Paul Maholm VS Brandon Backe
 
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| Paul Maholm | Brandon Backe |
| 10 - 14, 4.32 | 0 - 1, 5.91 |
As long as Backe doesn't get hurt today... I'll be pretty pleased. Astros are going for their longest winning strak of the weak at 2 games. No Berkman today... a lineup of mostly unprovens. Glad to see them, but still like seeing Berkman in the lineup.
| Lineups | |
| Pirates | Astros |
| Morgan, CF Bautista, 3B Sanchez, F, 2B LaRoche, 1B Nady, RF Bay, LF Wilson, SS Maldonado, C Maholm, P |
Burke, SS Anderson, CF Pence, RF Lee, LF Loretta, 1B Wigginton, 3B Ransom, 2B Towles, C Backe, P |