Final
Chi Cubs won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, August 1 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 2 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 3 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 8 | |
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2:20 PM ET, August 3, 2008
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| L Rivas 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 | ||
| N McLouth CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .274 | ||
| R Doumit C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .342 | ||
| A LaRoche 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | ||
| B Moss LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .250 | ||
| S Pearce RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .238 | ||
| J Wilson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .280 | ||
| I Snell P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | ||
| a-J Bautista PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 | ||
| T Beam P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | ||
| C Hansen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| S Burnett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| c-F Sanchez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | |||
| a-flied out to right for I Snell in the 5th b-grounded to third for T Beam in the 7th c-struck out looking for S Burnett in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Mientkiewicz (16, N Cotts) HR: B Moss (1, 2nd inning off C Zambrano 0 on, 0 Out); A Laroche (3, 8th inning off C Gaudin 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: B Moss (1), R Doumit (40), A LaRoche 2 (8) S: I Snell 2-out RBI: R Doumit, A LaRoche 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Michaels 1, A LaRoche 1, L Rivas 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (A LaRoche-L Rivas-D Mientkiewicz 2). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| I Snell | 4.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 86-50 | 6.14 | |
| T Beam | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30-22 | 4.72 | |
| C Hansen (L, 0-1) | 1.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-12 | 5.40 | |
| S Burnett | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9-7 | 4.71 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 147-91 | ||
| PITCHING WP: I Snell Batters faced: I Snell 21; T Beam 8; C Hansen 6; S Burnett 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: I Snell 3-6; T Beam 1-2; C Hansen 4-1; S Burnett 1-0 Game Scores: I Snell 32 | ||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Soriano LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .295 | ||
| C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Theriot SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .315 | ||
| D Lee 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .289 | ||
| A Ramirez 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .277 | ||
| K Fukudome RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .279 | ||
| M DeRosa 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | ||
| J Edmonds CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .241 | ||
| G Soto C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .278 | ||
| C Zambrano P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .354 | ||
| J Samardzija P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| N Cotts P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Gaudin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-D Ward PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | ||
| b-R Johnson PH-LF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .295 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 12 | |||
| a-hit for C Gaudin in the 8th b-homered to center for D Ward in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Edmonds (13, I Snell); G Soto (27, I Snell); C Zambrano (4, I Snell) HR: A Ramirez (19, 5th inning off T Beam 0 on, 0 Out); R Johnson (6, 8th inning off S Burnett 1 on, 2 Out); A Soriano (19, 8th inning off S Burnett 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: G Soto 2 (62), C Zambrano (10), A Ramirez (74), R Johnson 2 (40), A Soriano (48) 2-out RBI: R Johnson 2, A Soriano GIDP: C Zambrano, K Fukudome Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Lee 1, K Fukudome 1, R Theriot 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Soriano (11, 2nd base off T Beam/R Doumit) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Soriano (3, bobble) | ||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Zambrano | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 82-47 | 2.76 | |
| J Samardzija (H, 1) | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40-20 | 2.16 | |
| N Cotts (H, 6) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 3.48 | |
| C Gaudin (W, 3-1; B, 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17-8 | 2.13 | |
| C Marmol (S, 6) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-12 | 3.52 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 165-94 | ||
| PITCHING WP: N Cotts Batters faced: C Zambrano 19; J Samardzija 9; N Cotts 3; C Gaudin 3; C Marmol 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Zambrano 4-9; J Samardzija 2-4; N Cotts 0-1; C Gaudin 0-0; C Marmol 0-2 Game Scores: C Zambrano 56 | ||||||||||
| PIT | CHC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | R Doumit singled to left, N McLouth to second, N McLouth scored, R Doumit to second on error by left fielder A Soriano. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | B Moss homered to center. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | G Soto singled to right, M DeRosa scored, J Edmonds to third. | 2 | 1 | |
| 2nd | C Zambrano grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Edmonds scored, G Soto out at second. | 2 | 2 | |
| 4th | G Soto doubled to deep right center, J Edmonds scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 4th | C Zambrano doubled to deep right, G Soto scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 5th | A Ramirez homered to left. | 2 | 5 | |
| 8th | R Doumit singled to right, D Mientkiewicz scored. | 3 | 5 | |
| 8th | A LaRoche homered to left, R Doumit scored. | 5 | 5 | |
| 8th | R Johnson homered to center, G Soto scored. | 5 | 7 | |
| 8th | A Soriano homered to left. | 5 | 8 | |
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| Stadium | Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 41,200 (100.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:49 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Knight, First Base - Ed Montague, Second Base - Jim Wolf, Third Base - Phil Cuzzi |
