Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Houston 4, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:05 PM ET, Saturday, September 12, 2009
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Jim Joyce, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Derryl Cousins
Attendance: 35213
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Jim Joyce, 1B - Bill Miller, 2B - Adrian Johnson, 3B - Derryl Cousins
Attendance: 35213
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | L5 |
| Houston | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W2 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this win, the Houston Astros have a 0-0 record at home this season. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 0-0 record on the road.
- Houston has a streak of 2 straight up wins. The Astros have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Pittsburgh has a streak of 5 straight up losses. The Pirates have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Jeff Fulchino pitched 1.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Jose Valverde closed out the game to get the save and has 0 saves for the season. Ross Ohlendorf took the loss for Pittsburgh.
- Carlos Lee, Miguel Tejada hit homeruns for Houston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh | Houston | |
| Ross Ohlendorf | Player | Brian Moehler |
| Loss | W/L | No Decision |
| 6.1 | IP | 6.0 |
| 3 | Strikeouts | 4 |
| 4 | Hits | 7 |
| 5.68 | ERA | 3.00 |
Hitting
| Pittsburgh | Houston | |
| Ronny Cedeno | Player | Carlos Lee |
| 2 | Hits | 1 |
| 0 | RBI | 2 |
| 0 | HR | 1 |
| 2 | TB | 4 |
| .500 | Avg | .333 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 0 | 10 | .265 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston | 4 | 2 | 10 | .148 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |