Pittsburgh 7, Houston 0

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(1-6)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Houston 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 Pittsburgh 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 X 7 14 0 WP: Z. Duke (2-0) LP: B. Moehler (0-2)	(4-3)

Scoring Summary

Bot 1st: Pittsburgh

- R. Doumit singled to right, F. Sanchez scored

Bot 3rd: Pittsburgh

- N. McLouth singled to right, F. Sanchez scored

- A. LaRoche homered to deep right, N. McLouth scored

- N. Morgan singled to center, R. Vazquez and J. Wilson scored, Z. Duke to second

Bot 8th: Pittsburgh

- R. Doumit homered to deep right

Houston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
K. Matsui 2b	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.214
G. Blum 3b	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333
M. Tejada ss	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	.269
L. Berkman 1b	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.167
C. Lee lf	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	.192
H. Pence rf	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	.308
J. Michaels cf	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.143
J. Keppinger 3b-2b	2	0	1	0	1	0	0	.556
H. Quintero c	3	0	0	0	0	2	3	.000
B. Moehler p	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
T. Byrdak p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
R. Ortiz p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Smith ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
C. Sampson p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
W. Wright p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
I. Rodriguez ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217
G. Geary p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	31	0	4	0	2	5	7

Batting 2B - M Tejada (1, Z Duke); J Keppinger (1, Z Duke). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - C Lee 1, H Quintero 2. Team LOB - 6.

Pittsburgh
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
N. Morgan lf	5	0	1	2	0	1	4	.387
F. Sanchez 2b	5	2	3	0	0	0	4	.375
N. McLouth cf	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	.160
R. Doumit c	5	1	2	2	0	1	2	.241
A. LaRoche 1b	4	1	3	2	1	0	0	.231
B. Moss rf	5	0	1	0	0	0	6	.261
R. Vazquez 3b	3	1	1	0	1	0	0	.250
J. Wilson ss	3	1	1	0	1	0	1	.320
Z. Duke p	2	0	1	0	1	0	1	.500
Totals	36	7	14	7	5	2	18

Batting 2B - F Sanchez 3 (6, B Moehler 2, C Sampson); Z Duke (2, C Sampson); Ad LaRoche (1, G Geary). HR - A Laroche (2, 3rd inning off B Moehler 1 on, 1 Out), R Doumit (2, 8th inning off G Geary 0 on, 1 Out). S - Z Duke. RBI - R Doumit 2 (8), N McLouth (6), Ad LaRoche 2 (4), N Morgan 2 (7). 2-out RBI - R Doumit, N Morgan 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - F Sanchez 2, B Moss 2, N Morgan 2. Team LOB - 11.

Houston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
B. Moehler (L, 0-2)	2.1	7	5	5	1	0	1	27.00
T. Byrdak	0.2	1	1	1	2	0	0	2.70
R. Ortiz	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	6.75
C. Sampson	2.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	0.00
W. Wright	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	12.00
G. Geary	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	5.40
Pittsburgh
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
Z. Duke (W, 2-0)	9.0	4	0	0	2	5	0	0.59

Pitches-strikes - B Moehler 45-25; T Byrdak 30-16; R Ortiz 17-10; C Sampson 21-12; W Wright 18-9; G Geary 14-10; Z Duke 119-78.

Ground balls-fly balls - B Moehler 1-6; T Byrdak 2-0; R Ortiz 2-0; C Sampson 2-4; W Wright 0-2; G Geary 1-1; Z Duke 14-8.

Batters faced - B Moehler 15; T Byrdak 5; R Ortiz 4; C Sampson 9; W Wright 5; G Geary 4; Z Duke 33.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Mike Winters. 1B--James Hoye. 2B--Randy Marsh. 3B--Brian Knight. Time: 2:41. (Plus ceremonies delay totaling 12 minutes in the 1st). Attendance: 38,411. Weather: 53 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 11 mph, in from left.

Game Notes

THE START OF THE GAME IS BEING DELAYED DUE TO CEREMONIES.

HOUSTON PITCHER BRIAN BRIAN MOEHLER LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING WITH AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY.

Updated on Tuesday, Apr 14, 2009 3:26 am ET