Final
St. Louis won 2-1
| 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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1:35 PM ET, July 13, 2008
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W: R. Springer (2-0)
L: F. Osoria (3-3)
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| S Schumaker CF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .293 | ||
| R Ludwick LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .289 | ||
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .350 | ||
| T Glaus 3B | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .276 | ||
| C Duncan RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .255 | ||
| J Mather PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 | ||
| Y Molina C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .312 | ||
| A Miles 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .317 | ||
| J Pineiro P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .036 | ||
| R Springer P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-R Ankiel PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | ||
| K McClellan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-A Kennedy PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | ||
| R Franklin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Izturis SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .236 | ||
| Totals | 42 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 22 | |||
| a-flied out to right for R Springer in the 7th b-singled to center for K Mcclellan in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: T Glaus 2 (23, I Snell, F Osoria); C Duncan (8, I Snell) 3B: A Miles (1, F Osoria) HR: A Miles (2, 4th inning off I Snell 2 on, 2 Out); R Ludwick (21, 8th inning off T Beam 0 on, 2 Out); T Glaus (15, 9th inning off T Yates 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Duncan 2 (26), A Miles 5 (18), C Izturis (13), T Glaus 2 (59), R Ludwick (65) 2-out RBI: C Duncan, A Miles 3, R Ludwick Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Duncan 1, S Schumaker 3 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Izturis (8, 2nd base off S Burnett/R Doumit) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (A Miles-C Izturis-A Pujols, A Pujols). | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Pineiro | 5.2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 108-69 | 4.52 | |
| R Springer (W, 2-0) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 2.17 | |
| K McClellan (H, 20) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-11 | 2.94 | |
| R Franklin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-12 | 3.43 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 141-94 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: R Doumit (By J Pineiro) Batters faced: J Pineiro 30; R Springer 1; K McClellan 6; R Franklin 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Pineiro 9-5; R Springer 0-1; K McClellan 1-4; R Franklin 0-2 Game Scores: J Pineiro 24 | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N McLouth CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .281 | ||
| C Gomez 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .311 | ||
| R Doumit C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .329 | ||
| J Bay LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .287 | ||
| X Nady RF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .321 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .260 | ||
| J Bautista 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .257 | ||
| I Snell P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||
| a-F Sanchez PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 | ||
| S Burnett P | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| F Osoria P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||
| T Beam P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-L Rivas PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Wilson SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | |||
| a-singled to center for I Snell in the 5th b-flied out to left for T Beam in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Doumit (16, J Pineiro); S Burnett (1, J Pineiro); C Gomez (5, J Pineiro) RBI: X Nady (56), R Doumit (29), J Bay 2 (53), C Gomez 2 (15) 2-out RBI: X Nady, R Doumit, J Bay 2, C Gomez 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Mientkiewicz 1, J Bautista 2, J Bay 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N McLouth (11, 2nd base off J Pineiro/Y Molina) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Gomez (6, ground ball) DP: 1 (X Nady-R Doumit). Outfield Assist: X Nady (A Miles at Home). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| I Snell | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 90-64 | 5.92 | |
| S Burnett | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-15 | 4.70 | |
| F Osoria (L, 3-3; B, 2) | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 6.58 | |
| T Beam | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21-12 | 7.24 | |
| T Yates | 1.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25-15 | 3.96 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 175-117 | ||
| PITCHING WP: I Snell HBP: A Pujols (By F Osoria) Batters faced: I Snell 23; S Burnett 5; F Osoria 6; T Beam 5; T Yates 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: I Snell 4-5; S Burnett 2-0; F Osoria 1-0; T Beam 2-2; T Yates 0-2 Game Scores: I Snell 44 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| STL | PIT | |||
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| 1st | X Nady singled to center, C Gomez scored, R Doumit to second. | 0 | 1 | |
| 4th | C Duncan doubled to right, T Glaus scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | A Miles homered to right, C Duncan and Y Molina scored. | 4 | 1 | |
| 5th | R Doumit doubled to deep right, F Sanchez scored, J Wilson to third. | 4 | 2 | |
| 5th | J Bay singled to left, J Wilson and R Doumit scored. | 4 | 4 | |
| 6th | C Izturis grounded into fielder's choice to third, Y Molina scored, A Miles out at second. | 5 | 4 | |
| 6th | C Gomez doubled to deep left center, S Burnett and N McLouth scored. | 5 | 6 | |
| 7th | T Glaus doubled to deep left, R Ludwick scored, A Pujols to third. | 6 | 6 | |
| 7th | C Duncan singled to right, A Pujols scored, T Glaus to third. | 7 | 6 | |
| 7th | A Miles tripled to deep center, T Glaus and C Duncan scored. | 9 | 6 | |
| 8th | R Ludwick homered to center. | 10 | 6 | |
| 9th | T Glaus homered to center. | 11 | 6 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 21,052 (54.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - Eric Cooper, Second Base - Marty Foster, Third Base - Angel Hernandez |