Pirates 2, 
Diamondbacks 0
| W: | J. Karstens (2-0) |
| L: | R. Johnson (9-8) |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Gomez 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .295 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| F Sanchez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .249 |
| J Michaels CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .246 |
| B Moss LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
| S Pearce RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .179 |
| R Chavez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 |
| J Wilson SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 |
| J Karstens P | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 9 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Mientkiewicz (17, Ra Johnson) HR: F Sanchez (8, 4th inning off Ra Johnson 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: F Sanchez (44), D Mientkiewicz (23) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Michaels 3 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Karstens-J Wilson-D Mientkiewicz). | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Karstens (W, 2-0) | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 113-72 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 113-72 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Karstens 29 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 11-12 Game Scores: J Karstens 86 | |||||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| S Drew SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| O Hudson 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .305 |
| C Jackson LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| C Tracy 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| M Reynolds 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| C Young CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| A Romero RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 |
| C Snyder C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| a-A Ojeda PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Ra Johnson P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .091 |
| C Qualls P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Cruz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-T Clark PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .223 |
| Totals | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
| a-walked for C Snyder in the 9th b-grounded to shortstop for J Cruz in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Young (32, J Karstens) GIDP: T Clark Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Romero 1 Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||
| Arizona Diamondbacks | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Ra Johnson (L, 9-8) | 7.1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 111-84 | 4.24 |
| C Qualls | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 3.81 |
| J Cruz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-7 | 3.03 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 133-99 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: Ra Johnson 29; C Qualls 2; J Cruz 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ra Johnson 9-6; C Qualls 0-1; J Cruz 0-1 Game Scores: R Johnson 63 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| PIT | ARI | |||
 | 4th | F Sanchez homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 8th | D Mientkiewicz doubled to deep right, J Karstens scored, C Gomez to third. | 2 | 0 |
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| Game Notes |
| CHRIS YOUNG DOUBLED WITH TWO OUT IN THE BOTTOM OF THE EIGHTH INNING TO END JEFF KARSTENS'S PERFECT GAME BID. |
| JEFF KARSTENS HAS A PERFECT GAME THROUGH SEVEN INNINGS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ |
| Attendance | 28,556 (58.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:16 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Timmons, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Angel Campos, Third Base - Greg Gibson |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, August 6th 2008
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 10 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 11 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 9 |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 0 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| Florida | 0 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Boston | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 |
| Detroit | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 9 |
| Washington | Postponed | |
| Colorado |