andrew McCutchen CF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .369 1.059 14 9 0.083 1.27 0.149 -0.065 0.4 3 0 2·2B
Garrett Jones 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .264 .792 12 9 0.010 1.85 0.143 -0.133 0.0 1 1
Neil Walker 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .785 12 10 -0.274 2.02 0.000 -0.274 -1.6 3 0
Pedro Alvarez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .229 .779 13 9 -0.141 1.88 0.039 -0.180 -0.5 3 0
Michael McKenry C 4 2 3 2 0 0 .267 .907 20 12 0.340 1.58 0.364 -0.024 2.3 11 0 HR,2B
   Jordy Mercer PR-SS 0 1 0 0 0 0 .238 .781 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Clint Barmes SS 2 0 0 0 0 2 .204 .526 13 8 -0.074 1.46 0.000 -0.074 -0.5 0 2 SH
   Drew Sutton PH-RF 0 1 0 0 1 0 .258 .697 5 1 0.442 4.37 0.442 0.000 1.2 0 0
Jeff Karstens P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .111 .222 11 8 -0.032 0.66 0.000 -0.032 -0.2 1 0
   Chris Resop P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Josh Harrison PH 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229 .656 3 3 0.043 2.79 0.043 0.000 0.2 SF
   Jared Hughes P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Tony Watson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Casey McGehee PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .233 .684 7 3 0.178 6.12 0.178 0.000 0.7
   Joel Hanrahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 33 6 9 5 2 10 .273 .843 149 98 0.594 1.91 1.548 -0.954 1.8 27 3
2B: A McCutchen 2 (19, 1 off W Lopez, 1 off J Lyles); M McKenry (9, off J Lyles).
HR: A Presley (7, off J Lyles; 4th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); M McKenry (9, off J Lyles; 5th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: S Marte (1, off X Cedeno); J Harrison (1, off F Rodriguez).
SH: C Barmes (6, off F Rodriguez).
TB: M McKenry 7; A Presley 5; A McCutchen 4; G Jones; P Alvarez.
RBI: M McKenry 2 (22); J Harrison (10); A Presley (15); S Marte (2).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 7.

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Altuve 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 .295 .762 19 11 -0.046 0.75 0.017 -0.063 -0.7 1 1 SB
Marwin Gonzalez SS 5 0 0 0 0 2 .254 .641 19 13 -0.106 0.79 0.000 -0.106 -1.3 0 4
Chris Johnson 3B 4 2 3 1 1 1 .282 .764 23 12 0.311 0.74 0.318 -0.007 2.4 0 3 HR,3B,2B
Scott Moore 1B 4 0 0 0 1 1 .215 .695 14 8 -0.189 1.55 0.014 -0.203 -1.0 13 0
J.D. Martinez LF 5 1 3 1 0 1 .246 .709 16 11 0.193 1.67 0.240 -0.047 0.6 1 0
   Jordan Schafer PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 .224 .612 0.072 4.59 0.072 0.000 0.2 SB
Justin Maxwell CF 4 1 2 0 1 2 .231 .760 21 12 -0.030 1.83 0.110 -0.140 0.9 3 0
Ben Francisco RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 .261 .707 13 9 0.103 1.68 0.202 -0.099 1.2 1 0 HR
   Wilton Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brian Bogusevic RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .215 .625 3 2 -0.138 4.96 0.000 -0.138 -0.3 0 0
Chris Snyder C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .178 .598 15 9 -0.060 0.97 0.021 -0.080 -0.8 8 3
Jordan Lyles P 2 0 0 1 0 1 .095 .232 6 6 0.039 0.85 0.060 -0.021 0.4 0 1 SH
   Fernando Rodriguez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Matt Downs PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .198 .642 1 1 -0.055 2.24 0.000 -0.055 -0.7
   Wesley Wright P-RF-P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Rhiner Cruz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Xavier Cedeno P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 5 11 5 4 12 .289 .883 150 94 0.094 1.37 1.054 -0.959 0.8 27 12
2B: C Johnson (21, off J Karstens).
3B: C Johnson (3, off J Hughes).
HR: C Johnson (8, off J Karstens; 3rd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); B Francisco (1, off J Karstens; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SH: J Lyles (4, off J Karstens).
TB: C Johnson 9; B Francisco 5; J Martinez 3; J Maxwell 2; J Altuve.
RBI: B Francisco 2 (4); J Lyles (2); J Martinez (52); C Johnson (41).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 2 for 13.
