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Skenes gets no-decision, Taylor’s 9th-inning homer lifts Pirates over Astros 6-3

HOUSTON (AP) Paul Skenes allowed one earned run over six innings in a no-decision and Michael A. Taylor hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the ninth off Josh Hader that led the Pittsburgh Pirates over the Houston Astros 6-3 on Monday night.

Skenes lowered his ERA from 1.93 to 1.90, giving up two runs, five hits and three walks with six strikeouts. His 103 strikeouts in his first 13 starts trail only Hideo Nomo (119), Kerry Wood (118), Herb Score (107), Jose DeLeon (106), while matching Masahiro Tanaka.

Skenes’ streak of starts with seven or more strikeouts ended at nine, tied with Dwight Gooden (1984) and Brandon Beachy (2011) for the most among rookies, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.

Skenes averaged 98.5 mph with his fastball, down 0.6 mph from his season average, and he didn’t touch 100 mph. He threw 34 splinkers, 28 fastballs, 28 sliders, eight curveballs and three changeups, getting 16 swings and misses, up from 11 in his first start after the All-Star break.

“I thought it was terrible,” Skenes said of his slider. “I wasn’t executing, and frankly, got lucky. I was trying to find it.”

Houston took a 2-0 lead in the fifth after loading the bases when Jon Singleton singled, Jake Meyers walked and Victor Caratini was hit by a pitch. Jose Altuve hit what appeared to be a potential inning-ending, double-play grounder, but the ball glanced off the glove of Gold Glove third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes for an error as two runs scored.

Yasmani Grandal homered in the sixth off Kaleb Ort and Oneil Cruz hit a tying double in the eighth off Ryan Pressly, a 119.3 mph drive that bounced to the right-field wall. Pressly had entered with 15 consecutive scoreless innings.

Taylor homered in the ninth off Hader (4-6) for a 5-2 lead on a night fans received replica Hader jerseys as a promotional giveaway. Taylor drove a 96.6 mph sinker 421 feet to left-center for his third homer this season.

“I was looking for a fastball, and he’s got a really good one,” Taylor said. “I was looking for one I could hit. It felt great.”

Aroldis Chapman (4-4) struck out two in a one-hit eighth and David Bednar earned his 19th save in 22 chances. He forced in a run with a bases-loaded walk to Yordan Alvarez, then retired Yainer Diaz on a game-ending popout.

“Full team win,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “I think grit is a good word. We’ve had to use a lot of people in the last two days, and we’ve had a lot of people really step up in big moments. So overall, two good team victories.”

Houston’s Tayler Scott pitched three hitless innings in his first big league start this season after Jake Bloss was scratched. The Astros boosted their rotation, acquiring left-hander Yusei Kikuchi from Toronto for Bloss, first baseman/outfielder Joey Loperfido and infielder Will Wagner, son of former pitcher Billy Wagner.

Pittsburgh acquired infielder Nick Yorke from Boston for right-hander Quinn Priester and left-hander Jalen Beeks from Colorado for Double-A left-hander Luis Peralta.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Pirates: LHP Bailey Falter (left triceps tendinitis) was activated from the 15-day injured list and is expected to make his first start since July 6 on Tuesday. … RF Joshua Palacios left with left hamstring discomfort in the fifth, an inning after a groundout. ... CF Ji Hwan Bae left with left knee discomfort. ... OF Bryan Reynolds was activated from the bereavement list and OF Jack Suwinski was optioned to Triple-A Indianapolis.

Astros: RHP Justin Verlander and RHP Luis Garcia are on track to throw off a mound on Tuesday, manager Joe Espada said. Garcia will face hitters that will swing while Verlander will face batters that will not swing.

