MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
07/21/2004
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 1415 - WEDNESDAY, JULY 21ST , 2004 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (45-49) 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 2 0 10 14 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (44-51) 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 3 9 0
Pirates Fall, 10-3, to Houston
Starting pitcher Josh Beckett pitched well enough to help the Houston Astros beat the Pittsburgh Pirates, 10-3. Beckett, now 5-5, was the winner. In 7.1 innings, he gave up 7 hits, while striking out 9, walking 1, and allowing 2 runs. Houston now owns a record of 45-49.

Houston got a big at-bat from Tinaquillo, Venezuela native Innocenzio Torres, who in the top of the third hit a 2-run double. It was his 22nd double of the season and put the Astros ahead, 5-0.

"Josh was in attack mode," said Houston manager Mike L.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Jeter SS 5 0 1 2 0 0 2 .321 9 33
M. Young 2B 4 3 3 0 0 0 1 .256 6 15
   a-H. Luna PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .256 2 12
S. Rolen 3B 5 2 2 3 0 1 1 .289 14 46
W. Ford LF 3 2 1 0 2 0 0 .272 11 56
D. Ortega 1B 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .273 9 49
A. Dunn DH 5 0 1 1 0 2 3 .206 19 53
I. Torres RF 4 2 2 2 0 1 0 .295 9 47
F. Murrone CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .273 5 38
J. Vergil C 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .199 5 17
Totals 40 10 14 9 2 7 14      
a - H. Luna pinch hit for M. Young in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Vergil (5, 2nd Inning off R. Dickey, 0 on, 2 outs) , I. Torres (22, 3rd Inning off R. Dickey, 2 on, 2 outs) , F. Murrone (18, 8th Inning off T. Buckman, 1 on, 1 out)
Triples: M. Young (1, 3rd Inning off R. Dickey, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: S. Rolen (14, 4th Inning off R. Cartagena, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jeter , M. Young 5 , S. Rolen 5 , W. Ford , D. Ortega , A. Dunn , I. Torres 3 , F. Murrone 3 , J. Vergil 2
2-out RBI: D. Jeter , S. Rolen , D. Ortega , A. Dunn , I. Torres
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jeter , A. Dunn
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Ford (3)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
N. Cruz LF 5 0 1 1 0 2 2 .279 17 47
R. Johnson RF 5 1 3 1 0 2 1 .270 4 15
E. Preciado 3B 3 0 0 1 0 2 3 .332 13 56
E. Chavez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .302 17 68
R. Mateo DH 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .257 8 35
G. Davis CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .203 11 22
C. Guzman SS 4 2 3 0 0 0 0 .256 4 26
R. Garko C 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .274 2 7
D. Ramirez 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .240 3 29
Totals 35 3 9 3 1 13 14      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Johnson (11, 1st Inning off J. Beckett, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Guzman 2 (23, 2nd Inning off J. Beckett, 0 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off J. Pearce, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Chavez (27, 6th Inning off J. Beckett, 0 on, 2 outs)
Triples: R. Johnson (2, 6th Inning off J. Beckett, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: N. Cruz , R. Johnson 6 , E. Chavez 2 , C. Guzman 5 , D. Ramirez
2-out RBI: N. Cruz , R. Johnson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Preciado , E. Chavez , G. Davis , R. Garko
Sac Fly: E. Preciado
Hit by Pitch: R. Mateo
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Davis(Ortega at home))
PB: R. Garko
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Beckett W (5-5) 7.1 7 2 2 1 9 0 100 3.89   
J. Pearce 1.2 2 1 1 0 4 0 30 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Beckett 64
Batters Faced: J. Beckett 31, J. Pearce 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Beckett 3-10, J. Pearce 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Beckett 100-64, J. Pearce 30-21
Hit Batsmen: J. Beckett
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Dickey L (9-7) 2.2 8 6 5 1 4 0 55 4.81   
R. Cartagena 2.1 3 2 2 0 2 1 36 3.73   
T. Buckman 3.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 33 3.74   
A. Castillo 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Dickey 19
Batters Faced: R. Dickey 16, R. Cartagena 10, T. Buckman 12, A. Castillo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Dickey 2-1, R. Cartagena 2-3, T. Buckman 2-7, A. Castillo 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Dickey 55-34, R. Cartagena 36-27, T. Buckman 33-20, A. Castillo 15-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Cartagena 1-1 , T. Buckman 1-0
WP: R. Dickey
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Beckett
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Cloudy (75 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 2:54
Attendance: 23170
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