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10
Friday, May 26, 2006, 7:17PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 29,247, Time of Game: 3:03
Astros
5
25-24
⇐ Lost 4 ⇒
 at Pirates
12
15-33
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Ian Snell (4-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  1  3   0  1  0   0  0  0    5 11  0
Pirates         0  1  1   7  0  3   0  0  X   12 16  1

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Willy Taveras CF 4 1 3 0 1 0 .282 .663 21 13 0.139 0.90 0.196 -0.058 1.2 0 0 SB,CS
Craig Biggio 2B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .287 .805 16 12 -0.088 0.69 0.000 -0.088 -1.3 2 3
Chris Burke LF 4 1 0 0 1 0 .318 .915 19 12 -0.004 0.51 0.022 -0.026 -0.5 1 0
Morgan Ensberg 3B 3 1 1 2 2 1 .273 1.047 19 7 0.121 0.42 0.153 -0.032 1.7 0 2 HR
Mike Lamb 1B 5 2 3 1 0 0 .344 .935 25 14 0.069 0.28 0.073 -0.004 0.9 7 0 HR
Preston Wilson RF 4 0 3 0 0 1 .265 .691 12 10 0.059 0.56 0.077 -0.018 0.7 0 0
Brad Ausmus C 4 0 1 1 0 1 .313 .781 15 11 0.034 0.77 0.069 -0.035 -0.2 12 0
Adam Everett SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 .215 .587 18 13 -0.079 0.81 0.000 -0.079 -1.2 2 2
Taylor Buchholz P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 7 5 -0.054 1.03 0.000 -0.054 -0.6 0 1
   Mike Gallo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Eric Bruntlett PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .289 .732 4 3 -0.011 0.43 0.000 -0.011 -0.2
   Dave Borkowski P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Brad Lidge P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Orlando Palmeiro PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .200 .422 6 4 -0.001 0.04 0.000 -0.001 -0.2
   Dan Wheeler P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 37 5 11 4 4 9 .297 .825 162 104 0.185 0.63 0.590 -0.406 0.2 24 8
HR: M Ensberg (17, off I Snell; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to CF-RF); M Lamb (3, off I Snell; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to CF-RF).
TB: M Lamb 6; M Ensberg 4; W Taveras 3; P Wilson 3; B Ausmus.
RBI: M Ensberg 2 (35); B Ausmus (12); M Lamb (7).
2-out RBI: M Lamb.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 2 for 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. C Biggio-A Everett-M Lamb.
Baserunning
SB: W Taveras (7, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino).
CS: W Taveras (4, 2nd base by I Snell/R Paulino).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nate McLouth CF 4 2 1 0 1 1 .248 .720 22 12 0.045 0.72 0.082 -0.037 -0.2 1 0 2B,GDP
Jack Wilson SS 5 1 2 0 0 1 .295 .782 18 12 0.015 0.89 0.075 -0.060 0.3 2 3
Freddy Sanchez 3B 5 1 1 1 0 1 .336 .890 21 12 -0.012 0.96 0.023 -0.035 -0.6 1 0
Jason Bay LF 4 2 2 4 1 1 .304 1.024 16 9 0.269 0.80 0.292 -0.023 3.2 3 0 HR,IW
Craig Wilson 1B 5 2 2 2 0 2 .277 .901 15 12 0.013 0.51 0.065 -0.052 1.8 6 0 HR,2B
Jeromy Burnitz RF 4 2 3 0 1 1 .229 .674 19 10 0.122 0.55 0.122 0.000 1.2 2 0 2B,SB,IW
Jose Castillo 2B 4 1 1 2 0 2 .288 .725 14 10 0.120 0.85 0.172 -0.051 -0.1 3 3 HR
Ronny Paulino C 4 1 4 3 0 0 .310 .761 11 7 0.177 0.72 0.177 0.000 3.4 9 1 2B
Ian Snell P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 9 7 -0.063 1.08 0.000 -0.063 -0.9 0 1 SH
   Salomon Torres P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 4 3 -0.001 0.05 0.000 -0.001 -0.5 0 0
   Roberto Hernandez P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ryan Vogelsong P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 38 12 16 12 3 12 .421 1.227 149 94 0.685 0.75 1.008 -0.322 7.8 27 8
2B: J Burnitz (7, off T Buchholz); N McLouth (7, off T Buchholz); R Paulino (6, off T Buchholz); C Wilson (7, off D Borkowski).
HR: J Castillo (3, off T Buchholz; 4th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF); C Wilson (9, off T Buchholz; 4th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to LF); J Bay (14, off T Buchholz; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF-CF).
SH: I Snell (3, off T Buchholz).
IBB: J Burnitz (3, by D Borkowski); J Bay (1, by D Borkowski).
TB: C Wilson 6; R Paulino 5; J Bay 5; J Castillo 4; J Burnitz 4; N McLouth 2; J Wilson 2; F Sanchez.
GIDP: N McLouth (5).
RBI: J Bay 4 (39); R Paulino 3 (8); J Castillo 2 (15); C Wilson 2 (24); F Sanchez (24).
2-out RBI: J Bay 4; R Paulino 3; C Wilson.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 7 for 14.
Fielding
E: J Castillo (7).
Baserunning
SB: J Burnitz (1, 2nd base off T Buchholz/B Ausmus).

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
Taylor Buchholz, L (3-4) 3.2 11 9 9 1 5 3 5.57 23 85 49 26 7 16 8 9 2 0 7 -0.661 1.22 -7.0
Mike Gallo 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5.02 5 14 12 5 1 6 4 1 0 0 0 0 0.017 0.23 0.6
Dave Borkowski 1 3 3 3 2 2 0 4.43 8 30 16 7 2 7 2 2 2 0 0 0 -0.041 0.22 -2.5
Brad Lidge 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.23 3 12 9 4 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.01 0.5
Dan Wheeler 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 5.12 3 8 8 3 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 8 16 12 12 3 12 3 13.50 42 149 94 45 13 36 16 12 4 0 7 0 0 -0.684 0.63 -7.8

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, W (4-3) 5.2 10 5 5 2 7 2 5.98 28 110 74 41 12 21 8 11 4 0 34 -0.209 0.87 -2.1
Salomon Torres 1.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 5.17 6 26 15 8 2 5 4 1 1 0 1 0 0.020 0.18 0.8
Roberto Hernandez 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.77 3 9 7 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Ryan Vogelsong 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.70 4 17 8 4 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.00 0.5
Team Totals 9 11 5 5 4 9 2 5.00 41 162 104 57 15 32 13 15 5 0 34 1 0 -0.185 0.75 -0.2
Balks: None.
WP: I Snell (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: D Borkowski 2 (2; J Bay, J Burnitz).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Marty Foster, 1B - Fieldin Culbreth, 2B - Bill Welke, 3B - Tim McClelland.
Time of Game: 3:03.
Attendance: 29,247.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 68° F, Wind 7mph from Right to Left.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Willy Taveras CF 1 Nate McLouth CF
2 Craig Biggio 2B 2 Jack Wilson SS
3 Chris Burke LF 3 Freddy Sanchez 3B
4 Morgan Ensberg 3B 4 Jason Bay LF
5 Mike Lamb 1B 5 Craig Wilson 1B
6 Preston Wilson RF 6 Jeromy Burnitz RF
7 Brad Ausmus C 7 Jose Castillo 2B
8 Adam Everett SS 8 Ronny Paulino C
9 Taylor Buchholz P 9 Ian Snell P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b4 5-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR PIT J. Bay T. Buchholz 21% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); McLouth Scores; Sanchez Scores
b4 2-4 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR PIT J. Castillo T. Buchholz 17% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Burnitz Scores
t3 2-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR HOU M. Ensberg I. Snell -15% 22% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Burke Scores
b2 0-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R PIT R. Paulino T. Buchholz 11% 53% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Burnitz Scores
b3 1-4 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R PIT J. Bay T. Buchholz 8% 30% Single to LF (Line Drive); McLouth Scores

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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  HOU W. Taveras I. Snell -3% 47% Walk
t1 0-0 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio I. Snell 6% 52% Taveras Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU C. Biggio I. Snell 2% 54% Strikeout Looking
t1 0-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Burke I. Snell 1% 55% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Taylor Buchholz facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT N. McLouth T. Buchholz -2% 53% Groundout: SS-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Wilson T. Buchholz -2% 51% Groundout: 2B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT F. Sanchez T. Buchholz 1% 52% Single to CF (Ground Ball)
b1 0-0 2 1-- 4,(0-2)  O PIT J. Bay T. Buchholz -2% 50% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 4-5-6
t2 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Ensberg I. Snell 2% 52% Popfly: SS (Short CF)
t2 0-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Lamb I. Snell -3% 50% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t2 0-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU P. Wilson I. Snell -7% 43% Single to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line); Lamb to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 3,(1-1)  R HOU B. Ausmus I. Snell -7% 36% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Lamb Scores; Wilson to 2B
t2 1-0 1 12- 8,(2-2)  O HOU A. Everett I. Snell 4% 41% Strikeout Swinging
t2 1-0 2 12- 6,(2-2)  O HOU T. Buchholz I. Snell 4% 45% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Taylor Buchholz facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT C. Wilson T. Buchholz -3% 42% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Burnitz T. Buchholz 3% 45% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b2 0-1 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT J. Castillo T. Buchholz 2% 46% Burnitz Steals 2B
