Top 1

• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  Bourgeois vs. Maholm
  
  Bourgeois hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bourgeois for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Maholm
  
  Sanchez strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Pence vs. Maholm
  
  Pence hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 0 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lee vs. Maholm
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Tabata. Lee reaches second base with a double. Pence goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Keppinger vs. Maholm
  
  Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Keppinger for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Happ
  
  McCutchen takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Tabata vs. Happ
  
  Tabata hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Walker vs. Happ
  
  Walker strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Happ
  
  Jones strikes out. Castro drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jones out. View Play 

Top 2

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Maholm
  
  Michaels hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of McCutchen. Michaels reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
  Johnson vs. Maholm
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
  Castro vs. Maholm
  
  Castro strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
  Happ vs. Maholm
  
  Happ strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Alvarez vs. Happ
  
  Alvarez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee fields the ball and throws to Happ covering. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cedeno vs. Happ
  
  Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Bourgeois settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
  LaRoche vs. Happ
  
  LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Alvarez moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 12-
  Snyder vs. Happ
  
  Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Snyder for the out. Alvarez moves to third. LaRoche moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
  Maholm vs. Happ
  
  Maholm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Bourgeois vs. Maholm
  
  Bourgeois hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Maholm
  
  Sanchez hits a fly ball into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Pence vs. Maholm
  
  Pence takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
  Lee vs. Maholm
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Happ
  
  McCutchen is hit by the pitch. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Tabata vs. Happ
  
  Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Walker vs. Happ
  
  Walker hits a popup towards short. Sanchez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
  Jones vs. Happ
  
  There goes Tabata. The throw from Castro and he is safe. Tabata steals second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
  Jones vs. Happ
  
  Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Keppinger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Keppinger vs. Maholm
  
  Keppinger hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Maholm
  
  Michaels hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
  Johnson vs. Maholm
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Walker fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Alvarez vs. Happ
  
  Alvarez hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  Cedeno vs. Happ
  
  Cedeno hits a fly ball into center field. Bourgeois settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  LaRoche vs. Happ
  
  LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Castro vs. Maholm
  
  Castro strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Happ vs. Maholm
  
  Happ strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Bourgeois vs. Maholm
  
  Bourgeois hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche fields the ball and throws to Maholm covering. Safe. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Sanchez vs. Maholm
  
  Sanchez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno misplays the ball. That's an error on Cedeno. Bourgeois moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
  Pence vs. Maholm
  
  Pence hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Snyder vs. Happ
  
  Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Michaels settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Maholm vs. Happ
  
  Maholm strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
  McCutchen vs. Happ
  
  McCutchen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Tabata vs. Happ
  
  Tabata strikes out. View Play 

Top 6

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Maholm
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
  Keppinger vs. Maholm
  
  Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Maholm
  
  Michaels hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Happ
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
  Jones vs. Happ
  
  Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
  Alvarez vs. Happ
  
  Alvarez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
  Cedeno vs. Happ
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to home. Castro drops the ball. Jones scores. Alvarez moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1-3
  LaRoche vs. Happ
  
  LaRoche hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Alvarez tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Happ
  
  Snyder hits a line drive into center field. Bourgeois settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Maholm
  
  Johnson strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Castro vs. Maholm
  
  Castro strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Downs vs. Maholm
  
  Matt Downs pinch hits for J.A. Happ.
  
  Downs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Alvarez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Melancon
  
  Mark Melancon now pitching. Delwyn Young pinch hits for Paul Maholm.
  
  Young takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  McCutchen vs. Melancon
  
  Pedro Ciriaco pinch runs for Delwyn Young.
  
  McCutchen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ciriaco moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
  Tabata vs. Melancon
  
  Tabata strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Walker vs. Abad
  
  Fernando Abad now pitching.
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Ciriaco scores. McCutchen moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Jones vs. Abad
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Bourgeois settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Alvarez vs. Abad
  
  Alvarez hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Alvarez reaches second base with a double. McCutchen scores. Walker goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
  Cedeno vs. Lopez
  
  Wilton Lopez now pitching.
  
  Cedeno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Bourgeois vs. Meek
  
  Garrett Jones now playing first base. Alex Presley now playing right field. Evan Meek now pitching.
  
