Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 6, Pittsburgh 2
When: 1:35 PM ET, Sunday, September 21, 2008
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Brian Gorman
Attendance: 20311
Where: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Temperature: 77°
Umpires: Home - Scott Barry, 1B - Bruce Dreckman, 2B - Rob Drake, 3B - Brian Gorman
Attendance: 20311
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Houston | 82-73 | 43-31 | 39-42 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh | 65-91 | 39-42 | 26-49 | L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, the Pittsburgh Pirates have a 39-42 record at home this season. The Houston Astros have a 39-42 record on the road.
- Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up loss. The Pirates have won 5 of their last 10 games.
- Houston has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Astros have won 4 of their last 10 games.
- Roy Oswalt pitched 6.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.60. Ross Ohlendorf took the loss for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Houston | Pittsburgh | |
| Roy Oswalt | Player | Ross Ohlendorf |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 6.0 | IP | 5.0 |
| 4 | Strikeouts | 3 |
| 7 | Hits | 10 |
| 1.50 | ERA | 7.20 |
Hitting
| Houston | Pittsburgh | |
| Miguel Tejada | Player | Ryan Doumit |
| 3 | Hits | 3 |
| 1 | RBI | 0 |
| 0 | HR | 0 |
| 3 | TB | 4 |
| .600 | Avg | .750 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Houston | 14 | 0 | 16 | .359 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 0 | 11 | .265 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |