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3
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3
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Tuesday, June 3, 2008 7:05PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 13,183, Time of Game: 2:44
Astros
2
31-28
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 7 GB
 at Pirates
0
27-31
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
6th, 10½ GB
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          1  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  0    2 10  0
Pirates         0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  5  0

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 1 0 0 1 .213 .572 17 11 -0.048 0.80 0.033 -0.081 -0.3 5 0
Kazuo Matsui 2B 4 2 4 0 0 0 .278 .711 26 17 0.061 0.68 0.083 -0.022 0.7 0 2 CS,SH
Miguel Tejada SS 5 0 1 1 0 1 .310 .810 21 14 0.023 0.99 0.130 -0.107 -0.4 2 2 2B
Lance Berkman 1B 4 0 1 1 1 1 .382 1.213 16 8 0.083 0.83 0.113 -0.030 0.7 6 1 2B
Carlos Lee LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .265 .795 16 8 -0.052 1.10 0.023 -0.075 -0.7 3 0
   Darin Erstad LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .315 .799 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Hunter Pence RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .295 .809 14 7 -0.044 0.83 0.051 -0.095 -0.6 4 0 CS
Ty Wigginton 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .275 .796 16 6 -0.035 1.09 0.051 -0.085 -0.5 0 2
Brad Ausmus C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .171 .440 14 8 -0.070 1.04 0.007 -0.077 -0.9 5 0
Wandy Rodriguez P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 10 8 -0.058 1.09 0.000 -0.058 -0.6 1 0
   Jose Cruz PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .133 .459 1 1 0.023 0.59 0.023 0.000 0.4
   Chris Sampson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .105 .211 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Geoff Blum PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .232 .613 4 2 -0.013 0.46 0.000 -0.013 -0.2
   Doug Brocail P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jose Valverde P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 1 0
Team Totals 33 2 10 2 6 6 .303 .774 155 90 -0.130 0.89 0.514 -0.643 -2.4 27 7
2B: L Berkman (22, off P Dumatrait); M Tejada (17, off P Dumatrait).
SH: K Matsui (2, off J Grabow).
TB: K Matsui 4; L Berkman 2; M Tejada 2; M Bourn; J Cruz; C Lee; H Pence.
RBI: L Berkman (48); M Tejada (38).
2-out RBI: L Berkman.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Baserunning
CS: H Pence (5, 2nd base by T Yates/R Chavez); K Matsui (3, 2nd base by P Dumatrait/R Chavez).

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nate McLouth CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .311 .993 18 12 -0.086 1.12 0.015 -0.101 -0.6 3 0
Jack Wilson SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .306 .731 13 10 0.027 0.93 0.082 -0.056 0.3 2 3 2B
Freddy Sanchez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .238 .580 12 7 0.014 1.24 0.096 -0.082 -0.0 6 4
Jason Bay LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .290 .942 12 8 -0.200 1.69 0.000 -0.200 -1.4 1 0
Xavier Nady RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .318 .910 19 11 -0.024 1.35 0.044 -0.068 -0.2 1 0
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .211 .647 18 11 -0.184 1.82 0.000 -0.184 -1.3 7 0
Jose Bautista 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .716 13 8 -0.074 0.99 0.000 -0.074 -0.5 1 0
Raul Chavez C 3 0 1 0 0 1 .231 .538 9 7 -0.034 0.92 0.019 -0.053 -0.3 6 3
Phil Dumatrait P 2 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 9 7 -0.054 1.01 0.000 -0.054 -0.4 0 3
   John Grabow P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Chris Gomez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .318 .703 2 2 -0.016 0.61 0.000 -0.016 -0.1
   Tyler Yates P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 32 0 5 0 1 5 .156 .369 125 83 -0.631 1.24 0.256 -0.888 -4.4 27 13
2B: J Wilson (3, off W Rodriguez).
TB: J Wilson 3; N McLouth; R Chavez; F Sanchez.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
DP: 1. F Sanchez-A LaRoche.

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
Wandy Rodriguez, W (2-1) 6 5 0 0 1 3 0 2.38 24 91 57 35 5 17 2 18 8 0 64 0.375 1.28 2.9
Chris Sampson, H (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.63 3 9 8 7 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0.080 1.06 0.5
Doug Brocail, H (10) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.61 3 12 9 5 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.087 1.15 0.5
Jose Valverde, S (16) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.72 3 13 9 6 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.089 1.17 0.5
Team Totals 9 5 0 0 1 5 0 0.00 33 125 83 53 6 24 7 20 9 0 64 0 0 0.631 0.89 4.4

