MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/18/2040
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
PITTSBURGH PIRATES AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1212 - FRIDAY, MAY 18TH , 2040 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Pittsburgh Pirates (16-27) 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 11 1
Houston Astros (22-21) 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 1 5 6 1
Pirates Clip Astros, 6-5
Alvaro Cardenas had a good game, but he could not keep the Houston Astros from falling, 6-5, to the Pittsburgh Pirates at Minute Maid Park. The Houston first baseman went 2 for 4 with a home run and a walk. He drove in 2 runs and scored once in the loss. Pittsburgh has now won 3 in a row.

The outcome might have been different for Pittsburgh, had it not been for Ricky Ibarra, the 25-year old first baseman . Ibarra stroked a bases-clearing double in the top of the ninth inning to put Pittsburgh up, 6-4. For the game, he was 2 for 5, including 1 double and 1 single.

"Win or lose, we pick each other up in this clubhouse," Ibarra told the Pittsburgh Citizen.
PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
O. Cuevas SS 5 2 2 0 0 0 2 .240 1 12
D. Gamez RF 3 1 0 0 2 2 4 .299 1 20
R. Ibarra 1B 5 1 2 3 0 0 2 .233 2 16
M. Rhodes CF 4 0 1 1 1 2 0 .227 7 25
K. Flesch 2B 5 0 2 1 0 1 2 .306 4 22
J. Reed 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 3 .256 0 13
C. Gomez C 4 1 2 0 0 1 3 .286 0 1
K. Seaman DH 3 0 1 0 1 0 2 .425 1 8
A. Figueroa LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 .243 0 3
   a-L. Ramirez PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .287 7 16
   b-J. Rodriguez LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275 7 24
Totals 37 6 11 6 4 8 21      
a - L. Ramirez pinch hit for A. Figueroa in the 9th
b - J. Rodriguez substituted for L. Ramirez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: O. Cuevas (15, 1st Inning off Z. Hammer, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Ibarra (8, 9th Inning off J. Hampson, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: O. Cuevas 3 , R. Ibarra 3 , M. Rhodes , K. Flesch 2 , C. Gomez 2 , K. Seaman , L. Ramirez
2-out RBI: R. Ibarra
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Ibarra , K. Flesch
GIDP: C. Gomez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: R. Ibarra (4)
Double Plays: 1 (Reed-Flesch-Ibarra)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Cardenas 1B 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 .288 7 17
K. Hogan DH 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 .241 4 11
F. Ramos 3B 4 1 1 1 1 2 3 .277 8 17
G. Estrada 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .248 15 27
   b-J. Turks RF, LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .327 3 6
E. Valencia LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 .204 4 10
   a-S. Ahn PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .241 11 29
   c-J. Burton SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .139 0 6
T. Dick RF 3 0 0 0 1 2 4 .254 4 14
A. Gonzalez CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .116 1 2
A. McArver C 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .229 10 23
K. Camp SS, 2B 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 .269 1 19
Totals 33 5 6 5 7 10 15      
a - S. Ahn pinch hit for E. Valencia in the 7th
b - J. Turks substituted for G. Estrada in the 8th
c - J. Burton substituted for S. Ahn in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. McArver (10, 4th Inning off L. Dorfner, 1 on, 2 outs) , A. Cardenas (7, 4th Inning off L. Dorfner, 1 on, 2 outs) , F. Ramos (8, 9th Inning off D. Laguna, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: A. Cardenas 5 , K. Hogan , F. Ramos 4 , A. McArver 5
2-out RBI: A. Cardenas , F. Ramos , A. McArver
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , T. Dick 2
GIDP: K. Camp
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: A. McArver (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Ramos-Estrada-Cardenas)
PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
L. Dorfner 5.0 3 4 4 6 6 2 107 13.50   
K. Nelsen 1.2 2 0 0 1 1 0 22 3.18   
J. Benson W (1-1) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 6.12   
D. Laguna SV (8) 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 25 2.82   
PITCHING
Game Score: L. Dorfner 45
Batters Faced: L. Dorfner 25, K. Nelsen 7, J. Benson 4, D. Laguna 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: L. Dorfner 3-6, K. Nelsen 2-1, J. Benson 2-1, D. Laguna 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: L. Dorfner 107-56, K. Nelsen 22-12, J. Benson 15-8, D. Laguna 25-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Benson 1-0
WP: J. Benson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
Z. Hammer 6.0 7 3 3 3 5 0 96 5.74   
S. Little H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 2.18   
J. Romaniello H (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 1.75   
J. Hampson L (0-2), BS (2) 1.0 4 3 3 1 1 0 30 5.52   
PITCHING
Game Score: Z. Hammer 48
Batters Faced: Z. Hammer 27, S. Little 3, J. Romaniello 3, J. Hampson 8
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: Z. Hammer 6-6, S. Little 1-1, J. Romaniello 1-1, J. Hampson 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: Z. Hammer 96-57, S. Little 11-8, J. Romaniello 13-7, J. Hampson 30-18
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Alvaro Cardenas
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 8 mph
Start Time: 3:59 PM ET
Time: 3:31
Attendance: 30980
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