MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/21/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2903 - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (80-76) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (71-85) 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 X 3 9 0
Hurter Now 14-12 After Beating Astros
Pittsburgh turned a fine outing from starter Brant Hurter into a victory over the Houston Astros at PNC Park. The final score was 3-1. The defeat makes Houston 80-76.

Hurter picked up the win. He's now 14-12, after putting the Houston offense in the deep freeze. Over 8 innings, he allowed no earned runs on 4 hits.

"The fact of the matter is that we had a shot to win," said losing manager Logan F.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .278 7 45
L. Nootbaar CF 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 .231 21 61
T. Hernández RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .275 44 114
Y. Alvarez 1B 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 .250 34 101
   c-W. MacIver PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .189 4 11
C. Walker 3B 3 0 1 0 1 2 0 .204 32 75
Y. Diaz C 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .247 20 62
H. Kim SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .232 11 64
N. Castellanos DH 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .294 10 26
B. Wisely 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .375 0 4
   a-A. Call PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .193 1 8
   b-A. Gauthier 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .244 3 15
Totals 29 1 5 1 2 8 6      
a - A. Call pinch hit for B. Wisely in the 8th
b - A. Gauthier substituted for A. Call in the 8th
c - W. MacIver pinch ran for Y. Alvarez in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: L. Nootbaar (21, 9th Inning off P. Johnson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Nootbaar 4 , C. Walker , H. Kim , N. Castellanos 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Kwan , Y. Diaz , A. Call
GIDP: Y. Diaz
Sac Bunt: B. Wisely
Hit by Pitch: Y. Alvarez
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
OF assists: 1 (Hernández(Yelich at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Chapman 3B 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 .250 20 62
C. Yelich LF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .253 23 64
T. O'Neill RF 4 0 0 0 1 4 6 .233 30 78
J. Martinez DH 3 0 1 2 0 1 2 .230 11 29
J. Bride 1B 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 .221 14 68
A. Volpe SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 .249 13 74
B. Hicklen CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .159 6 18
J. Westbrook 2B 3 1 2 1 1 0 2 .263 9 46
M. Stassi C 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .181 4 14
Totals 32 3 9 3 4 10 24      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Bride (21, 5th Inning off F. Valdez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Westbrook (9, 6th Inning off B. Bielak, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Yelich , J. Martinez , J. Bride 4 , J. Westbrook 5 , M. Stassi 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. O'Neill , J. Martinez , A. Volpe , B. Hicklen , J. Westbrook , M. Stassi
Hit by Pitch: C. Yelich , J. Martinez , J. Bride
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Volpe-Westbrook-Bride)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
F. Valdez L (7-11) 4.1 5 2 2 3 6 0 99 4.32   
B. Bielak 2.1 3 1 1 1 3 1 40 7.00   
M. Rodriguez 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 16 3.48   
PITCHING
Game Score: F. Valdez 48
Batters Faced: F. Valdez 23, B. Bielak 11, M. Rodriguez 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: F. Valdez 2-4, B. Bielak 2-2, M. Rodriguez 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: F. Valdez 99-55, B. Bielak 40-25, M. Rodriguez 16-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bielak 1-0 , M. Rodriguez 1-0
WP: F. Valdez
Hit Batsmen: F. Valdez 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Hurter W (14-12) 8.0 4 0 0 1 7 0 101 3.85   
P. Johnson H (3) 0.2 1 1 1 1 1 1 20 3.91   
L. Roupp SV (5) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4.13   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Hurter 80
Batters Faced: B. Hurter 27, P. Johnson 5, L. Roupp 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Hurter 9-6, P. Johnson 0-1, L. Roupp 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Hurter 101-68, P. Johnson 20-9, L. Roupp 3-3
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Roupp 2-0
Hit Batsmen: P. Johnson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brant Hurter
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Clear skies (62 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 9 mph
Start Time: 1:05 PM ET
Time: 3:14
Attendance: 21958
Special Notes: 1B Yordan Alvarez was injured being hit by a pitch.
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