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
Phil Dumatrait, L (2-3) 6 7 2 2 3 4 0 3.47 26 105 64 43 5 16 9 10 4 0 51 0.053 1.01 0.9
John Grabow 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1.53 6 15 8 6 1 1 3 2 1 0 0 0 0.033 1.11 0.5
Tyler Yates 2 1 0 0 2 2 0 4.05 8 36 19 12 5 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0.044 0.41 1.0
Team Totals 9 10 2 2 6 6 0 2.00 40 156 91 61 11 19 14 14 5 0 51 0 0 0.130 1.24 2.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Andy Fletcher, 1B - Mike Reilly, 2B - Bob Davidson, 3B - Alfonso Marquez.
Time of Game: 2:44.
Attendance: 13,183.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 69° F, Wind 4mph from Right to Left.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Michael Bourn CF 1 Nate McLouth CF
2 Kazuo Matsui 2B 2 Jack Wilson SS
3 Miguel Tejada SS 3 Freddy Sanchez 2B
4 Lance Berkman 1B 4 Jason Bay LF
5 Carlos Lee LF 5 Xavier Nady RF
6 Hunter Pence RF 6 Adam LaRoche 1B
7 Ty Wigginton 3B 7 Jose Bautista 3B
8 Brad Ausmus C 8 Raul Chavez C
9 Wandy Rodriguez P 9 Phil Dumatrait P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t6 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R HOU M. Tejada P. Dumatrait 13% 83% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Matsui Scores
b6 0-2 2 123 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche W. Rodriguez 12% 82% Lineout: SS (Weak SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R HOU L. Berkman P. Dumatrait 10% 59% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Matsui Scores
b6 0-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Bay W. Rodriguez 10% 75% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b6 0-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT F. Sanchez W. Rodriguez -10% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Wilson 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, Astros Batting, Tied 0-0, Pirates' Phil Dumatrait facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Bourn P. Dumatrait -2% 48% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t1 0-0 1 --- 13,(3-2)  HOU K. Matsui P. Dumatrait 2% 50% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t1 0-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Tejada P. Dumatrait -2% 48% Groundout: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS); Matsui to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- 3,(1-1)  R HOU L. Berkman P. Dumatrait 10% 59% Double to RF (Fly Ball to RF Line); Matsui Scores
t1 1-0 2 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU C. Lee P. Dumatrait -3% 56% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
b1 0-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth W. Rodriguez 2% 58% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b1 0-1 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Wilson W. Rodriguez -4% 54% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b1 0-1 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez W. Rodriguez 4% 57% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT J. Bay W. Rodriguez 3% 61% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Phil Dumatrait facing 6-7-8
t2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU H. Pence P. Dumatrait 3% 64% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF)
t2 1-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  OO HOU T. Wigginton P. Dumatrait -7% 57% Line Drive Double Play: 2B; Pence out at 1B/2B-1B
t2 1-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU B. Ausmus P. Dumatrait -1% 56% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT X. Nady W. Rodriguez 3% 59% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b2 0-1 1 --- 8,(3-2)  O PIT A. LaRoche W. Rodriguez 2% 60% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 0-1 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT J. Bautista W. Rodriguez 1% 62% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Phil Dumatrait facing 9-1-2
t3 1-0 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU W. Rodriguez P. Dumatrait -2% 59% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
t3 1-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU M. Bourn P. Dumatrait -2% 58% Bunt Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
t3 1-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU K. Matsui P. Dumatrait 1% 59% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
t3 1-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Tejada P. Dumatrait -2% 57% Matsui Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O PIT R. Chavez W. Rodriguez 3% 60% Strikeout Swinging
b3 0-1 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT P. Dumatrait W. Rodriguez 2% 61% Strikeout Looking
b3 0-1 2 --- 5,(2-2)  PIT N. McLouth W. Rodriguez -2% 60% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b3 0-1 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Wilson W. Rodriguez 3% 63% Lineout: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Phil Dumatrait facing 3-4-5
t4 1-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Tejada P. Dumatrait -2% 60% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t4 1-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU L. Berkman P. Dumatrait -2% 59% Strikeout Looking
t4 1-0 2 --- 5,(2-2)  HOU C. Lee P. Dumatrait 1% 60% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t4 1-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O HOU H. Pence P. Dumatrait -2% 58% Groundout: P-1B (Front of Home)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez W. Rodriguez 3% 61% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b4 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT J. Bay W. Rodriguez 2% 63% Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
b4 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O PIT X. Nady W. Rodriguez 1% 64% Flyball: LF (Deep LF Line)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Phil Dumatrait facing 7-8-9
t5 1-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU T. Wigginton P. Dumatrait 4% 68% Walk
t5 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus P. Dumatrait -2% 66% Groundout: P-1B (Short 3B Line); Wigginton to 2B
