Pittsburgh 5, Houston 3
Thursday, July 26, 2012 8:05 PM
When: 8:05 PM ET, Thursday, July 26, 2012
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Derryl Cousins, 1B -
Alan Porter, 2B -
David Rackley, 3B -
Jim Wolf
Attendance:
19926
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Pittsburgh
|
56-42 |
33-16 |
23-26 |
W2 |
| Houston
|
34-66 |
24-25 |
10-41 |
L10 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Houston Astros have a 24-25 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 23-26 record on the road.
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Houston has a streak of 10 straight up losses. The Astros have won 0 of their last 10 games.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Pirates have won 7 of their last 10 games.
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A.J. Burnett pitched 7.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.52. Joel Hanrahan closed out the game to get the save and has 30 saves for the season. Dallas Keuchel took the loss for Houston.
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Chris Johnson, Carlos Corporan hit homeruns for Houston. Starling Marte, Garrett Jones, Clint Barmes hit homeruns for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Pittsburgh
|
8 |
3 |
17 |
.235 |
4 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Houston
|
5 |
2 |
11 |
.167 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh. The Astros have a W/L % of .412 after a win and .308 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 .527 after a win and .628 after a loss.
