Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 9, Pittsburgh 5
Sunday, July 29, 2012 2:05 PM
When: 2:05 PM ET, Sunday, July 29, 2012
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Jim Wolf, 1B - Derryl Cousins, 2B - Alan Porter, 3B - David Rackley
Attendance: 20453
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final123456789RHE
Pittsburgh 0002001025110
Houston 00122130-9120
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Pittsburgh 58-43 33-16 25-27 L1
Houston 35-68 25-27 10-41 W1
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Houston Astros have a 25-27 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 25-27 record on the road.
  • Houston has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Astros have won 1 of their last 10 games.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Pirates have won 7 of their last 10 games.
  • Lucas Harrell pitched 5.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.03. James McDonald took the loss for Pittsburgh.
  • Jordan Schafer had the only homerun for Houston. Garrett Jones had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Pittsburgh   Houston
James McDonald Player Lucas Harrell
Loss W/L Win
5.0 IP 5.2
5 Strikeouts 5
6 Hits 5
9.00 ERA 3.18
Hitting
Pittsburgh   Houston
Josh Harrison Player Marwin Gonzalez
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 3
0 HR 0
3 TB 5
1.000 Avg .600
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Pittsburgh 11 1 16 .306 10 4 3 1 0
Houston 12 1 22 .353 7 9 8 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against Milwaukee. The Astros have a W/L % of .412 after a win and .309 after a loss.
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Chi. Cubs. The Pirates have a W/L % of .534 after a win and .628 after a loss.