Baserunning
SB: J Altuve (18, 2nd base off J Karstens/M McKenry); J Schafer (24, 2nd base off J Hanrahan/R Barajas).

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
Jeff Karstens 5 6 4 4 3 7 2 3.88 25 88 56 27 10 19 6 9 4 0 43 -0.187 1.00 -1.6
Chris Resop 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.17 4 8 6 5 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 0 0.045 0.64 0.5
Jared Hughes 1 3 1 1 1 1 0 2.05 7 22 12 7 3 2 4 1 0 0 0 0 -0.171 1.72 -0.5
Tony Watson, W (5-1) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.45 3 14 9 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.028 0.38 0.5
Joel Hanrahan, S (31) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.18 4 18 11 4 5 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0.190 4.07 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 4 12 2 5.00 43 150 94 47 20 27 10 17 8 0 43 0 0 -0.095 1.91 -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
Jordan Lyles 6 7 4 4 0 8 2 5.54 25 100 67 36 11 20 9 8 4 0 50 -0.060 1.19 -0.8
Fernando Rodriguez, BS (3) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6.05 3 8 7 4 1 2 1 1 1 0 1 1 0.002 2.00 0.1
Wesley Wright, H (13) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.34 1 11 8 3 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.289 2.85 1.1
Wilton Lopez 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.61 1 3 3 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.102 1.54 -0.4
Wesley Wright, H (13) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.34 3 11 8 3 1 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.289 2.85 1.1
Rhiner Cruz, L (1-1) 0 1 2 2 2 0 0 7.41 3 19 9 4 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 -0.368 4.00 -1.3
Xavier Cedeno, BS (1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.53 2 8 4 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 2 -0.357 4.54 -0.5
Team Totals 9 9 6 6 2 10 2 6.00 38 160 106 56 16 34 14 15 7 0 50 4 3 -0.307 1.37 -0.7
J Lyles faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.
W Lopez faced 1 batter in the 8th inning.
R Cruz faced 3 batters in the 9th inning.
Balks: None.
WP: J Karstens (3); X Cedeno (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Alan Porter, 1B - David Rackley, 2B - Jim Wolf, 3B - Derryl Cousins.
Time of Game: 3:20.
Attendance: 24,685.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Starling Marte LF 1 Jose Altuve 2B
2 Alex Presley RF 2 Marwin Gonzalez SS
3 Andrew McCutchen CF 3 Chris Johnson 3B
4 Garrett Jones 1B 4 Scott Moore 1B
5 Neil Walker 2B 5 J.D. Martinez LF
6 Pedro Alvarez 3B 6 Justin Maxwell CF
7 Michael McKenry C 7 Ben Francisco RF
8 Clint Barmes SS 8 Chris Snyder C
9 Jeff Karstens P 9 Jordan Lyles P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 5-5 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R PIT R. Barajas X. Cedeno 33% 84% Wild Pitch; Sutton Scores; McGehee to 2B
b7 4-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Johnson J. Hughes -18% 23% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t9 4-5 1 12- 7,(3-2)  PIT C. McGehee R. Cruz 18% 45% Walk; Mercer to 3B; Sutton to 2B
t5 1-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR PIT M. McKenry J. Lyles 16% 35% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Alvarez Scores
t6 3-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT G. Jones J. Lyles 14% 48% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Presley to 3B; Jones to 2B/Adv on throw 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' Jordan Lyles facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT S. Marte J. Lyles -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. Presley J. Lyles -2% 46% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT A. McCutchen J. Lyles -1% 45% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Altuve J. Karstens 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU M. Gonzalez J. Karstens 1% 49% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b1 0-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU C. Johnson J. Karstens -2% 47% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b1 0-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU S. Moore J. Karstens 3% 50% Foul Popfly: C (Behind Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Jordan Lyles facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 7,(2-2)  O PIT G. Jones J. Lyles -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. Walker J. Lyles -2% 46% Strikeout Swinging
t2 0-0 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT P. Alvarez J. Lyles -1% 45% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 5-6-7
b2 0-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Martinez J. Karstens -4% 41% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b2 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  HOU J. Maxwell J. Karstens -6% 36% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep 2B); Martinez to 2B
b2 0-0 0 12- 3,(2-0)  R HOU B. Francisco J. Karstens -13% 23% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Martinez Scores; Maxwell to 3B
b2 1-0 0 1-3 4,(0-2)  O HOU C. Snyder J. Karstens 5% 28% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU J. Lyles J. Karstens -6% 22% Fielder's Choice C/Sacrifice Bunt; Maxwell Scores; Francisco to 2B
b2 2-0 1 12- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Altuve J. Karstens 2% 24% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS); Francisco to 3B
