Astros 6, 
Pirates 2
| W: | R. Oswalt (16-10) |
| L: | R. Ohlendorf (1-4) |
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Bourn CF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 |
| M Loretta 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .277 |
| M Tejada SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .284 |
| L Berkman 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .316 |
| G Blum 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .235 |
| H Pence RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .271 |
| T Wigginton LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .287 |
| W Wright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Ausmus C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .216 |
| R Oswalt P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .194 |
| a-D Newhan PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 |
| G Geary P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| L Hawkins P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-R Abercrombie PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .296 |
| Totals | 39 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 32 | |
| a-grounded to second for R Oswalt in the 7th b-struck out swinging for L Hawkins in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Berkman (46, R Ohlendorf); G Blum (12, R Ohlendorf) RBI: L Berkman (102), G Blum (52), B Ausmus 2 (22), M Tejada (65) S: R Oswalt SF: G Blum 2-out RBI: B Ausmus 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Wigginton 1, R Oswalt 2, M Bourn 1, H Pence 2, M Loretta 1 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Bourn 2 (40, 2nd base off J Chavez/R Doumit, 2nd base off D Bautista/R Doumit) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (H Pence-L Berkman, M Tejada-L Berkman). Outfield Assist: H Pence (F Sanchez at 1st base). | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Oswalt (W, 16-10) | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 79-55 | 3.60 |
| G Geary (H, 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 2.32 |
| L Hawkins | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 0.00 |
| W Wright | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 5.13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 114-77 | |
| PITCHING Balk: W Wright Batters faced: R Oswalt 23; G Geary 3; L Hawkins 3; W Wright 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 8-5; G Geary 0-3; L Hawkins 2-1; W Wright 0-2 Game Scores: R Oswalt 58 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| N Morgan LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| F Sanchez 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 |
| N McLouth CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .280 |
| R Doumit C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .326 |
| Ad LaRoche 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .270 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 |
| B Moss RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .222 |
| An LaRoche 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .168 |
| L Cruz SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| R Ohlendorf P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| a-J Wilson PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| D Bautista P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| T Beam P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| S Burnett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| J Chavez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .227 |
| R Sanchez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| a-singled to left for R Ohlendorf in the 5th b-lined out to right for J Chavez in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Cruz (2, R Oswalt); R Doumit (34, W Wright) RBI: L Cruz (2), B Moss (23) 2-out RBI: L Cruz, B Moss GIDP: Ad LaRoche Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N Morgan 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Ohlendorf (L, 0-3) | 5.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 100-65 | 7.50 |
| D Bautista | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21-10 | 6.35 |
| T Beam | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.89 |
| S Burnett | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 4.70 |
| J Chavez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 4.15 |
| R Sanchez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-13 | 4.05 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 183-112 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Ohlendorf; R Sanchez 2 IBB: L Berkman (By D Bautista) Batters faced: R Ohlendorf 27; D Bautista 4; T Beam 4; S Burnett 2; J Chavez 4; R Sanchez 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Ohlendorf 6-6; D Bautista 1-0; T Beam 1-2; S Burnett 1-0; J Chavez 1-1; R Sanchez 2-0 Game Scores: R Ohlendorf 32 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| HOU | PIT | |||
 | 3rd | L Berkman doubled to deep center, M Loretta scored, M Tejada to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | G Blum hit sacrifice fly to right, M Tejada scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 5th | B Ausmus singled to left, M Tejada and G Blum scored, T Wigginton to second. | 4 | 0 |
 | 5th | L Cruz doubled to deep right center, An LaRoche scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 8th | M Tejada singled to right, M Bourn scored. | 5 | 1 |
| 9th | H Pence scored, T Wigginton to third on wild pitch by R Sanchez. | 6 | 1 |
| 9th | B Moss singled to left, R Doumit scored. | 6 | 2 |
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| Game Notes |
| PITTSBURGH'S ADAM LAROCHE LEFT THE GAME AFTER SEVEN INNINGS WITH TIGHTNESS IN HIS LEFT HAMSTRING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 20,311 (52.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 77 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Scott Barry, First Base - Bruce Dreckman, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Brian Gorman |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 21st 2008
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 10 |
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Milwaukee | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 |
| NY Mets | 6 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| San Diego | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 0 |
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 3 |
| Arizona | 13 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 5 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 0 | in 11 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 |