Final
Milwaukee leads 1-0 (as of 9/23)
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 23 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 24 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 25 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final in 10 |
| Milwaukee | 5 | |
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8:05 PM ET, September 23, 2008
Miller Park, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N Morgan LF | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .266 | ||
| N McLouth CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .280 | ||
| R Doumit C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .322 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .277 | ||
| S Pearce RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .239 | ||
| An LaRoche 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .171 | ||
| L Cruz SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .222 | ||
| J Karstens P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .143 | ||
| J Chavez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| S Burnett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| a-J Wilson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 | ||
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Beam P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for S Burnett in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: S Pearce (2, 8th inning off G Mota 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: N Morgan 2 (7), F Sanchez (51), S Pearce 2 (13) S: F Sanchez 2-out RBI: N Morgan 2, F Sanchez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Karstens 1, F Sanchez 2, D Mientkiewicz 1, N McLouth 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N Morgan (9, 2nd base off D Bush/J Kendall); S Pearce (2, 2nd base off T Coffey/J Kendall) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Morgan (1, fly ball); N McLouth (1, throw) | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Karstens | 6.0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 87-62 | 4.03 | |
| J Chavez (B, 2) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-8 | 4.61 | |
| S Burnett | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 4.67 | |
| J Grabow (B, 4) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-15 | 2.96 | |
| T Beam (L, 2-2) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12-7 | 4.23 | |
| Totals | 8.2 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 137-93 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Karstens Batters faced: J Karstens 25; J Chavez 5; S Burnett 1; J Grabow 5; T Beam 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 4-8; J Chavez 2-0; S Burnett 1-0; J Grabow 1-1; T Beam 0-1 Game Scores: J Karstens 59 | ||||||||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| M Cameron CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 | ||
| R Durham 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .287 | ||
| R Braun LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .288 | ||
| P Fielder 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .274 | ||
| J Hardy SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .289 | ||
| C Hart RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | ||
| C Counsell 3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .227 | ||
| c-B Hall PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | ||
| J Kendall C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .248 | ||
| D Bush P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .088 | ||
| a-R Weeks PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .234 | ||
| T Coffey P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| E Gagne P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-M Lamb PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | ||
| G Mota P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-J Dillon PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .219 | ||
| S Torres P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |||
| a-flied out to right for D Bush in the 5th b-singled to center for E Gagne in the 7th c-fouled out to first for C Counsell in the 8th d-struck out looking for G Mota in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Counsell (14, J Karstens); M Cameron 2 (25, J Karstens, J Chavez); J Kendall (29, J Grabow) 3B: R Braun (7, J Karstens) HR: P Fielder (34, 9th inning off T Beam 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Braun (100), M Cameron 2 (70), J Kendall (47), P Fielder 2 (100) S: J Kendall, C Hart 2-out RBI: J Kendall, P Fielder 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Bush 1, J Kendall 1, P Fielder 3, J Dillon 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| Milwaukee Brewers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| D Bush | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 92-55 | 4.25 | |
| T Coffey | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-10 | 4.62 | |
| E Gagne | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 5.68 | |
| G Mota (B, 3) | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18-10 | 4.13 | |
| S Torres (W, 7-5) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-8 | 3.12 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 162-93 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: N McLouth (By S Torres) Batters faced: D Bush 23; T Coffey 4; E Gagne 4; G Mota 5; S Torres 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Bush 1-12; T Coffey 0-1; E Gagne 1-1; G Mota 0-2; S Torres 2-1 Game Scores: D Bush 44 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| PIT | MIL | |||
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| 1st | R Braun tripled to deep center, M Cameron scored, R Braun scored on throwing error by center fielder N McLouth. | 0 | 2 | |
| 2nd | N Morgan singled to center, D Mientkiewicz and An LaRoche scored, J Karstens to second. | 2 | 2 | |
| 2nd | F Sanchez doubled to left, J Karstens scored, N Morgan to third. | 3 | 2 | |
| 7th | M Cameron doubled to deep left, C Counsell and M Lamb scored. | 3 | 4 | |
| 8th | S Pearce homered to left, D Mientkiewicz scored. | 5 | 4 | |
| 8th | J Kendall doubled to deep right, J Hardy scored. | 5 | 5 | |
| 9th | P Fielder homered to right, R Braun scored. | 5 | 7 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Miller Park, Milwaukee, WI |
| Attendance | 36,612 (87.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:11 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Derryl Cousins, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Angel Hernandez |