MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
08/02/2069
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1907 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 2ND , 2069 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (52-60) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (51-62) 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 5 9 0
Losing Streak Continues for Astros with 5-2 Loss to Pirates
Good production from right fielder Ross Youngs helped the Pittsburgh Pirates topple the Houston Astros, 5-2. Youngs went 3 for 4 with 2 doubles, while scoring 3 times for the Pirates. Bob Weiland got the win, improving to 6-7. He worked 6.2 innings, giving up 2 runs on 8 hits, while striking out 2 and walking 2. The current losing streak for Houston has reached 9 games.

The Pirates got a big hit from center fielder Dale Murphy. In the bottom of the fifth, Murphy pounded a 2-run double to left. His 21st double of the season put the Pirates ahead, 5-2.

"We bring energy to every game," said losing manager Bryan Pauler. "But it's got to translate into wins."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Latham 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 8 29
B. Boone 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .291 35 75
J. DiMaggio LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .348 21 52
A. Nimmala SS 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .235 15 44
G. Stanton RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .238 19 55
D. Hurst 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .289 21 51
T. Naehring DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .243 9 24
R. Miranda CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .167 1 14
   a-W. Kurowski PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .234 18 51
R. Perez C 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .138 6 21
Totals 33 2 8 2 2 5 7      
a - W. Kurowski pinch hit for R. Miranda in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Nimmala (14, 1st Inning off B. Weiland, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Hurst (19, 4th Inning off B. Weiland, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: A. Latham , B. Boone 2 , A. Nimmala 2 , D. Hurst 2 , T. Naehring , R. Miranda , R. Perez
2-out RBI: A. Nimmala , R. Perez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Boone , G. Stanton
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Miranda (8)
CS: D. Hurst 2 (20)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Latham-Boone-Hurst, Nimmala-Boone-Hurst)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
R. Youngs RF 4 3 3 0 0 1 0 .326 6 53
E. Gross C 4 0 1 1 0 2 3 .269 12 32
D. Walton LF 4 0 0 1 0 2 3 .235 18 58
D. Murphy CF 4 0 2 2 0 1 1 .301 25 72
D. Pratt DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .236 5 41
L. Machuca 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .277 15 58
R. Ruiz 1B 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .237 16 44
C. Ritchey 2B 2 0 0 0 1 1 2 .204 2 20
E. Hernandez SS 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 .204 9 34
Totals 31 5 9 4 2 10 17      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Youngs 2 (40, 1st Inning off K. Rocker, 0 on, 0 outs; 3rd Inning off K. Rocker, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Gross (17, 3rd Inning off K. Rocker, 1 on, 0 outs) , D. Murphy (21, 5th Inning off K. Rocker, 2 on, 2 outs) , L. Machuca (19, 6th Inning off K. Rocker, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: R. Youngs 5 , E. Gross 2 , D. Murphy 3 , D. Pratt , L. Machuca 2 , R. Ruiz
2-out RBI: D. Murphy
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , D. Pratt 2 , E. Hernandez
GIDP: D. Pratt , E. Hernandez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: D. Pratt (37)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Rocker L (8-9) 6.2 8 5 5 2 9 0 110 3.76   
J. Romero 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rocker 45
Batters Faced: K. Rocker 29, J. Romero 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rocker 5-5, J. Romero 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rocker 110-71, J. Romero 14-9
WP: K. Rocker
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Weiland W (6-7) 6.2 8 2 2 2 2 0 108 5.34   
B. Hoeft SV (3) 2.1 0 0 0 0 3 0 30 2.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Weiland 50
Batters Faced: B. Weiland 28, B. Hoeft 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Weiland 3-13, B. Hoeft 2-2
Pitches - Strikes: B. Weiland 108-66, B. Hoeft 30-20
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Hoeft 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ross Youngs
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (75 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 25575
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