Pittsburgh 5, Houston 2
When: 7:05 PM ET, Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature:
69°
Umpires:
Home -
Mike Reilly, 1B -
Bob Davidson, 2B -
Alfonso Marquez, 3B -
Andy Fletcher
Attendance:
9392
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Houston
|
31-29 |
15-9 |
16-20 |
L1 |
| Pittsburgh
|
28-31 |
16-12 |
12-19 |
W1 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 16-12 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 16-20 record on the road.
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Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Pirates have won 5 of their last 10 games.
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Houston has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Astros have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Zach Duke pitched 7.2 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 4.19. Matt Capps closed out the game to get the save and has 12 saves for the season. Roy Oswalt took the loss for Houston.
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Ty Wigginton had the only homerun for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston |
|
Pittsburgh |
|
Roy Oswalt
|
Player |
Zach Duke
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
6.0 |
IP |
7.2 |
|
4 |
Strikeouts |
2 |
|
9 |
Hits |
7 |
|
4.50 |
ERA |
2.35 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Houston
|
8 |
1 |
11 |
.242 |
11 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Pittsburgh
|
10 |
0 |
10 |
.323 |
17 |
6 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
0 |