Pittsburgh 5, Houston 4
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
72°
Umpires:
Home -
Ed Rapuano, 1B -
Brian O'Nora, 2B -
Alfonso Marquez, 3B -
Ed Hickox
Attendance:
12330
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
Houston
|
48-95 |
26-45 |
22-50 |
L1 |
Pittsburgh
|
66-77 |
33-39 |
33-38 |
W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 33-39 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 22-50 record on the road.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Pirates have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Houston has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Astros have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Tony Watson pitched 0.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.54. Joel Hanrahan closed out the game to get the save and has 35 saves for the season. Wilton Lopez took the loss for Houston.
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Andrew McCutchen (2) hit homeruns for Pittsburgh. Carlos Lee, Matt Downs, Clint Barmes hit homeruns for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston |
|
Pittsburgh |
J.A. Happ
|
Player |
Brian Burres |
Loss |
W/L |
Loss |
5.0 |
IP |
3.2 |
8 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
5 |
Hits |
7 |
7.20 |
ERA |
9.82 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
Houston
|
8 |
3 |
17 |
.235 |
5 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Pittsburgh
|
9 |
2 |
15 |
.300 |
11 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Miami. The Pirates have a W/L % of .409 after a win and .506 after a loss.
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Houston will play their next game on the road against Washington. The Astros have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .337 after a loss.