Houston 7, Pittsburgh 4
Monday, August 29, 2011 8:05 PM
When: 8:05 PM ET, Monday, August 29, 2011
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Muchlinski, 1B -
Mike Winters, 2B -
Mike Everitt, 3B -
Chris Guccione
Attendance:
19250
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Pittsburgh
|
62-72 |
31-37 |
31-35 |
L2 |
| Houston
|
45-90 |
24-42 |
21-48 |
W2 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Houston Astros have a 24-42 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 31-35 record on the road.
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Houston has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Astros have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 2 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Wandy Rodriguez pitched 7.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.43. Mark Melancon closed out the game to get the save and has 15 saves for the season. Jason Grilli took the loss for Pittsburgh.
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Carlos Lee had the only homerun for Houston. Andrew McCutchen had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh |
|
Houston |
|
Ross Ohlendorf |
Player |
Wandy Rodriguez
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
5.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
6 |
Strikeouts |
13 |
|
5 |
Hits |
4 |
|
3.60 |
ERA |
3.86 |
Hitting
| Pittsburgh |
|
Houston |
|
Ronny Cedeno | Player |
Jose Altuve
|
|
1 |
Hits |
3 |
|
1 |
RBI |
1 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
3 |
TB |
4 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
.600 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Pittsburgh
|
5 |
1 |
13 |
.156 |
16 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Houston
|
13 |
1 |
20 |
.361 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Astros have a W/L % of .318 after a win and .341 after a loss.
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Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Pirates have a W/L % of .413 after a win and .507 after a loss.
