Final
Armas, Pirates aim for second road sweep of Astros
Aug 26, 2007 - 2:59 PM Pittsburgh (57-71) at Houston (57-73) 2:05 pm EDTHOUSTON (Ticker) -- The Pittsburgh Pirates have climbed out of the National League Central basement, thanks in part to their play in Houston.
The Pirates make a play for their second road sweep of the Houston Astros this season when the two clubs complete a three-game series on Sunday.
Jose Batista homered twice in support of six effective innings by Matt Morris as Pittsburgh improved to 5-0 in Houston with a 4-1 win on Saturday.
With their fourth straight win, the Pirates has moved ahead of Houston in the NL Central standings. They are the only team to sweep the Astros at home this season. Tony Armas (2-4, 7.08 ERA) will try to continue the momentum as he aims for his third win of the month.
After coming out on top in his first two starts of August, Armas has struggled, giving up 12 runs and 14 hits in seven innings over two starts.
Meanwhile, Wandy Rodriguez (7-12, 4.58) is the right man to have on the mound as the Astros try and avoid being swept for the first time since July 13-15 at the Chicago Cubs.
Rodriguez is 6-3 with a 2.28 ERA at Minute Maid Park, and will look to make up for a subpar home outing his last time out. The lefthander allowed seven runs and six hits in 5 1/3 innings in an 11-6 loss to the Washington Nationals on Tuesday.
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FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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PITTSBURGH 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 4 8 0
HOUSTON 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 x 5 10 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: PIT - TONY ARMAS, FRANQUELIS OSORIA (6TH), ROMULO SANCHEZ (7TH),
DAMASO MARTE (7TH), SHAWN CHACON (8TH) AND JOSH PHELPS, CARLOS
MALDONADO (7TH)
HOU - WANDY RODRIGU
Aug 26 5:29 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY TY WIGGINTON (3) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 8TH OFF SHAWN CHACON SCORED LUKE SCOTT.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4, HOUSTON 5
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.280, 1-FOR-3, RBI)
Pirates vs. AstrosAug 26 5:20 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY MARK LORETTA SCORED CARLOS LEE.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M LORETTA ON FIRST, T WIGGINTON ON SECOND, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4
HOUSTON 3 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: B AUSMUS (.235, 1-FOR-2)
Pirates vs. AstrosAug 26 4:31 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
GROUND OUT BY LUKE SCOTT SCORED LANCE BERKMAN.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C LEE ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4
HOUSTON 2 BOTTOM, 6TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: T WIGGINTON (.257, 0-FOR-2)
Pirates vs. AstrosAug 26 4:25 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY FREDDY SANCHEZ (10) TO LEFT WITH 1 OUT IN
THE 5TH OFF WANDY RODRIGUEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 4, HOUSTON 1
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J PHELPS (.447, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Pirates vs. AstrosAug 26 3:59 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM LAROCHE SCORED JOSE BAUTISTA AND FREDDY
SANCHEZ.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, J PHELPS ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 3
HOUSTON 1 TOP, 3RD
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J CASTILLO (.247, 0-FOR-1)
Pirates vs. AstrosAug 26 3:21 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY CESAR IZTURIS SCORED JASON BAY.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, C IZTURIS ON FIRST, A LAROCHE ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 1
HOUSTON 1 TOP, 2ND
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: T ARMAS (.188, 0 HR, 2 RBI)
Pirates vs. AstrosAug 26 2:55 PM - NL
AT HOUSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY LANCE BERKMAN SCORED CHRIS BURKE.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, L BERKMAN ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: PITTSBURGH 0
HOUSTON 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.308, 26 HR, 102 RBI)
Pirates vs. AstrosAug 26 2:39 PM
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