UP NEXT

Falter (4-7, 4.08 ERA) will start the second game of the series for the Pirates on Tuesday. Astros RHP Hunter Brown (9-6, 4.40 ERA) will try to extend his streak of pitching six or more innings in 12 consecutive starts, the second-longest streak in the major leagues this season.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pirates PIT54-52	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	5	6	3
Astros HOU55-51	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	9	0

Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX

W: A. Chapman (4-4)L: J. Hader (4-6)S: D. Bednar (19)
HR: PIT - Y. Grandal (9)

PITPirates

HOUAstros

.P. SkenesPaul Skenes
P
6.0 IP, ER, 3 BB, 6 SO, 101 P
.M. TaylorMichael Taylor
CF
2-3, R, 3 RBI, HR

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Palacios RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.230	.319	.344	.663	-0.5
M. Taylor CF	3	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	.209	.269	.299	.569	11.0
B. Reynolds LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	3.0
O. Cruz SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	.253	.307	.469	.777	2.0
R. Tellez 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.248	.302	.398	.700	0.0
J. Bart DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.237	.328	.439	.767	-1.0
K. Hayes 3B	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.239	.293	.298	.592	7.0
J. Bae CF-RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.250	.188	.438	0.0
C. Joe RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.239	.324	.384	.708	-0.5
J. Triolo 2B	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.199	.276	.271	.547	7.0
Y. Grandal C	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	3	.184	.221	.319	.541	5.5

HITTERS	AB
J. Palacios RF	2
M. Taylor CF	3
B. Reynolds LF	4
O. Cruz SS	4
R. Tellez 1B	3
J. Bart DH	4
K. Hayes 3B	2
J. Bae CF-RF	2
C. Joe RF	2
J. Triolo 2B	3
Y. Grandal C	4

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	4	0	2	1	1	0	1	.311	.359	.459	.818	4.0
A. Bregman 3B	5	0	1	0	0	2	6	.254	.315	.416	.731	0.0
Y. Alvarez LF	4	0	2	1	1	0	2	.303	.387	.543	.931	4.0
C. McCormick PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.272	.318	.590	0.0
Y. Diaz DH	5	0	1	0	0	2	5	.287	.311	.426	.737	1.0
J. Pena SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.279	.323	.397	.720	1.0
J. Singleton 1B	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	.234	.320	.355	.675	2.5
a- M. Dubon PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.271	.295	.380	.675	-0.5
J. Meyers CF	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.236	.302	.409	.711	2.0
V. Caratini C	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.268	.309	.464	.773	4.0
T. Cabbage RF	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	.225	.262	.363	.624	0.0

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	4
A. Bregman 3B	5
Y. Alvarez LF	4
C. McCormick PR	0
Y. Diaz DH	5
J. Pena SS	3
J. Singleton 1B	2
a- M. Dubon PH-1B	1
J. Meyers CF	3
V. Caratini C	3
T. Cabbage RF	3

a-struck out for Singleton in the 8th

2B - O. Cruz (22), J. Triolo (6)
HR - M. Taylor (3), Y. Grandal (4)
RBI - M. Taylor 3 (17), O. Cruz (54), Y. Grandal (18)
2-Out RBI - M. Taylor 3 (3), O. Cruz, Y. Grandal
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - O. Cruz 2 (2), J. Bart 2 (2), C. Joe

2B - Y. Diaz (18)
RBI - J. Altuve (47), Y. Alvarez (55)
2-Out RBI - Y. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Y. Diaz 2 (2), J. Pena, M. Dubon

SB - M. Taylor (9), B. Reynolds, K. Hayes 2 (10), J. Triolo (5)

Outfield Assist - C. Joe
DP - 2 (Hayes-Triolo-Tellez; Triolo-Cruz-Tellez)
E - O. Cruz (16), K. Hayes (5), P. Skenes

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
P. Skenes	6.0	5	2	1	3	6	1.90	0.90	14.0
C. Mlodzinski	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	3.18	1.24	1.0
A. Chapman (W, 4-4)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	3.63	1.49	10.0
D. Bednar (S, 19)	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	4.95	1.16	5.0

PITCHERS	IP
P. Skenes	6.0
C. Mlodzinski	1.0
A. Chapman (W, 4-4)	1.0
D. Bednar (S, 19)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Scott	3.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1.37	0.95	11.0
K. Ort	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1.59	0.35	5.5
B. Abreu (H, 25)	1.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	2.75	1.32	3.5
R. Pressly (BS, 6)	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	3.54	1.30	-1.5
J. Hader (L, 4-6)	1.0	1	3	3	2	2	1	4.11	1.00	-7.0

PITCHERS	IP
T. Scott	3.0
K. Ort	2.2
B. Abreu (H, 25)	1.1
R. Pressly (BS, 6)	1.0
J. Hader (L, 4-6)	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - P. Skenes 101-65, C. Mlodzinski 11-5, A. Chapman 15-13, D. Bednar 20-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - P. Skenes 7-3, C. Mlodzinski 1-0, A. Chapman 1-1, D. Bednar 1-1
Batters Faced - P. Skenes 25, C. Mlodzinski 3, A. Chapman 5, D. Bednar 7

