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Astros hope Berkman can return vs. Pirates
Jul 7, 2008 - 1:28 PM Houston (41-48) at Pittsburgh (40-47) 7:05 pm ETPITTSBURGH (Ticker) -- An irritated left eye has kept Lance Berkman from maintaining his torrid start to the season. Perhaps a visit from the worst pitching team in baseball will help turn that around.
Berkman will attempt to pick up his fading Houston Astros on Monday when the team begins a three-game set against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Berkman, who appeared only as a pinch hitter during Sunday's 17-inning marathon loss to the Atlanta Braves because of discomfort in his eye, is just 2-for-19 with one RBI over his last six games.
Those statistics are a far cry from the numbers he posted on his way to top-five rankings in the National League with 22 homers, 69 RBI and a .350 batting average this season. The totals were more than enough to lead to his fifth All-Star appearance.
However, his recent slump has coincided with the struggles of his team, which has dropped five of its six contests.
Runelvys Hernandez (0-2, 5.40 ERA) will try to halt Houston's slide when he makes his third start in place of Shawn Chacon, who was released after a physical altercation with general manager Ed Wade. In Wednesday's 4-1 setback to the Dodgers, the righthander allowed four runs - three earned - and six hits over five frames to take the loss.
He'll be opposed by rookie Phil Dumatrait (3-4, 4.66), who will be making his first start since going on the disabled list with bursitis in his left shoulder on June 22. Three days earlier, the lefthander surrendered season highs in runs (nine) and hits (11) over five innings in a 13-8 setback to the Chicago White Sox.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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HOUSTON 3 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 9 1
PITTSBURGH 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 x 10 14 0 (FINAL)
BATTERIES: HOU - RUNELVYS HERNANDEZ, CHAD PARONTO (5TH) AND J.R. TOWLES
PIT - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT, DENNY BAUTISTA (4TH), TYLER
YATES (7TH), DAMASO MARTE (9TH) AND RYAN DOUMIT
Jul 7 10:04 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY JACK WILSON SCORED DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, J WILSON ON FIRST, D BAUTISTA ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
PITTSBURGH 10 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.280, 1-FOR-3, HR, RBI)
Astros 7, Pirates 10 Bot 4, 0 OutsJul 7 8:52 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DENNY BAUTISTA SCORED ADAM LAROCHE.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D BAUTISTA ON FIRST, D MIENTKIEWICZ ON
SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
PITTSBURGH 9 BOTTOM, 4TH
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: JA WILSON (.301, 0-FOR-2)
Astros 7, Pirates 9 Bot 4, 0 OutsJul 7 8:51 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
TWO-RUN HOME RUN BY RYAN DOUMIT (11) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 4TH OFF RUNELVYS HERNANDEZ SCORED LUIS RIVAS.
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7, PITTSBURGH 8
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: J BAY (.285, 0-FOR-0, 2 BB)
Astros 7, Pirates 8 Bot 4, 0 OutsJul 7 8:43 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY CARLOS LEE SCORED MARK LORETTA.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, L BERKMAN ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 7
PITTSBURGH 6 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M TEJADA (.282, 0-FOR-1, BB)
Astros 7, Pirates 6 Top 4, 0 OutsJul 7 8:36 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY LANCE BERKMAN SCORED DARIN ERSTAD.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, L BERKMAN ON SECOND, M LORETTA ON THIRD, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 6
PITTSBURGH 6 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: C LEE (.293, 1-FOR-2, HR, 2 RBI)
Astros 6, Pirates 6 Top 4, 0 OutsJul 7 8:32 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
FIELDER'S CHOICE BY DARIN ERSTAD SCORED J.R. TOWLES.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, D ERSTAD ON FIRST, 1 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 5
PITTSBURGH 6 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: M LORETTA (.265, 0-FOR-2)
Astros 5, Pirates 6 Top 4, 0 OutsJul 7 8:28 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
BUNT SINGLE BY RUNELVYS HERNANDEZ SCORED TY WIGGINTON.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, R HERNANDEZ ON FIRST, J TOWLES ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 4
PITTSBURGH 6 TOP, 4TH
DUE UP FOR HOUSTON: D ERSTAD (.315, 1-FOR-2)
Astros 4, Pirates 6 Top 4, 0 OutsJul 7 8:25 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
DOUBLE BY XAVIER NADY SCORED JASON BAY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, X NADY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3
PITTSBURGH 6 BOTTOM, 2ND
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.241, 1-FOR-1, RBI)
Astros 3, Pirates 6 Bot 2, 0 OutsJul 7 8:00 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY NATE MCLOUTH (16) TO RIGHT WITH 0 OUT IN
THE 2ND OFF RUNELVYS HERNANDEZ.
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3, PITTSBURGH 5
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: L RIVAS (.243, 1-FOR-1)
Astros 3, Pirates 5 Bot 2, 0 OutsJul 7 7:51 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY PHILLIP DUMATRAIT SCORED ADAM LAROCHE.
SITUATION: 4 RUNS IN, P DUMATRAIT ON FIRST, D MIENTKIEWICZ ON
SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3
PITTSBURGH 4 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: JA WILSON (.306, 0 HR, 11 RBI)
Astros 3, Pirates 4 Bot 1, 0 OutsJul 7 7:40 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ SCORED XAVIER NADY.
SITUATION: 3 RUNS IN, D MIENTKIEWICZ ON FIRST, A LAROCHE ON
SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3
PITTSBURGH 3 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: P DUMATRAIT (.000, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
Astros 3, Pirates 3 Bot 1, 0 OutsJul 7 7:39 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY ADAM LAROCHE SCORED JASON BAY.
SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, A LAROCHE ON FIRST, X NADY ON THIRD, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3
PITTSBURGH 2 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: D MIENTKIEWICZ (.268, 1 HR, 14 RBI)
Astros 3, Pirates 2 Bot 1, 0 OutsJul 7 7:36 PM - NL
AT PITTSBURGH - SCORING UPDATE
SINGLE BY XAVIER NADY SCORED LUIS RIVAS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, X NADY ON FIRST, J BAY ON SECOND, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: HOUSTON 3
PITTSBURGH 1 BOTTOM, 1ST
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: A LAROCHE (.238, 9 HR, 39 RBI)
Astros 3, Pirates 1 Bot 1, 0 OutsJul 7 7:34 PM - NL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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HOUSTON 3 3 4 0
PITTSBURGH 0 0 0 (BOT 1)
CURRENT PITCHERS: HOU - RUNELVYS HERNANDEZ
PIT - PHILLIP DUMATRAIT
DUE UP FOR PITTSBURGH: N MCLOUTH (.280, 15 HR, 56 RBI)
L RIVAS (.236, 3 HR, 16 RBI)
R DOUMIT (.330, 10 H
Astros 3, Pirates 0 Bot 1, 0 OutsJul 7 7:22 PM
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