Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Pittsburgh 2, Houston 1
When: 2:05 PM ET, Sunday, September 13, 2009
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Bill Miller, 1B - Adrian Johnson, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Jim Joyce
Attendance: 34405
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Bill Miller, 1B - Adrian Johnson, 2B - Derryl Cousins, 3B - Jim Joyce
Attendance: 34405
Final Scoring Summary
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | X | R | H | E |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| Houston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Team Records
| Team | W/L | Home | Away | Streak |
| Pittsburgh | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | W1 |
| Houston | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | L1 |
Recap Quick Hits
- With this loss, 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 1 straight up loss. The Astros have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Pittsburgh has a streak of 1 straight up win. The Pirates have won 0 of their last 10 games.
- Paul Maholm pitched 8.0 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 0.00. Matt Capps closed out the game to get the save and has 0 saves for the season. Felipe Paulino took the loss for Houston.
- Lance Berkman had the only homerun for Houston. Ryan Doumit had the only homerun for Pittsburgh.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Pittsburgh | Houston | |
| Paul Maholm | Player | Felipe Paulino |
| Win | W/L | Loss |
| 8.0 | IP | 5.0 |
| 2 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 6 | Hits | 6 |
| 0.00 | ERA | 1.80 |
Hitting
| Pittsburgh | Houston | |
| Ryan Doumit | Player | Miguel Tejada |
| 2 | Hits | 2 |
| 1 | RBI | 0 |
| 1 | HR | 0 |
| 5 | TB | 2 |
| .500 | Avg | .500 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team | Hits | HR | TB | Avg | LOB | K | RBI | BB | SB | Errors |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | 1 | 13 | .273 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Houston | 8 | 1 | 12 | .258 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |