Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/17)
| Game 1: Friday, May 16 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 17 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 18 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | |
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1:05 PM ET, May 17, 2008
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | ||
| N McLouth CF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .312 | ||
| J Bay LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .264 | ||
| A LaRoche 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .199 | ||
| X Nady RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .316 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .242 | ||
| R Paulino C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .227 | ||
| B Bixler SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .181 | ||
| Z Duke P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .105 | ||
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Marte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 | ||
| M Capps P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 13 | |||
| a-struck out looking for D Marte in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: F Sanchez (10, C Zambrano); A LaRoche (6, C Zambrano) HR: N Mclouth (12, 9th inning off C Marmol 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Bixler (2), D Mientkiewicz (8), N McLouth 3 (36), A LaRoche (17), X Nady (36) SF: X Nady 2-out RBI: B Bixler Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A LaRoche 2, Z Duke 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Bixler (6, ground ball); J Bay (1, bobble) DP: 1 (Z Duke-B Bixler-A LaRoche). Outfield Assist: J Bay (G Soto at Home). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| Z Duke | 6.1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 106-69 | 4.23 | |
| T Yates (B, 2) | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13-7 | 3.37 | |
| D Marte (W, 3-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 4.15 | |
| M Capps (S, 10) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-16 | 2.75 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 148-96 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: Z Duke 27; T Yates 4; D Marte 3; M Capps 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Duke 10-4; T Yates 2-0; D Marte 2-1; M Capps 0-2 Game Scores: Z Duke 44 | ||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Soriano LF | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | ||
| R Theriot SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .331 | ||
| D Lee 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .294 | ||
| A Ramirez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .280 | ||
| K Fukudome RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .314 | ||
| G Soto C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .328 | ||
| M DeRosa 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .299 | ||
| C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Johnson CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 | ||
| C Zambrano P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .267 | ||
| M Wuertz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| S Eyre P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-R Cedeno PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .328 | ||
| J Lieber P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Fontenot 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |||
| a-flied out to right for S Eyre in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Soto (14, Z Duke); M DeRosa (9, Z Duke); A Soriano (7, M Capps) HR: A Soriano 2 (10, 4th inning off Z Duke 0 on, 2 Out; 7th inning off T Yates 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Johnson (18), A Soriano 3 (25), R Theriot (12) 2-out RBI: A Soriano 2, R Theriot GIDP: R Theriot Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Lee 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Lee). PB: G Soto 2. | ||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Zambrano | 4.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 73-40 | 2.45 | |
| M Wuertz | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23-18 | 3.18 | |
| S Eyre | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 0.00 | |
| J Lieber | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20-14 | 3.63 | |
| C Marmol (L, 1-1) | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 15-12 | 1.67 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 135-87 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Zambrano 22; M Wuertz 8; S Eyre 1; J Lieber 4; C Marmol 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Zambrano 3-6; M Wuertz 3-3; S Eyre 0-0; J Lieber 0-0; C Marmol 0-1 Game Scores: C Zambrano 30 | ||||||||||
| PIT | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | B Bixler singled to left, D Mientkiewicz scored, B Bixler to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | R Johnson singled to left, G Soto scored, M DeRosa to second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | A Soriano singled to deep left center, M DeRosa scored, R Johnson to second. R Johnson scored, A Soriano to second on error by left fielder J Bay. | 1 | 3 | |
| 4th | D Mientkiewicz singled to center, A LaRoche scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 4th | A Soriano homered to left. | 2 | 4 | |
| 5th | N McLouth singled to center, Z Duke scored, F Sanchez to third. | 3 | 4 | |
| 5th | A LaRoche singled to center, F Sanchez scored, N McLouth to third, J Bay to second. | 4 | 4 | |
| 5th | X Nady hit sacrifice fly to right, N McLouth scored, J Bay to third. | 5 | 4 | |
| 7th | A Soriano homered to left. | 5 | 5 | |
| 9th | N McLouth homered to right, F Sanchez scored. | 7 | 5 | |
| 9th | R Theriot singled to right, A Soriano scored. | 7 | 6 | |
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| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 41,686 (101.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:44 |
| Weather | 66 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Ed Montague, Second Base - Jerry Layne, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
