August 24, 2006 Houston Astros at Pittsburgh Pirates Play by Play and Box Score

View a short video showing advanced box score features / click orange/red text for additional info

BOS 2
@LAA 1 MIN 11
@BAL 2 CHW 10
@DET 0 CLE 8
@KCR 4 SEA 4
NYY 2 TEX 4
@TBD 3 CHC 11
PHI 2 MIL 12
COL 6 NYM 6
STL 2 PIT 5
HOU 3 CIN 6
@SFG 3

Standings at end of play this day

PNC Park, Attendance: 32,345

Thursday, August 24, 2006, 7:05PM
Time of Game: 2:48

Astros

60-68

Lost 1

4th, 7 GB

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  3   0  0  0   0  0  0    3  7  0
Pirates         0  0  0   1  0  4   0  0  X    5 11  0

W: P Maholm (6-10), L: W Rodriguez (9-8), S: M Gonzalez (24)

Pirates

50-78

Won 3

6th, 17 GB

BATTING

Houston Astros               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Taveras CF                  4   1   2   0    1   0  .280  .669   16    2   0   2B,SB
C Burke LF                    5   1   2   2    0   2  .286  .814   25    0   0   HR
L Berkman 1B                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .307 1.014    9    6   1   GDP
M Ensberg 3B                  1   0   0   0    3   0  .231  .862   17    0   2   IW
L Scott RF                    3   1   2   0    1   1  .407 1.106   21    2   0   
C Biggio 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .257  .751   14    1   3   
J House C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000   10    8   1   
  O Palmeiro PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .567    7    0   0   
  B Ausmus C                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .222  .577         2   0   
A Everett SS                  4   0   0   0    0   0  .237  .631   14    2   2   
W Rodriguez P                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .088  .202   12    0   0   
  C Qualls P                  0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
  B Lidge P                   0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  J Lane PH                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .207  .727    3    0   0   
Totals                       33   3   7   3    5   3              148   24   9

BATTING

2B: W Taveras (14, off P Maholm).

HR: C Burke (8, off P Maholm; 3rd inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF).

IBB: M Ensberg (7, by P Maholm).

TB: C Burke 5; W Taveras 3; L Scott 2; C Biggio.

GIDP: L Berkman (7).

RBI: C Burke 2 (34); C Biggio (45).

2-out RBI: C Biggio.

Team LOB: 8.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. C Biggio-A Everett-L Berkman 2.

BASERUNNING

SB: W Taveras (25, 2nd base off P Maholm/R Paulino).

Pittsburgh Pirates           AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
C Duffy CF                    4   2   2   0    0   2  .217  .556   14    3   0   SB
J Wilson SS                   3   0   0   0    1   2  .272  .690   27    0   7   
F Sanchez 3B                  4   1   1   1    0   1  .346  .876   16    0   3   
J Bay LF                      4   1   3   1    0   0  .298  .960   13    1   0   2B,SB
X Nady 1B                     3   1   1   0    0   1  .278  .813   13   13   2   HBP
R Paulino C                   4   0   2   1    0   1  .312  .765   13    3   0   GDP
J Bautista RF                 3   0   0   1    0   1  .251  .799   13    1   0   SF,GDP
J Castillo 2B                 3   0   2   1    0   0  .269  .739   10    3   2   
P Maholm P                    2   0   0   0    0   2  .128  .291    9    3   1   
  M Capps P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .500         0   0   
  D Marte P                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
  R Davis PH                  1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .200    4    0   0   
  S Torres P                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .250  .500         0   0   
  M Gonzalez P                0   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000         0   0   
Totals                       31   5  11   5    1  10              132   27  15

BATTING

2B: J Bay (25, off W Rodriguez).

SF: J Bautista (4, off C Qualls).

HBP: X Nady (9, by W Rodriguez).

TB: J Bay 4; J Castillo 2; C Duffy 2; R Paulino 2; F Sanchez; X Nady.

GIDP: J Bautista (6); R Paulino (16).

RBI: J Bautista (35); J Bay (90); F Sanchez (67); R Paulino (41); J Castillo (58).

2-out RBI: J Castillo; J Bay.

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 4 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. J Wilson-J Castillo-X Nady.

BASERUNNING

SB: C Duffy (13, 2nd base off W Rodriguez/J House); J Bay (8, 2nd base off B Lidge/B Ausmus).

PITCHING

Houston Astros                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Rodriguez, L (9-8)           5.1   8   5   5    0   7   0   5.51   23   88-63   36·10·17    7· 4· 4· 0     39    -     1.25  -0.11
C Qualls, BS (6)               1.2   2   0   0    1   1   0   4.33    7   23-15    9· 3· 3    3· 2· 0· 0          3-3    1.50  -0.22
B Lidge                        1     1   0   0    0   2   0   5.43    4   17-13    7· 4· 2    0· 1· 1· 0          0-0    0.36   0.02
Totals                         8    11   5   5    1  10   0          34  128-91   52·17·22   10· 7· 5· 0          3-3

Pittsburgh Pirates            IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Maholm, W (6-10)             6.2   7   3   3    4   1   1   4.82   30  102-64   40· 5·19   16· 8· 1· 0     45    -     0.99  -0.02
M Capps                        0     0   0   0    1   0   0   3.63    1    6-2     0· 1· 1    0· 0· 0· 0          1-0    1.51  -0.02
D Marte, H (11)                0.1   0   0   0    0   1   0   4.03    1    7-5     2· 1· 2    0· 0· 0· 0          2-0    2.48   0.07
S Torres, H (20)               1     0   0   0    0   0   0   3.89    3   17-9     6· 0· 3    2· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.03   0.08
M Gonzalez, S (24)             1     0   0   0    0   1   0   2.17    3   11-10    7· 2· 1    1· 1· 0· 0          0-0    1.04   0.08
Totals                         9     7   3   3    5   3   1          38  143-90   55· 9·26   19·10· 1· 0          3-0

M Capps faced 1 batter in the 7th inning.

Balks: P Maholm (1).

WP: W Rodriguez (5); P Maholm (2).

IBB: P Maholm (6; M Ensberg).

HBP: W Rodriguez (6; X Nady).

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Ed Hickox, 1B - Gary Darling, 2B - Bruce Dreckman, 3B - Larry Poncino.

Time of Game: 2:48.

Attendance: 32,345.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: 79° F, Wind 2mph from Right to Left, Cloudy.

LINEUPS

   Houston Astros                Pittsburgh Pirates                   
1. W Taveras            CF    1. C Duffy              CF 
2. C Burke              LF    2. J Wilson             SS 
3. L Berkman            1B    3. F Sanchez            3B 
4. M Ensberg            3B    4. J Bay                LF 
5. L Scott              RF    5. X Nady               1B 
6. C Biggio             2B    6. R Paulino            C  
7. J House              C     7. J Bautista           RF 
8. A Everett            SS    8. J Castillo           2B 
9. W Rodriguez          P     9. P Maholm             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   0  0-0  1--  5  -17%  29% C Burke         P Maholm        Home Run (Fly Ball); Taveras Scores
   b 6   1  3-2  1--  1   15%  55% J Bay           W Rodriguez     Single to LF (Line Drive); Sanchez to 3B; Bay to 2B/Adv on throw
   b 6   1  3-2  123  1   14%  71% R Paulino       C Qualls        Single to LF (Ground Ball); Sanchez Scores; Bay to 3B; Nady to 2B
   b 6   1  3-1  -2-  4   12%  40% F Sanchez       W Rodriguez     Single to CF (Line Drive); Duffy Scores
   b 5   0  3-1  1--  4  -11%  24% J Bautista      W Rodriguez     Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Maholm facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  6   47%  W Taveras       Walk
          1--      44%  C Burke         Taveras Steals 2B
   O      -2-  5   48%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  3   52%  L Berkman       Flyball: RF (CF-RF)
          -2-  4   51%  M Ensberg       Intentional Walk
          12-      49%  L Scott         Wild Pitch; Taveras to 3B; Ensberg to 2B
          -23  6   48%  " "             Walk
   O      123  5   55%  C Biggio        Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  5   53%  C Duffy         Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  8   51%  J Wilson        Flyball: CF
   O      ---  5   50%  F Sanchez       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Maholm facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  2   52%  J House         Popfly: 2B
   O      ---  5   54%  A Everett       Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  6   55%  W Rodriguez     Lineout: P
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Wandy Rodriguez facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  1   53%  J Bay           Flyball: RF
          ---  2   55%  X Nady          Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  1   50%  R Paulino       Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.

Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Maholm facing 1-2-3
          ---  2   46%  W Taveras       Single to 3B/Bunt
   RR     1--  5   29%  C Burke         Home Run (Fly Ball); Taveras Scores
   O      ---  1   31%  L Berkman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  1   32%  M Ensberg       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          ---  1   31%  L Scott         Single to 1B (Ground Ball)
          1--      30%  C Biggio        Balk; Scott to 2B
   R      -2-  3   23%  " "             Single to RF (Fly Ball to CF-RF); Scott Scores
   O      1--  2   24%  J House         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Wandy Rodriguez facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   22%  J Bautista      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  3   20%  J Castillo      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   19%  P Maholm        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.

Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-0, Paul Maholm facing 8-9-1
   O      ---  1   20%  A Everett       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---  3   21%  W Rodriguez     Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  4   22%  W Taveras       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-3, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   26%  C Duffy         Single to 2B (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  7   22%  J Wilson        Strikeout Swinging
   O      1--  4   19%  F Sanchez       Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
          1--      20%  J Bay           Wild Pitch; Duffy to 2B
   R      -2-  5   29%  " "             Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Duffy Scores
   O      -2-  5   25%  X Nady          Groundout: 3B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Maholm facing 2-3-4
          ---  4   22%  C Burke         Single to CF (Ground Ball)
   OO     1--  3   28%  L Berkman       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
          ---  6   27%  M Ensberg       Walk
          1--  5   26%  L Scott         Single to 2B (Ground Ball to Short RF); Ensberg to 2B
   O      12-  1   29%  C Biggio        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Wandy Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
          ---  3   35%  R Paulino       Single to RF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4   24%  J Bautista      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
          ---  6   26%  J Castillo      Single to LF (Ground Ball)
   O      1--  3   22%  P Maholm        Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 3-1, Paul Maholm facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  6   24%  J House         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   26%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---  3   26%  W Rodriguez     Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 1-3, Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
          ---  3   32%  C Duffy         Single to RF (Ground Ball)
          1--      35%  J Wilson        Duffy Steals 2B
   O      -2-  3   29%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   R      -2-  4   40%  F Sanchez       Single to CF (Line Drive); Duffy Scores
          1--  1   55%  J Bay           Single to LF (Line Drive); Sanchez to 3B; Bay to 2B/Adv on throw
          -23  2   56%  X Nady          Hit By Pitch
                  Chad Qualls replaces Wandy Rodriguez pitching and batting 9th
   R      123  1   71%  R Paulino       Single to LF (Ground Ball); Sanchez Scores; Bay to 3B; Nady to 2B
   RO     123  3   73%  J Bautista      Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bay Scores
   RO     12-  1   81%  J Castillo      Single to RF (Fly Ball); Nady Scores; Castillo out at 2B/C-2B
                  4 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Paul Maholm facing 1-2-3
          ---  1   73%  W Taveras       Ground-rule Double (Fly Ball)
   O      -2-  3   79%  C Burke         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      -2-  2   84%  L Berkman       Groundout: SS-1B
                  Matt Capps replaces Paul Maholm pitching and batting 9th
          -2-  6   82%  M Ensberg       Walk
                  Damaso Marte replaces Matt Capps pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-  7   89%  L Scott         Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Chad Qualls facing 9-1-2
                  Rajai Davis pinch hits for Damaso Marte batting 9th
   O      ---  4   87%  R Davis         Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---  3   87%  C Duffy         Strikeout Looking
          ---  8   87%  J Wilson        Walk
   O      1--  3   86%  F Sanchez       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Salomon Torres facing 6-7-8
                  Salomon Torres replaces Rajai Davis pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---  5   90%  C Biggio        Popfly: 1B
                  Orlando Palmeiro pinch hits for J.R. House batting 7th
   O      ---  7   92%  O Palmeiro      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  5   94%  A Everett       Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 5.

Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 5-3, Brad Lidge facing 4-5-6
                  Brad Lidge replaces Chad Qualls pitching and batting 9th; Brad Ausmus replaces Orlando Palmeiro playing C batting 7th
          ---  5   95%  J Bay           Single to LF (Line Drive)
   O      1--  4   94%  X Nady          Strikeout Swinging
          1--      94%  R Paulino       Bay Steals 2B
   O      -2-  6   93%  " "             Strikeout Swinging
   O      -2-  2   92%  J Bautista      Popfly: 1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 5.

Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 3-5, Mike Gonzalez facing 9-1-2
                  Mike Gonzalez replaces Salomon Torres pitching and batting 9th; Jason Lane pinch hits for Brad Lidge batting 9th
   O      ---  3   96%  J Lane          Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
   O      ---  3   99%  W Taveras       Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---  5  100%  C Burke         Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 3, Pirates 5.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:PIT200608240

Play-by-Play Explanation

Scr/Out- This has a "O" for every out on the play and an "R" for every run that scored on the play. Some plays will have both in no particular order.
RoB- This gives the baserunner (Runners on Base) configuration at the start of the play. "1-3" would mean runners on first and third. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Pt- When available, the number of pitches in this plate appearance. Clicking on this number will show the sequence of pitches thrown including, when available, things like runner going, ball blocked, attempted pickoffs and the like. We believe this data to be as accurate as humanly possible, but there are going to be some errors in the data, so please take it with a grain of salt. Clicking on this will show the defensive players and baserunners on the field for this play. This is a subscriber feature, so non-subscribers are limited as to the number of times they can use this feature in a day.
Batter- The batter at the plate when this play occurred. If the play is a baserunning event, then the batter's name will be repeated as indicated by quotes.
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.

Please report any issues or strangeness you see with the description of plays given above. We have tested several hundred different types of plays, but, in all likelihood, there are still some errors or misinterpretations of the play-by-play data.

The information used here was obtained free of charge from and is copyrighted by Retrosheet. Interested parties may contact Retrosheet at 20 Sunset Rd., Newark, DE 19711.

In some cases, the results from play-by-play data will contradict results in the official record. The official record has many, many errors, but we have not undertaken to reconcile those errors. Pitch-by-pitch data should not be taken as completely accurate, though we believe it to be as accurate as is currently possible.


Quick Index: Play Index \| Players \| Teams \| Leagues \| Managers \| Leaders \| Awards \| Postseason \| Box Scores \| Minors \| Draft SportingNews.com \| Stat of the Day \| SR Blog \| Tutorial Videos \| All-Star \| Travel \| Bullpen Wiki \| Random
You Are Here > Baseball-Reference.com > Boxes > 2006 > PIT \| HOU > Aug 24, 2006, Astros at Pirates Box Score and Play by Play

Baseball-Reference.com-- Baseball's History: 1871-Now

BATTING

PITCHING

OTHER

LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation