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CHW
@LAA		2
4
BAL
@BOS		9
6		 
(12)
MIN
@DET		0
8
CLE
@KCR		3
5
OAK
@NYY		9
10		 
(14)
TEX
@SEA		0
1
TOR
@TBR		5
11
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@CHC		5
4		 
(10)
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@CIN		0
6
ARI
@COL		8
7
PIT
@HOU		1
4
MIA
@NYM		3
4
ATL
@PHI		8
2
SDP
@SFG		4
8
MIL
@WSN		4
10
Saturday, September 22, 2012, 6:13PM
, Minute Maid Park
Attendance: 17,185, Time of Game: 2:46
Pirates
1
74-77
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
 at Astros
4
50-102
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
L: Kevin Correia (11-10)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Pirates         0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  3
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  0   3  0  X    4  8  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 1 0 0 0 .253 .711 12 7 -0.002 0.59 0.036 -0.038 0.0 1 0
Neil Walker 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 .277 .763 14 9 -0.007 0.99 0.056 -0.062 0.1 0 1
Andrew McCutchen CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .336 .968 21 15 -0.163 1.09 0.000 -0.163 -1.6 3 0 GDP
Garrett Jones RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .274 .828 25 16 -0.025 0.72 0.030 -0.055 -0.3 0 0
Gaby Sanchez 1B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .226 .641 7 5 0.038 1.32 0.110 -0.072 0.5 6 1 HR
Pedro Alvarez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .795 10 8 -0.026 1.02 0.024 -0.051 -0.2 1 0
Michael McKenry C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .794 8 6 -0.087 1.15 0.000 -0.087 -0.7 11 2
Clint Barmes SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .226 .588 11 8 0.000 0.81 0.040 -0.040 0.1 1 2
Kevin Correia P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .116 .233 7 6 -0.046 0.93 0.000 -0.046 -0.4 1 0
   Tony Watson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 1
   Alex Presley PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .235 .678 6 3 -0.074 1.62 0.000 -0.074 -0.7 GDP
   Joel Hanrahan P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 30 1 4 1 1 6 .133 .395 121 83 -0.392 0.96 0.296 -0.688 -3.2 24 7
HR: G Sanchez (7, off D Keuchel; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: G Sanchez 4; S Marte; N Walker; P Alvarez.
GIDP: A McCutchen (9); A Presley (4).
RBI: G Sanchez (28).
Team LOB: 3.
With RISP: 0 for 3.
Fielding
E: M McKenry (3); T Watson (2); C Barmes (16).

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Jose Altuve 2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .292 .737 13 7 -0.038 1.06 0.046 -0.084 -0.5 3 4 CS,SH
Scott Moore RF 3 1 1 0 0 2 .244 .761 15 7 -0.004 1.20 0.070 -0.074 0.1 0 0 2B
   Brandon Barnes PH-CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .221 .567 4 3 -0.015 0.36 0.000 -0.015 -0.6 2 0
Brett Wallace 1B 4 0 1 1 0 1 .265 .772 17 10 0.003 0.88 0.057 -0.054 -0.1 10 1
Justin Maxwell CF-LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .233 .783 16 11 -0.076 0.78 0.000 -0.076 -0.9 2 0
Fernando Martinez LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .223 .686 12 9 -0.055 0.71 0.000 -0.055 -0.5 3 0
   Hector Ambriz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jimmy Paredes PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .203 .504 2 1 -0.002 0.07 0.000 -0.002 -0.2
   Wilton Lopez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Jed Lowrie SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 .254 .796 8 6 0.021 0.98 0.057 -0.036 0.1 0 5
   Tyler Greene PR-SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 .227 .668 3 2 0.003 0.07 0.003 0.000 0.3 1 3 SB
Matt Dominguez 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .289 .796 15 11 0.074 1.10 0.109 -0.034 0.3 0 1
Jason Castro C 3 1 2 3 0 1 .264 .727 9 6 0.226 1.60 0.254 -0.029 2.0 5 0 HR
Dallas Keuchel P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .100 .236 8 4 -0.045 1.21 0.000 -0.045 -0.4 1 1
   Brian Bogusevic PH-RF 0 0 0 0 1 0 .204 .589 8 4 0.016 0.24 0.016 0.000 0.6 0 0
Team Totals 31 4 8 4 2 12 .258 .690 130 81 0.108 0.91 0.612 -0.504 0.2 27 15
2B: S Moore (9, off K Correia).
HR: J Castro (3, off K Correia; 7th inn, 2 on, 0 outs to RF).
SH: J Altuve (4, off T Watson).
TB: J Castro 5; S Moore 2; B Wallace; J Lowrie; J Altuve; M Dominguez; T Greene.
RBI: J Castro 3 (26); B Wallace (22).
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. J Altuve-T Greene-B Wallace; M Dominguez-J Altuve-B Wallace.
Baserunning
SB: T Greene (11, 2nd base off J Hanrahan/M McKenry).
CS: J Altuve (9, 2nd base by K Correia/M McKenry).

