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CHW
@DET		10
6
CLE
@KCR		2
4
TOR
@MIN		8
6
BOS
@OAK		2
8
NYY
@TBR		5
15
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@TEX		10
9
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@ARI		2
1
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@CHC		0
4
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@LAD		1
11
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@MIL		7
6
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@NYM		6
5
HOU
@PIT		0
7
PHI
@WSN		9
8
Monday, April 13, 2009 1:47PM
, PNC Park
Attendance: 38,411, Time of Game: 2:41
Astros
0
1-6
⇐ Lost 5 ⇒
6th, 4½ GB
 at Pirates
7
4-3
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
3rd, 1½ GB
W: Zach Duke (2-0)
L: Brian Moehler (0-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Astros          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  4  0
Pirates         1  0  5   0  0  0   0  1  X    7 14  0

Houston Astros

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Kazuo Matsui 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .214 .683 15 9 -0.046 0.62 0.000 -0.046 -0.6 1 2
   Geoff Blum 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333 .789 1 1 -0.002 0.06 0.000 -0.002 -0.2 1 0
Miguel Tejada SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .269 .629 10 6 0.026 0.31 0.041 -0.015 0.3 1 1 2B
Lance Berkman 1B 4 0 0 0 0 3 .167 .644 18 11 -0.046 0.42 0.000 -0.046 -0.9 6 0
Carlos Lee LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .192 .568 10 8 -0.042 0.39 0.000 -0.042 -0.9 3 0
Hunter Pence RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .308 .922 18 12 -0.023 0.30 0.004 -0.027 -0.4 2 0
Jason Michaels CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .143 .286 18 12 -0.021 0.24 0.002 -0.024 -0.4 7 0
Jeff Keppinger 3B-2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 .556 1.600 12 5 0.013 0.27 0.020 -0.007 0.3 0 2 2B
Humberto Quintero C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 8 7 -0.039 0.46 0.000 -0.039 -1.0 3 2
Brian Moehler P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 2 -0.026 1.03 0.000 -0.026 -0.2 0 0
   Tim Byrdak P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Russ Ortiz P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Jason Smith PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 2 1 -0.002 0.09 0.000 -0.002 -0.1
   Chris Sampson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Wesley Wright P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
   Ivan Rodriguez PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217 .641 5 4 -0.003 0.13 0.000 -0.003 -0.2
   Geoff Geary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.00 0.000 0.000 0.0 0 0
Team Totals 31 0 4 0 2 5 .129 .375 119 78 -0.211 0.36 0.067 -0.279 -4.4 24 7
2B: J Keppinger (1, off Z Duke); M Tejada (1, off Z Duke).
TB: M Tejada 3; J Keppinger 2; J Michaels.
Team LOB: 6.
With RISP: 0 for 3.

Pittsburgh Pirates

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Nyjer Morgan LF 5 0 1 2 0 1 .387 .908 25 17 -0.001 0.60 0.054 -0.055 0.3 0 0
Freddy Sanchez 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .375 1.031 17 8 0.093 0.35 0.100 -0.007 0.8 0 6 3·2B
Nate McLouth CF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .160 .744 20 11 0.034 0.49 0.067 -0.032 0.4 4 0
Ryan Doumit C 5 1 2 2 0 1 .241 .741 17 10 0.067 0.48 0.092 -0.025 1.1 5 0 HR
Adam LaRoche 1B 4 1 3 2 1 0 .231 .759 14 8 0.136 0.28 0.139 -0.004 1.5 15 0 HR,2B
Brandon Moss RF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .261 .668 8 6 -0.033 0.37 0.008 -0.042 -1.2 2 0
Ramon Vazquez 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .650 12 7 -0.009 0.31 0.012 -0.021 0.3 0 1
Jack Wilson SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 .320 .770 17 8 0.038 0.32 0.040 -0.002 0.4 1 7
Zach Duke P 2 0 1 0 1 0 .500 1.600 13 6 -0.036 0.47 0.003 -0.039 -0.4 0 0 2B,SH
Team Totals 36 7 14 7 5 2 .389 1.158 143 81 0.289 0.41 0.515 -0.227 3.1 27 14
2B: Z Duke (2, off C Sampson); F Sanchez 3 (6, 2 off B Moehler, 1 off C Sampson); A LaRoche (1, off G Geary).
HR: R Doumit (2, off G Geary; 8th inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); A LaRoche (2, off B Moehler; 3rd inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
SH: Z Duke (3, off B Moehler).
TB: A LaRoche 7; F Sanchez 6; R Doumit 5; Z Duke 2; N McLouth; B Moss; N Morgan; J Wilson; R Vazquez.
RBI: A LaRoche 2 (4); R Doumit 2 (8); N Morgan 2 (7); N McLouth (6).
2-out RBI: N Morgan 2; R Doumit.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 3 for 15.

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
Brian Moehler, L (0-2) 2.1 7 5 5 1 0 1 27.00 15 45 25 17 0 8 5 9 1 0 22 -0.245 0.90 -3.0
Tim Byrdak 0.2 1 1 1 2 0 0 2.70 5 30 16 11 0 5 3 0 0 0 1 1 -0.054 0.59 -1.5
Russ Ortiz 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.75 4 17 10 8 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.07 0.5
Chris Sampson 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 9 21 12 9 1 2 2 6 1 0 0 0 0.007 0.07 1.0
Wesley Wright 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 12.00 5 18 9 6 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Geoff Geary 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5.40 4 14 10 6 0 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 -0.001 0.01 -0.5
Team Totals 8 14 7 7 5 2 2 7.88 42 145 82 57 4 21 15 20 2 0 22 1 1 -0.287 0.36 -3.1

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
Zach Duke, W (2-0) 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 0.59 33 119 78 46 10 22 16 10 1 0 82 0.213 0.36 4.4
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 2 5 0 0.00 33 119 78 46 10 22 16 10 1 0 82 0.213 0.41 4.4
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Mike Winters, 1B - James Hoye, 2B - Randy Marsh, 3B - Brian Knight.
Time of Game: 2:41.
Attendance: 38,411.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 53° F, Wind 11mph in from Leftfield, Cloudy.

Starting Lineups

Houston Astros         Pittsburgh Pirates
1 Kazuo Matsui 2B 1 Nyjer Morgan LF
2 Miguel Tejada SS 2 Freddy Sanchez 2B
3 Lance Berkman 1B 3 Nate McLouth CF
4 Carlos Lee LF 4 Ryan Doumit C
5 Hunter Pence RF 5 Adam LaRoche 1B
6 Jason Michaels CF 6 Brandon Moss RF
7 Jeff Keppinger 3B 7 Ramon Vazquez 3B
8 Humberto Quintero C 8 Jack Wilson SS
9 Brian Moehler P 9 Zach Duke P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b3 2-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR PIT A. LaRoche B. Moehler 12% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); McLouth Scores
b1 0-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R PIT R. Doumit B. Moehler 9% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sanchez Scores
b3 1-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R PIT N. McLouth B. Moehler 7% 79% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Sanchez Scores
b3 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT F. Sanchez B. Moehler 6% 73% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b3 4-0 2 123 9,(3-2)  RR PIT N. Morgan T. Byrdak 5% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Vazquez Scores; Wilson Scores; Duke to 2B