b2 0-1 1 -2- 6,(3-2)  O PIT J. Castillo T. Buchholz -4% 43% Strikeout Swinging
b2 0-1 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R PIT R. Paulino T. Buchholz 11% 53% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep RF); Burnitz Scores
b2 1-1 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O PIT I. Snell T. Buchholz -3% 50% Strikeout Looking
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 1-1, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 1-2-3
t3 1-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU W. Taveras I. Snell -4% 46% Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t3 1-1 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Biggio I. Snell 4% 50% Lineout: LF
t3 1-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  HOU C. Burke I. Snell -5% 45% Taveras Steals 2B; Taveras to 3B/Adv on E4
t3 1-1 1 --3 7,(3-2)  HOU C. Burke I. Snell -2% 43% Walk
t3 1-1 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  R HOU M. Ensberg I. Snell -6% 37% Wild Pitch; Taveras Scores; Burke to 2B
t3 2-1 1 -2- 4,(2-1)  RR HOU M. Ensberg I. Snell -15% 22% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Burke Scores
t3 4-1 1 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU M. Lamb I. Snell -2% 21% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
t3 4-1 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU P. Wilson I. Snell 2% 23% Strikeout Swinging
t3 4-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus I. Snell 1% 24% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-4, Astros' Taylor Buchholz facing 1-2-3
b3 1-4 0 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT N. McLouth T. Buchholz 6% 30% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b3 1-4 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  O PIT J. Wilson T. Buchholz -4% 26% Strikeout Looking
b3 1-4 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez T. Buchholz -3% 22% Groundout: 1B unassisted; McLouth to 3B
b3 1-4 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R PIT J. Bay T. Buchholz 8% 30% Single to LF (Line Drive); McLouth Scores
b3 2-4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT C. Wilson T. Buchholz -3% 27% Popfly: SS
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 2.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 4-2, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 8-9-1
t4 4-2 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU A. Everett I. Snell 2% 29% Groundout: 1B unassisted
t4 4-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU T. Buchholz I. Snell 1% 31% Groundout: P-1B
t4 4-2 2 --- 3,(2-0)  HOU W. Taveras I. Snell -1% 30% Single to SS (Ground Ball)
t4 4-2 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU C. Biggio I. Snell 2% 32% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 2.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 2-4, Astros' Taylor Buchholz facing 6-7-8
b4 2-4 0 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT J. Burnitz T. Buchholz 7% 39% Double to RF (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b4 2-4 0 -2- 2,(0-1)  RR PIT J. Castillo T. Buchholz 17% 56% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Burnitz Scores
b4 4-4 0 --- 5,(3-1)  PIT R. Paulino T. Buchholz 4% 60% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b4 4-4 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT I. Snell T. Buchholz -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Paulino to 2B
b4 4-4 1 -2- 5,(3-1)  PIT N. McLouth T. Buchholz 2% 60% Walk
b4 4-4 1 12- 5,(2-2)  PIT J. Wilson T. Buchholz 7% 67% Single to SS (Ground Ball); Paulino to 3B; McLouth to 2B
b4 4-4 1 123 1,(0-0)  RO PIT F. Sanchez T. Buchholz 1% 68% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Paulino Scores; McLouth to 3B
b4 5-4 2 1-3 2,(1-0)  RRR PIT J. Bay T. Buchholz 21% 90% Home Run (Fly Ball to LF-CF); McLouth Scores; Sanchez Scores
b4 8-4 2 --- 2,(1-0)  R PIT C. Wilson T. Buchholz 4% 94% Home Run (Fly Ball)
Mike Gallo replaces Taylor Buchholz pitching and batting 9th
b4 9-4 2 --- 4,(1-2)  PIT J. Burnitz M. Gallo 0% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b4 9-4 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Castillo M. Gallo -1% 93% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
7 runs, 7 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 4, Pirates 9.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 4-9, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 3-4-5
t5 4-9 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU C. Burke I. Snell 1% 95% Flyball: CF
t5 4-9 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Ensberg I. Snell 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t5 4-9 2 --- 6,(3-2)  R HOU M. Lamb I. Snell -3% 92% Home Run (Fly Ball to CF-RF)
t5 5-9 2 --- 5,(1-2)  HOU P. Wilson I. Snell -1% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive)
t5 5-9 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus I. Snell 2% 93% Groundout: 2B-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 9.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-5, Astros' Mike Gallo facing 8-9-1
b5 9-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT R. Paulino M. Gallo 1% 94% Single to RF (Ground Ball)
