Final
Houston won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, September 14 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 15 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 7 | Final |
| Houston | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 16 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 15 | |
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2:05 PM ET, September 16, 2007
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N Morgan CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .214 | ||
| J Bautista 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | ||
| B Bullington P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||
| c-N McLouth PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .311 | ||
| b-J Castillo PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 | ||
| A LaRoche 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | ||
| J Phelps 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .368 | ||
| X Nady RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .282 | ||
| S Pearce RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .304 | ||
| J Bay LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .252 | ||
| D Davidson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-R Paulino PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | ||
| J Wilson SS | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | ||
| C Izturis SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | ||
| C Maldonado C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .143 | ||
| P Maholm P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .175 | ||
| J Perez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Armas P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .120 | ||
| a-M Kata PH-3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | |||
| a-flied out to left for T Armas in the 5th b-popped out to first for F Sanchez in the 6th c-grounded to second for B Bullington in the 8th d-lined out to right for D Davidson in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Wilson (28, B Backe) HR: J Wilson (12, 2nd inning off B Backe 0 on, 2 Out); J Bay (21, 4th inning off B Backe 0 on, 2 Out); C Maldonado (1, 7th inning off M McLemore 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Wilson (56), J Bay (83), C Maldonado (3) 2-out RBI: J Wilson, J Bay, C Maldonado Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Maldonado 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (C Izturis-J Castillo-A LaRoche). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| P Maholm (L, 10-15) | 2.2 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 61-40 | 4.76 | |
| J Perez | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 4.00 | |
| T Armas | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 28-17 | 6.19 | |
| B Bullington | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 35-23 | 6.55 | |
| D Davidson | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 35-19 | 22.50 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 175-108 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: J Anderson (By D Davidson) Batters faced: P Maholm 19; J Perez 4; T Armas 7; B Bullington 12; D Davidson 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Maholm 1-6; J Perez 0-1; T Armas 2-1; B Bullington 4-4; D Davidson 2-1 Game Scores: P Maholm -3 | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Burke SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .232 | ||
| J Anderson CF | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||
| H Pence RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | .324 | ||
| C Lee LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .297 | ||
| E Bruntlett LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 | ||
| M Loretta 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 | ||
| M McLemore P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-H Quintero PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | ||
| B Ausmus 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .234 | ||
| T Wigginton 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .312 | ||
| T Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Moehler P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| C Ransom 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .188 | ||
| J Towles C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 | ||
| B Backe P | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 | ||
| a-E Munson PH-1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .237 | ||
| Totals | 44 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 20 | |||
| a-singled to center for B Backe in the 6th b-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for M Mclemore in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Anderson (2, P Maholm); T Wigginton (9, P Maholm); B Backe (1, P Maholm) HR: C Ransom (1, 1st inning off P Maholm 2 on, 2 Out); T Wigginton (6, 4th inning off T Armas 0 on, 0 Out); C Burke (6, 8th inning off D Davidson 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Anderson 3 (5), M Loretta (38), C Ransom 3 (3), J Towles (1), C Burke 4 (26), C Lee 2 (111), T Wigginton (16) S: C Burke 2-out RBI: M Loretta, C Ransom 3, C Burke 4, C Lee 2, J Anderson GIDP: T Wigginton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Pence 2, B Ausmus 2, M Loretta 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Burke (9, 2nd base off P Maholm/C Maldonado) | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Backe (W, 3-1) | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 91-61 | 4.86 | |
| M McLemore | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13-8 | 4.03 | |
| T Miller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 4.57 | |
| B Moehler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-11 | 4.25 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 131-89 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Backe 23; M McLemore 4; T Miller 3; B Moehler 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Backe 6-10; M McLemore 0-2; T Miller 2-0; B Moehler 0-3 Game Scores: B Backe 58 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| PIT | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | J Anderson hit a ground rule double to left, C Burke scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st | M Loretta singled to center, J Anderson scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st | C Ransom homered to left, M Loretta and T Wigginton scored. | 0 | 5 | |
| 2nd | J Wilson homered to left. | 1 | 5 | |
| 2nd | J Anderson singled to left, B Backe scored. | 1 | 6 | |
| 3rd | J Towles singled to left, M Loretta scored, C Ransom to second. | 1 | 7 | |
| 3rd | C Burke singled to center, C Ransom and J Towles scored. | 1 | 9 | |
| 3rd | C Lee singled to center, C Burke and J Anderson scored, H Pence to second. | 1 | 11 | |
| 4th | J Bay homered to right center. | 2 | 11 | |
| 4th | T Wigginton homered to left. | 2 | 12 | |
| 4th | J Anderson singled to left, B Backe scored, C Burke to second. | 2 | 13 | |
| 7th | C Maldonado homered to left. | 3 | 13 | |
| 8th | C Burke homered to center, E Munson scored. | 3 | 15 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 35,715 (84.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:52 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Knight, First Base - Larry Poncino, Second Base - Jerry Meals, Third Base - Gary Darling |