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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' Zach Duke facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU K. Matsui Z. Duke 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU M. Tejada Z. Duke -4% 48% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
t1 0-0 1 -2- 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman Z. Duke 3% 52% Strikeout Swinging
t1 0-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Lee Z. Duke 3% 55% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Pirates Batting, Tied 0-0, Astros' Brian Moehler facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT N. Morgan B. Moehler -2% 53% Flyball: LF (Short LF)
b1 0-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  PIT F. Sanchez B. Moehler 4% 57% Ground-rule Double/Interference called (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF)
b1 0-0 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT N. McLouth B. Moehler -3% 54% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF); Sanchez to 3B
b1 0-0 2 --3 4,(2-1)  R PIT R. Doumit B. Moehler 9% 63% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B); Sanchez Scores
b1 1-0 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT A. LaRoche B. Moehler 2% 64% Walk; Doumit to 2B
b1 1-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT B. Moss B. Moehler -4% 61% Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 2nd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 5-6-7
t2 0-1 0 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU H. Pence Z. Duke 2% 63% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O HOU J. Michaels Z. Duke 2% 65% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t2 0-1 2 --- 5,(3-1)  HOU J. Keppinger Z. Duke -1% 63% Walk
t2 0-1 2 1-- 4,(1-2)  O HOU H. Quintero Z. Duke 2% 66% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 2nd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Brian Moehler facing 7-8-9
b2 1-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Vazquez B. Moehler -2% 64% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
b2 1-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT J. Wilson B. Moehler 2% 66% Single to SS (Ground Ball to Weak 3B)
b2 1-0 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT Z. Duke B. Moehler -2% 65% Bunt Groundout: C-2B/Sacrifice (Front of Home); Wilson to 2B
b2 1-0 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O PIT N. Morgan B. Moehler -3% 62% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.
Top of the 3rd, Astros Batting, Behind 0-1, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 9-1-2
t3 0-1 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU B. Moehler Z. Duke 3% 64% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-1 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU K. Matsui Z. Duke 2% 66% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
t3 0-1 2 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU M. Tejada Z. Duke 1% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 1.
Bottom of the 3rd, Pirates Batting, Ahead 1-0, Astros' Brian Moehler facing 2-3-4
b3 1-0 0 --- 6,(3-2)  PIT F. Sanchez B. Moehler 6% 73% Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b3 1-0 0 -2- 2,(1-0)  R PIT N. McLouth B. Moehler 7% 79% Single to RF (Ground Ball); Sanchez Scores
b3 2-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Doumit B. Moehler -2% 77% Flyball: CF
b3 2-0 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  RR PIT A. LaRoche B. Moehler 12% 89% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF); McLouth Scores
b3 4-0 1 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT B. Moss B. Moehler 1% 90% Single to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF)
Tim Byrdak replaces Brian Moehler pitching and batting 9th
b3 4-0 1 1-- 6,(3-2)  PIT R. Vazquez T. Byrdak 1% 91% Walk; Moss to 2B
b3 4-0 1 12- 9,(3-2)  PIT J. Wilson T. Byrdak 2% 93% Walk; Moss to 3B; Vazquez to 2B
b3 4-0 1 123 4,(2-1)  O PIT Z. Duke T. Byrdak -2% 91% Groundout: 3B-C/Forceout at Hm (P's Right); Vazquez to 3B; Wilson to 2B
b3 4-0 2 123 9,(3-2)  RR PIT N. Morgan T. Byrdak 5% 96% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Vazquez Scores; Wilson Scores; Duke to 2B
b3 6-0 2 12- 2,(1-0)  O PIT F. Sanchez T. Byrdak -1% 95% Groundout: 2B-1B
5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.
Top of the 4th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 3-4-5
t4 0-6 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O HOU L. Berkman Z. Duke 1% 96% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
t4 0-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU C. Lee Z. Duke 1% 97% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
t4 0-6 2 --- 7,(3-2)  HOU H. Pence Z. Duke -0% 96% Walk
t4 0-6 2 1-- 5,(2-2)  O HOU J. Michaels Z. Duke 1% 97% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 4th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Russ Ortiz facing 3-4-5
Russ Ortiz replaces Tim Byrdak pitching and batting 9th
b4 6-0 0 --- 8,(3-2)  O PIT N. McLouth R. Ortiz -0% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B
b4 6-0 1 --- 6,(3-2)  O PIT R. Doumit R. Ortiz -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b4 6-0 2 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT A. LaRoche R. Ortiz 0% 97% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
b4 6-0 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Moss R. Ortiz -0% 97% Groundout: 1B unassisted
