Post Game Thread (Jul 29, 2024): Pirates (54-52) @ Astros (55-51)

Line Score – Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	5	6	3	6
HOU	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	3	9	0	10

Box Score

HOU		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Altuve	4	0	2	1	1	0	.311
3B	Bregman	5	0	1	0	0	2	.254
LF	Alvarez, Y	4	0	2	1	1	0	.299
PR	McCormick	0	0	0	0	0	0	.208
DH	Diaz, Y	5	0	1	0	0	2	.287
SS	Peña	3	0	0	0	1	0	.279
1B	Singleton	2	1	1	0	1	1	.234
1B	Dubón	1	0	0	0	0	1	.271
CF	Meyers	3	1	0	0	1	0	.236
C	Caratini	3	1	2	0	0	0	.270
RF	Cabbage	3	0	0	0	1	2	.225

HOU	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Scott, Tay	3.0	0	0	0	0	4	35-22	1.37
Ort	2.2	2	1	1	0	1	26-18	1.59
Abreu, B	1.1	1	0	0	1	3	30-18	2.75
Pressly	1.0	2	1	1	2	1	25-12	3.54
Hader	1.0	1	3	3	2	2	30-17	4.11

PIT		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Palacios	2	0	0	0	0	1	.230
CF	Taylor, M	3	1	2	3	0	0	.209
LF	Reynolds, B	4	0	1	0	1	2	.288
SS	Cruz, O	4	0	1	1	0	2	.253
1B	Tellez	3	0	0	0	1	2	.248
DH	Bart	4	0	0	0	0	2	.237
3B	Hayes	2	1	0	0	2	0	.239
RF	Bae	2	0	0	0	0	0	.188
RF	Joe	2	0	0	0	0	1	.237
2B	Triolo	3	2	1	0	1	0	.199
C	Grandal	4	1	1	1	0	1	.184

PIT	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Skenes	6.0	5	2	1	3	6	101-65	1.90
Mlodzinski	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	11-5	3.18
Chapman	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	15-13	3.63
Bednar	1.0	2	1	1	2	0	20-11	4.95

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B5	Jose Altuve reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes. Jon Singleton scores. Jake Meyers scores. Victor Caratini to 2nd. Fielding error by third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes.	2-0
T6	Yasmani Grandal homers (4) on a fly ball to right field.	2-1
T8	Oneil Cruz doubles (22) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Trey Cabbage. Jared Triolo scores. Bryan Reynolds to 3rd.	2-2
T9	Michael A. Taylor homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. Ke'Bryan Hayes scores. Jared Triolo scores.	2-5
B9	Yordan Alvarez walks. Victor Caratini scores. Trey Cabbage to 3rd. Jose Altuve to 2nd.	3-5

Highlights

Description	Length
Bullpen availability for Houston, July 29 vs Pirates	0:07
Bullpen availability for Pittsburgh, July 29 vs Astros	0:07
Fielding alignment for Houston, July 29 vs Pirates	0:11
Bench availability for Houston, July 29 vs Pirates	0:07
Bench availability for Pittsburgh, July 29 vs Astros	0:07
Fielding alignment for Pittsburgh, July 29 vs Astros	0:11
Starting lineups for Pirates at Astros – July 29, 2024	0:09
Measuring the stats on Yasmani Grandal's home run	0:13
Analyzing Yasmani Grandal's home run through bat tracking	0:11
Breaking down Paul Skenes' pitches	0:04
Paul Skenes' outing against the Astros	0:23
Measuring the stats on Michael A. Taylor's home run	0:13
Visualizing Michael A. Taylor's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Hayes' impressive snag over the dugout railing	0:22
Peña and Singleton combine to make an athletic play	0:29
Paul Skenes' 100th strikeout of the season	0:29
Jeremy Peña's slick play	0:30
Two runs scores on a fielding error	0:27
Yasmani Grandal's solo home run (4)	0:29
Bryan Abreu escapes a jam in the 6th	0:08
Paul Skenes induces a double play to escape the 6th	0:20
Connor Joe throws out Caratini from right field	0:20
Oneil Cruz's game-tying RBI double	0:29
Alex Bregman hits a long foul ball	0:28
Yasmani Grandal throws out Jose Altuve	0:11
Yainer Diaz strikes out swinging.	0:06
Tayler Scott tosses three perfect innings, K's four	0:40
Michael A. Taylor's go-ahead three-run home run (3)	0:34
Yordan Alvarez's RBI walk	0:07
David Bednar secures the Pirates' 5-3 win	0:13

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Chapman (4-4, 3.63 ERA)	Hader (4-6, 4.11 ERA)	Bednar (19 SV, 4.95 ERA)

Game ended at 10:06 PM.