Final
Pittsburgh won 2-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, May 13 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final in 10 |
| St. Louis | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, May 14 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, May 15 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 11 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 | |
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1:15 PM ET, May 15, 2008
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
W: J. Grabow (3-1)
L: J. Isringhausen (1-5)
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | ||
| N McLouth CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .304 | ||
| J Michaels LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | ||
| A LaRoche 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .197 | ||
| X Nady RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 3B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .237 | ||
| R Paulino C | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .224 | ||
| C Gomez SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .288 | ||
| I Snell P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .067 | ||
| a-L Rivas PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 | ||
| F Osoria P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||
| b-J Bautista PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .228 | ||
| S Burnett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-J Bay PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | ||
| D Marte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-R Chavez PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| M Capps P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for I Snell in the 5th b-struck out looking for F Osoria in the 6th c-homered to left for J Grabow in the 8th d-doubled to right for D Marte in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Mientkiewicz (5, J Pineiro); R Chavez (1, R Villone) HR: N Mclouth (11, 1st inning off J Pineiro 0 on, 1 Out); J Bay (8, 8th inning off J Isringhausen 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: N McLouth (33), C Gomez (10), J Michaels 2 (2), J Bay 3 (17), R Chavez (1), F Sanchez 2 (21) 2-out RBI: J Michaels 2, R Chavez, F Sanchez 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A LaRoche 1, C Gomez 1, J Bautista 2, X Nady 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N McLouth (4, 2nd base off R Flores/Y Molina) | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| I Snell | 4.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 81-55 | 5.05 | |
| F Osoria | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 5.40 | |
| S Burnett | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27-14 | 4.50 | |
| J Grabow (W, 3-1) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1.45 | |
| D Marte (H, 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 4.35 | |
| M Capps | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-13 | 2.41 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 153-100 | ||
| PITCHING WP: I Snell Batters faced: I Snell 25; F Osoria 3; S Burnett 6; J Grabow 2; D Marte 4; M Capps 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: I Snell 5-6; F Osoria 1-1; S Burnett 2-0; J Grabow 0-2; D Marte 1-2; M Capps 0-2 Game Scores: I Snell 21 | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| S Schumaker RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | ||
| C Duncan LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 | ||
| A Pujols 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .357 | ||
| R Ankiel CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .293 | ||
| T Glaus 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .264 | ||
| Y Molina C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .302 | ||
| A Kennedy 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .283 | ||
| J Pineiro P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .063 | ||
| a-B Barton PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 | ||
| K McClellan P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Flores P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-A Miles PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 | ||
| J Isringhausen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Villone P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-R Ludwick PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .330 | ||
| B Ryan SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .302 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 24 | |||
| a-struck out looking for J Pineiro in the 5th b-flied out to right for R Flores in the 7th c-popped out to third for R Villone in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Duncan (4, I Snell) RBI: R Ankiel (21), Y Molina (14), C Duncan 2 (11), T Glaus (26) SF: R Ankiel 2-out RBI: T Glaus Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Pineiro 1, A Pujols 1, B Ryan 2, A Kennedy 3 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Ryan (2, 2nd base off I Snell/R Paulino) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Isringhausen (1, throw) | ||||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Pineiro | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 70-48 | 4.46 | |
| K McClellan (H, 13) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26-15 | 2.61 | |
| R Flores (H, 7) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 1.64 | |
| J Isringhausen (L, 1-5; B, 6) | 0.1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20-10 | 8.00 | |
| R Villone | 1.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 34-20 | 4.76 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 170-104 | ||
| PITCHING WP: K McClellan; R Flores; R Villone Batters faced: J Pineiro 22; K McClellan 6; R Flores 4; J Isringhausen 6; R Villone 9 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Pineiro 5-8; K McClellan 0-2; R Flores 1-0; J Isringhausen 1-0; R Villone 1-3 Game Scores: J Pineiro 40 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| PIT | STL | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | N McLouth homered to right. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | R Ankiel hit sacrifice fly to right, C Duncan scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 3rd | Y Molina grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Ankiel scored, T Glaus out at second. | 1 | 2 | |
| 4th | C Duncan doubled to deep right center, B Ryan and S Schumaker scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 4th | T Glaus singled to right, C Duncan scored. | 1 | 5 | |
| 5th | C Gomez singled to left, D Mientkiewicz scored, R Paulino to second. | 2 | 5 | |
| 5th | J Michaels singled to left, R Paulino and C Gomez scored, N McLouth to second. | 4 | 5 | |
| 8th | C Gomez grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Mientkiewicz scored on throwing error by pitcher J Isringhausen, R Paulino safe at third on throwing error by pitcher J Isringhausen. | 5 | 5 | |
| 8th | J Bay homered to left, R Paulino and C Gomez scored. | 8 | 5 | |
| 9th | R Chavez doubled to right, D Mientkiewicz scored, C Gomez to third. | 9 | 5 | |
| 9th | F Sanchez singled to right, C Gomez and R Chavez scored. | 11 | 5 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 41,244 (93.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:32 |
| Weather | 56 degrees, drizzle |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marty Foster, First Base - Angel Campos, Second Base - Angel Hernandez, Third Base - Eric Cooper |