Here are some trends to keep an eye on this week during the Pirates series at home against Houston (Hint: Apologies for missing the St. Louis series but hey, you get free tickets for Wednesday's game):
Tuesday: Phil Dumatrait (Pittsburgh) vs. Wandy Rodriguez (Houston)
This will be Dumatrait's first appearance against Houston. … He is coming off a career-high 10 strikeouts vs. Cincinnati. … Jason Bay is 10-for-19 with two home runs and 11 RBI vs. Rodriguez. … Freddy Sanchez is 7-for-17 with a home run and Adam LaRoche is 5-for-9 with four RBI off Rodriguez.
Wednesday: Zach Duke (Pittsburgh) vs. Roy Oswalt (Houston)
Because the Pirates scored more than 24 runs against St. Louis, 2,500 free tickets in the left field and right field box seats for this game will be made available beginning Tuesday at 9 a.m. They will be available only through Pirates.com and there is a limit of eight tickets per customer.… Lance Berkman is 5-for-15 with four RBI off Duke. … Jack Wilson has a .361 average with six RBI off Oswalt and Nate McLouth has a .412 average with a home run. … Xavier Nady, however, is 1-for-17 lifetime against Oswalt.
Thursday: Paul Maholm (Pittsburgh) vs. Brandon Backe (Houston)
Houston's Carlos Lee and Berkman are a combined 4-for-27 against Maholm. … Bay has a .313 average with two home runs and five RBI against Backe while LaRoche has two home runs and four RBI.
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