Final
Houston leads 1-0 (as of 8/4)
| Game 1: Friday, August 4 | ||
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| Houston | 8 | Final |
| Arizona | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 5 | ||
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| Houston | 9 | Final |
| Arizona | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 6 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 | |
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Astros 8
(52-57, 22-31 away)
Diamondbacks 7
(55-54, 26-27 home)
9:40 PM ET, August 4, 2006
Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Miguel Batista pitching for Arizona | HOU | ARI |
| W Taveras grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| C Biggio homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| A Huff lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | ARI |
| E Byrnes struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| C Tracy doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| L Gonzalez singled to left center, C Tracy to third. | 1 | 0 |
| C Jackson struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| J Estrada singled to left center, C Tracy scored, L Gonzalez to second. | 1 | 1 |
| S Green singled to center, L Gonzalez scored, J Estrada to third. | 1 | 2 |
| O Hudson singled to left, J Estrada scored, S Green to second. | 1 | 3 |
| S Drew flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Miguel Batista pitching for Arizona | HOU | ARI |
| M Ensberg singled to center. | 1 | 3 |
| L Scott flied out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| A Everett flied out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| B Ausmus walked, M Ensberg to second. | 1 | 3 |
| M Ensberg to third, B Ausmus to second on wild pitch by M Batista. | 1 | 3 |
| R Oswalt singled to right center, M Ensberg and B Ausmus scored. | 3 | 3 |
| W Taveras grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Oswalt out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | ARI |
| M Batista struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| E Byrnes grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| C Tracy doubled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| L Gonzalez popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Miguel Batista pitching for Arizona | HOU | ARI |
| C Biggio struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| L Berkman walked. | 3 | 3 |
| A Huff flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| M Ensberg walked, L Berkman to second. | 3 | 3 |
| L Scott walked, L Berkman to third, M Ensberg to second. | 3 | 3 |
| A Everett grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | ARI |
| C Jackson doubled to deep left. | 3 | 3 |
| J Estrada flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| S Green grounded out to first, C Jackson to third. | 3 | 3 |
| O Hudson singled to right center, C Jackson scored. | 3 | 4 |
| S Drew hit a ground rule double to deep right center, O Hudson to third. | 3 | 4 |
| M Batista struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Batista pitching for Arizona | HOU | ARI |
| B Ausmus walked. | 3 | 4 |
| R Oswalt sacrificed to first, B Ausmus to second. | 3 | 4 |
| W Taveras singled to center, B Ausmus scored. | 4 | 4 |
| W Taveras caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 4 | 4 |
| C Biggio popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | ARI |
| E Byrnes grounded out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| C Tracy singled to left center. | 4 | 4 |
| L Gonzalez grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Tracy out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| C Jackson walked, L Gonzalez to second. | 4 | 4 |
| J Estrada flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Batista pitching for Arizona | HOU | ARI |
| L Berkman singled to center. | 4 | 4 |
| A Huff singled to right, L Berkman to second. | 4 | 4 |
| M Ensberg struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| L Scott walked, L Berkman to third, A Huff to second. | 4 | 4 |
| A Everett hit sacrifice fly to center, L Berkman scored. | 5 | 4 |
| B Ausmus walked, A Huff to third, L Scott to second. | 5 | 4 |
| M Koplove relieved M Batista. | 5 | 4 |
| R Oswalt grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | ARI |
| S Green grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| O Hudson grounded out to first. | 5 | 4 |
| S Drew singled to center. | 5 | 4 |
| M Koplove grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Koplove pitching for Arizona | HOU | ARI |
| W Taveras singled to center. | 5 | 4 |
| C Biggio fouled out to first. | 5 | 4 |
| W Taveras stole second, W Taveras safe at third on error by shortstop S Drew. | 5 | 4 |
| L Berkman walked. | 5 | 4 |
| A Huff walked, L Berkman to second. | 5 | 4 |
| M Ensberg popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| L Scott struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | ARI |
| E Byrnes popped out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| C Tracy flied out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| L Gonzalez singled to center, L Gonzalez out stretching at second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Koplove pitching for Arizona | HOU | ARI |
| A Everett singled to center. | 5 | 4 |
| B Ausmus grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Everett out at second. | 5 | 4 |
| O Palmeiro hit for R Oswalt. | 5 | 4 |
| O Palmeiro doubled to deep center, B Ausmus thrown out at home. | 5 | 4 |
| L Vizcaino relieved M Koplove. | 5 | 4 |
| W Taveras struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Houston | HOU | ARI |
| C Qualls relieved R Oswalt. | 5 | 4 |
| C Jackson singled to center. | 5 | 4 |
| J Estrada homered to right center, C Jackson scored. | 5 | 6 |
| S Green flied out to left. | 5 | 6 |
| O Hudson flied out to center. | 5 | 6 |
| S Drew popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Lyon pitching for Arizona | HOU | ARI |
| B Lyon relieved L Vizcaino. | 5 | 6 |
| C Biggio flied out to center. | 5 | 6 |
| L Berkman homered to right center. | 6 | 6 |
| A Huff singled to left. | 6 | 6 |
| M Ensberg grounded out to third, A Huff to second. | 6 | 6 |
| L Scott intentionally walked. | 6 | 6 |
| A Everett grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Houston | HOU | ARI |
| J DaVanon hit for B Lyon. | 6 | 6 |
| J DaVanon walked. | 6 | 6 |
| E Byrnes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J DaVanon out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| T Miller relieved C Qualls. | 6 | 6 |
| C Tracy singled to left, E Byrnes to second. | 6 | 6 |
| L Gonzalez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Tracy out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Pena pitching for Arizona | HOU | ARI |
| T Pena relieved B Lyon. | 6 | 6 |
| J DaVanon in center field. | 6 | 6 |
| B Ausmus struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| M Lamb hit for T Miller. | 6 | 6 |
| M Lamb homered to right. | 7 | 6 |
| W Taveras homered to left. | 8 | 6 |
| C Biggio struck out swinging. | 8 | 6 |
| L Berkman walked. | 8 | 6 |
| A Huff singled to right, L Berkman to third. | 8 | 6 |
| M Ensberg flied out to left. | 8 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Arizona - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Lidge pitching for Houston | HOU | ARI |
| J Lane in right field. | 8 | 6 |
| B Lidge relieved T Miller. | 8 | 6 |
| C Burke at second base. | 8 | 6 |
| C Jackson singled to left. | 8 | 6 |
| J Estrada flied out to center. | 8 | 6 |
| S Green struck out swinging. | 8 | 6 |
| O Hudson walked, C Jackson to second. | 8 | 6 |
| S Drew walked, C Jackson to third, O Hudson to second. | 8 | 6 |
| D Wheeler relieved B Lidge. | 8 | 6 |
| J DaVanon walked, C Jackson scored, O Hudson to third, S Drew to second. | 8 | 7 |
| C Quentin hit for T Pena. | 8 | 7 |
| C Quentin struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||