t5 1-0 1 -2- 5,(1-2)  O HOU W. Rodriguez P. Dumatrait -4% 63% Strikeout Swinging
t5 1-0 2 -2- 7,(3-2)  O HOU M. Bourn P. Dumatrait -4% 59% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-1, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 6-7-8
b5 0-1 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche W. Rodriguez 3% 62% Flyball: LF
b5 0-1 1 --- 5,(3-1)  O PIT J. Bautista W. Rodriguez 2% 65% Lineout: P
b5 0-1 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT R. Chavez W. Rodriguez -2% 63% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF)
b5 0-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O PIT P. Dumatrait W. Rodriguez 4% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 1, Pirates 0.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Ahead 1-0, Pirates' Phil Dumatrait facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  HOU K. Matsui P. Dumatrait 4% 70% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
t6 1-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  R HOU M. Tejada P. Dumatrait 13% 83% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line); Matsui Scores
t6 2-0 0 -2- 4,(2-1)  O HOU L. Berkman P. Dumatrait -1% 83% Flyball: LF (Deep LF); Tejada to 3B
t6 2-0 1 --3 5,(3-1)  HOU C. Lee P. Dumatrait 1% 84% Walk
t6 2-0 1 1-3 5,(2-2)  O HOU H. Pence P. Dumatrait -5% 79% Foul Popfly: 2B (1B Foul)
t6 2-0 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  HOU T. Wigginton P. Dumatrait 1% 80% Walk; Lee to 2B
t6 2-0 2 123 1,(0-0)  O HOU B. Ausmus P. Dumatrait -5% 75% Groundout: 3B unassisted/Forceout at 3B (Weak 3B); Wigginton to 2B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Wandy Rodriguez facing 1-2-3
b6 0-2 0 --- 5,(2-2)  O PIT N. McLouth W. Rodriguez 3% 78% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
b6 0-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  PIT J. Wilson W. Rodriguez -4% 74% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
b6 0-2 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT F. Sanchez W. Rodriguez -10% 65% Single to LF (Line Drive to LF-CF); Wilson to 3B
b6 0-2 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O PIT J. Bay W. Rodriguez 10% 75% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b6 0-2 2 1-3 8,(3-2)  PIT X. Nady W. Rodriguez -4% 70% Walk; Sanchez to 2B
b6 0-2 2 123 3,(1-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche W. Rodriguez 12% 82% Lineout: SS (Weak SS-2B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' John Grabow facing 9-1-2
John Grabow replaces Phil Dumatrait pitching and batting 9th
Jose Cruz pinch hits for Wandy Rodriguez (P) batting 9th
t7 2-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  HOU J. Cruz J. Grabow 2% 84% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 2-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  HOU M. Bourn J. Grabow 3% 88% Single to LF (Fly Ball to Short LF-CF); Cruz to 2B
t7 2-0 0 12- 2,(1-0)  O HOU K. Matsui J. Grabow 0% 88% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Cruz to 3B; Bourn to 2B
t7 2-0 1 -23 5,(2-2)  O HOU M. Tejada J. Grabow -6% 82% Fielder's Choice 2B; Bourn out at 2B/2B-SS
t7 2-0 2 1-3 4,(3-0)  HOU L. Berkman J. Grabow 1% 83% Walk; Tejada to 2B
t7 2-0 2 123 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Lee J. Grabow -5% 79% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 7-8-9
Chris Sampson replaces Jose Cruz (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b7 0-2 0 --- 4,(0-2)  O PIT J. Bautista C. Sampson 4% 83% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
b7 0-2 1 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Chavez C. Sampson 3% 85% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
Chris Gomez pinch hits for John Grabow (P) batting 9th
b7 0-2 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT C. Gomez C. Sampson 2% 87% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Tyler Yates facing 6-7-8
Tyler Yates replaces Chris Gomez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
t8 2-0 0 --- 4,(3-0)  HOU H. Pence T. Yates 2% 89% Walk
t8 2-0 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU T. Wigginton T. Yates -2% 87% Strikeout Swinging
t8 2-0 1 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU B. Ausmus T. Yates -2% 85% Pence Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t8 2-0 2 --- 6,(3-2)  HOU B. Ausmus T. Yates 1% 85% Walk
Geoff Blum pinch hits for Chris Sampson (P) batting 9th
t8 2-0 2 1-- 4,(2-1)  O HOU G. Blum T. Yates -1% 84% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Doug Brocail facing 1-2-3
Doug Brocail replaces Geoff Blum (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth D. Brocail 4% 88% Strikeout Swinging
b8 0-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT J. Wilson D. Brocail 3% 91% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 0-2 2 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez D. Brocail 2% 93% Lineout: RF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Ahead 2-0, Pirates' Tyler Yates facing 1-2-3
t9 2-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O HOU M. Bourn T. Yates -1% 92% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 2-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU K. Matsui T. Yates 1% 93% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t9 2-0 1 1-- 8,(2-2)  O HOU M. Tejada T. Yates -1% 92% Strikeout Swinging
t9 2-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O HOU L. Berkman T. Yates -1% 91% Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Pirates Batting, Behind 0-2, Astros' Jose Valverde facing 4-5-6
Jose Valverde replaces Doug Brocail pitching and batting 9th
Darin Erstad replaces Carlos Lee playing LF batting 5th
b9 0-2 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT J. Bay J. Valverde 5% 96% Strikeout Swinging
b9 0-2 1 --- 5,(1-2)  O PIT X. Nady J. Valverde 3% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b9 0-2 2 --- 4,(2-1)  O PIT A. LaRoche J. Valverde 1% 100% Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 2, Pirates 0.

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