Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Houston Astros - Box Score - July 27, 2012

Scores for Jul 27, 2012

Final

Series: Game 2 of 4

Pittsburgh leads 2-0 (as of 7/27)

(57-42, 24-26 away)

(34-67, 24-26 home)

Coverage: FOX SW

8:05 PM ET, July 27, 2012

Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas

L: R. Cruz (1-1)

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Marte LF	4	0	0	1	0	2	19	.250	.222	.625
A Presley RF	4	1	2	1	0	1	14	.235	.273	.378
b-R Barajas PH-C	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.205	.280	.362
A McCutchen CF	4	0	2	0	0	0	14	.369	.425	.633
G Jones 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	12	.264	.288	.504
N Walker 2B	4	0	0	0	0	1	12	.290	.357	.428
P Alvarez 3B	4	1	1	0	0	2	13	.229	.295	.484
M McKenry C	4	2	3	2	0	0	20	.267	.341	.567
J Mercer PR-SS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.304	.476
C Barmes SS	2	0	0	0	0	2	13	.204	.230	.296
c-D Sutton PH-RF	0	1	0	0	1	0	5	.250	.286	.431
J Karstens P	2	0	0	0	0	1	11	.111	.111	.111
C Resop P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.333	.000
a-J Harrison PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	.229	.282	.374
J Hughes P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
T Watson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
d-C McGehee PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	.233	.301	.384
J Hanrahan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	33	6	9	5	2	10	149
a-hit sacrifice fly to left for C Resop in the 7th b-popped out to first for A Presley in the 9th c-walked for C Barmes in the 9th d-walked for T Watson in the 9th
BATTING 2B: A McCutchen 2 (19, W Lopez, J Lyles); M McKenry (9, J Lyles) HR: A Presley (7, 4th inning off J Lyles 0 on, 1 Out); M Mckenry (9, 5th inning off J Lyles 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Presley (15), M McKenry 2 (22), J Harrison (10), S Marte (2) S: C Barmes SF: J Harrison, S Marte Pirates RISP: 0-7 (R Barajas 0-1, G Jones 0-2, N Walker 0-3, P Alvarez 0-1) Team LOB: 5

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Karstens	5.0	6	4	4	3	7	2	88-56	3.88
C Resop	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	3.17
J Hughes	1.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	22-12	2.05
T Watson (W, 5-1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14-9	4.45
J Hanrahan (S, 31)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	18-11	2.18
Totals	9.0	11	5	5	4	12	2	150-94
PITCHING WP: J Karstens First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Karstens 14/25; C Resop 3/4; J Hughes 3/7; T Watson 3/3; J Hanrahan 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Karstens 19-10-13-14; C Resop 1-0-2-3; J Hughes 2-3-2-5; T Watson 3-2-3-1; J Hanrahan 2-5-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 4-5; C Resop 0-3; J Hughes 2-0; T Watson 0-1; J Hanrahan 0-1 Game Scores: J Karstens 43

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Altuve 2B	5	0	1	0	0	1	19	.295	.341	.421
M Gonzalez SS	5	0	0	0	0	2	19	.254	.302	.339
C Johnson 3B	4	2	3	1	1	1	23	.282	.331	.433
S Moore 1B	4	0	0	0	1	1	14	.215	.264	.430
J Martinez LF	5	1	3	1	0	1	16	.246	.320	.389
J Schafer PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.224	.307	.304
J Maxwell CF	4	1	2	0	1	2	21	.231	.311	.450
B Francisco RF	4	1	2	2	0	1	13	.316	.316	.474
W Lopez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
B Bogusevic RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	.215	.301	.324
C Snyder C	3	0	0	0	1	2	15	.178	.302	.296
J Lyles P	2	0	0	1	0	1	6	.095	.136	.095
F Rodriguez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-M Downs PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.198	.245	.397
W Wright P-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
R Cruz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
X Cedeno P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	38	5	11	5	4	12	150
a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for F Rodriguez in the 7th
BATTING 2B: C Johnson (21, J Karstens) 3B: C Johnson (3, J Hughes) HR: C Johnson (8, 3rd inning off J Karstens 0 on, 0 Out); B Francisco (1, 4th inning off J Karstens 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Francisco 2 (2), J Lyles (2), C Johnson (41), J Martinez (52) S: J Lyles Astros RISP: 2-13 (M Downs 0-1, J Martinez 1-2, J Altuve 0-1, M Gonzalez 0-1, S Moore 0-2, J Maxwell 0-1, B Bogusevic 0-1, B Francisco 1-3, C Snyder 0-1) Team LOB: 11
BASERUNNING SB: J Altuve (18, 2nd base off J Karstens/M McKenry); J Schafer (24, 2nd base off J Hanrahan/R Barajas)

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Lyles	6.0	7	4	4	0	8	2	100-67	5.54
F Rodriguez (B, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	8-7	6.05
W Wright (H, 13)	1.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	11-8	3.34
W Lopez	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	2.61
R Cruz (L, 1-1)	0.0	1	2	2	2	0	0	19-9	7.41
X Cedeno (B, 1)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-4	2.53
Totals	9.0	9	6	6	2	10	2	149-98
PITCHING J Lyles pitched to 1 batter in the 7th; W Lopez pitched to 1 batter in the 8th; R Cruz pitched to 3 batters in the 9th WP: X Cedeno First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lyles 16/25; F Rodriguez 2/3; W Lopez 1/1; W Wright 2/4; R Cruz 1/3; X Cedeno 0/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lyles 20-13-17-17; F Rodriguez 2-1-2-2; W Wright 4-1-0-3; W Lopez 0-0-2-1; R Cruz 3-2-3-1; X Cedeno 1-0-1-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lyles 8-2; F Rodriguez 1-1; W Lopez 0-0; W Wright 2-1; R Cruz 0-0; X Cedeno 0-2 Game Scores: J Lyles 50

			PIT	HOU
	2nd	B Francisco singled to center, J Martinez scored, J Maxwell to third.	0	1
	2nd	J Lyles sacrificed into fielder's choice to catcher, J Maxwell scored, B Francisco to second.	0	2
	3rd	C Johnson homered to left.	0	3
	4th	A Presley homered to right.	1	3
	4th	B Francisco homered to left.	1	4
	5th	M McKenry homered to left, P Alvarez scored.	3	4
	7th	J Harrison hit sacrifice fly to left, M McKenry scored.	4	4
	7th	J Martinez singled to shallow left center, C Johnson scored.	4	5
	9th	S Marte hit sacrifice fly to center, J Mercer scored, D Sutton to third.	5	5
	9th	D Sutton scored, C McGehee to second on wild pitch by X Cedeno.	6	5
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ASTROS RIGHTFIELDER BEN FRANCISCO'S HOME RUN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING WAS REVIEWED AND UPHELD.

Stadium	Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX
Attendance	24,685 (58.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:20
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Alan Porter, First Base - David Rackley, Second Base - Jim Wolf, Third Base - Derryl Cousins

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