Final
Pittsburgh leads 2-0 (as of 7/3)
| Game 1: Monday, July 2 | ||
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| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 11 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 3 | ||
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| Houston | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 4 | ||
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| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, July 5 | ||
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| Houston | 0 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | |
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Coverage: ROOT Sports
7:05 PM ET, July 3, 2012
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W: J. Hanrahan (4-0)
L: W. Wright (0-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Schafer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Altuve grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lowrie singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C Lee hit a ground rule double to right, J Lowrie to third. | 0 | 0 |
| S Moore struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Lucas Harrell pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| A Presley grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Sutton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A McCutchen reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| G Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Martinez grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Bogusevic reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Bogusevic stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Snyder walked. | 0 | 0 |
| L Harrell reached on bunt single to third, B Bogusevic to third, C Snyder to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Schafer singled to center, B Bogusevic scored, C Snyder to third, L Harrell to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Altuve hit sacrifice fly to right, C Snyder scored, L Harrell to third. | 2 | 0 |
| J Schafer stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Lowrie flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Lucas Harrell pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| N Walker struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| C McGehee struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| R Barajas flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| C Lee doubled to deep right. | 2 | 0 |
| S Moore doubled to right, C Lee scored. | 3 | 0 |
| J Martinez struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| B Bogusevic struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| C Snyder intentionally walked. | 3 | 0 |
| L Harrell grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Lucas Harrell pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| C Barmes struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| A Burnett struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| A Presley struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Schafer bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| J Altuve doubled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| J Lowrie singled to right center, J Altuve scored. | 4 | 0 |
| C Lee grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Lowrie out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Lucas Harrell pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| D Sutton singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| A McCutchen homered to right (377 feet), D Sutton scored. | 4 | 2 |
| G Jones struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| N Walker struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| C McGehee singled to left. | 4 | 2 |
| R Barajas singled to left, C McGehee to second. | 4 | 2 |
| C Barmes flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| G Hernandez in left field. | 4 | 2 |
| S Moore grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| J Martinez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| B Bogusevic struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Lucas Harrell pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| A Burnett grounded out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| G Hernandez grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 2 |
| D Sutton reached on infield single to pitcher. | 4 | 2 |
| A McCutchen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Sutton out at second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| C Snyder doubled to deep left. | 4 | 2 |
| L Harrell reached on bunt single to third, C Snyder to third. | 4 | 2 |
| J Schafer singled to right center, C Snyder scored, L Harrell to second. | 5 | 2 |
| C Resop relieved A Burnett. | 5 | 2 |
| J Altuve sacrificed to catcher, L Harrell to third, J Schafer to second. | 5 | 2 |
| J Lowrie hit sacrifice fly to right, L Harrell scored, J Schafer to third. | 6 | 2 |
| C Lee lined out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Lucas Harrell pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| G Jones singled to center. | 6 | 2 |
| N Walker singled to left, G Jones to second. | 6 | 2 |
| C McGehee singled to left center, G Jones scored, N Walker to second. | 6 | 3 |
| F Rodriguez relieved L Harrell. | 6 | 3 |
| R Barajas struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| P Alvarez hit for C Barmes. | 6 | 3 |
| N Walker to third, C McGehee to second on wild pitch by F Rodriguez. | 6 | 3 |
| P Alvarez singled to center, N Walker and C McGehee scored. | 6 | 5 |
| J McDonald ran for P Alvarez. | 6 | 5 |
| J Harrison hit for C Resop. | 6 | 5 |
| J Harrison grounded into fielder's choice to third, J McDonald out at second. | 6 | 5 |
| G Hernandez grounded out to first. | 6 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Juan Cruz pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Cruz relieved C Resop. | 6 | 5 |
| J Harrison at shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| S Moore struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| J Martinez grounded out to first. | 6 | 5 |
| B Bogusevic struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Lyon pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| B Lyon relieved F Rodriguez. | 6 | 5 |
| M Downs at third base. | 6 | 5 |
| D Sutton struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| A McCutchen reached on infield single to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| G Jones homered to right (424 feet), A McCutchen scored. | 6 | 7 |
| N Walker struck out swinging. | 6 | 7 |
| C McGehee grounded out to second. | 6 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Grilli relieved J Cruz. | 6 | 7 |
| C Snyder grounded out to third. | 6 | 7 |
| M Downs struck out swinging. | 6 | 7 |
| J Schafer struck out swinging. | 6 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Lyon pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| R Barajas fouled out to first. | 6 | 7 |
| E Fryer hit for J Grilli. | 6 | 7 |
| E Fryer popped out to second. | 6 | 7 |
| J Harrison grounded out to first. | 6 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joel Hanrahan pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Hanrahan relieved J Grilli. | 6 | 7 |
| J Altuve flied out to center. | 6 | 7 |
| J Lowrie walked. | 6 | 7 |
| C Lee flied out to left. | 6 | 7 |
| J Castro hit for B Lyon. | 6 | 7 |
| J Castro doubled to deep right, J Lowrie scored. | 7 | 7 |
| J Martinez flied out to center. | 7 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Wesley Wright pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| W Wright relieved B Lyon. | 7 | 7 |
| G Hernandez struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| D Sutton homered to center (412 feet). | 7 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||