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Taylor HRs in 2nd straight game, Falter is strong in return to rotation as Pirates stop Astros 6-2

HOUSTON (AP) Michael Taylor homered for the second straight game, Bailey Falter returned to the rotation and threw one-run ball into the sixth inning as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Houston Astros 6-2 on Tuesday night.

Taylor hit a 403-foot, two-run homer off Astros starter Hunter Brown (9-7) in the sixth inning. Taylor hit a go-ahead homer in the ninth inning on Monday night in the Pirates’ 5-3 victory. His fourth homer of the season also marked the first back-to-back homer games for the 33-year-old outfielder since August with Minnesota.

“He’s swinging the bat aggressively and it looks like he has confidence,” Pirates manager Derek Shelton said. “I know tonight, it’s big swings, but the last two weeks, he’s had really consistent at-bats.”

Falter (5-7), making his first start since July 6 due to triceps tendonitis, kept Houston in check, throwing 47 of his 66 pitches for strikes. The 27-year-old left-hander allowed six hits and one run with three strikeouts and no walks in 5 1/3 innings.

“I feel like I’m a pretty good strike-thrower, and usually, I have some bad tendencies when I walk guys, they’re going to score like 99% of the time,” Falter said. “So, that was my big thing tonight, no walks and first-ball strikes.”

Astros catcher Yainer Diaz hit a solo homer off Falter in the fourth inning for his 10th homer and 58th RBI of the season.

Brown was pulled following Taylor’s homer, falling an out short of his 13th straight start of six innings or more. He allowed five runs, four earned, with eight strikeouts and two walks.

“That one stung a little bit,” Brown said. “I felt, personally, like I made some really big mistakes tonight. That put us in a hole tonight, and it definitely doesn’t feel good.”

The Pirates scored first, in the second inning, on a fielder’s choice. In the fourth, Brown committed a two-out throwing error on a weak grounder from Connor Joe that allowed Joey Bart to score. The next batter, Jared Triolo, doubled to score Joe and put Pittsburgh up 3-0.

The Astros picked up their second run on a fielder’s choice on which Yordan Alvarez scored.

“We didn’t make all the plays like we usually do,” Astros manager Joe Espada said. “We’re usually a very defensively sound team, but this was not our best night.”

TRAINER’S ROOM

Pirates: Carmen Mlodzinski (right shoulder strain) was put on the 15-day injured list. ... OF Joshua Palacios (left hamstring) and OF Ji Hwan Bae (left knee), who both left Monday’s game early, ran on Tuesday but did not play.

Astros: RHP Justin Verlander (neck) and RHP Luis Garcia (Tommy John) threw off a mound on Tuesday, as they near a return. Verlander threw less than 30 pitches against live batters, while Garcia threw 30 pitches, also against live batters.

PIRATES TRANSACTIONS

Pittsburgh was busy ahead of the trade deadline. The Pirates acquired LHP Josh Walker from the Mets in exchange for minor league LHP Nicolas Carreno, INF/OF Isiah Kiner-Falefa from the Blue Jays for minor league INF/OF Charles McAdoo, minor league LHP Ronaldys Jimenez from the Padres for LHP Martín Pérez, OF Bryan De La Cruz from the Marlins for minor league RHP Jun-Seok Shim and minor league INF Garret Forrester, and OF Billy Cook from the Orioles for minor league RHP Patrick Reilly.

ASTROS TRADE

After a splash trade for Toronto LHP Yusei Kikuchi in exchange for three top prospects, Houston had a relatively quiet trade deadline. The Astros acquired LHP Caleb Ferguson from the Yankees in exchange for minor league RHP Kelly Austin and international bonus pool money.

ANDRE JOHNSON DAY

The Astros honored former Houston Texans receiver Andre Johnson with a pregame ceremony in which he was presented with a special bat by Astros owner Jim Crane and threw out the first pitch to Astros Hall of Famer Craig Biggio. Johnson, a seven-time Pro Bowler with the Texans, will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. In attendance for the ceremony were rappers 50 Cent and Bun B, as well as football greats Adrian Peterson and Terrell Owens. Fans also received an Andre Johnson bobblehead as the promotional giveaway.

UP NEXT

Astros LHP Framber Valdez (9-5, 3.43 ERA) will look to help the Astros to a seventh straight win in games in which he starts, a stretch where he is 4-0 with a 2.49 ERA. Pittsburgh has not announced a starter.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pirates PIT55-52	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	6	11	1
Astros HOU55-52	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	10	3

Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX

W: B. Falter (5-7)L: H. Brown (9-7)S: (0)
HR: HOU - Y. Diaz (16)

PITPirates

HOUAstros

.B. FalterBailey Falter
P
5.1 IP, ER, 3 SO, 66 P
.Y. DiazYainer Diaz
C
4-4, R, RBI, HR

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. McCutchen DH	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	.224	.327	.382	.709	2.0
B. Reynolds LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	4	.288	.354	.483	.837	0.5
O. Cruz SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	.249	.304	.462	.766	-2.0
R. Tellez 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	.247	.301	.394	.695	-0.5
J. Bart C	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	4	.246	.338	.441	.779	4.0
K. Hayes 3B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.240	.290	.299	.588	2.0
C. Joe RF	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	.244	.325	.383	.708	3.5
J. Bae PR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.265	.200	.465	0.0
J. Triolo 2B	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	3	.201	.279	.276	.554	4.5
M. Taylor CF	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	3	.209	.269	.314	.583	7.0

HITTERS	AB
A. McCutchen DH	4
B. Reynolds LF	4
O. Cruz SS	5
R. Tellez 1B	5
J. Bart C	4
K. Hayes 3B	5
C. Joe RF	4
J. Bae PR-RF	0
J. Triolo 2B	3
M. Taylor CF	4

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.308	.354	.455	.810	0.5
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.251	.312	.412	.724	0.0
Y. Alvarez DH	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.299	.384	.533	.916	3.0
Y. Diaz C	4	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	.296	.320	.441	.761	9.0
J. Pena SS	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.278	.321	.396	.717	0.5
J. Meyers CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.236	.301	.407	.708	0.5
J. Singleton 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.231	.315	.350	.665	-1.0
M. Dubon LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.267	.292	.376	.667	-0.5
a- V. Caratini PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.320	.466	.786	1.0
T. Cabbage PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.262	.363	.624	0.0
C. McCormick RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.215	.277	.322	.599	1.5

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

a-singled for Dubon in the 9th

2B - J. Triolo (7)
HR - M. Taylor (4)
RBI - A. McCutchen (29), J. Triolo (26), M. Taylor 2 (19)
2-Out RBI - A. McCutchen, J. Triolo, M. Taylor 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Reynolds 2 (2), J. Bart 2 (2), M. Taylor 2 (2)

HR - Y. Diaz (10)
RBI - Y. Diaz (58), J. Pena (48)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Altuve, J. Pena, M. Dubon

CS - B. Reynolds

DP - (Cruz-Triolo-Tellez)
E - O. Cruz (16)

DP - (Pena-Altuve-Singleton)
E - J. Pena (10), J. Singleton (5), H. Brown

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Falter (W, 5-7)	5.1	6	2	1	0	3	1	3.95	1.19	17.5
D. Santana	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	5.28	1.35	5.0
K. Nicolas	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.38	1.36	1.0
H. Stratton	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	4.13	1.13	2.0

PITCHERS	IP
B. Falter (W, 5-7)	5.1
D. Santana	1.2
K. Nicolas	1.0
H. Stratton	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Brown (L, 9-7)	5.2	9	5	4	2	8	1	4.11	1.40	1.0
B. King	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.84	1.18	5.5
S. Martinez	0.2	2	1	0	1	1	0	2.92	1.22	-0.5
S. Dubin	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	4.95	1.65	4.0

PITCHERS	IP
H. Brown (L, 9-7)	5.2
B. King	1.1
S. Martinez	0.2
S. Dubin	1.1

Pitches-Strikes - B. Falter 66-47, D. Santana 22-16, K. Nicolas 15-7, H. Stratton 18-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Falter 5-5, D. Santana 2-1, K. Nicolas 0-1, H. Stratton 1-1
Batters Faced - B. Falter 21, D. Santana 6, K. Nicolas 5, H. Stratton 5

Pitches-Strikes - H. Brown 102-67, B. King 19-12, S. Martinez 28-16, S. Dubin 22-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Brown 8-4, S. Martinez 1-0, S. Dubin 0-2
Batters Faced - H. Brown 27, B. King 4, S. Martinez 6, S. Dubin 5

.B. FalterBailey Falter
P
5.1 IP, ER, 3 SO, 66 P
.Y. DiazYainer Diaz
C
4-4, R, RBI, HR

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Pirates PIT55-52	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	0	6	11	1
Astros HOU55-52	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	10	3

Minute Maid ParkHouston, TX

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
A. McCutchen DH	4	0	1	1	0	1	2	0	.224	.327	.382	.709	2.0
B. Reynolds LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	4	.288	.354	.483	.837	0.5
O. Cruz SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	.249	.304	.462	.766	-2.0
R. Tellez 1B	5	0	1	0	0	0	3	2	.247	.301	.394	.695	-0.5
J. Bart C	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	4	.246	.338	.441	.779	4.0
K. Hayes 3B	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	.240	.290	.299	.588	2.0
C. Joe RF	4	1	3	0	0	0	1	0	.244	.325	.383	.708	3.5
J. Bae PR-RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200	.265	.200	.465	0.0
J. Triolo 2B	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	3	.201	.279	.276	.554	4.5
M. Taylor CF	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	3	.209	.269	.314	.583	7.0
Total	38	6	11	4	1	4	14	23	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
A. McCutchen DH	4
B. Reynolds LF	4
O. Cruz SS	5
R. Tellez 1B	5
J. Bart C	4
K. Hayes 3B	5
C. Joe RF	4
J. Bae PR-RF	0
J. Triolo 2B	3
M. Taylor CF	4
Total	38

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	.308	.354	.455	.810	0.5
A. Bregman 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.251	.312	.412	.724	0.0
Y. Alvarez DH	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	.299	.384	.533	.916	3.0
Y. Diaz C	4	1	4	1	1	0	0	0	.296	.320	.441	.761	9.0
J. Pena SS	4	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	.278	.321	.396	.717	0.5
J. Meyers CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	.236	.301	.407	.708	0.5
J. Singleton 1B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	.231	.315	.350	.665	-1.0
M. Dubon LF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.267	.292	.376	.667	-0.5
a- V. Caratini PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.276	.320	.466	.786	1.0
T. Cabbage PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225	.262	.363	.624	0.0
C. McCormick RF	4	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.215	.277	.322	.599	1.5
Total	36	2	10	2	1	1	7	14	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	5
A. Bregman 3B	4
Y. Alvarez DH	3
Y. Diaz C	4
J. Pena SS	4
J. Meyers CF	4
J. Singleton 1B	4
M. Dubon LF	3
a- V. Caratini PH	1
T. Cabbage PR	0
C. McCormick RF	4
Total	36

a-singled for Dubon in the 9th

2B - J. Triolo (7)
HR - M. Taylor (4)
RBI - A. McCutchen (29), J. Triolo (26), M. Taylor 2 (19)
2-Out RBI - A. McCutchen, J. Triolo, M. Taylor 2 (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - B. Reynolds 2 (2), J. Bart 2 (2), M. Taylor 2 (2)

HR - Y. Diaz (10)
RBI - Y. Diaz (58), J. Pena (48)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Altuve, J. Pena, M. Dubon

CS - B. Reynolds

DP - (Cruz-Triolo-Tellez)
E - O. Cruz (16)

