Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 8, Houston 7
Tuesday, July 3, 2012 7:05 PM
When: 7:05 PM ET, Tuesday, July 3, 2012
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Gerry Davis, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Manny Gonzalez, 3B - Greg Gibson
Attendance: 21516
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Houston 0211020017130
Pittsburgh 0002032018130
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Houston 32-49 23-19 9-30 L6
Pittsburgh 44-36 25-13 19-23 W2
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 25-13 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 9-30 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 6 of their last 10 games.
  • Houston has a streak of 6 straight up losses. The Astros have won 3 of their last 10 games.
  • Joel Hanrahan pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 2.32. Wesley Wright took the loss for Houston.
  • Drew Sutton, Andrew McCutchen, Garrett Jones hit homeruns for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Houston   Pittsburgh
Lucas Harrell Player A.J. Burnett
Loss W/L Loss
5.0 IP 5.0
9 Strikeouts 5
9 Hits 12
9.00 ERA 10.80
Hitting
Houston   Pittsburgh
Lucas Harrell Player Andrew McCutchen
2 Hits 3
0 RBI 2
0 HR 1
2 TB 6
.667 Avg .750
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg K RBI BB SB E
Houston 13 0 19 .361 9 7 3 2 0
Pittsburgh 13 3 22 .342 13 8 0 0 0
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against Houston. The Pirates have a W/L % of .488 after a win and .622 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against Pittsburgh. The Astros have a W/L % of .438 after a win and .375 after a loss.