Final
Pittsburgh won 3-0
| Game 1: Monday, July 21 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 9 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 22 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 23 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 7 | |
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2:05 PM ET, July 23, 2008
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| N McLouth singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| F Sanchez singled to right, N McLouth to third. | 0 | 0 |
| R Doumit hit sacrifice fly to center, N McLouth scored. | 1 | 0 |
| J Bay homered to left center, F Sanchez scored. | 3 | 0 |
| X Nady singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| A LaRoche lined out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| D Mientkiewicz singled to left center, X Nady to second. | 3 | 0 |
| I Snell singled to right center, X Nady scored, D Mientkiewicz to third. | 4 | 0 |
| J Wilson fouled out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ian Snell pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| K Matsui walked. | 4 | 0 |
| M Bourn singled to left, K Matsui to second. | 4 | 0 |
| L Berkman walked, K Matsui to third, M Bourn to second. | 4 | 0 |
| C Lee popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| M Loretta singled to center, K Matsui and M Bourn scored, L Berkman to third. | 4 | 2 |
| H Pence grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Berkman scored, M Loretta out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| H Pence stole second. | 4 | 3 |
| T Wigginton struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| N McLouth safe at second on error by first baseman L Berkman. | 4 | 3 |
| F Sanchez doubled to deep right, N McLouth scored. | 5 | 3 |
| R Doumit popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| J Bay grounded out to third, F Sanchez to third. | 5 | 3 |
| X Nady grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ian Snell pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| B Ausmus struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| B Moehler struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| K Matsui homered to right. | 5 | 4 |
| M Bourn singled to left. | 5 | 4 |
| M Bourn stole second. | 5 | 4 |
| L Berkman walked. | 5 | 4 |
| C Lee struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| A LaRoche hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 5 | 4 |
| D Mientkiewicz doubled to deep right, A LaRoche scored. | 6 | 4 |
| I Snell grounded out to shortstop, D Mientkiewicz to third. | 6 | 4 |
| C Sampson relieved B Moehler. | 6 | 4 |
| J Wilson popped out to third. | 6 | 4 |
| N McLouth intentionally walked. | 6 | 4 |
| F Sanchez struck out looking. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ian Snell pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| M Loretta struck out looking. | 6 | 4 |
| H Pence popped out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| T Wigginton doubled to deep right center. | 6 | 4 |
| T Wigginton to third on wild pitch by I Snell. | 6 | 4 |
| B Ausmus doubled to deep right center, T Wigginton scored. | 6 | 5 |
| C Sampson struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sampson pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| R Doumit grounded out to first. | 6 | 5 |
| J Bay flied out to right. | 6 | 5 |
| X Nady grounded out to third. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| T.J. Beam pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| T Beam relieved I Snell. | 6 | 5 |
| K Matsui walked. | 6 | 5 |
| M Bourn flied out to center. | 6 | 5 |
| K Matsui stole second. | 6 | 5 |
| L Berkman singled to center, K Matsui scored. | 6 | 6 |
| C Lee flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| M Loretta singled to center, L Berkman to second. | 6 | 6 |
| H Pence fouled out to catcher. | 6 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sampson pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| A LaRoche grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| D Mientkiewicz singled to right center. | 6 | 6 |
| C Gomez hit for T Beam. | 6 | 6 |
| C Gomez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Mientkiewicz out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Franquelis Osoria pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| F Osoria relieved T Beam. | 6 | 6 |
| T Wigginton grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| B Ausmus grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| D Newhan hit for C Sampson. | 6 | 6 |
| D Newhan flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Geoff Geary pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| G Geary relieved C Sampson. | 6 | 6 |
| J Wilson fouled out to first. | 6 | 6 |
| N McLouth struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| F Sanchez struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Franquelis Osoria pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| K Matsui grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| M Bourn lined out to first. | 6 | 6 |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Geoff Geary pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| R Doumit singled to center. | 6 | 6 |
| J Bay popped out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| X Nady singled to left, R Doumit to second. | 6 | 6 |
| A LaRoche walked, R Doumit to third, X Nady to second. | 6 | 6 |
| D Mientkiewicz singled to right, R Doumit scored, X Nady to third, A LaRoche to second. | 7 | 6 |
| J Michaels hit for F Osoria. | 7 | 6 |
| J Michaels grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, X Nady scored, D Mientkiewicz out at second, A LaRoche to third. | 8 | 6 |
| J Wilson struck out swinging. | 8 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Yates pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| T Yates relieved F Osoria. | 8 | 6 |
| C Lee singled to right. | 8 | 6 |
| M Loretta singled to center, C Lee to second. | 8 | 6 |
| H Pence grounded into double play, third to first, C Lee out at third, M Loretta to second. | 8 | 6 |
| T Wigginton walked. | 8 | 6 |
| G Blum hit for B Ausmus. | 8 | 6 |
| G Blum singled to right, M Loretta scored, T Wigginton to second. | 8 | 7 |
| D Erstad hit for G Geary. | 8 | 7 |
| J Grabow relieved T Yates. | 8 | 7 |
| D Erstad grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Wigginton out at third, G Blum to second. | 8 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Wesley Wright pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| H Quintero catching. | 8 | 7 |
| W Wright relieved G Geary. | 8 | 7 |
| N McLouth walked. | 8 | 7 |
| F Sanchez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, N McLouth out at second. | 8 | 7 |
| R Doumit flied out to center. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| John Grabow pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| K Matsui walked. | 8 | 7 |
| M Bourn sacrificed to catcher, K Matsui to second. | 8 | 7 |
| L Berkman flied out to center. | 8 | 7 |
| C Lee flied out to left. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Doug Brocail pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| D Brocail relieved W Wright. | 8 | 7 |
| J Bay grounded out to third. | 8 | 7 |
| X Nady popped out to first. | 8 | 7 |
| A LaRoche singled to center. | 8 | 7 |
| D Mientkiewicz walked, A LaRoche to second. | 8 | 7 |
| J Bautista hit for J Grabow. | 8 | 7 |
| A LaRoche to third, D Mientkiewicz to second on wild pitch by D Brocail. | 8 | 7 |
| J Bautista struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Damaso Marte pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| D Marte relieved J Grabow. | 8 | 7 |
| J Bautista at third base. | 8 | 7 |
| M Loretta grounded out to third. | 8 | 7 |
| H Pence grounded out to second. | 8 | 7 |
| T Wigginton walked. | 8 | 7 |
| M Tejada hit for D Brocail. | 8 | 7 |
| M Tejada struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||