Final in 10
Series tied 1-1 (as of 7/12)
| Game 1: Friday, July 11 | ||
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| St. Louis | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, July 12 | ||
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| St. Louis | 11 | Final in 10 |
| Pittsburgh | 12 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, July 13 | ||
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| St. Louis | 11 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | |
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7:05 PM ET, July 12, 2008
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W: D. Bautista (3-2)
L: C. Perez (2-1)
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Miles SS-2B | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .311 | ||
| R Ludwick LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .287 | ||
| A Pujols 1B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .355 | ||
| R Ankiel CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .271 | ||
| S Schumaker CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | ||
| T Glaus 3B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .271 | ||
| C Duncan RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .246 | ||
| R Franklin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Villone P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Isringhausen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| K McClellan P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Perez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Y Molina C | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .313 | ||
| T Wellemeyer P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .133 | ||
| R Springer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-J Mather PH-RF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | ||
| A Kennedy 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .276 | ||
| a-C Izturis PH-SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | ||
| Totals | 47 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 25 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for A Kennedy in the 7th b-doubled to left for R Springer in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Ankiel 2 (18, T Beam, Y Herrera); A Pujols 2 (20, T Beam, Y Herrera); Y Molina (12, T Beam); A Miles (9, S Burnett); J Mather (2, T Yates) 3B: R Ludwick (3, Y Herrera) HR: R Ludwick (20, 4th inning off Y Herrera 1 on, 1 Out); T Glaus (14, 10th inning off D Bautista 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Ludwick 4 (64), A Pujols (50), Y Molina (31), A Kennedy (22), R Ankiel (50), T Glaus 2 (57), J Mather (4) S: T Wellemeyer SF: A Pujols 2-out RBI: Y Molina, J Mather GIDP: A Kennedy, Y Molina Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Izturis 1, T Wellemeyer 2, R Ankiel 1, C Duncan 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| T Wellemeyer | 6.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 94-60 | 4.04 | |
| R Springer | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 2.20 | |
| R Franklin | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17-13 | 3.51 | |
| R Villone | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 4.98 | |
| J Isringhausen | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19-10 | 5.97 | |
| K McClellan (B, 4) | 0.2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-13 | 3.06 | |
| C Perez (L, 2-1; B, 2) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-3 | 4.18 | |
| Totals | 9.1 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 169-108 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: L Rivas (By T Wellemeyer) Batters faced: T Wellemeyer 25; R Springer 2; R Franklin 5; R Villone 1; J Isringhausen 4; K McClellan 5; C Perez 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Wellemeyer 6-11; R Springer 0-1; R Franklin 0-1; R Villone 0-0; J Isringhausen 0-0; K McClellan 1-1; C Perez 0-1 Game Scores: T Wellemeyer 50 | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N McLouth CF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .284 | ||
| L Rivas 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .252 | ||
| R Doumit C-1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .324 | ||
| J Bay LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .289 | ||
| X Nady RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 | ||
| D Bautista P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| A LaRoche 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .251 | ||
| R Chavez C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .265 | ||
| J Bautista 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 | ||
| Y Herrera P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| F Osoria P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||
| a-F Sanchez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .224 | ||
| T Beam P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| S Burnett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-C Gomez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .307 | ||
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Marte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-J Michaels PH-RF | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| J Wilson SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .299 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for F Osoria in the 5th b-struck out looking for S Burnett in the 7th c-walked for D Marte in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A LaRoche (18, T Wellemeyer) HR: J Bay 2 (19, 1st inning off T Wellemeyer 1 on, 2 Out; 8th inning off R Franklin 1 on, 2 Out); A Laroche (11, 4th inning off T Wellemeyer 0 on, 2 Out); N Mclouth (19, 9th inning off J Isringhausen 2 on, 1 Out); J Michaels (4, 10th inning off C Perez 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Bay 5 (51), A LaRoche (43), J Bautista (40), N McLouth 3 (65), J Michaels 2 (25) 2-out RBI: J Bay 4, A LaRoche Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (Y Herrera-R Doumit-A LaRoche, N McLouth-A LaRoche, J Wilson-L Rivas-A LaRoche). Outfield Assist: N McLouth (T Glaus at 1st base). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| Y Herrera | 4.1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 90-49 | 12.46 | |
| F Osoria | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 5.94 | |
| T Beam | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22-13 | 7.50 | |
| S Burnett | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 4.85 | |
| T Yates | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.86 | |
| D Marte | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 3.22 | |
| D Bautista (W, 3-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20-14 | 4.91 | |
| Totals | 10.0 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 180-109 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: Y Herrera 27; F Osoria 2; T Beam 6; S Burnett 5; T Yates 5; D Marte 4; D Bautista 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Y Herrera 4-5; F Osoria 2-0; T Beam 0-2; S Burnett 3-0; T Yates 2-1; D Marte 2-1; D Bautista 1-0 Game Scores: Y Herrera 17 | ||||||||||
| STL | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Bay homered to right center, N McLouth scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 3rd | R Ludwick tripled to deep center, A Miles scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 3rd | A Pujols hit sacrifice fly to left, R Ludwick scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 3rd | Y Molina singled to left, R Ankiel scored, T Glaus to second. | 3 | 2 | |
| 4th | R Ludwick homered to left, A Miles scored. | 5 | 2 | |
| 4th | A LaRoche homered to right center. | 5 | 3 | |
| 5th | A Kennedy singled to center, Y Molina scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 6th | R Ankiel doubled to deep left, A Pujols scored. | 7 | 3 | |
| 6th | T Glaus singled to left, R Ankiel scored. | 8 | 3 | |
| 7th | R Ludwick singled to left, A Miles scored. | 9 | 3 | |
| 7th | J Bautista singled to left center, A LaRoche scored. | 9 | 4 | |
| 8th | J Mather doubled to left, T Glaus scored. | 10 | 4 | |
| 8th | J Bay homered to center, L Rivas scored. | 10 | 6 | |
| 9th | N McLouth homered to center, J Michaels and J Wilson scored. | 10 | 9 | |
| 9th | J Bay grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Rivas scored, R Doumit out at second. | 10 | 10 | |
| 10th | T Glaus homered to left. | 11 | 10 | |
| 10th | J Michaels homered to left center, R Chavez scored. | 11 | 12 | |
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| RICK ANKIEL LEFT THE GAME IN THE SEVENTH INNING WITH AN INJURY TO HIS LEFT ANKLE. |
| DOUG MIENTKIEWICZ WAS EJECTED BY 2B UMPIRE ERIC COOPER IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING FOR ARGUING A CALL AT SECOND BASE. |
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 29,387 (76.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:39 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Hernandez, First Base - Chad Fairchild, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Marty Foster |