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
Kevin Correia, L (11-10) 6 7 4 3 1 9 1 4.11 26 97 60 36 9 15 10 6 1 0 52 -0.125 1.16 -1.2
Tony Watson 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.65 4 19 12 6 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.011 0.30 0.5
Joel Hanrahan 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.54 4 14 9 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.006 0.10 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 4 3 2 12 1 3.38 34 130 81 46 15 20 12 8 1 0 52 0 0 -0.108 0.96 -0.2
K Correia faced 3 batters in the 7th inning.

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
Dallas Keuchel, W (3-7) 7 4 1 1 1 5 1 4.66 25 90 61 37 7 17 13 6 1 0 69 0.322 1.04 2.3
Hector Ambriz, H (2) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.60 3 13 8 3 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.039 0.89 0.5
Wilton Lopez, S (7) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.17 3 18 14 8 4 2 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.030 0.40 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 1 6 1 1.00 31 121 83 48 13 22 16 8 2 0 69 0 0 0.391 0.91 3.2
Balks: None.
WP: K Correia (2); H Ambriz (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Jeff Kellogg, 1B - Tim Timmons, 2B - Marty Foster, 3B - Eric Cooper.
Time of Game: 2:46.
Attendance: 17,185.
Start Time Weather: 73° F, Wind 0mph, In Dome.

Starting Lineups

Pittsburgh Pirates         Houston Astros
1 Starling Marte LF 1 Jose Altuve 2B
2 Neil Walker 2B 2 Scott Moore RF
3 Andrew McCutchen CF 3 Brett Wallace 1B
4 Garrett Jones RF 4 Justin Maxwell CF
5 Gaby Sanchez 1B 5 Fernando Martinez LF
6 Pedro Alvarez 3B 6 Jed Lowrie SS
7 Michael McKenry C 7 Matt Dominguez 3B
8 Clint Barmes SS 8 Jason Castro C
9 Kevin Correia P 9 Dallas Keuchel P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b7 1-1 0 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR HOU J. Castro K. Correia 22% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Greene Scores/unER; Dominguez Scores
t2 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R PIT G. Sanchez D. Keuchel -11% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t1 0-0 0 12- 4,(2-1)  OO PIT A. McCutchen D. Keuchel 10% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Marte to 3B
b7 1-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Dominguez K. Correia 8% 72% Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Greene to 2B
t8 1-4 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO PIT A. Presley H. Ambriz 7% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