b5 9-5 0 1-- 3,(0-2)  O PIT I. Snell M. Gallo -1% 93% Strikeout (foul bunt)
b5 9-5 1 1-- 3,(1-1)  OO PIT N. McLouth M. Gallo -1% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 9.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-9, Pirates' Ian Snell facing 8-9-1
t6 5-9 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU A. Everett I. Snell 2% 93% Popfly: 2B (Short RF)
Eric Bruntlett pinch hits for Mike Gallo (P) batting 9th
t6 5-9 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU E. Bruntlett I. Snell 1% 94% Strikeout Looking
t6 5-9 2 --- 5,(1-2)  HOU W. Taveras I. Snell -1% 93% Single to CF (Line Drive)
Salomon Torres replaces Ian Snell pitching and batting 9th
t6 5-9 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Biggio S. Torres 1% 95% Lineout: 3B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 9.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 9-5, Astros' Dave Borkowski facing 2-3-4
Dave Borkowski replaces Eric Bruntlett (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b6 9-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT J. Wilson D. Borkowski 1% 96% Single to CF (Line Drive)
b6 9-5 0 1-- 6,(3-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez D. Borkowski -0% 95% Groundout: 1B unassisted; Wilson to 2B
b6 9-5 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT J. Bay D. Borkowski 0% 96% Intentional Walk
b6 9-5 1 12- 5,(1-2)  R PIT C. Wilson D. Borkowski 3% 98% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru LF Line); Wilson Scores; Bay to 3B
b6 10-5 1 -23 4,(3-0)  PIT J. Burnitz D. Borkowski 0% 98% Intentional Walk
b6 10-5 1 123 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Castillo D. Borkowski -1% 97% Strikeout Looking
b6 10-5 2 123 1,(0-0)  RR PIT R. Paulino D. Borkowski 2% 99% Single to CF (Line Drive); Bay Scores; Wilson Scores; Burnitz to 2B
b6 12-5 2 12- 4,(1-2)  O PIT S. Torres D. Borkowski -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 12.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-12, Pirates' Salomon Torres facing 3-4-5
t7 5-12 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU C. Burke S. Torres 0% 99% Groundout: SS-1B
t7 5-12 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU M. Ensberg S. Torres -0% 99% Walk
t7 5-12 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Lamb S. Torres 0% 99% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
t7 5-12 2 1-- 2,(0-1)  HOU P. Wilson S. Torres -0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Lamb to 2B
t7 5-12 2 12- 5,(2-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus S. Torres 0% 100% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 12.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 12-5, Astros' Brad Lidge facing 1-2-3
Brad Lidge replaces Dave Borkowski pitching and batting 9th
b7 12-5 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth B. Lidge -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b7 12-5 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Wilson B. Lidge -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 12-5 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O PIT F. Sanchez B. Lidge -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 12.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-12, Pirates' Roberto Hernandez facing 8-9-1
Roberto Hernandez replaces Salomon Torres pitching and batting 9th
t8 5-12 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU A. Everett R. Hernandez 0% 100% Flyball: LF
Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for Brad Lidge (P) batting 9th
t8 5-12 1 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU O. Palmeiro R. Hernandez 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
t8 5-12 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU W. Taveras R. Hernandez 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 12.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 12-5, Astros' Dan Wheeler facing 4-5-6
Dan Wheeler replaces Orlando Palmeiro (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 12-5 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT J. Bay D. Wheeler -0% 100% Groundout: 3B-1B
b8 12-5 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT C. Wilson D. Wheeler -0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
b8 12-5 2 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT J. Burnitz D. Wheeler -0% 100% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 12.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 5-12, Pirates' Ryan Vogelsong facing 2-3-4
Ryan Vogelsong replaces Roberto Hernandez pitching and batting 9th
t9 5-12 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU C. Biggio R. Vogelsong 0% 100% Strikeout Looking
t9 5-12 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Burke R. Vogelsong 0% 100% Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
t9 5-12 2 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU M. Ensberg R. Vogelsong -0% 100% Walk
t9 5-12 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Lamb R. Vogelsong 0% 100% Defensive Indifference; Ensberg to 2B
t9 5-12 2 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Lamb R. Vogelsong 0% 100% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 5, Pirates 12.

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