Marlins 8, 
Astros 1
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| K Matsui 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .284 |
| L Hawkins P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .284 |
| L Berkman 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .318 |
| H Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 |
| M Loretta 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| T Wigginton LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .288 |
| R Abercrombie CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .302 |
| J Towles C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .139 |
| b-D Erstad PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 |
| H Quintero C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 |
| A Arias P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| C Sampson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .136 |
| a-M Saccomanno PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| W Wright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Brocail P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| G Geary P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-D Newhan PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | |
| a-popped out to second for C Sampson in the 5th b-struck out swinging for J Towles in the 8th c-grounded to second for G Geary in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Matsui (24, S Olsen); M Tejada (36, M Lindstrom) RBI: L Berkman (101) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Loretta 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: H Pence (1, fly ball) DP: 1 (K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman). PB: J Towles. | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Arias (L, 1-1) | 2.2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 69-37 | 2.53 |
| C Sampson | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30-17 | 4.35 |
| W Wright | 1.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29-20 | 5.16 |
| D Brocail | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 4.11 |
| G Geary | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.36 |
| L Hawkins | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-16 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 180-108 | |
| PITCHING IBB: M Jacobs (By C Sampson) HBP: J Cantu (By A Arias) Batters faced: A Arias 16; C Sampson 8; W Wright 7; D Brocail 3; G Geary 4; L Hawkins 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Arias 5-1; C Sampson 1-1; W Wright 0-2; D Brocail 1-0; G Geary 3-0; L Hawkins 1-0 Game Scores: A Arias 39 | |||||||||
| Florida Marlins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Maybin CF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .833 |
| J Baker C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .290 |
| J Cantu 3B-1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .277 |
| G Sanchez 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Jacobs 1B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| W Helms PR-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .246 |
| D Uggla 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .264 |
| J Willingham LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .251 |
| C Ross RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .265 |
| A Amezaga SS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .261 |
| S Olsen P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .138 |
| a-L Gonzalez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| K Gregg P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Lindstrom P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 23 | |
| a-grounded to first for S Olsen in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Baker 2 (11, W Wright, C Sampson); J Cantu (38, C Sampson); C Ross (29, L Hawkins) RBI: J Baker 4 (27), J Cantu (91), M Jacobs (88), C Ross 2 (72) 2-out RBI: J Baker 2, C Ross 2 GIDP: J Baker Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Willingham 1, J Cantu 1, A Amezaga 2, C Ross 1, D Uggla 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| Florida Marlins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Olsen (W, 8-10) | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 101-73 | 4.20 |
| K Gregg | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-10 | 3.60 |
| M Lindstrom | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13-11 | 3.31 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 127-94 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: S Olsen 25; K Gregg 3; M Lindstrom 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Olsen 5-9; K Gregg 1-0; M Lindstrom 1-0 Game Scores: S Olsen 73 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| HOU | FLA | |||
 | 1st | L Berkman grounded out to second, K Matsui scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | J Baker singled to center, C Ross and A Amezaga scored, C Maybin to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | J Baker doubled to deep right, C Maybin scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 4th | J Cantu doubled to deep left, J Baker scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 6th | J Baker doubled to deep right, C Maybin scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 6th | M Jacobs singled to right, J Baker scored. | 1 | 6 |
| 8th | C Ross doubled to deep left center, J Cantu and D Uggla scored. | 1 | 8 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Land Shark Stadium, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 14,219 (36.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 15 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chad Fairchild, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Ron Kulpa, Third Base - Bill Hohn |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 18th 2008
| LA Dodgers | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | in 12 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 12 |
| Milwaukee | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | in 12 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
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| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
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| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
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| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
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| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
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