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' Dallas Keuchel facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT S. Marte D. Keuchel -4% 46% Single to LF (Ground Ball)
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(1-0)  PIT N. Walker D. Keuchel -6% 41% Single to P/Bunt (Bunt to Short 3B Line); Marte to 2B
t1 0-0 0 12- 4,(2-1)  OO PIT A. McCutchen D. Keuchel 10% 51% Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B; Marte to 3B
t1 0-0 2 --3 7,(3-2)  O PIT G. Jones D. Keuchel 4% 55% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Altuve K. Correia 4% 58% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b1 0-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU S. Moore K. Correia -6% 53% Altuve Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  HOU S. Moore K. Correia 4% 57% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  HOU B. Wallace K. Correia 3% 59% Wild Pitch; Moore to 3B
b1 0-0 1 --3 5,(3-1)  R HOU B. Wallace K. Correia 6% 65% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Moore Scores
b1 1-0 1 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Maxwell K. Correia -2% 63% Strikeout Looking
b1 1-0 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU F. Martinez K. Correia -2% 61% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 0, Astros 1.
Top of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Dallas Keuchel facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  R PIT G. Sanchez D. Keuchel -11% 50% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t2 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT P. Alvarez D. Keuchel 2% 52% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t2 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT M. McKenry D. Keuchel 2% 54% Groundout: 1B-P
t2 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT C. Barmes D. Keuchel 1% 55% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 6-7-8
b2 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Lowrie K. Correia -2% 53% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b2 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  HOU M. Dominguez K. Correia 3% 55% Single to SS (Ground Ball to SS-2B)
b2 1-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Castro K. Correia -3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b2 1-1 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU D. Keuchel K. Correia -2% 50% Groundout: SS-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Dallas Keuchel facing 9-1-2
t3 1-1 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT K. Correia D. Keuchel 2% 52% Strikeout Looking
t3 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT S. Marte D. Keuchel 2% 54% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t3 1-1 2 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT N. Walker D. Keuchel 1% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 1-2-3
b3 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Altuve K. Correia -2% 53% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b3 1-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU S. Moore K. Correia -2% 51% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Wallace K. Correia -1% 50% Groundout: 1B unassisted (Weak 1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Dallas Keuchel facing 3-4-5
t4 1-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen D. Keuchel 3% 53% Flyball: LF (Short LF-CF)
t4 1-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  PIT G. Jones D. Keuchel -3% 50% Walk
t4 1-1 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT G. Sanchez D. Keuchel 3% 53% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
t4 1-1 2 1-- 5,(1-2)  PIT P. Alvarez D. Keuchel -2% 51% Single to 2B (Ground Ball); Sanchez to 2B
t4 1-1 2 12- 3,(2-0)  O PIT M. McKenry D. Keuchel 5% 56% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 4th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 4-5-6
b4 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Maxwell K. Correia -3% 53% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 1-1 1 --- 4,(0-2)  O HOU F. Martinez K. Correia -2% 51% Strikeout Swinging
b4 1-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU J. Lowrie K. Correia -1% 50% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Dallas Keuchel facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Barmes D. Keuchel 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT K. Correia D. Keuchel 2% 55% Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
t5 1-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT S. Marte D. Keuchel 1% 56% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 7-8-9
b5 1-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU M. Dominguez K. Correia -3% 54% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
b5 1-1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Castro K. Correia 3% 57% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b5 1-1 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU D. Keuchel K. Correia -2% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B; Castro to 2B
b5 1-1 2 -2- 6,(3-2)  HOU J. Altuve K. Correia 1% 56% Walk
b5 1-1 2 12- 6,(3-2)  O HOU S. Moore K. Correia -6% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Dallas Keuchel facing 2-3-4
t6 1-1 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT N. Walker D. Keuchel 3% 53% Strikeout Swinging
t6 1-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen D. Keuchel 2% 56% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t6 1-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT G. Jones D. Keuchel 2% 57% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 3-4-5
b6 1-1 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Wallace K. Correia -3% 54% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU J. Maxwell K. Correia -2% 52% Strikeout Swinging
b6 1-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU F. Martinez K. Correia -2% 50% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Top of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Tied 1-1, Astros' Dallas Keuchel facing 5-6-7
t7 1-1 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT G. Sanchez D. Keuchel 4% 54% Lineout: LF (Deep LF-CF)
t7 1-1 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT P. Alvarez D. Keuchel 3% 57% Groundout: P-1B (P's Left)
t7 1-1 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT M. McKenry D. Keuchel 2% 59% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 1.
Bottom of the 7th, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Kevin Correia facing 6-7-8
b7 1-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Lowrie K. Correia 6% 64% Single to CF (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
Tyler Greene pinch runs for Jed Lowrie (SS) batting 6th
b7 1-1 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Dominguez K. Correia 8% 72% Reached on E6/attempted forceout (Ground Ball to Weak SS); Greene to 2B
b7 1-1 0 12- 4,(2-1)  RRR HOU J. Castro K. Correia 22% 95% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Greene Scores/unER; Dominguez Scores
Tony Watson replaces Kevin Correia pitching and batting 9th
Brian Bogusevic pinch hits for Dallas Keuchel (P) batting 9th
b7 4-1 0 --- 8,(3-2)  HOU B. Bogusevic T. Watson 1% 95% Walk
b7 4-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU J. Altuve T. Watson -0% 95% Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Bogusevic to 2B
Brandon Barnes pinch hits for Scott Moore (RF) batting 2nd
b7 4-1 1 -2- 3,(1-2)  HOU B. Barnes T. Watson 1% 96% Bogusevic Picked off 2B, safe on E1; Bogusevic to 3B
b7 4-1 1 --3 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Barnes T. Watson -2% 95% Strikeout Swinging
b7 4-1 2 --3 6,(2-2)  O HOU B. Wallace T. Watson -1% 94% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
3 runs, 2 hits, 2 errors, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Hector Ambriz facing 8-9-1
Hector Ambriz replaces Fernando Martinez (LF) pitching and batting 5th
Tyler Greene moves from PR to SS
Justin Maxwell moves from CF to LF
Brandon Barnes moves from PH to CF
Brian Bogusevic moves from PH to RF
t8 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT C. Barmes H. Ambriz -4% 90% Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Barmes to 1B
Alex Presley pinch hits for Tony Watson (P) batting 9th
t8 1-4 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  OO PIT A. Presley H. Ambriz 7% 97% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
t8 1-4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT S. Marte H. Ambriz 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4.
Bottom of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-1, Pirates' Joel Hanrahan facing 4-5-6
Joel Hanrahan replaces Alex Presley (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 4-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Maxwell J. Hanrahan -0% 97% Strikeout Looking
Jimmy Paredes pinch hits for Hector Ambriz (P) batting 5th
b8 4-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Paredes J. Hanrahan -0% 97% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b8 4-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU T. Greene J. Hanrahan 0% 97% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b8 4-1 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Dominguez J. Hanrahan 0% 97% Greene Steals 2B; Greene to 3B/Adv on E2 (throw to 2B)
b8 4-1 2 --3 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Dominguez J. Hanrahan -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4.
Top of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Wilton Lopez facing 2-3-4
Wilton Lopez replaces Jimmy Paredes (PH) pitching and batting 5th
t9 1-4 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. Walker W. Lopez 2% 99% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
t9 1-4 1 --- 8,(2-2)  O PIT A. McCutchen W. Lopez 1% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 1-4 2 --- 6,(1-2)  O PIT G. Jones W. Lopez 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Pirates 1, Astros 4.

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