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Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 15, 2011
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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 15, 2011 at Minute Maid Park.
Game Summary
| Date | July 15, 2011 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 15, 2011 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Houston Astros |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Karstens |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Brett Myers |
| Ballpark | Minute Maid Park |
| City | Houston |
| State | TX |
| Attendance | 27,787 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Mark Carlson 1B: Tim Timmons 2B: Eric Cooper 3B: Jeff Kellogg |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Presley | Left Fielder |
| Chase d'Arnaud | Shortstop |
| Neil Walker | Second Baseman |
| Andrew McCutchen | Center Fielder |
| Garrett Jones | Right Fielder |
| Lyle Overbay | First Baseman |
| Josh Harrison | Third Baseman |
| Michael McKenry | Catcher |
| Jeff Karstens | Pitcher |
| Clint Hurdle | Manager |
Houston Astros Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Michael Bourn | Center Fielder |
| Matt Downs | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Keppinger | Second Baseman |
| Hunter Pence | Right Fielder |
| Carlos Lee | Left Fielder |
| Brett Wallace | First Baseman |
| Clint Barmes | Shortstop |
| Humberto Quintero | Catcher |
| Brett Myers | Pitcher |
| Brad Mills | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Astros
Minute Maid Park
July 15, 2011
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Myers
Presley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
d'Arnaud vs. Myers
There goes Presley. The throw from Quintero and he is safe. Presley steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
d'Arnaud vs. Myers
d'Arnaud hits a fly ball into right field. Pence settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Presley moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Myers
Walker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Presley scores. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCutchen vs. Myers
McCutchen strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Myers
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
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Karstens
Bourn hits a line drive into left field. Presley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Downs vs. Karstens
Downs strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Karstens
Keppinger hits a line drive towards third. Harrison reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Overbay vs. Myers
Overbay 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 -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Myers
Harrison strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
McKenry vs. Myers
McKenry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Karstens vs. Myers
Karstens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Karstens
Pence hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Karstens
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrison fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Karstens
Wallace hits a fly ball into left field. Presley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Myers
Presley is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
d'Arnaud vs. Myers
d'Arnaud hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Presley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Myers
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
McCutchen vs. Myers
McCutchen hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Bourn who is chasing the ball. McCutchen reaches third base with a triple. Presley scores. d'Arnaud goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Jones vs. Myers
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: --3
Overbay vs. Myers
Overbay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1-3
Harrison vs. Myers
Harrison strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Barmes vs. Karstens
Barmes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Harrison settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Karstens
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards short. d'Arnaud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Karstens
Myers hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Jones settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McKenry vs. Myers
McKenry hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Karstens vs. Myers
Karstens strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Myers
Presley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Karstens
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards short. d'Arnaud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Downs vs. Karstens
Downs hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Karstens
Keppinger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
d'Arnaud vs. Myers
d'Arnaud strikes out. Quintero drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws d'Arnaud out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Myers
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
McCutchen vs. Myers
McCutchen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Myers
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pence vs. Karstens
Pence hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Karstens
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. d'Arnaud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Wallace vs. Karstens
Wallace hits a fly ball into left field. Presley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Overbay vs. Myers
Overbay 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 -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Harrison vs. Myers
Harrison hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McKenry vs. Myers
McKenry strikes out. There goes Harrison. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Karstens vs. Myers
Karstens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barmes vs. Karstens
Barmes hits a popup towards short. d'Arnaud settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Quintero vs. Karstens
Quintero hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrison fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Karstens
Chris Johnson pinch hits for Brett Myers.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bourn vs. Karstens
Bourn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Karstens fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Downs vs. Karstens
Downs hits a ball on the ground towards short. d'Arnaud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Rodriguez
Fernando Rodriguez now pitching.
Presley hits a fly ball into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
d'Arnaud vs. Rodriguez
d'Arnaud hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Rodriguez
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
McCutchen vs. Rodriguez
There goes d'Arnaud. The throw from Quintero and he is safe. d'Arnaud steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
McCutchen vs. Rodriguez
McCutchen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Karstens
Keppinger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Pence vs. Karstens
Pence hits a ball on the ground towards short. d'Arnaud fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Karstens
There goes Pence. The throw from McKenry and he is safe. Pence steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Karstens
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Harrison fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pence moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1-3
Wallace vs. Karstens
Wallace hits a ball on the ground towards short. d'Arnaud fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Escalona
Sergio Escalona now pitching.
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Overbay vs. Escalona
Xavier Paul pinch runs for Garrett Jones.
There's a wild pitch. Paul moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 3 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Overbay vs. Escalona
Overbay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Keppinger misplays the ball. That's an error on Keppinger. Paul scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrison vs. Carpenter
David Carpenter now pitching.
Harrison bunts towards the mound. Carpenter fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
McKenry vs. Carpenter
McKenry hits a fly ball into center field. Bourn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Karstens vs. Carpenter
Karstens strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Barmes vs. Karstens
Xavier Paul now playing right field. Brandon Wood now playing third base.
Barmes strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanchez vs. Karstens
Angel Sanchez pinch hits for Humberto Quintero.
Sanchez hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bogusevic vs. Karstens
Brian Bogusevic pinch hits for David Carpenter.
Bogusevic hits a fly ball into left field. Presley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Presley vs. Del Rosario
Carlos Corporan now catching. Enerio Del Rosario now pitching.
Presley 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
d'Arnaud vs. Del Rosario
d'Arnaud hits a line drive into left field. Lee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Del Rosario
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barmes misplays the ball. That's an error on Barmes. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
McCutchen vs. Del Rosario
McCutchen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bourn vs. Karstens
Bourn hits a fly ball into left field. Presley settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Downs vs. Karstens
Downs hits a ball on the ground towards short. d'Arnaud scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Astros, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keppinger vs. Karstens
Keppinger hits a fly ball into center field. McCutchen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/15/2011 -- Pittsburgh at Houston (N)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Houston AB R H RBI
Presley A, lf 4 2 1 0 Bourn M, cf 4 0 1 0
d'Arnaud C, ss 5 1 2 0 Downs M, 3b 4 0 0 0
Walker N, 2b 5 0 1 1 Keppinger J, 2b 4 0 1 0
McCutchen A, cf 4 0 1 2 Pence H, rf 3 0 1 0
Jones G, rf 3 0 0 0 Lee C, lf 3 0 1 0
Paul X, pr-rf 0 1 0 0 Wallace B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Overbay L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Barmes C, ss 3 0 0 0
Harrison J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Quintero H, c 2 0 0 0
Wood B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Sanchez A, ph 1 0 0 0
McKenry M, c 3 0 0 0 Corporan C, c 0 0 0 0
Karstens J, p 4 0 0 0 Myers B, p 1 0 0 0
Johnson C, ph 1 0 1 0
Rodriguez F, p 0 0 0 0
Escalona S, p 0 0 0 0
Carpenter D, p 0 0 0 0
Bogusevic B, ph 1 0 0 0
Del Rosario E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 6 3 30 0 5 0
Pittsburgh 102 000 010 -- 4
Houston 000 000 000 -- 0
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Karstens J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 0 2
Houston IP H R ER BB SO
Myers B (L) 6.0 5 3 3 3 11
Rodriguez F 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Escalona S* 0.0 0 1 0 1 0
Carpenter D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Del Rosario E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Keppinger J, Barmes C
DP -- Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Pittsburgh 9, Houston 3
3B -- McCutchen A
SB -- Presley A, Harrison J, d'Arnaud C, Pence H
HBP -- by Myers B (Presley A)
WP -- Escalona S
T -- 2:20
A -- 27787
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