Pitches-Strikes - T. Scott 35-22, K. Ort 26-18, B. Abreu 30-18, R. Pressly 25-12, J. Hader 30-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Scott 2-0, K. Ort 5-2, B. Abreu 1-0, R. Pressly 1-0, J. Hader 0-2
Batters Faced - T. Scott 9, K. Ort 10, B. Abreu 6, R. Pressly 7, J. Hader 6

.P. SkenesPaul Skenes
P
6.0 IP, ER, 3 BB, 6 SO, 101 P
.M. TaylorMichael Taylor
CF
2-3, R, 3 RBI, HR

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pirates PIT54-52	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	5	6	3
Astros HOU55-51	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	9	0

Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Palacios RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.230	.319	.344	.663	-0.5
M. Taylor CF	3	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	.209	.269	.299	.569	11.0
B. Reynolds LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	.250	.400	.250	.650	3.0
O. Cruz SS	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	.253	.307	.469	.777	2.0
R. Tellez 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	.248	.302	.398	.700	0.0
J. Bart DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	.237	.328	.439	.767	-1.0
K. Hayes 3B	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.239	.293	.298	.592	7.0
J. Bae CF-RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.188	.250	.188	.438	0.0
C. Joe RF	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.239	.324	.384	.708	-0.5
J. Triolo 2B	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.199	.276	.271	.547	7.0
Y. Grandal C	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	3	.184	.221	.319	.541	5.5
Total	33	5	6	5	2	5	11	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Palacios RF	2
M. Taylor CF	3
B. Reynolds LF	4
O. Cruz SS	4
R. Tellez 1B	3
J. Bart DH	4
K. Hayes 3B	2
J. Bae CF-RF	2
C. Joe RF	2
J. Triolo 2B	3
Y. Grandal C	4
Total	33

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	4	0	2	1	1	0	1	.311	.359	.459	.818	4.0
A. Bregman 3B	5	0	1	0	0	2	6	.254	.315	.416	.731	0.0
Y. Alvarez LF	4	0	2	1	1	0	2	.303	.387	.543	.931	4.0
C. McCormick PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208	.272	.318	.590	0.0
Y. Diaz DH	5	0	1	0	0	2	5	.287	.311	.426	.737	1.0
J. Pena SS	3	0	0	0	1	0	2	.279	.323	.397	.720	1.0
J. Singleton 1B	2	1	1	0	1	1	0	.234	.320	.355	.675	2.5
a- M. Dubon PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	.271	.295	.380	.675	-0.5
J. Meyers CF	3	1	0	0	1	0	2	.236	.302	.409	.711	2.0
V. Caratini C	3	1	2	0	0	0	0	.268	.309	.464	.773	4.0
T. Cabbage RF	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	.225	.262	.363	.624	0.0
Total	33	3	9	2	6	8	23	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	4
A. Bregman 3B	5
Y. Alvarez LF	4
C. McCormick PR	0
Y. Diaz DH	5
J. Pena SS	3
J. Singleton 1B	2
a- M. Dubon PH-1B	1
J. Meyers CF	3
V. Caratini C	3
T. Cabbage RF	3
Total	33

a-struck out for Singleton in the 8th

2B - O. Cruz (22), J. Triolo (6)
HR - M. Taylor (3), Y. Grandal (4)
RBI - M. Taylor 3 (17), O. Cruz (54), Y. Grandal (18)
2-Out RBI - M. Taylor 3 (3), O. Cruz, Y. Grandal
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - O. Cruz 2 (2), J. Bart 2 (2), C. Joe

2B - Y. Diaz (18)
RBI - J. Altuve (47), Y. Alvarez (55)
2-Out RBI - Y. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - Y. Diaz 2 (2), J. Pena, M. Dubon

SB - M. Taylor (9), B. Reynolds, K. Hayes 2 (10), J. Triolo (5)

Outfield Assist - C. Joe
DP - 2 (Hayes-Triolo-Tellez; Triolo-Cruz-Tellez)
E - O. Cruz (16), K. Hayes (5), P. Skenes