b2 2-0 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  HOU M. Gonzalez J. Karstens -1% 24% Altuve Steals 2B
b2 2-0 2 -23 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Gonzalez J. Karstens 4% 28% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Jordan Lyles facing 7-8-9
t3 0-2 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT M. McKenry J. Lyles -2% 25% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t3 0-2 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O PIT C. Barmes J. Lyles -2% 24% Strikeout Looking
t3 0-2 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Karstens J. Lyles -1% 23% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 2.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 3-4-5
b3 2-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  R HOU C. Johnson J. Karstens -8% 15% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b3 3-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU S. Moore J. Karstens 1% 16% Popfly: 2B
b3 3-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Martinez J. Karstens 1% 17% Strikeout Swinging
b3 3-0 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Maxwell J. Karstens 1% 17% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 3.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Astros' Jordan Lyles facing 1-2-3
t4 0-3 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT S. Marte J. Lyles -2% 15% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 0-3 1 --- 5,(1-2)  R PIT A. Presley J. Lyles 8% 23% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
t4 1-3 1 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. McCutchen J. Lyles 5% 28% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF)
t4 1-3 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O PIT G. Jones J. Lyles -4% 24% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B); McCutchen to 3B
t4 1-3 2 --3 3,(0-2)  O PIT N. Walker J. Lyles -4% 20% Groundout: 1B unassisted
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 7-8-9
b4 3-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  R HOU B. Francisco J. Karstens -7% 13% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b4 4-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU C. Snyder J. Karstens 1% 14% Strikeout Swinging
b4 4-1 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU J. Lyles J. Karstens 1% 15% Strikeout Looking
b4 4-1 2 --- 7,(3-2)  O HOU J. Altuve J. Karstens 0% 15% Lineout: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Jordan Lyles facing 6-7-8
t5 1-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT P. Alvarez J. Lyles 4% 19% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t5 1-4 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  RR PIT M. McKenry J. Lyles 16% 35% Home Run (Line Drive to Deep LF); Alvarez Scores
t5 3-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Barmes J. Lyles -3% 32% Strikeout Swinging
t5 3-4 1 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT J. Karstens J. Lyles -2% 30% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
t5 3-4 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT S. Marte J. Lyles -1% 29% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Jeff Karstens facing 2-3-4
b5 4-3 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Gonzalez J. Karstens 2% 31% Strikeout Looking
b5 4-3 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU C. Johnson J. Karstens -2% 28% Walk
b5 4-3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU S. Moore J. Karstens -2% 27% Wild Pitch; Johnson to 2B
b5 4-3 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  HOU S. Moore J. Karstens -1% 25% Walk
b5 4-3 1 12- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Martinez J. Karstens 4% 29% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
b5 4-3 2 12- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Maxwell J. Karstens -3% 27% Walk; Johnson to 3B; Moore to 2B
b5 4-3 2 123 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Francisco J. Karstens 6% 33% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Jordan Lyles facing 2-3-4
t6 3-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  PIT A. Presley J. Lyles 6% 39% Single to 2B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
t6 3-4 0 1-- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. McCutchen J. Lyles -6% 34% Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t6 3-4 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  PIT G. Jones J. Lyles 14% 48% Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Presley to 3B; Jones to 2B/Adv on throw to 3B
t6 3-4 1 -23 2,(0-1)  O PIT N. Walker J. Lyles -13% 35% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t6 3-4 2 -23 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Alvarez J. Lyles -10% 25% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-3, Pirates' Chris Resop facing 8-9-1
Chris Resop replaces Jeff Karstens pitching and batting 9th
b6 4-3 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Snyder C. Resop 2% 27% Lineout: LF (Short LF Line)
b6 4-3 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU J. Lyles C. Resop 1% 29% Flyball: CF
b6 4-3 2 --- 3,(2-0)  HOU J. Altuve C. Resop -1% 28% Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF)
b6 4-3 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Gonzalez C. Resop 2% 30% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 3, Astros 4.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 3-4, Astros' Jordan Lyles facing 7-8-9
