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Astros hope to avoid sweep against Pirates

Apr 4, 2007 - 3:33 PM Pittsburgh (2-0) at Houston (0-2) 8:05 pm EDT

HOUSTON (Ticker) - Woody Williams makes his debut for his hometown team Wednesday as the Houston Astros try to avoid a three-game sweep at the hands of the Pittsburgh Pirates.

A 14-year veteran, Williams went 12-5 with a 3.65 ERA in 24 starts for San Diego last season before signing with Houston.

With the offseason departures of future Hall of Famer Roger Clemens and Houston native Andy Pettitte, the Astros signed Williams to fill the void.

Williams, 40, has enjoyed success against the Pirates in his career, going 7-2 with a 3.52 ERA in 13 starts.

Williams will be opposed by the Pirates Tom Gorzelanny, 17 years his junior. The lefthander was 2-5 with a 3.79 ERA in 11 starts during his rookie campaign.

Gorzelanny had no success against Houston last season, losing all three starts while posting a 5.19 ERA.

The Pirates have rallied against the Astros' bullpen in each of the first two games of the series.

After coming back against closer Brad Lidge in the opener, the Pirates rallied against setup man Dan Wheeler in Tuesday's 3-2 victory.








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    FINAL
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    PITTSBURGH 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 5 10 2
    HOUSTON 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 3 (FINAL)

    BATTERIES: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY, SHAWN CHACON (6TH), MATT CAPPS (8TH), SALOMON
    TORRES (9TH) AND RONNY PAULINO
    HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS, DAVE BORKOWSKI (5TH), CHRIS
    SAMPSON (7TH)

    Apr 4 10:58 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SOLO HOME RUN BY CRAIG BIGGIO (1) TO LEFT WITH 2 OUT IN THE
    9TH OFF SALOMON TORRES.
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 5, HOUSTON 4
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BURKE (.273, 1-FOR-3, HBP, RBI)

    Pirates vs. AstrosApr 4 10:56 PM
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    Pirates vs. AstrosApr 4 10:56 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    PITTSBURGH 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5 9 2
    HOUSTON 1 0 1 1 0 0 3 7 3 (BOT 7)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - SHAWN CHACON
    HOU - CHRIS SAMPSON

    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C BURKE (.300, 1-FOR-2, HBP, RBI)
    L BERKMAN (.125, 0-FOR-2, SF, RBI)
    C LEE (.182, 1-FOR-3, RBI)

    Apr 4 10:23 PM


  • NL
    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY ADAM EVERETT ALLOWED JOSE BAUTISTA TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, C DUFFY ON FIRST, T GORZELANNY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 5
    HOUSTON 3 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.455, 1-FOR-2, SAC)

    Apr 4 9:52 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    ERROR BY ADAM EVERETT ALLOWED JOSE BAUTISTA TO SCORE.
    SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, C DUFFY ON FIRST, T GORZELANNY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 5
    HOUSTON 3 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J WILSON (.455, 1-FOR-2, SAC)

    Pirates vs. AstrosApr 4 9:52 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
    PLAY: D Borkowski relieved W Williams.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T GORZELANNY ON FIRST, J BAUTISTA ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4
    HOUSTON 3 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C Duffy (.250, 1-FOR-3)

    Apr 4 9:48 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
    HOU: DAVE BORKOWSKI (NO RECORD) IN THE 5TH
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, T GORZELANNY ON FIRST, J BAUTISTA ON SECOND, 2 OUTS
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4, HOUSTON 3
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: C DUFFY (.250, 1-FOR-3)

    Apr 4 9:48 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOSE BAUTISTA SCORED RONNY PAULINO AND XAVIER
    NADY.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J BAUTISTA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4
    HOUSTON 3 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J CASTILLO (.111, 0-FOR-2)

    Apr 4 9:43 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY JOSE BAUTISTA SCORED RONNY PAULINO AND XAVIER
    NADY.
    SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, J BAUTISTA ON FIRST, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4
    HOUSTON 3 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J CASTILLO (.111, 0-FOR-2)

    Pirates vs. AstrosApr 4 9:43 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY RONNY PAULINO SCORED JASON BAY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R PAULINO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
    HOUSTON 3 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.444, 1-FOR-1, HBP)

    Apr 4 9:39 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY RONNY PAULINO SCORED JASON BAY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R PAULINO ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 2
    HOUSTON 3 TOP, 5TH
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: X NADY (.444, 1-FOR-1, HBP)

    Pirates vs. AstrosApr 4 9:39 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    PITTSBURGH 0 1 0 0 1 5 2
    HOUSTON 1 0 1 1 3 6 0 (TOP 5)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
    HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS

    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.200, 0-FOR-2)
    A LAROCHE (.111, 1-FOR-1, BB)
    R PAULINO (.091, 0-FOR-2)

    Apr 4 9:32 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    CHRIS BURKE HIT BY TOM GORZELANNY PITCH WITH BASES LOADED
    SCORED JASON LANE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BURKE ON FIRST, H QUINTERO ON SECOND, A
    EVERETT ON THIRD, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
    HOUSTON 3 BOTTOM, 4TH
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: L BERKMAN (.143, 0-FOR-1, SF, RBI)

    Pirates vs. AstrosApr 4 9:32 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SACRIFICE FLY BY LANCE BERKMAN SCORED CRAIG BIGGIO.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C BURKE ON SECOND, 1 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
    HOUSTON 2 BOTTOM, 3RD
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.222, 1-FOR-1, RBI)

    Pirates vs. AstrosApr 4 9:01 PM


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    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
    - - - - - - - - - - - -
    PITTSBURGH 0 1 1 3 0
    HOUSTON 1 1 2 0 (BOT 2)

    CURRENT PITCHERS: PIT - TOM GORZELANNY
    HOU - WOODY WILLIAMS

    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: J LANE (.500, 1 HR, 1 RBI)
    A EVERETT (.286, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
    H QUINTERO (.000, 0 HR, 0

    Apr 4 8:34 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    DOUBLE BY JOSE BAUTISTA SCORED XAVIER NADY.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, J BAUTISTA ON SECOND, 0 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
    HOUSTON 1 TOP, 2ND
    DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J CASTILLO (.143, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Pirates vs. AstrosApr 4 8:30 PM


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    AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
    SINGLE BY CARLOS LEE SCORED CHRIS BURKE.
    SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C LEE ON FIRST, 2 OUT
    CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
    HOUSTON 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
    DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M ENSBERG (.125, 0 HR, 0 RBI)

    Pirates vs. AstrosApr 4 8:22 PM

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