Pirates 5, 
Giants 4
| San Francisco Giants | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| E Velez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .222 |
| J Castillo 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .233 |
| b-J Bowker PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .268 |
| R Winn RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .268 |
| A Rowand CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .336 |
| R Aurilia 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .264 |
| D Ortmeier LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .295 |
| E Burriss SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .237 |
| a-B Molina PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .292 |
| B Bocock SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| S Holm C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| M Cain P | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 |
| J Taschner P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| V Chulk P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Sadler P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-F Lewis PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | |
| a-grounded to third for E Burriss in the 8th b-struck out swinging for J Castillo in the 9th c-flied out to center for B Sadler in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Holm (4, P Maholm); M Cain (1, F Osoria) RBI: E Burriss (1), S Holm 2 (2), M Cain (2) 2-out RBI: E Burriss, S Holm 2, M Cain Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Molina 1, E Velez 1, J Castillo 1, J Bowker 1, R Aurilia 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Velez (8, 2nd base off M Capps/R Doumit) CS: D Ortmeier (2, 2nd base by P Maholm) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Aurilia (3, ground ball) | ||||||||
| San Francisco Giants | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Cain (L, 1-3) | 6.1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 113-74 | 4.50 |
| J Taschner | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-4 | 4.50 |
| V Chulk | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-6 | 2.02 |
| B Sadler | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-12 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 152-96 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Taschner IBB: X Nady (By J Taschner) Batters faced: M Cain 30; J Taschner 3; V Chulk 3; B Sadler 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Cain 4-10; J Taschner 1-0; V Chulk 2-0; B Sadler 1-0 Game Scores: M Cain 39 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| F Sanchez 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| N McLouth CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .324 |
| J Bay LF | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| R Doumit C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 |
| X Nady RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .349 |
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Capps P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A LaRoche 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .209 |
| J Bautista 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .230 |
| B Bixler SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .189 |
| P Maholm P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .167 |
| F Osoria P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| a-N Morgan PH-RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .161 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | |
| a-reached on bunt single to third for F Osoria in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: F Sanchez 2 (7, M Cain 2); J Bay (4, M Cain) RBI: R Doumit 2 (15), N McLouth (29), J Bay (12), A LaRoche (11) SF: N McLouth 2-out RBI: A LaRoche Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A LaRoche 1, R Doumit 1, J Bautista 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Maholm | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 107-63 | 4.79 |
| F Osoria (W, 2-1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-12 | 6.35 |
| J Grabow (H, 3) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 1.08 |
| T Yates (H, 5) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 3.37 |
| M Capps (S, 8) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-14 | 2.87 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 162-98 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: P Maholm 25; F Osoria 4; J Grabow 4; T Yates 1; M Capps 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Maholm 8-5; F Osoria 2-1; J Grabow 0-1; T Yates 1-0; M Capps 1-1 Game Scores: P Maholm 46 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| SFO | PIT | |||
 | 3rd | R Doumit singled to left center, P Maholm and F Sanchez scored, J Bay to second. | 0 | 2 |
 | 4th | E Burriss reached on infield single to second, A Rowand scored, D Ortmeier to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 4th | S Holm doubled to deep center, D Ortmeier and E Burriss scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 4th | M Cain singled to center, S Holm scored, M Cain to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 2 |
| 7th | N McLouth hit sacrifice fly to center, N Morgan scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 7th | J Bay doubled to deep left, F Sanchez scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 7th | A LaRoche singled to right, J Bay scored, X Nady to third. | 4 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 16,816 (43.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:11 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, drizzle |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Ron Kulpa, Second Base - Dale Scott, Third Base - Rob Drake |
MLB Scores
Thursday, May 8th 2008
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 5 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 9 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 8 |
| Boston | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 8 | Final |
| Toronto | 3 | in 13 |
| Milwaukee | 2 | Final |
| Florida | 7 |
| Washington | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| Texas | 5 | Final |
| Seattle | 0 |