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Pittsburgh
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0   0 5 0
Houston
0 0 2 3 0 0 0 0 X   5 13 0
Houston Astros

Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McCutchen, A, CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .291
Wilson, J, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .270
Young, De, LF 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .315
Jones, G, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .290
LaRoche, An, 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .269
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259
Diaz, R, C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .295
Vazquez, R, 2B 2 0 1 0 1 1 2 .243
Morton, P 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
  a-Pearce, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .083
  Jackson, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Meek, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Moss, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .253
  Karstens, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .063
Totals 30 0 5 0 1 11 8  

a-Struck out for Morton in the 5th. b-Grounded into a double play for Meek in the 8th.

BATTING
TB: Young, De; Jones, G; LaRoche, An; LaRoche, Ad; Vazquez, R.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Vazquez, R.
GIDP: LaRoche, An; Moss.
Team RISP: 0-for-2.
Team LOB: 4.

FIELDING
Outfield assists: McCutchen, A (Tejada at home).
DP: (Vazquez, R-Wilson, J-LaRoche, Ad).

 
Houston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Bourn, CF 3 2 2 1 2 0 0 .286
Tejada, SS 5 0 2 1 0 0 4 .330
Berkman, 1B 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .273
Lee, C, LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 2 .300
Blum, 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .266
Pence, RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .300
Matsui, K, 2B 4 1 2 0 0 2 3 .236
Quintero, H, C 3 0 1 0 1 0 3 .243
Rodriguez, W, P 4 1 0 0 0 1 4 .030
Totals 35 5 13 5 3 7 20  

BATTING
2B: Berkman 2 (18, Morton, Morton), Lee, C (14, Morton), Quintero, H (3, Karstens).
3B: Bourn (7, Morton).
TB: Bourn 4; Tejada 2; Berkman 4; Lee, C 3; Blum; Pence; Matsui, K 2; Quintero, H 2.
RBI: Tejada (46), Lee, C (48), Bourn (21), Berkman 2 (51).
2-out RBI: Lee, C; Bourn; Berkman 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Quintero, H 3; Blum; Lee, C 2; Berkman.
GIDP: Tejada.
Team RISP: 5-for-16.
Team LOB: 9.

BASERUNNING
SB: Pence (9, 2nd base off Jackson, S/Diaz, R), Matsui, K (8, 2nd base off Morton/Diaz, R), Bourn (28, 2nd base off Jackson, S/Diaz, R).

FIELDING
DP: 2 (Tejada-Matsui, K-Berkman, Matsui, K-Tejada-Berkman).

 
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Morton (L, 1-2) 4.0 10 5 5 1 3 0 4.29
Jackson, S 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.44
Meek 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2.76
Karstens 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 4.85
 
Houston IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Rodriguez, W (W, 8-6) 9.0 5 0 0 1 11 0 2.96

Pitches-strikes: Morton 84-49, Jackson, S 28-16, Meek 15-9, Karstens 19-12, Rodriguez, W 125-85.
Groundouts-flyouts: Morton 7-1, Jackson, S 3-2, Meek 0-0, Karstens 3-0, Rodriguez, W 9-7.
Batters faced: Morton 22, Jackson, S 8, Meek 3, Karstens 5, Rodriguez, W 31.
Umpires: HP: Gerry Davis. 1B: CB Bucknor. 2B: Mike Everitt. 3B: Brian Gorman.
Weather: 73 degrees, roof closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
T: 2:36.
Att: 29,243.
July 8, 2009


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