Pirates 8, Astros 7, Final - Jul. 23, 2008

Raise the Jolly Roger! • Gameday #101 at Astros
Pirates (46-54) at Astros (46-54) 2:05--Minute Maid Park, Houston Ian Snell (3-8, 5.03) vs. Brian Moehler (5-4, 4.03) [Preview] ------------ Afternoon getaway game to finish up the series. As a result, no TV here in Pittsburgh. Additionally, ...

Bucs Dugout: Front Page Posts • Pirates vs. Astros, 23 July 2008
Ian Snell vs. Brian Moehler , 2:05 PM.

Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke? • Afternoon game
It's getaway day in Houston as the Bucs and Astros are playing at 2:05 this afternoon with Ian Snell and Brian Moehler taking the mound. The Pirates have had an impressive ability to kick the crap out of the Astros this year, so hopefully they can ...

The Crawfish Boxes: Front Page Posts • Pittsburgh Pirates at Houston Astros, 1:05 PM CDT
Current Series 3 game series vs Pirates @ Minute Maid Park Mon 07/21 WP: Tyler Yates (4 - 2) LP: Jose Valverde (4 - 3) 3 - 9 loss Tue 07/22 WP: Paul Maholm (7 - 6) LP: Jack Cassel (1 - 1) 2 - 8 loss  ...

Raise the Jolly Roger! • Pirates 8, Astros 7
-------------------- If nothing else, the Pirates surely packed their brooms for this road trip. The four game sweep in Denver was awful, but how better to respond than sweeping the ensuing 3 game set? - That said, today's game was ugly. Very, ...

Playing For Pride • Broominizing In Houston
Well… who saw that coming? After getting swept by Colorado to open up after the ASG, the Buccos bounced back with force, sweeping the Astros in a 3-game set in Houston. Game 1 : Shocking to say the least. The game featured a starting ...

Where have you gone, Andy Van Slyke? • Game 101: Pirates 8 Astros 7
There's no better way to close out a delightfully weird series of bad baseball and wins against the Astros than with a horribly pitched nightmare of a game that saw Obi-Wan Mientkiewicz pulling in four hits for the first time since 1862 and the one ...

Pittsburgh Lumber Co. • Game #101: Offense Power Bucs to Sweep
Minute Maid Park | 2:05 | Snell vs. Brian Moehler | Box After resting in mid-season hibernation in Colorado, the Pirates offense awoke with much gusto and helped the Pirates sweep the Astros on the road. The Bucs pasted Brian Moehler for six runs ...

Bucs can sleep well following sweep
Riding the coattails of a four-hit game by Doug Mientkiewicz, the Pirates offense bailed the club's pitching out of the corner again, as two seventh-inning runs proved to be enough to push the Pirates over the Astros in the standings with an 8-7 win ...

Bay homers as Pirates sweep Astros with 8-7 win
Jason Bay hit a two-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates earned their first road sweep this season with an 8-7 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday.

Pirates earn first road sweep of season (AP)
Jason Bay hit a two-run homer and the Pittsburgh Pirates earned their first road sweep this season with an 8-7 win over the Houston Astros on Wednesday. Doug Mientkiewicz drove in two runs, starter Ian Snell had an RBI single and Franquelis ...