Houston 7, Pittsburgh 4
Monday, August 29, 2011 8:05 PM
Location -
Minute Maid Park
Temperature -
Indoors
Umpires -
Home Plate -
Mike Muchlinski,
First Base -
Mike Winters,
Second Base -
Mike Everitt,
Third Base -
Chris Guccione,
Attendance -
19250
Final Scoring Summary
|
Final
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
X |
R
|
H
|
E
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
4
|
5 |
0 |
|
Houston
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
7
|
13 |
0 |
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Pittsburgh
|
62-72 |
31-37 |
31-35 |
L2 |
| Houston
|
45-90 |
24-42 |
21-48 |
W2 |
Recap
Carlos Lee hit a three-run homer in the top of the seventh inning and Wandy Rodriguez struck out a career-best 13 hitters to lead Houston to a 7-4 comeback victory over Pittsburgh on Monday night.
Rodriguez (10-9) worked seven innings for the win, scattering four hits and four walks. He struck out the side in the second and fourth innings.
Facing a 3-2 deficit entering the seventh, the Astros tied it when J.D. Martinez grounded into a fielder's choice with runners on second and third against Jason Grilli (1-1).
Lee then delivered the decisive blow when he drove a 0-1 pitch from Jose Veras into the left-field seats. He extended his hitting streak to 10 games.
The Pirates added a run in the ninth inning when Ronny Cedeño hit a two-out RBI triple against Juan Abreu.
Pittsburgh had jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning on a two-run homer by Andrew McCutchen and an RBI double by Ryan Doumit.
Pirates starter Ross Ohlendorf worked five innings, yielding two runs on five hits while striking out five.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh |
|
Houston |
|
Ross Ohlendorf |
Player |
Wandy Rodriguez
|
|
No Decision
|
W/L |
Win
|
|
5.0 |
IP |
7.0 |
|
6 |
Strikeouts |
13 |
|
5 |
Hits |
4 |
|
3.60 |
ERA |
3.86 |
Hitting
| Pittsburgh |
|
Houston |
|
Ronny Cedeno | Player |
Jose Altuve
|
|
1 |
Hits |
3 |
|
1 |
RBI |
1 |
|
0 |
HR |
0 |
|
3 |
TB |
4 |
|
.500 |
Avg |
.600 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Pittsburgh
|
5 |
1 |
13 |
.156 |
13 |
16 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
| Houston
|
13 |
1 |
20 |
.361 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
-
Houston
will play their next game at home against Pittsburgh.
The
Astros
have a W/L % of
.318
after a win and
.341
after a loss.
-
Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Houston.
The
Pirates
have a W/L % of
.413
after a win and
.507
after a loss.