Final in 16
Pittsburgh leads 2-0 (as of 4/25)
| Game 1: Tuesday, April 24 | ||
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| Houston | 0 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, April 25 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final in 16 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, April 26 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | |
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7:05 PM ET, April 25, 2007
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W: J. Wasdin (1-1)
L: B. Moehler (0-1)
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Biggio 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .259 | ||
| H Quintero C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .211 | ||
| C Burke CF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .224 | ||
| b-O Palmeiro PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .308 | ||
| D Wheeler P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| e-C Sampson PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Borkowski P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Moehler P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | ||
| L Berkman 1B | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .214 | ||
| C Lee LF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .266 | ||
| M Ensberg 3B | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | .258 | ||
| J Lane RF-CF | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 | ||
| A Everett SS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .250 | ||
| B Ausmus C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | ||
| c-L Scott PH-RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .226 | ||
| M Albers P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| a-M Lamb PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | ||
| B Lidge P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Qualls P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-M Loretta PH-2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 | ||
| Totals | 61 | 3 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 33 | |||
| a-lined out to left for M Albers in the 7th b-walked for C Burke in the 8th c-singled to right center for B Ausmus in the 9th d-reached on infield single to shortstop for C Qualls in the 9th e-sacrificed to first for D Wheeler in the 11th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Lee (4, S Chacon) 3B: C Biggio (1, Z Duke) RBI: C Lee (20), L Scott (11), C Biggio (10) S: C Sampson SF: C Lee GIDP: A Everett Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Everett 1, L Berkman 1, M Ensberg 5, L Scott 1 Team LOB: 18 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: C Burke (1, 2nd base by Z Duke/R Paulino) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: H Quintero (1, throw) | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Albers | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 86-60 | 3.75 | |
| B Lidge | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 7.36 | |
| C Qualls | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 2.00 | |
| D Wheeler | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-13 | 3.27 | |
| D Borkowski | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25-16 | 5.62 | |
| T Miller | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8-4 | 4.91 | |
| B Moehler (L, 1-4) | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50-30 | 4.50 | |
| Totals | 15.2 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 222-143 | ||
| PITCHING WP: M Albers IBB: J Bay (By B Moehler) Batters faced: M Albers 23; B Lidge 4; C Qualls 3; D Wheeler 6; D Borkowski 8; T Miller 2; B Moehler 13 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Albers 11-5; B Lidge 0-2; C Qualls 2-0; D Wheeler 0-5; D Borkowski 3-4; T Miller 0-0; B Moehler 7-2 Game Scores: M Albers 53 | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Duffy CF | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 | ||
| J Wilson SS | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .296 | ||
| J Bautista 3B | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | ||
| J Bay LF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .267 | ||
| A LaRoche 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .106 | ||
| R Paulino C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .188 | ||
| B Eldred RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .130 | ||
| M Capps P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| S Torres P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Bayliss P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Marte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-D Kelly PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .167 | ||
| S Chacon P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Wasdin P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Castillo 2B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .148 | ||
| Z Duke P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | ||
| a-N McLouth PH-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .316 | ||
| Totals | 55 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |||
| a-lined out to shortstop for Z Duke in the 7th b-struck out looking for D Marte in the 10th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Bautista (9, M Albers) HR: B Eldred (2, 5th inning off M Albers 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Bay (12), A LaRoche 2 (9), B Eldred (3) SF: A LaRoche 2-out RBI: A LaRoche Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Wilson 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Duffy (5, 2nd base off B Moehler/H Quintero) CS: C Duffy (2, 2nd base by C Qualls/B Ausmus) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Wilson (1, throw); J Castillo (3, throw) DP: 1 (J Wilson-J Castillo-A LaRoche). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| Z Duke | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 106-69 | 6.92 | |
| M Capps (H, 15) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 0.79 | |
| S Torres (B, 6) | 0.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-12 | 5.79 | |
| J Grabow | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 0.00 | |
| J Bayliss | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-11 | 2.08 | |
| D Marte | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-3 | 1.29 | |
| S Chacon | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 58-32 | 2.65 | |
| J Wasdin (W, 1-1) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-14 | 7.00 | |
| Totals | 16.0 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 254-157 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: L Berkman (By S Chacon) Batters faced: Z Duke 27; M Capps 5; S Torres 5; J Grabow 2; J Bayliss 4; D Marte 1; S Chacon 17; J Wasdin 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Duke 10-9; M Capps 1-1; S Torres 1-0; J Grabow 0-2; J Bayliss 0-1; D Marte 0-0; S Chacon 6-5; J Wasdin 2-3 Game Scores: Z Duke 61 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| HOU | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Lee hit sacrifice fly to center, C Burke scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | J Bay grounded out to second, J Wilson scored, J Bautista to third. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | A LaRoche hit sacrifice fly to center, J Bautista scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 5th | B Eldred homered to left center. | 1 | 3 | |
| 9th | L Scott singled to right center, A Everett scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 9th | C Biggio singled to center, L Scott scored, M Loretta to second. | 3 | 3 | |
| 16th | A LaRoche singled to left, J Wilson scored, J Bautista to third, J Bay to second. | 3 | 4 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 8,201 (21.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:48 |
| Weather | 46 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Randy Marsh, First Base - Bob Davidson, Second Base - Sam Holbrook, Third Base - Hunter Wendelstedt |