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
P. Skenes	6.0	5	2	1	3	6	1.90	0.90	14.0
C. Mlodzinski	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	3.18	1.24	1.0
A. Chapman (W, 4-4)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	3.63	1.49	10.0
D. Bednar (S, 19)	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	4.95	1.16	5.0
Total	9.0	9	3	2	6	8	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
P. Skenes	6.0
C. Mlodzinski	1.0
A. Chapman (W, 4-4)	1.0
D. Bednar (S, 19)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
T. Scott	3.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1.37	0.95	11.0
K. Ort	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1.59	0.35	5.5
B. Abreu (H, 25)	1.1	1	0	0	1	3	0	2.75	1.32	3.5
R. Pressly (BS, 6)	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	0	3.54	1.30	-1.5
J. Hader (L, 4-6)	1.0	1	3	3	2	2	1	4.11	1.00	-7.0
Total	9.0	6	5	5	5	11	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
T. Scott	3.0
K. Ort	2.2
B. Abreu (H, 25)	1.1
R. Pressly (BS, 6)	1.0
J. Hader (L, 4-6)	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - P. Skenes 101-65, C. Mlodzinski 11-5, A. Chapman 15-13, D. Bednar 20-11
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - P. Skenes 7-3, C. Mlodzinski 1-0, A. Chapman 1-1, D. Bednar 1-1
Batters Faced - P. Skenes 25, C. Mlodzinski 3, A. Chapman 5, D. Bednar 7

Pitches-Strikes - T. Scott 35-22, K. Ort 26-18, B. Abreu 30-18, R. Pressly 25-12, J. Hader 30-17
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - T. Scott 2-0, K. Ort 5-2, B. Abreu 1-0, R. Pressly 1-0, J. Hader 0-2
Batters Faced - T. Scott 9, K. Ort 10, B. Abreu 6, R. Pressly 7, J. Hader 6

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

5TH INNING
Altuve reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, J. Meyers and J. Singleton scored, Caratini to second on 3rd baseman Hayes fielding error 0 2
6TH INNING
Y. Grandal homered to right 1 2
8TH INNING
Cruz doubled to right, J. Triolo scored, Reynolds to third 2 2
9TH INNING
M. Taylor homered to left center, J. Triolo and K. Hayes scored 5 2
Alvarez walked, V. Caratini scored, Cabbage to third, Altuve to second 5 3

5TH INNING
	Altuve reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, J. Meyers and J. Singleton scored, Caratini to second on 3rd baseman Hayes fielding error	0	2

6TH INNING
	Y. Grandal homered to right	1	2

8TH INNING
	Cruz doubled to right, J. Triolo scored, Reynolds to third	2	2

9TH INNING
	M. Taylor homered to left center, J. Triolo and K. Hayes scored	5	2
	Alvarez walked, V. Caratini scored, Cabbage to third, Altuve to second	5	3

