Houston 8, Pittsburgh 2
Tuesday, August 30, 2011 8:05 PM
When: 8:05 PM ET, Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Winters, 1B -
Mike Everitt, 2B -
Chris Guccione, 3B -
Mike Muchlinski
Attendance:
21750
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Pittsburgh
|
62-73 |
31-37 |
31-36 |
L3 |
| Houston
|
46-90 |
25-42 |
21-48 |
W3 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Houston Astros have a 25-42 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 31-36 record on the road.
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Houston has a streak of 3 straight up wins. The Astros have won 4 of their last 10 games.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Henry Sosa pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.34. Charlie Morton took the loss for Pittsburgh.
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Jose Altuve had the only homerun for Houston. Andrew McCutchen had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Pittsburgh |
|
Houston |
|
Ronny Cedeno | Player |
J.D. Martinez
|
|
2 |
Hits |
3 |
|
0 |
RBI |
3 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
3 |
TB |
3 |
|
1.000 |
Avg |
.600 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Pittsburgh
|
4 |
1 |
8 |
.133 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Houston
|
13 |
1 |
17 |
.351 |
10 |
8 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Astros have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .341 after a loss.
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Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Houston. The Pirates have a W/L % of .413 after a win and .500 after a loss.
