Pittsburgh 8, Houston 1
Sunday, September 23, 2012 2:05 PM
When: 2:05 PM ET, Sunday, September 23, 2012
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature:
Indoors
Umpires:
Home -
Tim Timmons, 1B -
Marty Foster, 2B -
Eric Cooper, 3B -
Jeff Kellogg
Attendance:
15207
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Pittsburgh
|
75-77 |
42-33 |
33-44 |
W1 |
| Houston
|
50-103 |
34-44 |
16-59 |
L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this loss, the Houston Astros have a 34-44 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 33-44 record on the road.
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Houston has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Astros have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Pirates have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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A.J. Burnett pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.53. Jordan Lyles took the loss for Houston.
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Scott Moore had the only homerun for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Hitting
| Pittsburgh |
|
Houston |
|
Josh Harrison
| Player |
Scott Moore |
|
4 |
Hits |
3 |
|
0 |
RBI |
1 |
|
0 |
HR |
1 |
|
4 |
TB |
7 |
|
.667 |
Avg |
.750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Pittsburgh
|
18 |
0 |
22 |
.391 |
10 |
8 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Houston
|
4 |
1 |
8 |
.133 |
12 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Upcoming Games
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Houston will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Astros have a W/L % of .340 after a win and .324 after a loss.
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Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against NY Mets. The Pirates have a W/L % of .486 after a win and .500 after a loss.
