Final
Pittsburgh won 3-0
| Game 1: Monday, July 21 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 9 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 22 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 23 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 7 | |
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2:05 PM ET, July 23, 2008
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N McLouth CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .280 | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .241 | ||
| R Doumit C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .322 | ||
| J Bay LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .288 | ||
| X Nady RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .328 | ||
| A LaRoche 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .261 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 3B | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .274 | ||
| D Marte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| I Snell P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | ||
| T Beam P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-C Gomez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .301 | ||
| F Osoria P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .400 | ||
| b-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .239 | ||
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-J Bautista PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .248 | ||
| J Wilson SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .275 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 19 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for T Beam in the 5th b-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for F Osoria in the 7th c-struck out swinging for J Grabow in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: F Sanchez (16, B Moehler); A LaRoche (21, B Moehler); D Mientkiewicz (11, B Moehler) HR: J Bay (21, 1st inning off B Moehler 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: R Doumit (34), J Bay 2 (59), I Snell (1), F Sanchez (42), D Mientkiewicz 2 (17), J Michaels (26) SF: R Doumit 2-out RBI: I Snell GIDP: C Gomez, F Sanchez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Wilson 2, J Bautista 2, F Sanchez 1, X Nady 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Mientkiewicz-A LaRoche). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| I Snell | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 85-52 | 6.10 | |
| T Beam | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-13 | 6.00 | |
| F Osoria (W, 4-3) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-15 | 6.12 | |
| T Yates (H, 12) | 0.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-7 | 4.11 | |
| J Grabow (H, 9) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 3.08 | |
| D Marte (S, 5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.47 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 175-105 | ||
| PITCHING WP: I Snell Batters faced: I Snell 18; T Beam 6; F Osoria 6; T Yates 5; J Grabow 5; D Marte 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: I Snell 1-2; T Beam 0-3; F Osoria 3-2; T Yates 2-0; J Grabow 2-2; D Marte 2-0 Game Scores: I Snell 30 | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| K Matsui 2B | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .280 | ||
| M Bourn CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | ||
| L Berkman 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .338 | ||
| C Lee LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | .304 | ||
| M Loretta SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .264 | ||
| H Pence RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .262 | ||
| T Wigginton 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .271 | ||
| B Ausmus C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .229 | ||
| b-G Blum PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | ||
| W Wright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Brocail P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-M Tejada PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .275 | ||
| B Moehler P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Sampson P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .143 | ||
| a-D Newhan PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | ||
| G Geary P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-D Erstad PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 | ||
| H Quintero C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |||
| a-flied out to center for C Sampson in the 5th b-singled to right for B Ausmus in the 7th c-grounded into fielder's choice to third for G Geary in the 7th d-struck out swinging for D Brocail in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: T Wigginton (15, I Snell); B Ausmus (8, I Snell) HR: K Matsui (2, 2nd inning off I Snell 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Loretta 2 (27), H Pence (50), K Matsui (20), B Ausmus (16), L Berkman (74), G Blum (21) S: M Bourn 2-out RBI: K Matsui, B Ausmus, G Blum GIDP: H Pence Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Wigginton 1, H Pence 1, D Erstad 1, C Lee 2, C Sampson 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: H Pence (7, 2nd base off I Snell/R Doumit); M Bourn (33, 2nd base off I Snell/R Doumit); K Matsui (17, 2nd base off T Beam/R Doumit) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: L Berkman (3, ground ball) DP: 2 (K Matsui-M Loretta-L Berkman 2). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Moehler | 2.1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 51-39 | 4.45 | |
| C Sampson | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 33-21 | 4.59 | |
| G Geary (L, 2-2) | 2.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 38-24 | 2.45 | |
| W Wright | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-6 | 4.71 | |
| D Brocail | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-13 | 3.61 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 157-103 | ||
| PITCHING WP: D Brocail IBB: N McLouth (By C Sampson) Batters faced: B Moehler 17; C Sampson 9; G Geary 10; W Wright 3; D Brocail 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Moehler 3-4; C Sampson 5-2; G Geary 1-2; W Wright 2-1; D Brocail 1-1 Game Scores: B Moehler 17 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| PIT | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | R Doumit hit sacrifice fly to center, N McLouth scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | J Bay homered to left center, F Sanchez scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 1st | I Snell singled to right center, X Nady scored, D Mientkiewicz to third. | 4 | 0 | |
| 1st | M Loretta singled to center, K Matsui and M Bourn scored, L Berkman to third. | 4 | 2 | |
| 1st | H Pence grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Berkman scored, M Loretta out at second. | 4 | 3 | |
| 2nd | F Sanchez doubled to deep right, N McLouth scored. | 5 | 3 | |
| 2nd | K Matsui homered to right. | 5 | 4 | |
| 3rd | D Mientkiewicz doubled to deep right, A LaRoche scored. | 6 | 4 | |
| 3rd | B Ausmus doubled to deep right center, T Wigginton scored. | 6 | 5 | |
| 4th | L Berkman singled to center, K Matsui scored. | 6 | 6 | |
| 7th | D Mientkiewicz singled to right, R Doumit scored, X Nady to third, A LaRoche to second. | 7 | 6 | |
| 7th | J Michaels grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, X Nady scored, D Mientkiewicz out at second, A LaRoche to third. | 8 | 6 | |
| 7th | G Blum singled to right, M Loretta scored, T Wigginton to second. | 8 | 7 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 36,091 (85.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:24 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chris Tiller, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Third Base - Jim Reynolds |