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Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 11, 2009
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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 September 11, 2009 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
Date | September 11, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Houston Astros
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | September 11, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Houston Astros |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Morton |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bud Norris |
Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
City | Houston |
State | TX |
Attendance | 31,302 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Derryl Cousins 1B: Jim Joyce 2B: Bill Miller 3B: Adrian Johnson |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Andrew McCutchen | Center Fielder |
Delwyn Young | Second Baseman |
Garrett Jones | First Baseman |
Lastings Milledge | Left Fielder |
Ryan Doumit | Catcher |
Brandon Moss | Right Fielder |
Andy LaRoche | Third Baseman |
Ronny Cedeno | Shortstop |
Charlie Morton | Pitcher |
John Russell | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
Name | Position |
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Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
Kazuo Matsui | Second Baseman |
Lance Berkman | First Baseman |
Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
Miguel Tejada | Shortstop |
Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
Chris Johnson | Third Baseman |
J.R. Towles | Catcher |
Bud Norris | Pitcher |
Cecil Cooper | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
September 11, 2009
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Norris
McCutchen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Norris
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Norris
Jones hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Milledge vs. Norris
Milledge hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Morton
Bourn strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Morton
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Berkman vs. Morton
Berkman hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Morton
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Norris
Doumit hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Norris
Moss hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Norris
LaRoche hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Morton
Tejada takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Morton
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Norris
Cedeno strikes out. Towles drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Cedeno out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Morton vs. Norris
Morton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Norris
McCutchen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Morton
Towles hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Morton
Norris strikes out. Doumit drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Norris out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Morton
Bourn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Matsui vs. Morton
There's a wild pitch. Bourn moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Matsui vs. Morton
Matsui hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bourn scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Morton
There goes Matsui. The throw from Doumit and he is safe. Matsui steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Morton
Berkman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milledge. Berkman reaches second base with a double. Matsui scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Morton
There's a wild pitch. Berkman moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Lee vs. Morton
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Young vs. Norris
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Norris
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Milledge vs. Norris
Milledge hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Doumit vs. Norris
Doumit hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman fields the ball and throws to Norris covering. Safe. Milledge moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Moss vs. Norris
Moss strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Morton
Tejada hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Morton
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Morton
Morton fires to first and has Pence trapped. There's the throw to Cedeno who tags Pence for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Morton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Norris
LaRoche hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Norris
Cedeno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Morton vs. Norris
Morton strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McCutchen vs. Norris
McCutchen hits a popup towards first. Berkman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Norris
Young takes first base on ball four. Cedeno moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Norris
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Towles vs. Morton
Towles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Norris vs. Morton
Norris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Morton
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Milledge vs. Norris
Milledge strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Norris
Doumit hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moss vs. Norris
Moss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Matsui vs. Morton
Matsui hits a ball on the ground towards third. LaRoche fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Berkman vs. Morton
Berkman takes first base on ball four. Matsui moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Morton
Lee hits a popup towards third. LaRoche settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Tejada vs. Morton
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Gervacio
Samuel Gervacio now pitching.
LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cedeno vs. Gervacio
Cedeno strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Gervacio
Neil Walker pinch hits for Charlie Morton.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Hanrahan
Joel Hanrahan now pitching.
Pence hits a fly ball into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Hanrahan
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Towles vs. Hanrahan
Towles takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Michaels vs. Hanrahan
Jason Michaels pinch hits for Samuel Gervacio.
Michaels takes first base on ball four. Pence moves to third. Towles moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 123
Bourn vs. Chavez
Jesse Chavez now pitching.
The ball gets by Doumit for a passed ball. Pence is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Pence scores. Towles moves to third. Michaels moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -23
Bourn vs. Chavez
Bourn hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Towles tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Matsui vs. Chavez
Matsui hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Moss. Matsui reaches second base with a double. Michaels scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Berkman vs. Chavez
Berkman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Chavez
Lee hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Tejada vs. Chavez
Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Hawkins
LaTroy Hawkins now pitching. Jason Michaels now playing left field.
McCutchen hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hawkins
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hawkins
Jones hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Milledge vs. Hawkins
Milledge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Matsui fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Veal
Donald Veal now pitching.
Pence strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Veal
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Manzella vs. Veal
Tommy Manzella pinch hits for J.R. Towles.
Manzella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Michaels vs. Veal
Michaels hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Manzella moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Bourn vs. Veal
Bourn hits a line drive towards short. Cedeno reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Doumit vs. Bazardo
Edwin Maysonet now playing second base. Humberto Quintero now catching. Yorman Bazardo now pitching. Tommy Manzella now playing shortstop.
Doumit strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Moss vs. Bazardo
Moss strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
LaRoche vs. Bazardo
LaRoche strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/11/2009 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI McCutchen A, cf 4 0 0 0 Bourn M, cf 4 1 1 1 Young D, 2b 2 0 0 0 Matsui K, 2b 4 2 3 2 Jones G, 1b 4 0 2 0 Maysonet E, 2b 0 0 0 0 Milledge L, lf 4 0 1 0 Berkman L, 1b 2 2 2 2 Doumit R, c 4 0 2 0 Lee C, lf 4 1 1 3 Moss B, rf 4 0 0 0 Hawkins L, p 0 0 0 0 LaRoche A, 3b 4 1 1 1 Quintero H, c 0 0 0 0 Cedeno R, ss 3 0 1 0 Tejada M, ss 3 0 1 0 Morton C, p 2 0 0 0 Bazardo Y, p 0 0 0 0 Walker N, ph 1 0 0 0 Pence H, rf 4 1 1 0 Hanrahan J, p 0 0 0 0 Johnson C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Chavez J, p 0 0 0 0 Towles J, c 2 1 0 0 Veal D, p 0 0 0 0 Manzella T, ph-ss 1 0 1 0 Norris B, p 2 0 0 0 Gervacio S, p 0 0 0 0 Michaels J, ph-lf 1 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 7 1 31 9 11 8 Pittsburgh 000 010 000 -- 1 Houston 102 000 60x -- 9 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Morton C (L) 6.0 6 3 3 2 3 Hanrahan J 0.1 1 3 0 2 1 Chavez J 0.2 2 3 0 1 0 Veal D 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 Houston IP H R ER BB SO Norris B (W) 6.0 6 1 1 1 7 Gervacio S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Hawkins L 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 Bazardo Y 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 E -- Doumit R DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Houston 2 LOB -- Pittsburgh 6, Houston 4 2B -- Jones G, Berkman L, Pence H, Matsui K HR -- Berkman L, LaRoche A, Lee C SB -- Matsui K CS -- Pence H SF -- Bourn M WP -- Morton C 2 T -- 2:46 A -- 31302
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