7:05 PM ET, September 16, 2008
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W: D. Lowe (14-11)
L: J. Karstens (2-6)
Final
LA Dodgers leads 2-0 (as of 9/16)
| Game 1: Monday, September 15 | ||
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| LA Dodgers | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 16 | ||
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| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 17 | ||
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| LA Dodgers | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 15 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, September 18 | ||
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| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final in 12 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 16, 2008
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W: D. Lowe (14-11)
L: J. Karstens (2-6)
| Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| R Martin C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 | ||
| A Ethier RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .301 | ||
| M Ramirez LF | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .401 | ||
| J Beimel P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Broxton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Loney 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .297 | ||
| C Blake 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .269 | ||
| B DeWitt 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .264 | ||
| J Pierre CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .274 | ||
| A Berroa SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | ||
| D Lowe P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 | ||
| C Park P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | ||
| J Repko CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | |||
| BATTING 2B: M Ramirez (12, J Karstens) 3B: C Blake (1, J Karstens) HR: C Blake (10, 2nd inning off J Karstens 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Blake 2 (23), R Martin (64), A Ethier (72), M Ramirez (44), B DeWitt (45) S: D Lowe SF: B DeWitt, R Martin 2-out RBI: A Ethier, M Ramirez, C Blake GIDP: A Berroa Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B DeWitt 1, D Lowe 1, C Blake 1, J Loney 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Martin (17, 3rd base off J Chavez/R Doumit) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Berroa (7, ground ball); B DeWitt (9, ground ball) DP: 2 (B DeWitt-A Berroa-J Loney, R Martin-A Berroa-J Loney). | ||||||||||
| Los Angeles Dodgers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| D Lowe (W, 14-11) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 97-61 | 3.40 | |
| C Park | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-8 | 2.85 | |
| J Beimel | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 2.23 | |
| J Broxton | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 3.23 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 120-80 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Lowe 25; C Park 4; J Beimel 4; J Broxton 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Lowe 13-5; C Park 0-2; J Beimel 0-2; J Broxton 0-0 Game Scores: D Lowe 66 | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N Morgan LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | ||
| N McLouth CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .282 | ||
| R Doumit C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .318 | ||
| B Moss RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 | ||
| An LaRoche 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .169 | ||
| L Cruz SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .270 | ||
| J Karstens P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | ||
| a-S Pearce PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | ||
| J Chavez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .227 | ||
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |||
| a-flied out to right for J Karstens in the 5th b-struck out looking for J Grabow in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: N Morgan (9, C Park); N McLouth (45, J Beimel) RBI: R Doumit (59), B Moss (21) SF: B Moss GIDP: N McLouth, B Moss Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Doumit 1, D Mientkiewicz 1, F Sanchez 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Karstens (2, throw) DP: 1 (An LaRoche-F Sanchez-D Mientkiewicz). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Karstens (L, 2-6) | 5.0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 91-54 | 4.37 | |
| J Chavez | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31-21 | 5.23 | |
| J Grabow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.96 | |
| T Yates | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-5 | 4.84 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 141-88 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Karstens 27; J Chavez 9; J Grabow 3; T Yates 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 6-7; J Chavez 1-3; J Grabow 0-2; T Yates 3-0 Game Scores: J Karstens 32 | ||||||||||
| LA | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | C Blake homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | R Martin hit sacrifice fly to center, B DeWitt scored, A Berroa to third. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | A Ethier singled to left center, A Berroa scored, D Lowe to second. | 3 | 0 | |
| 2nd | M Ramirez doubled to left, D Lowe scored, A Ethier to third. | 4 | 0 | |
| 3rd | B DeWitt hit sacrifice fly to left, C Blake scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 4th | R Doumit singled to center, F Sanchez scored, N McLouth to third. | 5 | 1 | |
| 6th | C Blake singled to center, R Martin scored, M Ramirez to second. | 6 | 1 | |
| 9th | B Moss hit sacrifice fly to center, N McLouth scored. | 6 | 2 | |
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| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 12,741 (33.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:30 |
| Weather | 67 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Fieldin Culbreth |
