Houston 9, Pittsburgh 1

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(54-85)	Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Pittsburgh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 7 1 Houston 1 0 2 0 0 0 6 0 X 9 11 0 WP: B. Norris (5-3) LP: C. Morton (3-8)	(69-72)

Scoring Summary

Bot 1st: Houston

- L. Berkman homered to deep right center

Bot 3rd: Houston

- K. Matsui singled to shallow right, M. Bourn scored

- L. Berkman doubled to shallow left, K. Matsui scored

Top 5th: Pittsburgh

- A. LaRoche homered to deep left

Bot 7th: Houston

- H. Pence scored, J.R. Towles to third, J. Michaels to second on A. LaRoche's fielding error

- M. Bourn hit sacrifice fly to center, J.R. Towles scored

- K. Matsui doubled to shallow right, J. Michaels scored

- C. Lee homered to deep center, K. Matsui and L. Berkman scored

Pittsburgh
	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	SB	LOB	Season Avg
A. McCutchen cf	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.275
D. Young 2b	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	.269
G. Jones 1b	4	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	.305
L. Milledge lf	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3	.282
R. Doumit c	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.237
B. Moss rf	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	.242
A. LaRoche 3b	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	.246
R. Cedeno ss	3	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.286
C. Morton p	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.174
N. Walker ph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
J. Hanrahan p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Chavez p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
D. Veal p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	32	1	7	1	1	2	11	0	10

Batting 2B - G Jones (15, B Norris). HR - A LaRoche (9, 5th inning off B Norris 0 on, 0 Out). RBI - A LaRoche (51). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - G Jones 1, L Milledge 1, B Moss 1. GIDP - L Milledge, B Moss. Team LOB - 6.

Fielding E - R Doumit (4, field 2). DP - 2 (R Cedeno-D Young-G Jones, C Morton-R Cedeno-G Jones).

Houston
	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	SB	LOB	Season Avg
M. Bourn cf	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	2	.295
K. Matsui 2b	4	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	.251
E. Maysonet 2b	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.290
L. Berkman 1b	2	2	2	2	1	2	0	0	0	.277
C. Lee lf	4	1	1	3	1	0	0	0	3	.306
L. Hawkins p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
H. Quintero c	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
M. Tejada ss	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	.300
Y. Bazardo p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
H. Pence rf	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	.289
C. Johnson 3b	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	.100
J.R. Towles c	2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.125
T. Manzella ph-ss	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.000
B. Norris p	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.167
S. Gervacio p	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
J. Michaels ph-lf	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	.244
Totals	31	9	11	8	2	5	5	1	10

Batting 2B - K Matsui (18, J Chavez); L Berkman (29, C Morton); H Pence (22, J Hanrahan). HR - L Berkman (20, 1st inning off C Morton 0 on, 2 Out), C Lee (24, 7th inning off J Chavez 2 on, 2 Out). SF - M Bourn. RBI - M Bourn (35), K Matsui 2 (38), L Berkman 2 (71), C Lee 3 (92). 2-out RBI - K Matsui 2, L Berkman 2, C Lee 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Bourn 1, C Lee 1. GIDP - M Tejada, H Pence. Team LOB - 4.

Base Running SB - K Matsui (17, 2nd base off C Morton/R Doumit). CS - H Pence (10, 2nd base by C Morton/R Doumit).    Fielding DP - 2 (K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman, K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman).

Pittsburgh
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	WHIP	Season ERA
C. Morton (L, 3-8)	6.0	6	3	3	2	3	1	1.62	5.35
J. Hanrahan	0.1	1	3	0	2	1	0	1.79	5.16
J. Chavez	0.2	2	3	0	1	0	1	1.37	4.17
D. Veal	1.0	2	0	0	0	1	0	2.08	4.50
Houston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	WHIP	Season ERA
B. Norris (W, 5-3)	6.0	6	1	1	1	7	1	1.57	5.44
S. Gervacio (H, 3)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.89	0.73
L. Hawkins	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1.19	2.43
Y. Bazardo	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.15	9.00

WP - C Morton 2.

IBB - L Berkman (by J Chavez).

Pitches-strikes - C Morton 91-50; J Hanrahan 21-10; J Chavez 15-7; D Veal 23-13; L Hawkins 16-9; Y Bazardo 12-9; B Norris 84-54; S Gervacio 12-7.

Ground balls-fly balls - C Morton 13-3; J Hanrahan 0-1; J Chavez 1-3; D Veal 2-0; L Hawkins 1-1; Y Bazardo 0-0; B Norris 6-9; S Gervacio 2-0.

Batters faced - C Morton 23; J Hanrahan 4; J Chavez 5; D Veal 5; L Hawkins 4; Y Bazardo 3; B Norris 24; S Gervacio 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Derryl Cousins. 1B--Jim Joyce. 2B--Bill Miller. 3B--Adrian Johnson.

Updated on Saturday, Sep 12, 2009 4:58 am ET