DP - (Pena-Altuve-Singleton)
E - J. Pena (10), J. Singleton (5), H. Brown

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
B. Falter (W, 5-7)	5.1	6	2	1	0	3	1	3.95	1.19	17.5
D. Santana	1.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	5.28	1.35	5.0
K. Nicolas	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3.38	1.36	1.0
H. Stratton	1.0	2	0	0	0	2	0	4.13	1.13	2.0
Total	9.0	10	2	1	1	7	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
B. Falter (W, 5-7)	5.1
D. Santana	1.2
K. Nicolas	1.0
H. Stratton	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
H. Brown (L, 9-7)	5.2	9	5	4	2	8	1	4.11	1.40	1.0
B. King	1.1	0	0	0	0	3	0	2.84	1.18	5.5
S. Martinez	0.2	2	1	0	1	1	0	2.92	1.22	-0.5
S. Dubin	1.1	0	0	0	1	2	0	4.95	1.65	4.0
Total	9.0	11	6	4	4	14	1	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
H. Brown (L, 9-7)	5.2
B. King	1.1
S. Martinez	0.2
S. Dubin	1.1
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - B. Falter 66-47, D. Santana 22-16, K. Nicolas 15-7, H. Stratton 18-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - B. Falter 5-5, D. Santana 2-1, K. Nicolas 0-1, H. Stratton 1-1
Batters Faced - B. Falter 21, D. Santana 6, K. Nicolas 5, H. Stratton 5

Pitches-Strikes - H. Brown 102-67, B. King 19-12, S. Martinez 28-16, S. Dubin 22-15
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - H. Brown 8-4, S. Martinez 1-0, S. Dubin 0-2
Batters Faced - H. Brown 27, B. King 4, S. Martinez 6, S. Dubin 5

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Triolo grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, K. Hayes scored, Joe out at second 1 0
4TH INNING
Joe reached on an infield single to pitcher, J. Bart scored, Joe to third on Brown throwing error 2 0
Triolo doubled to left, C. Joe scored 3 0
Y. Diaz homered to left 3 1
6TH INNING
M. Taylor homered to left center, J. Triolo scored 5 1
Pena reached on fielder's choice to third, Y. Alvarez scored, Diaz out at second 5 2
8TH INNING
McCutchen walked, J. Bart scored, Bae to third, Taylor to second 6 2

2ND INNING
	Triolo grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, K. Hayes scored, Joe out at second	1	0


Joe reached on an infield single to pitcher, J. Bart scored, Joe to third on Brown throwing error	2	0
Triolo doubled to left, C. Joe scored	3	0
Y. Diaz homered to left	3	1

6TH INNING
	M. Taylor homered to left center, J. Triolo scored	5	1
	Pena reached on fielder's choice to third, Y. Alvarez scored, Diaz out at second	5	2

8TH INNING
	McCutchen walked, J. Bart scored, Bae to third, Taylor to second	6	2

1ST INNING
Pirates
H. Brown Pitching:
A. McCutchen: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, McCutchen grounded out to third
B. Reynolds: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Reynolds walked
O. Cruz: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Cruz struck out swinging
R. Tellez: Strike swinging, Pickoff attempt, Strike swinging, Tellez singled to right, Reynolds to third
J. Bart: Strike looking, Foul, Strike looking, Bart struck out looking
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
B. Falter Pitching:
J. Altuve: Altuve grounded out to third
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Bregman grounded out to shortstop
Y. Alvarez: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Alvarez lined out to center
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Pirates
H. Brown Pitching:
K. Hayes: Ball, Ball, Hayes reached on an infield single to shortstop
C. Joe: Joe singled to shallow right, Hayes to third
J. Triolo: Triolo grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, K. Hayes scored, Joe out at second
M. Taylor: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Taylor grounded out to third
Middle of the 2nd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
B. Falter Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Diaz singled to right
J. Pena: Pena popped out to first
J. Meyers: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Meyers reached on an infield single to shortstop, Diaz to second
J. Singleton: Ball, Strike looking, Singleton fouled out to third
M. Dubon: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Foul tip, Dubon struck out on foul tip
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Pirates
H. Brown Pitching:
A. McCutchen: Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, McCutchen struck out swinging
B. Reynolds: Ball, Reynolds singled to right
O. Cruz: Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Cruz struck out looking, Reynolds caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
B. Falter Pitching:
C. McCormick: McCormick flied out to center
J. Altuve: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Altuve singled to deep left
A. Bregman: Bregman lined out to center
Y. Alvarez: Strike looking, Alvarez lined out to right
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Pirates
H. Brown Pitching:
R. Tellez: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Tellez struck out looking
J. Bart: Ball, Bart singled to center
K. Hayes: Strike looking, Hayes flied out to deep right
C. Joe: Strike looking, Joe reached on an infield single to pitcher, J. Bart scored, Joe to third on Brown throwing error
J. Triolo: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Triolo doubled to left, C. Joe scored
M. Taylor: Taylor lined out to second
Middle of the 4th (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
B. Falter Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Y. Diaz homered to left
J. Pena: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Pena struck out swinging
J. Meyers: Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Meyers struck out swinging
J. Singleton: Singleton flied out to left
End of the 4th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
5TH INNING
Pirates
H. Brown Pitching:
A. McCutchen: McCutchen singled to center
B. Reynolds: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Reynolds safe at first on 1st baseman Singleton fielding error, McCutchen to second
O. Cruz: Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Cruz struck out swinging
R. Tellez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Tellez flied out to deep center
J. Bart: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Bart struck out looking
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Astros
B. Falter Pitching:
M. Dubon: Strike swinging, Dubon flied out to deep right
C. McCormick: Strike looking, McCormick singled to center
J. Altuve: Foul, Foul, Altuve grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, McCormick out at second
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
6TH INNING
Pirates
H. Brown Pitching:
K. Hayes: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Hayes flied out to right
C. Joe: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Joe struck out swinging
J. Triolo: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Triolo walked
M. Taylor: Ball, Ball, Foul, M. Taylor homered to left center, J. Triolo scored
Bryan King relieved Hunter Brown
A. McCutchen: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, McCutchen struck out swinging
Middle of the 6th (2 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
Astros
B. Falter Pitching:
A. Bregman: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Bregman fouled out to right
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Alvarez singled to center
Dennis Santana relieved Bailey Falter
Y. Diaz: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Diaz reached on an infield single to shortstop, Alvarez to third on shortstop Cruz throwing error
J. Pena: Foul, Pena reached on fielder's choice to third, Y. Alvarez scored, Diaz out at second
J. Meyers: Strike looking, Meyers flied out to left
End of the 6th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Pirates
B. King Pitching:
B. Reynolds: Reynolds lined out to left
O. Cruz: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Cruz struck out swinging
R. Tellez: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Tellez struck out swinging
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
D. Santana Pitching:
J. Singleton: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Singleton struck out swinging
M. Dubon: Ball, Foul, Dubon lined out to left
C. McCormick: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, McCormick struck out swinging
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Pirates
Seth Martinez relieved Bryan King
J. Bart: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Bart singled to right
K. Hayes: Ball, Foul, Ball, Hayes lined out to left
C. Joe: Foul, Joe singled to center, Bart to second
Ji-Hwan Bae ran for Connor Joe
J. Triolo: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Triolo struck out swinging
M. Taylor: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Taylor safe at first on shortstop Pena fielding error, Bart to third, Bae to second
A. McCutchen: Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, McCutchen walked, J. Bart scored, Bae to third, Taylor to second
Shawn Dubin relieved Seth Martinez
B. Reynolds: Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Reynolds struck out looking
Middle of the 8th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
Ji-Hwan Bae in right field
Kyle Nicolas relieved Dennis Santana
J. Altuve: Ball, Altuve lined out to center
A. Bregman: Bregman flied out to deep right
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Alvarez walked
Y. Diaz: Strike swinging, Diaz singled to center, Alvarez to second
J. Pena: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Pena lined out to right
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
9TH INNING
Pirates
S. Dubin Pitching:
O. Cruz: Cruz flied out to left
R. Tellez: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Tellez struck out swinging
J. Bart: Strike looking, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Bart walked
K. Hayes: Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Hayes flied out to deep right
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Astros
Hunter Stratton relieved Kyle Nicolas
J. Meyers: Ball, Ball, Meyers flied out to deep center
J. Singleton: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Singleton struck out looking
Victor Caratini hit for Mauricio Dubon
V. Caratini: Strike looking, Caratini singled to shallow center
Trey Cabbage ran for Victor Caratini
C. McCormick: Ball, Ball, McCormick reached on an infield single to shortstop, Cabbage to second
J. Altuve: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike looking, Altuve struck out looking
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)