Astros Win! Astros Win 5-1!
Astros win first game of series against Pirates. Brett Wallace hits 3-run homerun, Edgar Gonzalez pitches well in Astros debut.
| Final - 9.3.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Stories
Astros 5, Pirates 1
Well, that was ugly. The Astros scored one in the first on a bunch of ground ball singles and then a groundout, then another in the third on a walk, a single and a groundout. That wouldn't have...
GameThreads
Pirates Fans GameThread on Bucs Dugout
Loading Game Thread from Bucs Dugout
Astros Fans GameThread on The Crawfish Boxes
Loading Game Thread from The Crawfish Boxes
Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve, 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .291 |
| Tyler Greene, SS | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .232 |
| Brett Wallace, 1B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .287 |
| Justin Maxwell, LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .230 |
| Matt Downs, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .208 |
| Brian Bogusevic, RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .209 |
| Matt Dominguez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| Chris Snyder, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .192 |
| Brandon Barnes, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .167 |
| Edgar Gonzalez, P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Mickey Storey, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wesley Wright, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 14 | |
Batting
Home runs - Wallace
Sacrifices - Gonzalez
Team LOB - 6
Home runs - Wallace
Sacrifices - Gonzalez
Team LOB - 6
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Gonzalez (W, 1-0) | 5.1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1.69 | 0 | 82-54 |
| Mickey Storey (, 0-1) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.89 | 0 | 15-13 |
| Wesley Wright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.56 | 0 | 16-14 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Holt, 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| Josh Harrison, ph,4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Travis Snider, LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .274 |
| Andrew McCutchen, CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 |
| Garrett Jones, RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 |
| Gaby Sanchez, 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 |
| Pedro Alvarez, 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Rod Barajas, C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .199 |
| Alex Presley, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| Hisanori Takahashi, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jared Hughes, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Clint Barmes, SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .220 |
| Jeff Locke, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Jeff Clement, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kyle McPherson, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Michael McKenry, ph,2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 |
| Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
Batting
Triples - Alvarez
Doubles - Jones
Team LOB - 5
Triples - Alvarez
Doubles - Jones
Team LOB - 5
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Locke (L, 0-1) | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4.82 | 0 | 76-58 |
| Kyle McPherson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.59 | 0 | 40-24 |
| Hisanori Takahashi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9.00 | 0 | 19-12 |
| Jared Hughes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2.73 | 0 | 17-12 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Wally Bell, First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner, Second Base Umpire - Jordan Baker, Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters
Duration: 2:49
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Wally Bell, First Base Umpire - Mark Wegner, Second Base Umpire - Jordan Baker, Third Base Umpire - Mike Winters
Duration: 2:49
