Houston Astros vs. Pittsburgh Pirates - Box Score - September 04, 2012

Scores for Sep 4, 2012

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/4)

(42-94, 14-54 away)

(71-64, 41-27 home)

Coverage: ROOT Sports

7:05 PM ET, September 4, 2012

PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

L: J. Lyles (3-11)

Houston Astros
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Altuve 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	10	.291	.343	.398
T Greene SS	4	0	0	0	0	1	12	.229	.273	.399
B Wallace 1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	10	.286	.350	.490
J Maxwell CF	2	0	0	0	1	1	15	.228	.303	.447
a-F Martinez PH	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.233	.414
b-C Snyder PH	1	0	1	1	0	0	2	.196	.313	.342
B Barnes CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167	.211	.241
J Castro C	4	0	0	0	0	1	15	.261	.336	.374
M Downs RF	3	0	0	0	0	1	6	.204	.246	.370
c-J Schafer PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	4	.215	.303	.300
J Paredes LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	17	.174	.222	.174
B Laird 3B	3	0	1	0	0	0	12	.333	.333	.333
R Cruz P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
J Valdez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
d-S Moore PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	7	.226	.297	.406
J Lyles P	2	0	1	0	0	1	10	.156	.182	.188
F Rodriguez P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
C Fick P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
M Dominguez 3B	2	1	1	0	0	0	9	.310	.333	.517
Totals	34	2	7	2	2	8	129
a-hit for J Maxwell in the 8th b-singled to left for F Martinez in the 8th c-struck out looking for M Downs in the 9th d-walked for J Valdez in the 9th
BATTING 2B: B Wallace (9, C Resop) RBI: B Wallace (17), C Snyder (24) 2-out RBI: B Wallace, C Snyder Astros RISP: 2-8 (J Castro 0-1, T Greene 0-2, B Wallace 1-2, J Altuve 0-1, M Dominguez 0-1, C Snyder 1-1) Team LOB: 7
BASERUNNING SB: J Altuve (28, 2nd base off W Rodriguez/M McKenry)
FIELDING E: T Greene (9, pop up); R Cruz (1, throw) DP: 2 (J Altuve-T Greene-B Wallace, J Altuve-B Wallace).

Houston Astros
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
J Lyles (L, 3-11)	4.2	7	5	4	1	5	0	92-57	5.55
F Rodriguez	0.1	0	1	0	1	1	0	19-10	5.72
C Fick	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	0	18-10	4.60
R Cruz	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16-12	6.80
J Valdez	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	16-9	0.00
Totals	8.0	10	6	4	3	9	0	161-98
PITCHING WP: F Rodriguez First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lyles 9/21; F Rodriguez 1/3; C Fick 3/5; R Cruz 3/4; J Valdez 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lyles 15-5-22-15; F Rodriguez 4-1-4-1; C Fick 2-3-3-2; R Cruz 1-2-6-3; J Valdez 4-0-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lyles 8-1; F Rodriguez 0-0; C Fick 0-1; R Cruz 0-1; J Valdez 0-3 Game Scores: J Lyles 36

Pittsburgh Pirates
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
B Holt 2B	5	2	4	0	0	0	19	.462	.500	.538
T Snider RF	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.271	.360	.375
J Tabata RF	2	1	0	0	1	1	17	.233	.303	.337
A McCutchen CF	4	1	4	3	0	0	21	.347	.409	.565
G Jones 1B	3	1	1	1	1	0	19	.292	.330	.552
G Sanchez 1B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.216	.266	.335
P Alvarez 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	19	.248	.326	.493
M McKenry C	4	0	0	0	0	2	12	.256	.330	.503
A Presley LF	3	0	0	0	1	1	17	.234	.278	.383
C Barmes SS	4	0	1	0	0	2	15	.221	.246	.310
W Rodriguez P	3	0	0	0	0	2	13	.020	.075	.020
C Resop P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.250	.000
T Watson P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
a-J Clement PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.000	.000	.000
J Hanrahan P	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
Totals	34	6	10	4	3	9	161
a-fouled out to third for T Watson in the 8th
BATTING 2B: A McCutchen (26, J Lyles); B Holt (1, J Lyles) RBI: A McCutchen 3 (83), G Jones (74) 2-out RBI: A McCutchen GIDP: P Alvarez Pirates RISP: 3-9 (G Jones 1-2, J Tabata 0-2, A McCutchen 2-2, P Alvarez 0-3) Team LOB: 7

Pittsburgh Pirates
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
W Rodriguez (W, 10-13)	7.0	4	0	0	1	7	0	90-61	3.71
C Resop	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	0	14-9	3.74
T Watson	0.1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7-3	3.71
J Hanrahan	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	19-11	2.44
Totals	9.0	7	2	2	2	8	0	130-84
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: W Rodriguez 16/26; C Resop 3/4; T Watson 1/2; J Hanrahan 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: W Rodriguez 17-10-16-18; C Resop 3-1-1-4; T Watson 1-0-0-2; J Hanrahan 3-3-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 9-5; C Resop 2-0; T Watson 0-1; J Hanrahan 0-2 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 75

			HOU	PIT
	1st	A McCutchen doubled to left, T Snider scored.	0	1
	3rd	A McCutchen singled to center, B Holt scored, J Tabata to second.	0	2
	3rd	G Jones reached on infield single to shortstop, J Tabata scored, A McCutchen to third.	0	3
	5th	A McCutchen reached on infield single to third, B Holt scored.	0	4
	5th	P Alvarez safe at first on error by shortstop T Greene, A McCutchen and G Jones scored.	0	6
	8th	B Wallace doubled to deep left, M Dominguez scored.	1	6
	8th	C Snyder singled to left, B Wallace scored.	2	6
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THE GAME IS UNDERWAY AFTER A 1 HOUR AND 15 MINUTE DELAY.
PIRATES RIGHTFIELDER TRAVIS SNIDER LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING WITH DISCOMFORT IN HIS RIGHT HAMSTRING.

Stadium	PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance	12,785 (33.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:07
Weather	74 degrees, rain
Wind	4 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Jerry Meals, Second Base - Mike Winters, Third Base - Wally Bell

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