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Pirates 8 @ Astros 7
Minute Maid Park
July 23, 2008

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on July 23, 2008 at Minute Maid Park. The home team Astros were bested by the visiting Pirates with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateJuly 23, 2008 
Visiting Team
Pittsburgh Pirates
R: 8 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 8
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Houston Astros
R: 7 H: 11 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 7
Hits: 11
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherFranquelis Osoria  
Losing PitcherGeoff Geary  
SaveDamaso Marte  
Game Winning RBIDoug Mientkiewicz 

Game Info

DateJuly 23, 2008 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPittsburgh Pirates 
Home TeamHouston Astros 
Visiting Starting PitcherIan Snell  
Home Starting PitcherBrian Moehler  
BallparkMinute Maid Park 
CityHouston 
StateTX 
Attendance36,091 
Time of Game3 hours 24 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Chris Tiller
1B: Tim Timmons
2B: Fieldin Culbreth
3B: Jim Reynolds

Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup 

Name  Position 
Nate McLouth  Center Fielder 
Freddy Sanchez  Second Baseman 
Ryan Doumit  Catcher 
Jason Bay  Left Fielder 
Xavier Nady  Right Fielder 
Adam LaRoche  First Baseman 
Doug Mientkiewicz  Third Baseman 
Ian Snell  Pitcher 
Jack Wilson  Shortstop 
John Russell  Manager 

Houston Astros Lineup 

Name  Position 
Kazuo Matsui  Second Baseman 
Michael Bourn  Center Fielder 
Lance Berkman  First Baseman 
Carlos Lee  Left Fielder 
Mark Loretta  Shortstop 
Hunter Pence  Right Fielder 
Ty Wigginton  Third Baseman 
Brad Ausmus  Catcher 
Brian Moehler  Pitcher 
Cecil Cooper  Manager 

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Pirates 8 @ Astros 7
Minute Maid Park
July 23, 2008

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/23/2008 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (D)

  Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI    Houston            AB  R  H RBI
McLouth N, cf         3  2  1  0   Matsui K, 2b          2  3  1  1   
Sanchez F, 2b         5  1  2  1   Bourn M, cf           4  1  2  0   
Doumit R, c           4  1  1  1   Berkman L, 1b         3  1  1  1   
Bay J, lf             5  1  1  2   Lee C, lf             5  0  1  0   
Nady X, rf            5  2  2  0   Loretta M, ss         5  1  3  2   
LaRoche A, 1b         4  1  2  0   Pence H, rf           5  0  0  1   
Mientkiewicz D, 3b    4  0  4  2   Wigginton T, 3b       3  1  1  0   
Marte D, p            0  0  0  0   Ausmus B, c           3  0  1  1   
Snell I, p            2  0  1  1   Blum G, ph            1  0  1  1   
Beam T, p             0  0  0  0   Wright W, p           0  0  0  0   
Gomez C, ph           1  0  0  0   Brocail D, p          0  0  0  0   
Osoria F, p           0  0  0  0   Tejada M, ph          1  0  0  0   
Michaels J, ph        1  0  0  1   Moehler B, p          1  0  0  0   
Yates T, p            0  0  0  0   Sampson C, p          1  0  0  0   
Grabow J, p           0  0  0  0   Newhan D, ph          1  0  0  0   
Bautista J, ph-3b     1  0  0  0   Geary G, p            0  0  0  0   
Wilson J, ss          4  0  0  0   Erstad D, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Quintero H, c         0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  8 14  8                        36  7 11  7

Pittsburgh       411 000 200 --  8
Houston          311 100 100 --  7

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Snell I               3.0  6  5  5  3  6
Beam T                1.0  2  1  1  1  0
Osoria F (W)          2.0  0  0  0  0  1
Yates T               0.2  3  1  1  1  0
Grabow J              1.1  0  0  0  1  0
Marte D (S)           1.0  0  0  0  1  1

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Moehler B             2.1  9  6  5  0  0
Sampson C             2.2  1  0  0  1  1
Geary G (L)           2.0  3  2  2  1  3
Wright W              1.0  0  0  0  1  0
Brocail D             1.0  1  0  0  1  1

E -- Berkman L
DP -- Pittsburgh 1, Houston 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Houston 10
2B -- Sanchez F, LaRoche A, Mientkiewicz D, Wigginton T, Ausmus B
HR -- Bay J, Matsui K
SB -- Pence H, Bourn M, Matsui K
SH -- Bourn M
SF -- Doumit R
WP -- Snell I, Brocail D
T -- 3:24
A -- 36091

    

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