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BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 8, Houston 7
Wednesday, July 23, 2008 2:05 PM
Location - Minute Maid Park
Temperature - Indoors
Umpires - Home Plate - Chris Tiller, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Jim Reynolds,
Attendance - 36091
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 4110002008140
Houston 3111001007111
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 47-54 29-22 18-32 W3
Houston 46-55 24-25 22-30 L4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this loss, the Houston Astros have a 24-25 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 18-32 record on the road.
  • Houston has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Astros have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
  • Franquelis Osoria pitched 2.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 6.12. Damaso Marte closed out the game to get the save and has 5 saves for the season. Geoff Geary took the loss for Houston.
  • Kazuo Matsui had the only homerun for Houston. Jason Bay had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Houston
Ian Snell Player Brian Moehler
Loss W/L Loss
3.0 IP 2.1
6 Strikeouts 0
6 Hits 9
15.00 ERA 19.29
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Houston
Doug Mientkiewicz Player Mark Loretta
4 Hits 3
2 RBI 2
0 HR 0
5 TB 3
1.000 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Pittsburgh 14 1 20 .359 19 5 8 4 0 0
Houston 11 1 16 .306 19 8 7 7 3 1
Upcoming Games
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Astros have a W/L % of .468 after a win and .444 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against San Diego. The Pirates have a W/L % of .391 after a win and .527 after a loss.