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.
Top of the 5th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 7-8-9
t5 0-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU J. Keppinger Z. Duke 1% 97% Flyball: CF (LF-CF)
t5 0-6 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU H. Quintero Z. Duke 0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
Jason Smith pinch hits for Russ Ortiz (P) batting 9th
t5 0-6 2 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU J. Smith Z. Duke 0% 98% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 7-8-9
Chris Sampson replaces Jason Smith (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b5 6-0 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O PIT R. Vazquez C. Sampson -0% 98% Flyball: CF (Short CF)
b5 6-0 1 --- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Wilson C. Sampson -0% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak 3B)
b5 6-0 2 --- 3,(1-1)  PIT Z. Duke C. Sampson 0% 98% Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep CF)
b5 6-0 2 -2- 3,(0-2)  O PIT N. Morgan C. Sampson -0% 98% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.
Top of the 6th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 1-2-3
t6 0-6 0 --- 4,(2-1)  O HOU K. Matsui Z. Duke 1% 98% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t6 0-6 1 --- 2,(1-0)  O HOU M. Tejada Z. Duke 0% 99% Flyball: RF (Short RF)
t6 0-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O HOU L. Berkman Z. Duke 0% 99% Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Chris Sampson facing 2-3-4
b6 6-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  PIT F. Sanchez C. Sampson 0% 99% Double to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF Line)
b6 6-0 0 -2- 4,(3-0)  PIT N. McLouth C. Sampson 0% 99% Walk
b6 6-0 0 12- 1,(0-0)  O PIT R. Doumit C. Sampson -0% 99% Flyball: CF (Deep CF); Sanchez to 3B
b6 6-0 1 1-3 1,(0-0)  O PIT A. LaRoche C. Sampson -0% 99% Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
b6 6-0 2 1-3 1,(0-0)  O PIT B. Moss C. Sampson -0% 99% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.
Top of the 7th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 4-5-6
t7 0-6 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Lee Z. Duke 0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
t7 0-6 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O HOU H. Pence Z. Duke 0% 99% Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
t7 0-6 2 --- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Michaels Z. Duke -0% 99% Single to LF (Line Drive)
t7 0-6 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  HOU J. Keppinger Z. Duke -1% 98% Double to LF (Ground Ball); Michaels to 3B
t7 0-6 2 -23 1,(0-0)  O HOU H. Quintero Z. Duke 1% 99% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Wesley Wright facing 7-8-9
Wesley Wright replaces Chris Sampson pitching and batting 9th
Jeff Keppinger moves from 3B to 2B
Geoff Blum replaces Kazuo Matsui (2B) playing 3B batting 1st
b7 6-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  PIT R. Vazquez W. Wright 0% 99% Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b7 6-0 0 1-- 3,(2-0)  O PIT J. Wilson W. Wright -0% 99% Flyball: RF
b7 6-0 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  PIT Z. Duke W. Wright 0% 99% Walk; Vazquez to 2B
b7 6-0 1 12- 5,(1-2)  O PIT N. Morgan W. Wright -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-0 2 12- 4,(2-1)  O PIT F. Sanchez W. Wright -0% 99% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.
Top of the 8th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-6, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 9-1-2
Ivan Rodriguez pinch hits for Wesley Wright (P) batting 9th
t8 0-6 0 --- 5,(1-2)  O HOU I. Rodriguez Z. Duke 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 0-6 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O HOU G. Blum Z. Duke 0% 100% Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t8 0-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  HOU M. Tejada Z. Duke -0% 100% Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t8 0-6 2 1-- 3,(0-2)  O HOU L. Berkman Z. Duke 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Pirates Batting, Ahead 6-0, Astros' Geoff Geary facing 3-4-5
Geoff Geary replaces Ivan Rodriguez (PH) pitching and batting 9th
b8 6-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O PIT N. McLouth G. Geary -0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
b8 6-0 1 --- 3,(1-1)  R PIT R. Doumit G. Geary 0% 100% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF)
b8 7-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  PIT A. LaRoche G. Geary 0% 100% Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF)
b8 7-0 1 -2- 3,(1-1)  O PIT B. Moss G. Geary -0% 100% Flyball: CF
b8 7-0 2 -2- 2,(0-1)  O PIT R. Vazquez G. Geary -0% 100% Baserunner Out Advancing; LaRoche out at 3B/C-3B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 7.
Top of the 9th, Astros Batting, Behind 0-7, Pirates' Zach Duke facing 4-5-6
t9 0-7 0 --- 3,(1-1)  O HOU C. Lee Z. Duke 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t9 0-7 1 --- 3,(0-2)  O HOU H. Pence Z. Duke 0% 100% Groundout: 2B-1B
t9 0-7 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O HOU J. Michaels Z. Duke 0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Astros 0, Pirates 7.

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