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September 10, 2008

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Pirates 4 9 0
Astros 7 9 0
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Pirates 4 9 0
Astros 7 9 0

Jason Michaels Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .226
OBP 1.000 .290
At Bats 0 257
Hits 0 58
• Singles 0 38
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 8
Walks 1 23
RBI’s 0 48

Jose Valverde Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
5 3 41
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Minute Maid Park - September 10, 2008
Out
Jose Valverde
Humberto Quintero
Lance Berkman
Mark Loretta
Jose Castillo
Miguel Tejada
Darin Erstad
Reggie Abercrombie
Hunter Pence
Jason Michaels
Doug Mientkiewicz

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 9 0 5
Houston Astros 7 9 0 7
Winning Pitcher Brian Moehler
Losing Pitcher Denny Bautista
Save Jose Valverde
Game Winning RBI Darin Erstad
Attendance 26,859
Time of Game 2 hours 50 minutes
Count: 2-1, 2 Outs
Count: 2-1, 0 Outs

End of Game

Michaels hits a fly ball into center field. Abercrombie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Mientkiewicz moves to second.
Top 9 Doug Mientkiewicz pinch hits for Brian Bixler. Mientkiewicz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 9 Chris Gomez pinch hits for Luis Cruz. Gomez hits a fly ball into left field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jose Valverde now pitching. LaRoche hits a popup towards short. Tejada settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Loretta strikes out.
Bottom 8 Erstad strikes out.
Bottom 8 Tyler Yates now pitching. Jason Michaels now playing right field. Mark Saccomanno pinch hits for Tim Byrdak. Saccomanno hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Moss strikes out.
Top 8 LaRoche hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Abercrombie. LaRoche reaches second base with a double. McLouth scores.
Top 8 Tim Byrdak now pitching. Doumit hits a line drive towards third. Castillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McLouth hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Erstad. McLouth reaches second base with a double. Michaels goes all the way around to score.
Top 8 Morgan strikes out.
Top 8 Wesley Wright now pitching. Jason Michaels pinch hits for John Grabow. Michaels takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Quintero hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Abercrombie strikes out.
Bottom 7 Castillo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 John Grabow now pitching. Pence strikes out.
Top 7 Bixler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Cruz hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Top 7 Chris Sampson now pitching. LaRoche hits a line drive towards third. Castillo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Berkman hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Tejada hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Bottom 6 Loretta takes first base on ball four. Abercrombie moves to third. Newhan moves to second.
Bottom 6 Erstad hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Castillo tags and scores.
Bottom 6 David Newhan pinch hits for Brian Moehler. Newhan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Quintero hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Abercrombie hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Morgan. Abercrombie reaches second base with a double. Castillo moves to third.
Bottom 6 Castillo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 6 Moss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Moehler fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Doumit hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Denny Bautista now pitching. Pence hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cruz settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Berkman is walked intentionally.
Bottom 5 Tejada hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Morgan. Tejada reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 5 Loretta strikes out.
Bottom 5 There goes Erstad. The throw from Doumit and he is out, Bixler applying the tag.
Bottom 5 Erstad takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 McLouth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McLouth for the out.
Top 5 Morgan hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Bixler scores.
Top 5 Beam bunts in front of the plate. Quintero fields it and throws to first for the out. Bixler moves to second.
Top 5 Bixler hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Cruz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Moehler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bixler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Quintero hits a fly ball into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Abercrombie hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Castillo hits a fly ball into left field. Morgan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Moss hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 LaRoche hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 4 Doumit hits a ball on the ground towards first. Berkman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doumit for the out.
Bottom 3 Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bixler fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 T.J. Beam now pitching. Berkman strikes out.
Bottom 3 Tejada takes first base on ball four. Loretta moves to second.
Bottom 3 Loretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bixler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 3 Erstad strikes out.
Top 3 McLouth hits a fly ball into left field. Erstad settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Abercrombie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Gorzelanny hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Moehler hits a line drive into center field. McLouth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Quintero hits a popup towards short. Bixler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 There goes Abercrombie. The throw from Doumit and he is safe. Abercrombie steals second.
Bottom 2 Abercrombie hits a ball on the ground towards first. LaRoche fields the ball and throws to Gorzelanny covering. Safe.
Bottom 2 Castillo hits a fly ball into right field. Moss settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Pence hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Berkman takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bixler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Tejada fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Cruz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 2 LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards third. Castillo fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Moss hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Quintero fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Tejada hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bixler scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Loretta strikes out.
Bottom 1 Erstad hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gorzelanny fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 LaRoche hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Loretta scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Doumit hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Loretta reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 McLouth hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.
Top 1 Morgan hits a fly ball into center field. Abercrombie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.