Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/12)
| Game 1: Friday, May 11 | ||
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| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 12 | ||
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| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 13 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 2 | Final in 12 |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | |
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Coverage: ROOT Sports
7:05 PM ET, May 12, 2012
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Charlie Morton pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Schafer grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lowrie singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Altuve grounded out to shortstop, J Lowrie to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Lee grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| J Tabata tripled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| N Walker hit sacrifice fly to right, J Tabata scored. | 0 | 1 |
| A McCutchen singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to second, A McCutchen to second. | 0 | 1 |
| A McCutchen stole third. | 0 | 1 |
| C McGehee walked. | 0 | 1 |
| C McGehee stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| Y Navarro struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Charlie Morton pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| B Bogusevic reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J Maxwell grounded out to shortstop, B Bogusevic to second. | 0 | 1 |
| M Downs grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| C Snyder intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| J Happ grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| C Barmes grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| M McKenry flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| C Morton struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Charlie Morton pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Schafer singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| J Lowrie lined out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J Altuve flied into double play, right to first, J Schafer doubled off first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| J Tabata flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| N Walker flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| A McCutchen homered to right center (401 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| P Alvarez struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Charlie Morton pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| C Lee grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| B Bogusevic grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| J Maxwell grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| C McGehee grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Y Navarro flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| C Barmes struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Charlie Morton pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| M Downs flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| C Snyder safe at second on throwing error by third baseman P Alvarez. | 0 | 2 |
| J Happ grounded out to second, C Snyder to third. | 0 | 2 |
| J Schafer doubled to right, C Snyder scored. | 1 | 2 |
| J Lowrie grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| M McKenry flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| C Morton flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| J Tabata homered to right (345 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| N Walker popped out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Charlie Morton pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Altuve singled to center. | 1 | 3 |
| C Lee singled to left center, J Altuve to second. | 1 | 3 |
| B Bogusevic singled to right, J Altuve to third, C Lee to second. | 1 | 3 |
| J Maxwell grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Altuve scored, C Lee out at third, B Bogusevic to second. | 2 | 3 |
| M Downs grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Maxwell out at second. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| J.A. Happ pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| A McCutchen reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| P Alvarez doubled to left, A McCutchen to third. | 2 | 3 |
| R Cruz relieved J Happ. | 2 | 3 |
| C McGehee walked. | 2 | 3 |
| G Jones hit for Y Navarro. | 2 | 3 |
| G Jones grounded into fielder's choice to second, A McCutchen out at home, P Alvarez to third, C McGehee to second. | 2 | 3 |
| C Barmes hit sacrifice fly to center, P Alvarez scored, C McGehee to third, G Jones to second. | 2 | 4 |
| C McGehee scored, G Jones to third on wild pitch by R Cruz. | 2 | 5 |
| M McKenry walked. | 2 | 5 |
| A Presley hit for C Morton. | 2 | 5 |
| F Abad relieved R Cruz. | 2 | 5 |
| A Presley grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Resop pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Tabata in right field. | 2 | 5 |
| C Resop relieved C Morton. | 2 | 5 |
| A Presley in left field. | 2 | 5 |
| C Snyder doubled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| M Gonzalez hit for F Abad. | 2 | 5 |
| M Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| T Watson relieved C Resop. | 2 | 5 |
| J Schafer flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| J Lowrie flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Carpenter pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| D Carpenter relieved F Abad. | 2 | 5 |
| J Tabata fouled out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| N Walker flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| A McCutchen singled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| P Alvarez walked, A McCutchen to second. | 2 | 5 |
| C McGehee popped out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tony Watson pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Altuve grounded out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| C Lee grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| B Bogusevic grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Lyon pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| B Lyon relieved D Carpenter. | 2 | 5 |
| N McLouth hit for T Watson. | 2 | 5 |
| N McLouth struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| C Barmes flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| M McKenry flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Juan Cruz pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Cruz relieved T Watson. | 2 | 5 |
| J Maxwell struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| M Downs singled to right. | 2 | 5 |
| C Snyder flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| T Buck hit for B Lyon. | 2 | 5 |
| M Downs to second on fielder's indifference. | 2 | 5 |
| T Buck flied out to left. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||