1ST INNING
Pirates
T. Scott Pitching:
J. Palacios: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Palacios struck out swinging
B. Reynolds: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Reynolds struck out swinging
O. Cruz: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Cruz struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
P. Skenes Pitching:
J. Altuve: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Altuve singled to shallow center
A. Bregman: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Strike swinging, Bregman struck out swinging
Y. Alvarez: Alvarez fouled out to third
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Pickoff attempt, Foul, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swinging
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Pirates
T. Scott Pitching:
R. Tellez: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Tellez popped out to second
J. Bart: Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Bart struck out swinging
K. Hayes: Hayes grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
P. Skenes Pitching:
J. Pena: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Pena flied out to center
J. Singleton: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Singleton struck out swinging
J. Meyers: Ball, Ball, Foul, Meyers fouled out to third
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Pirates
T. Scott Pitching:
J. Bae: Foul, Foul, Bae lined out to left
J. Triolo: Ball, Strike looking, Triolo fouled out to first
Y. Grandal: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Grandal grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
P. Skenes Pitching:
V. Caratini: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Caratini lined out to left
T. Cabbage: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Cabbage struck out swinging
J. Altuve: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Altuve flied out to right
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Pirates
Kaleb Ort relieved Tayler Scott
J. Palacios: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Palacios grounded out to shortstop
B. Reynolds: Ball, Strike swinging, Reynolds flied out to deep center
O. Cruz: Strike looking, Foul, Cruz grounded out to second
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
P. Skenes Pitching:
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Strike looking, Bregman singled to right
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Alvarez grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Bregman out at second
Y. Diaz: Ball, Diaz doubled to deep center
J. Pena: Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Pena fouled out to first
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Pirates
K. Ort Pitching:
R. Tellez: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Tellez struck out swinging
J. Bart: Bart grounded out to shortstop
K. Hayes: Ball, Hayes lined out to left
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Error)
Astros
Michael Taylor in center field
Ji-Hwan Bae in right field
J. Singleton: Ball, Singleton singled to right
J. Meyers: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Meyers walked, Singleton to second
V. Caratini: Ball, Singleton to third, Meyers to second on wild pitch, Ball, Caratini hit by pitch
T. Cabbage: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Cabbage struck out swinging
J. Altuve: Altuve reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, J. Meyers and J. Singleton scored, Caratini to second on 3rd baseman Hayes fielding error
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Bregman struck out looking
Y. Alvarez: Alvarez reached on an infield single to second, Caratini to third, Altuve out at second
End of the 5th (2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Pirates
K. Ort Pitching:
J. Bae: Bae grounded bunt out to first
J. Triolo: Triolo lined out to left
Y. Grandal: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Y. Grandal homered to right
M. Taylor: Taylor reached on an infield single to shortstop
Bryan Abreu relieved Kaleb Ort
B. Reynolds: Ball, Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Reynolds singled to shallow right, Taylor to second
O. Cruz: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Taylor stole third, Reynolds to second, Strike looking, Cruz struck out looking
Middle of the 6th (1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error)
Astros
Connor Joe in right field
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Diaz grounded out to second
J. Pena: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Pena walked
J. Singleton: Ball, Pena to third on Skenes throwing error, Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Singleton walked
J. Meyers: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Meyers grounded into double play third to second to first, Singleton out at second
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Pirates
B. Abreu Pitching:
R. Tellez: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Tellez struck out looking
J. Bart: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Bart struck out swinging
K. Hayes: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Hayes walked
C. Joe: Ball, Foul, Ball, Hayes stole second, Strike swinging, Foul, Joe grounded out to third
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
Carmen Mlodzinski relieved Paul Skenes
V. Caratini: Foul, Foul, Caratini singled to deep right, Caratini out at second
T. Cabbage: Cabbage grounded out to shortstop
J. Altuve: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Altuve walked
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Ball, Ball
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Pirates
Ryan Pressly relieved Bryan Abreu
J. Triolo: Foul, Ball, Triolo doubled to deep center
Y. Grandal: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Grandal struck out swinging
M. Taylor: Taylor grounded out to shortstop
B. Reynolds: Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Reynolds walked
O. Cruz: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Cruz doubled to right, J. Triolo scored, Reynolds to third
R. Tellez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Tellez walked
J. Bart: Bart lined out to center
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
Astros
Aroldis Chapman relieved Carmen Mlodzinski
A. Bregman: Bregman flied out to right
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Alvarez singled to center
Y. Diaz: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swinging
J. Pena: Pena safe at first on shortstop Cruz fielding error, Alvarez to second
Mauricio Dubon hit for Jonathan Singleton
M. Dubon: Strike swinging, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Dubon struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Pirates
Mauricio Dubon at first base
Josh Hader relieved Ryan Pressly
K. Hayes: Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Hayes walked
C. Joe: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Joe struck out swinging
J. Triolo: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Hayes to second on balk, Ball, Triolo walked
Y. Grandal: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Grandal flied out to left
M. Taylor: Ball, Strike looking, Hayes stole third, Triolo to second, M. Taylor homered to left center, J. Triolo and K. Hayes scored
B. Reynolds: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Reynolds struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (3 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
David Bednar relieved Aroldis Chapman
J. Meyers: Meyers flied out to center
V. Caratini: Strike looking, Foul, Caratini singled to center
T. Cabbage: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Cabbage walked, Caratini to second
J. Altuve: Ball, Altuve singled to left, Caratini to third, Cabbage to second
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Bregman lined out to center
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Alvarez walked, V. Caratini scored, Cabbage to third, Altuve to second
Chas McCormick ran for Yordan Alvarez
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Diaz popped out to shortstop
End of the 9th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)