t7 3-4 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT M. McKenry J. Lyles 12% 42% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
Fernando Rodriguez replaces Jordan Lyles pitching and batting 9th
t7 3-4 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT C. Barmes F. Rodriguez -3% 39% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); McKenry to 3B
Josh Harrison pinch hits for Chris Resop (P) batting 9th
t7 3-4 1 --3 3,(0-2)  RO PIT J. Harrison F. Rodriguez 4% 43% Lineout: LF/Sacrifice Fly (Short LF); McKenry Scores
t7 4-4 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT S. Marte F. Rodriguez -2% 41% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 4-4, Pirates' Jared Hughes facing 3-4-5
Jared Hughes replaces Josh Harrison (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 4-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Johnson J. Hughes -18% 23% Triple to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b7 4-4 0 --3 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Moore J. Hughes 8% 31% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 2B-1B)
b7 4-4 1 --3 1,(0-0)  R HOU J. Martinez J. Hughes -11% 20% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Johnson Scores
b7 5-4 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  HOU J. Maxwell J. Hughes -3% 18% Single to CF (Ground Ball); Martinez to 2B
b7 5-4 1 12- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Francisco J. Hughes 3% 21% Strikeout Swinging
b7 5-4 2 12- 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Snyder J. Hughes -2% 19% Walk; Martinez to 3B; Maxwell to 2B
Matt Downs pinch hits for Fernando Rodriguez (P) batting 9th
b7 5-4 2 123 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Downs J. Hughes 6% 24% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B; Snyder to 2B
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Wesley Wright facing 2-3-4
Wesley Wright replaces Matt Downs (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 4-5 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. Presley W. Wright -5% 19% Groundout: 2B-1B
Wilton Lopez replaces Ben Francisco (RF) pitching and batting 7th
Wesley Wright moves from P to RF
t8 4-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  PIT A. McCutchen W. Lopez 10% 29% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
Wesley Wright moves from RF to P
Brian Bogusevic replaces Wilton Lopez (P) playing RF batting 7th
t8 4-5 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT G. Jones W. Wright -7% 22% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); McCutchen to 3B
t8 4-5 2 --3 3,(1-1)  O PIT N. Walker W. Wright -9% 13% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 5-4, Pirates' Tony Watson facing 1-2-3
Tony Watson replaces Jared Hughes pitching and batting 9th
b8 5-4 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Altuve T. Watson 1% 14% Lineout: RF
b8 5-4 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Gonzalez T. Watson 1% 15% Strikeout Looking
b8 5-4 2 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU C. Johnson T. Watson 1% 16% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 4, Astros 5.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 4-5, Astros' Wesley Wright facing 6-7-8
t9 4-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Alvarez W. Wright -7% 8% Strikeout Swinging
Rhiner Cruz replaces Wesley Wright pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 --- 7,(2-2)  PIT M. McKenry R. Cruz 8% 17% Single to LF (Line Drive)
Drew Sutton pinch hits for Clint Barmes (SS) batting 8th
Jordy Mercer pinch runs for Michael McKenry (C) batting 7th
t9 4-5 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT D. Sutton R. Cruz 11% 27% Walk; Mercer to 2B
Casey McGehee pinch hits for Tony Watson (P) batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 12- 7,(3-2)  PIT C. McGehee R. Cruz 18% 45% Walk; Mercer to 3B; Sutton to 2B
Xavier Cedeno replaces Rhiner Cruz pitching and batting 9th
t9 4-5 1 123 2,(1-0)  RO PIT S. Marte X. Cedeno 5% 50% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Mercer Scores; Sutton to 3B
Rod Barajas pinch hits for Alex Presley (RF) batting 2nd
t9 5-5 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  R PIT R. Barajas X. Cedeno 33% 84% Wild Pitch; Sutton Scores; McGehee to 2B
t9 6-5 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  O PIT R. Barajas X. Cedeno -3% 81% Popfly: 1B (2B-1B)
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 5.
Bottom of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-6, Pirates' Joel Hanrahan facing 4-5-6
Joel Hanrahan replaces Casey McGehee (PH) pitching and batting 9th
Rod Barajas moves from PH to C
Jordy Mercer moves from PR to SS
Drew Sutton moves from PH to RF
b9 5-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU S. Moore J. Hanrahan 8% 89% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-6 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Martinez J. Hanrahan -9% 80% Single to 1B (Line Drive to Short RF)
Jordan Schafer pinch runs for J.D. Martinez (LF) batting 5th
b9 5-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU J. Maxwell J. Hanrahan -7% 73% Schafer Steals 2B
b9 5-6 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Maxwell J. Hanrahan 13% 86% Strikeout Swinging
b9 5-6 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  O HOU B. Bogusevic J. Hanrahan 14% 100% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 6, Astros 5.

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