Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros - September 8,2008

4th inning: OA.2XH(32) **The last two plays are really one continuous play; pitcher Alberto Arias**
4th inning: OA.2XH(32) **made a wild throw on a pick-off attempt and Nyjer Morgan nearly scored on**
4th inning: OA.2XH(32) **the play**
5th inning: **Debut game for Mark Saccomanno**
5th inning: HR/9/F **Mark Saccomanno hit the first major league pitch he saw for a homer**
7th inning: 23/G/BINT **Luis Cruz called for interference**

Pittsburgh Pirates - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Nyjer Morgan	lf	28.068	L	3	1	1	0	1	2	.238	43	71
2	Freddy Sanchez	2b	30.262	R	3	1	0	0	1	0	.266	129	607
3	Nate McLouth	cf	26.316	L	4	0	1	0	0	2	.281	133	418
4	Ryan Doumit	c	27.158	B	4	0	1	0	0	1	.325	99	318
5	Adam LaRoche	1b	28.307	L	3	0	2	1	1	1	.270	118	671
6	Brandon Moss	rf	24.358	L	4	0	1	1	0	2	.266	66	82
7	Andy LaRoche	3b	24.361	R	3	0	0	0	1	0	.173	57	93
8	Luis Alfonso Cruz	ss	24.211	R	3	0	0	0	0	0	.083	4	4
	Doug Mientkiewicz	ph	34.081	L	1	0	0	0	0	1	.273	109	1052
9	Ian Snell	p	26.314	R	2	0	0	0	0	1	.133	28	113
	Steve Pearce	ph	25.148	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.242	22	46
	Jason Michaels	ph	32.127	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.232	109	720
Totals

2B: Adam LaRoche (26)

RBI: Adam LaRoche (64), Brandon Moss (26)

GDP: Luis Alfonso Cruz (1)

Houston Astros - Batting

#	player	pos	age	ba	ab	r	h	bi	bb	so	avg	s-g	c-g
1	Michael Bourn	cf	25.256	L	3	1	1	0	1	1	.225	124	247
2	Darin Erstad	lf	34.096	L	4	1	1	0	0	1	.284	126	1533
3	Miguel Tejada	ss	34.106	R	4	0	1	1	0	1	.283	140	1696
4	Lance Berkman	1b	32.211	B	3	0	2	1	1	1	.327	141	1354
5	Geoff Blum	3b	35.135	B	4	0	0	0	0	1	.232	101	1121
6	Hunter Pence	rf	25.148	R	4	0	2	0	0	1	.273	139	248
7	David Newhan	2b	35.001	L	3	0	0	0	0	1	.259	50	399
	Mark Loretta	ph-2b	37.025	R	1	0	0	0	0	0	.275	92	1611
8	J.R. Towles	c	24.210	R	2	0	0	0	1	1	.145	50	65
9	Alberto Arias	p	24.330	R	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000	13	19
	Mark Saccomanno	ph	28.131	R	1	1	1	1	0	0	1.000	1	1
	Jose Castillo	ph	27.173	R	1	0	0	0	0	1	.244	120	585
Totals

Errors: David Newhan, Alberto Arias

2B: Lance Berkman (44)

HR: Mark Saccomanno (1)

RBI: Miguel Tejada (58), Lance Berkman (95), Mark Saccomanno (1)

GDP: Mark Loretta (9)

SB: Hunter Pence (10)

Pittsburgh Pirates - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Ian Snell	R	L 6-11	6.0	6	3	3	3	9	1	5.54	1.81	28	110
2	Sean Burnett	L		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.99	1.66	47	61
3	Tyler Yates	R		0.1	2	0	0	0	0	0	5.12	1.67	62	214
4	John Grabow	L		0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.07	1.32	64	335
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Ian Snell (101-64-37), Sean Burnett (12-7-5), Tyler Yates (10-8-2), John Grabow (3-2-1)

Houston Astros - Pitching

#	pitcher	th	dec	ip	h	r	er	bb	so	hr	era	whip	s-g	c-g
1	Alberto Arias	R	W 1-0	5.0	2	0	0	3	6	0	1.93	1.13	13	19
2	Wesley Wright	L		0.2	2	0	0	1	1	0	4.62	1.40	63	64
3	Doug Brocail	R		0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	4.22	1.27	67	601
4	Chris Sampson	R		1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4.09	1.18	48	85
5	LaTroy Hawkins	R		1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4.33	1.22	49	680
6	Jose Valverde	R	SV 41	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.55	1.15	67	320
Totals				0.0

Pitches-Strikes-Balls: Alberto Arias (68-37-31), Wesley Wright (27-16-11), Doug Brocail (5-4-1), Chris Sampson (12-8-4), LaTroy Hawkins (17-10-7), Jose Valverde (14-11-3)

team	record		1	2	3		4	5	6		7	8	9		R	H	E		div-rk	lg-rk	mlb-rk	links
Pittsburgh Pirates	PIT	60-83		0	0	0		0	0	2		0	0	0		2	6	0		6	14	27	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page
Houston Astros	HOU	77-67		0	0	0		0	3	0		0	0	x		3	8	2		4	6	12	Team Stats/Roster	Game Log	Franchise Page

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