Batting: Houston, top of 1st. Pitching: Kris Benson C Brad Ausmus: Flies out to deep left field. 1B Orlando Merced: Grounds out to the first baseman. 2B Jose Vizcaino: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 0, Houston 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 1st. Pitching: Brian Moehler 2B Pokey Reese: TRIPLES down the right field line. 1B Randall Simon: Flies out to center field. Reese tags up at third... He scores without a throw. CF Brian Giles: Grounds out to the shortstop. LF Craig A. Wilson: Grounds out to the third baseman. Inning over... one run, one hit, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 1, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 2nd. Pitching: Kris Benson 3B Morgan Ensberg: Grounds out to the third baseman. SS Julio Lugo: Flies out to left field. LF Lance Berkman: Strikes out looking. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 1, Houston 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 2nd. Pitching: Brian Moehler RF Matt Stairs: Grounds out to the third baseman. 3B Rob Mackowiak: Flies out to shallow left field. C Humberto Cota: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 1, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 3rd. Pitching: Kris Benson CF Brad Wilkerson: Grounds out to the second baseman. RF Wilfredo Cordero: Strikes out swinging. P Brian Moehler: Grounds out to the third baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 1, Houston 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 3rd. Pitching: Brian Moehler SS Abraham Nunez: SINGLES down the third-base line. P Kris Benson: SAC BUNT. Nunez advances to second. 2B Pokey Reese: DOUBLES to the gap in left-center. Nunez scores. 1B Randall Simon: Flies into double play, 9-4! Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 2, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 4th. Pitching: Kris Benson C Brad Ausmus: SINGLES to center 1B Orlando Merced: Grounds out to the second baseman. Ausmus to second. 2B Jose Vizcaino: Strikes out swinging. 3B Morgan Ensberg: Grounds out to the shortstop. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 2, Houston 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 4th. Pitching: Brian Moehler CF Brian Giles: TRIPLES down the right field line. LF Craig A. Wilson: Flies out to short left field. RF Matt Stairs: SINGLES to right Giles scores. 3B Rob Mackowiak: Flies out to deep right field. C Humberto Cota: SINGLES down the first-base line. Stairs to second. Stairs to third. SS Abraham Nunez: Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Cota out at 2nd base. Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 3, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 5th. Pitching: Kris Benson SS Julio Lugo: Strikes out swinging. LF Lance Berkman: Grounds out to the second baseman. CF Brad Wilkerson: SINGLES to the gap in left-center. RF Wilfredo Cordero: Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Wilkerson out at 2nd base. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 3, Houston 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 5th. Pitching: Brian Moehler P Kris Benson: Flies out to right-center. 2B Pokey Reese: Flies out to center field. 1B Randall Simon: Flies out to short left-center. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 3, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 6th. Pitching: Kris Benson P Brian Moehler: SINGLES down the left field line. C Brad Ausmus: Grounds into fielders choice to the third baseman, Moehler out at 2nd base. 1B Orlando Merced: Grounded into double play, 6-4-3. Inning over... no runs, one hit, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 3, Houston 0
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 6th. Pitching: Brian Moehler CF Brian Giles: Base on balls. LF Craig A. Wilson: DOUBLES down the left field line. Giles to third. Giles tries to score... Berkman throws home... Giles scores! RF Matt Stairs: Strikes out swinging. 3B Rob Mackowiak: TRIPLES down the left field line. Wilson scores. C Humberto Cota: Popped out to the second baseman. SS Abraham Nunez: Grounds out to the third baseman. Inning over... 2 runs, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 5, Houston 0
Batting: Houston, top of 7th. Pitching: Kris Benson 2B Jose Vizcaino: Strikes out looking. 3B Morgan Ensberg: SINGLES to right SS Julio Lugo: Strikes out looking. LF Lance Berkman: TRIPLES down the right field line. Ensberg scores. CF Brad Wilkerson: DOUBLES down the right field line. Berkman scores. PH Jeff Bagwell: Strikes out looking. Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 5, Houston 2
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 7th. Pitching: Brian Moehler P Kris Benson: New RF: Orlando Merced. New 1B: Jeff Bagwell. PH Reggie Sanders: Grounds out to the second baseman. 2B Pokey Reese: Flies out to short center field. 1B Randall Simon: Grounds out to the third baseman. Inning over... no runs, no hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 5, Houston 2
Batting: Houston, top of 8th. Pitching: Kris Benson P Brian Moehler: New pitcher: Brian Boehringer. New LF: Reggie Sanders. PH Jose Vidro: TRIPLES down the right field line. C Brad Ausmus: Reaches on INFIELD-HIT. Vidro scores. RF Orlando Merced: New pitcher: Scott Sauerbeck. Strikes out looking. PH Gregg Zaun: SINGLES to the gap in right-center. Ausmus to second. Ausmus tries to advance to third... He reaches third base safely without a throw. 3B Morgan Ensberg: New pitcher: Duaner Sanchez. Strikes out swinging. SS Julio Lugo: Lines out to the catcher. Inning over... one run, 3 hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 5, Houston 3
Batting: Pittsburgh, bottom of 8th. Pitching: Brian Moehler CF Brian Giles: New pitcher: Javier Vazquez. New C : Gregg Zaun. DOUBLES to the gap in left-center. PH Kevin Young: Reaches on INFIELD-HIT. Giles to third. RF Matt Stairs: Flies out to center field. Giles tags up at third... He scores without a throw. 3B Rob Mackowiak: Strikes out swinging. C Humberto Cota: Strikes out swinging. Inning over... one run, 2 hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 6, Houston 3
Batting: Houston, top of 9th. Pitching: Duaner Sanchez LF Lance Berkman: New pitcher: Mike Williams. SOLO HOMERUN to deep right field. (386 feet) CF Brad Wilkerson: DOUBLES down the right field line. 1B Jeff Bagwell: Flies out down the right field line. PH Brian L. Hunter: DOUBLES to deep center field. Wilkerson scores. 2B Craig Biggio: Grounds out to the shortstop. RF Orlando Merced: New pitcher: Joe Beimel. Flies out to left-center. Inning over... 2 runs, 3 hits, no errors. Score: Pittsburgh 6, Houston 5
Game over. Score: Pittsburgh 6, Houston 5