Pheeeewww! Pirates Take Series Finale, 6-3
Okay, thank goodness. Or "phew," which rhymes with "wooo." The Pirates won 6-3, taking two of three from the Astros, and moving to within a game and a half in the Wild Card chase, as the Cardinals...
| Final - 9.5.2012 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 |
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve, 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| Jimmy Paredes, RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .185 |
| Brett Wallace, 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .287 |
| J.D. Martinez, LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Brian Bogusevic, CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .210 |
| Scott Moore, 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .229 |
| Brandon Laird, 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| Carlos Corporan, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 |
| Tyler Greene, SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Fernando Abad, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jordan Schafer, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 |
| Mickey Storey, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hector Ambriz, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Xavier Cedeno, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jason Castro, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| Wilton Lopez, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Batting
Home runs - Laird
Doubles - Paredes, Corporan
Grounded into DP - Altuve, Corporan
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Wallace
Home runs - Laird
Doubles - Paredes, Corporan
Grounded into DP - Altuve, Corporan
Team LOB - 4
Fielding
Errors - Wallace
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Abad (L, 0-3) | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.30 | 1 | 87-55 |
| Mickey Storey | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.15 | 0 | 27-16 |
| Hector Ambriz | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.68 | 0 | 7-4 |
| Xavier Cedeno | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.94 | 0 | 18-9 |
| Wilton Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.47 | 0 | 16-12 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brock Holt, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .438 |
| Clint Barmes, SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .222 |
| Andrew McCutchen, CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .345 |
| Garrett Jones, RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .292 |
| Gaby Sanchez, 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .225 |
| Pedro Alvarez, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Rod Barajas, C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 |
| Alex Presley, LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| Kevin Correia, P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .139 |
| Jeff Clement, PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| Jared Hughes, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Eric Fryer, PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Jason Grilli, P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | |
Batting
Triples - Presley
Sacrifices - Holt, Barmes, Correia
Sacrifice flies - Holt
Team LOB - 8
Triples - Presley
Sacrifices - Holt, Barmes, Correia
Sacrifice flies - Holt
Team LOB - 8
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Correia (W, 10-8) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.28 | 0 | 67-42 |
| Jared Hughes | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2.65 | 0 | 21-15 |
| Jason Grilli | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2.47 | 0 | 17-12 |
GAME NOTES
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals, First Base Umpire - Mike Winters, Second Base Umpire - Wally Bell, Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Duration: 2:43
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jerry Meals, First Base Umpire - Mike Winters, Second Base Umpire - Wally Bell, Third Base Umpire - Mark Wegner
Duration: 2:43