  Bourgeois strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
  Sanchez vs. Meek
  
  Sanchez takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 1 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
  Pence vs. Meek
  
  Pence hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Meek
  
  Lee strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
  Keppinger vs. Meek
  
  Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
  Presley vs. Paulino
  
  Felipe Paulino now pitching.
  
  Presley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
  Snyder vs. Paulino
  
  There's a wild pitch. Presley moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
  Snyder vs. Paulino
  
  Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to third to get the runner. Presley is safe. Presley moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1-3
  Doumit vs. Paulino
  
  Ryan Doumit pinch hits for Evan Meek.
  
  Doumit hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Presley scores. Snyder moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1-3
  McCutchen vs. Paulino
  
  McCutchen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields it and throws to home to get Snyder. Doumit moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Tabata vs. Paulino
  
  Tabata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sanchez fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Doumit moves to third. McCutchen moves to second. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
  Walker vs. Byrdak
  
  Tim Byrdak now pitching.
  
  Walker hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Pence. Walker reaches second base with a double. Doumit scores. McCutchen scores. Tabata moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 8
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -23
  Jones vs. Byrdak
  
  Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tabata tags and scores. Walker tags and moves to third. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
  Alvarez vs. Byrdak
  
  Alvarez strikes out. View Play 

Top 9

• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Michaels vs. Park
  
  Chan Ho Park now pitching.
  
  Michaels strikes out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
  Johnson vs. Park
  
  Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cedeno scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
  Castro vs. Park
  
  Castro hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Presley. Castro reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
  Bogusevic vs. Park
  
  Brian Bogusevic pinch hits for Tim Byrdak.
  
  Bogusevic takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Astros, 3 - Pirates, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
  Bourgeois vs. Park
  
  Bourgeois hits a fly ball into right field. Presley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 9/26/2010 -- Houston at Pittsburgh (D)

  Houston            AB  R  H RBI    Pittsburgh         AB  R  H RBI
Bourgeois J, cf       5  0  1  0   McCutchen A, cf       3  2  2  0   
Sanchez A, ss         3  1  0  0   Tabata J, lf          5  1  1  0   
Pence H, rf           3  2  2  2   Walker N, 2b          5  1  2  3   
Lee C, 1b             4  0  2  1   Jones G, rf-1b        3  1  0  1   
Keppinger J, 2b       4  0  0  0   Alvarez P, 3b         5  1  3  2   
Michaels J, lf        4  0  2  0   Cedeno R, ss          4  0  0  0   
Johnson C, 3b         4  0  0  0   LaRoche A, 1b         2  0  1  1   
Castro J, c           4  0  1  0   Presley A, rf         1  1  1  0   
Happ J, p             2  0  0  0   Snyder C, c           4  0  0  0   
Downs M, ph           1  0  0  0   Maholm P, p           2  0  0  0   
Melancon M, p         0  0  0  0   Young D, ph           0  0  0  0   
Abad F, p             0  0  0  0   Ciriaco P, pr         0  1  0  0   
Lopez W, p            0  0  0  0   Meek E, p             0  0  0  0   
Paulino F, p          0  0  0  0   Doumit R, ph          1  1  1  1   
Byrdak T, p           0  0  0  0   Park C, p             0  0  0  0   
Bogusevic B, ph       0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  3  8  3                        35  9 11  8

Houston          100 000 020 --  3
Pittsburgh       000 002 34x --  9

  Houston              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Happ J (L)            6.0  4  2  0  2  4
Melancon M            0.1  1  2  2  1  1
Abad F                0.1  2  1  1  0  0
Lopez W               0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Paulino F             0.1  3  4  4  0  0
Byrdak T              0.2  1  0  0  0  1

  Pittsburgh           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Maholm P (W)          7.0  6  1  1  1  7
Meek E                1.0  1  2  2  1  2
Park C                1.0  1  0  0  1  1

E -- Cedeno R, Castro J
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Houston 7, Pittsburgh 8
2B -- Lee C, Michaels J, Alvarez P, Walker N, Castro J
HR -- Pence H
SB -- Tabata J
SF -- LaRoche A, Jones G
HBP -- by Happ J (McCutchen A)
WP -- Paulino F
T -- 3:01
A -- 23208

    

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