Houston Astros vs. Pittsburgh Pirates

Friday, September 21st, 2012 7:05PM CST

Houston Astros

Astros

HOU

Home

7
vs.
Final

Pirates

PIT

Away

1
Pittsburgh Pirates

Game Recap

Houston defeated Pittsburgh 7-1 on Friday night powered by home runs. Jed Lowrie connected for a three-run shot, while Justin Maxwell and Brett Wallace each added solo blasts, guiding the Astros to a comfortable win. The loss served to dim the Pirates' fading postseason aspirations even more.

Game Details

Date: Friday, September 21st, 2012

Time: 7:05PM CST

Stadium: Daikin Park

Location: Houston, Texas

Attendance: 17,093

Line Score

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Game Stats


Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Doubles: J Altuve (34, J Locke)

Triples: B Wallace (1, J McDonald)

Home Runs: J Lowrie (15, 1st inning off J Locke 2 on, 2 Out); J Maxwell (17, 6th inning off J McDonald 0 on, 0 Out); B Wallace (8, 7th inning off H Takahashi 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: J Lowrie 3 (41), J Maxwell (50), B Wallace 2 (21), J Altuve (35)

2-out Runs Batted In: J Lowrie 3, B Wallace

Team Left On Base: 8

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-8 (B Barnes 0-2, M Dominguez 0-3, J Lowrie 1-2, C Snyder 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Dominguez 3; J Lowrie 1


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

Hit By Pitch: J Lowrie (By J McDonald); J Altuve (By B Morris)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: E Gonzalez 4-7; F Rodriguez 9-11; J Valdez 1-3; X Cedeno 1-3; M Storey 3-4; R Cruz 3-4; W Lopez 2-3

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: E Gonzalez 7-3-5-5; F Rodriguez 12-5-9-7; J Valdez 1-0-0-3; X Cedeno 1-4-0-1; M Storey 3-5-2-1; R Cruz 5-3-2-2; W Lopez 3-3-7-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Gonzalez 2-2; F Rodriguez 3-2; J Valdez 1-0; X Cedeno 0-1; M Storey 0-0; R Cruz 1-0; W Lopez 0-1

Game Scores: E Gonzalez 53


Houston Astros Fielding

Astros Fielding

Double Plays: 1 (M Dominguez-B Wallace)

Errors: M Storey (1, ground ball)


Houston Astros Baserunning

Astros Baserunning

Stolen Bases: J Altuve (32, 3rd base off J Locke/M McKenry); B Bogusevic (15, 2nd base off B Morris/M McKenry)



Pittsburgh Pirates Batting

Pirates Batting

Home Runs: G Jones (24, 8th inning off R Cruz 0 on, 2 Out)

Runs Batted In: G Jones (78)

2-out Runs Batted In: G Jones

Team Left On Base: 7

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-4 (G Jones 0-1, B Holt 1-1, J Locke 0-1, P Alvarez 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: J Locke 2; P Alvarez 2


Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching

Pirates Pitching

Pitcher Notes: J McDonald pitched to 4 batters in the 6th

Wild Pitches: J Wilson

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: J Locke 13-21; J McDonald 0-4; B Morris 3-5; H Takahashi 1-4; J Wilson 2-5

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: J Locke 20-8-13-10; J McDonald 1-1-2-2; B Morris 0-6-6-1; H Takahashi 2-0-4-4; J Wilson 4-2-5-1

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Locke 2-5; J McDonald 0-0; B Morris 1-0; H Takahashi 2-1; J Wilson 0-1

Game Scores: J Locke 54


Pittsburgh Pirates Baserunning

Pirates Baserunning

Caught Stealing: S Marte (4, 2nd base by F Rodriguez/C Snyder)


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