Houston Astros vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Box Score - May 30, 2009 - ESPN

Scores for May 30, 2009

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/30)

Game 1: Friday, May 29
Houston	6	Final
Pittsburgh	1	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, May 30
Houston	4	Final
Pittsburgh	7	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, May 31
Houston	2	Final
Pittsburgh	1	Final
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Astros 4

(19-29, 10-14 away)

Pirates 7

(22-27, 12-10 home)

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7:05 PM ET, May 30, 2009

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	4	8	0
PIT	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	-	7	13	0

W: J. Karstens (2-2)

L: W. Rodriguez (5-4)

S: M. Capps (10)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Bourn CF	4	0	1	0	1	0	18	.288	.360	.384
M Tejada SS	4	0	2	2	0	1	15	.347	.376	.523
L Berkman 1B	4	0	1	1	1	1	16	.235	.364	.475
C Lee LF	4	1	1	0	1	0	19	.313	.360	.516
H Pence RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	12	.343	.419	.500
I Rodriguez C	4	0	0	0	0	0	9	.264	.305	.444
J Keppinger 3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	18	.308	.386	.500
E Maysonet 2B	2	2	1	0	2	1	21	.438	.500	.750
W Rodriguez P	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	.043	.043	.043
J Fulchino P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-D Erstad PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	5	.143	.204	.204
T Byrdak P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
B Backe P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
b-J Michaels PH	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	.200	.317	.343
Totals	33	4	8	4	5	4	140
a-lined out to center for J Fulchino in the 7th b-doubled to deep left for B Backe in the 9th
BATTING 2B: M Tejada 2 (19, J Karstens 2); C Lee (11, J Karstens); J Keppinger (7, J Karstens); M Bourn (8, J Grabow); J Michaels (5, T Gorzelanny) RBI: M Tejada 2 (28), J Keppinger (5), L Berkman (29) S: W Rodriguez 2-out RBI: M Tejada 2, J Keppinger, L Berkman GIDP: C Lee Astros RISP: 2-13 (M Tejada 1-2, M Bourn 0-1, H Pence 0-2, I Rodriguez 0-1, C Lee 0-2, J Keppinger 1-1, L Berkman 0-3, E Maysonet 0-1) Team LOB: 9
FIELDING DP: 2 (M Tejada-E Maysonet-L Berkman, J Keppinger-E Maysonet-L Berkman).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
W Rodriguez (L, 5-4)	4.2	9	5	5	3	6	0	105-67	2.26
J Fulchino	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	28-15	3.79
T Byrdak	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	3.50
B Backe	1.0	3	2	2	0	1	0	20-15	18.00
Totals	8.0	13	7	7	5	8	0	163-104
PITCHING WP: B Backe First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: W Rodriguez 15/25; J Fulchino 3/6; T Byrdak 2/3; B Backe 5/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: W Rodriguez 16-8-27-16; J Fulchino 7-1-4-3; T Byrdak 1-0-3-3; B Backe 5-2-3-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 4-4; J Fulchino 1-2; T Byrdak 3-0; B Backe 1-1 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 29

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
N Morgan CF	4	1	0	0	1	3	23	.275	.356	.346
An LaRoche 3B	4	2	2	1	1	0	20	.307	.379	.431
F Sanchez 2B	4	1	2	1	1	0	20	.333	.371	.510
C Monroe LF	5	0	1	1	0	1	22	.246	.290	.415
E Hinske 1B	3	1	3	0	1	0	22	.282	.370	.408
D Young RF	4	0	1	1	0	1	13	.291	.371	.345
R Diaz C	3	0	1	2	0	0	11	.328	.355	.431
J Wilson SS	4	1	2	0	0	1	12	.252	.282	.378
J Karstens P	2	0	0	0	1	2	18	.000	.143	.000
J Grabow P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-B Moss PH	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	.268	.313	.384
T Gorzelanny P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Capps P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	34	7	13	7	5	8	163
a-doubled to deep right for J Grabow in the 8th
BATTING 2B: J Wilson 2 (9, B Backe, W Rodriguez); B Moss (9, B Backe); An LaRoche (13, B Backe) RBI: F Sanchez (17), C Monroe (15), R Diaz 2 (8), D Young (9), B Moss (12), An LaRoche (22) SF: R Diaz 2-out RBI: D Young, R Diaz GIDP: C Monroe, R Diaz Pirates RISP: 7-17 (D Young 1-2, J Wilson 0-2, B Moss 1-1, C Monroe 1-4, J Karstens 0-1, E Hinske 1-1, An LaRoche 1-1, F Sanchez 1-2, N Morgan 0-2, R Diaz 1-1) Team LOB: 9
FIELDING DP: 1 (J Wilson-F Sanchez-E Hinske).

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Karstens (W, 2-2)	7.0	6	2	2	1	4	0	87-60	4.83
J Grabow (H, 7)	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	21-11	4.50
T Gorzelanny	0.2	1	2	2	2	0	0	19-8	7.94
M Capps (S, 10)	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	13-5	6.32
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	5	4	0	140-84
PITCHING HBP: M Tejada (By M Capps) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Karstens 19/27; J Grabow 3/5; T Gorzelanny 4/5; M Capps 1/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Karstens 18-7-13-22; J Grabow 3-3-1-4; T Gorzelanny 3-1-1-3; M Capps 2-0-2-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 9-8; J Grabow 3-0; T Gorzelanny 1-1; M Capps 1-0 Game Scores: J Karstens 60

Scoring Summary

			HOU	PIT
	1st	F Sanchez singled to center, N Morgan scored, An LaRoche to second.	0	1
	1st	C Monroe singled to left, An LaRoche scored, F Sanchez to second.	0	2
	1st	R Diaz hit sacrifice fly to left, F Sanchez scored, C Monroe to third.	0	3
	3rd	M Tejada doubled to deep right center, E Maysonet scored.	1	3
	4th	J Keppinger doubled to deep center, C Lee scored.	2	3
	5th	D Young singled to shallow left, An LaRoche scored, E Hinske to second.	2	4
	5th	R Diaz singled to left, E Hinske scored, D Young to second.	2	5
	8th	B Moss doubled to deep right, J Wilson scored.	2	6
	8th	An LaRoche doubled to deep left, B Moss scored.	2	7
	9th	M Tejada hit by pitch, E Maysonet scored, J Michaels to third, M Bourn to second.	3	7
	9th	L Berkman walked, J Michaels scored, M Bourn to third, M Tejada to second.	4	7
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Game Information

Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	37,167 (96.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:54
Weather	71 degrees, clear
Wind	7 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Marvin Hudson, First Base - John Hirschbeck, Second Base - Wally Bell, Third Base - Marty Foster