Final in 15
Chi Cubs leads 2-0 (as of 4/9)
| Game 1: Monday, April 7 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 10 | Final in 12 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, April 9 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final in 15 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, April 10 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | |
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7:05 PM ET, April 9, 2008
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Soriano LF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | .132 | ||
| R Johnson CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .375 | ||
| F Pie CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .200 | ||
| D Lee 1B | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | .333 | ||
| A Ramirez 3B | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .250 | ||
| K Fukudome RF | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .419 | ||
| M DeRosa 2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .290 | ||
| G Soto C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .250 | ||
| R Cedeno SS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .333 | ||
| a-D Ward PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| K Wood P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Howry P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-C Zambrano PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Wuertz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| e-H Blanco PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 | ||
| K Hart P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| S Marshall P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Dempster P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-M Fontenot PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .429 | ||
| c-R Theriot PH-SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .207 | ||
| Totals | 54 | 6 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 31 | |||
| a-reached on error for R Cedeno in the 8th b-hit for R Dempster in the 8th c-flied out to right for M Fontenot in the 8th d-sacrificed to pitcher for B Howry in the 11th e-struck out swinging for M Wuertz in the 13th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Ramirez (1, Z Duke) HR: A Ramirez (2, 14th inning off P Dumatrait 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Johnson (3), A Ramirez 2 (5), F Pie 2 (2) S: R Dempster 2, C Zambrano 2-out RBI: A Ramirez 2, F Pie 2 GIDP: D Lee, A Ramirez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Soto 2, D Lee 2, F Pie 1, A Ramirez 2, R Theriot 2 Team LOB: 15 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: K Fukudome (1, 2nd base by M Capps/R Doumit) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Lee-M DeRosa). Outfield Assist: A Soriano (D Mientkiewicz at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Dempster | 7.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 98-67 | 0.69 | |
| C Marmol (H, 3) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 2.57 | |
| K Wood (B, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17-11 | 7.20 | |
| B Howry | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-8 | 9.64 | |
| M Wuertz | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 30-19 | 0.00 | |
| K Hart (W, 2-0) | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27-17 | 5.68 | |
| S Marshall (S, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-8 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 15.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 210-137 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: N Morgan (By C Marmol) Batters faced: R Dempster 24; C Marmol 5; K Wood 4; B Howry 3; M Wuertz 7; K Hart 8; S Marshall 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Dempster 8-8; C Marmol 1-2; K Wood 1-0; B Howry 0-2; M Wuertz 2-2; K Hart 3-2; S Marshall 1-2 Game Scores: R Dempster 78 | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N McLouth CF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .390 | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .208 | ||
| J Bay LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .259 | ||
| A LaRoche 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | .107 | ||
| X Nady RF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .324 | ||
| R Doumit C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .367 | ||
| J Bautista 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .212 | ||
| P Dumatrait P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-R Paulino PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| B Bixler SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-N Morgan PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | ||
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Capps P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-D Mientkiewicz PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Gomez 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .412 | ||
| Z Duke P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| F Osoria P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Marte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-L Rivas PH-SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 | ||
| Totals | 51 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |||
| a-hit by pitch for B Bixler in the 8th b-bunt popped out to first for D Marte in the 8th c-singled to left for M Capps in the 10th d-popped out to first for P Dumatrait in the 15th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: N McLouth (6, C Marmol); C Gomez (2, S Marshall) HR: J Bay (1, 9th inning off K Wood 0 on, 0 Out); A Laroche (1, 14th inning off K Hart 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: N McLouth (10), J Bay (1), A LaRoche 2 (2) 2-out RBI: N McLouth Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: F Sanchez 1, N McLouth 1, X Nady 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: F Osoria (1, catch) DP: 2 (B Bixler-F Sanchez-A LaRoche, L Rivas-F Sanchez-A LaRoche). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| Z Duke | 7.0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 116-76 | 2.13 | |
| F Osoria | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-6 | 5.40 | |
| D Marte | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 14.73 | |
| J Grabow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 0.00 | |
| M Capps | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 5.79 | |
| T Yates | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 33-17 | 1.17 | |
| P Dumatrait (L, 0-1) | 3.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 62-34 | 4.50 | |
| Totals | 15.0 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 253-152 | ||
| PITCHING WP: P Dumatrait IBB: A Soriano 2 (By T Yates; P Dumatrait) HBP: R Johnson (By Z Duke) Batters faced: Z Duke 30; F Osoria 5; D Marte 1; J Grabow 3; M Capps 3; T Yates 8; P Dumatrait 16 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Duke 9-6; F Osoria 0-2; D Marte 0-1; J Grabow 1-0; M Capps 0-1; T Yates 5-1; P Dumatrait 5-2 Game Scores: Z Duke 62 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| CHC | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | R Johnson singled to center, R Cedeno scored, A Soriano to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 8th | D Ward safe at first on error by pitcher F Osoria, A Ramirez scored, G Soto to third. | 2 | 0 | |
| 8th | N McLouth doubled to deep right, J Bautista scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 9th | J Bay homered to center. | 2 | 2 | |
| 14th | A Ramirez homered to left, D Lee scored. | 4 | 2 | |
| 14th | A LaRoche homered to right, J Bay scored. | 4 | 4 | |
| 15th | F Pie singled to left center, K Hart and R Theriot scored, A Soriano to second. | 6 | 4 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 9,735 (25.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:20 |
| Weather | 69 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Andy Fletcher, First Base - Mike Reilly, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |