7:05 PM ET, July 7, 2008
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Final
Pittsburgh leads 1-0 (as of 7/7)
| Game 1: Monday, July 7 | ||
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| Houston | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 10 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 8 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 9 | ||
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| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | |
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7:05 PM ET, July 7, 2008
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| D Erstad CF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .307 | ||
| M Loretta 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .268 | ||
| L Berkman 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .348 | ||
| C Lee LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | ||
| M Tejada SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .280 | ||
| H Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 | ||
| T Wigginton 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .274 | ||
| J Towles C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .152 | ||
| R Hernandez P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||
| C Paronto P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-G Blum PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 10 | |||
| a-grounded to pitcher for C Paronto in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: T Wigginton (14, P Dumatrait); L Berkman (29, P Dumatrait) HR: C Lee (20, 1st inning off P Dumatrait 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Lee 3 (70), T Wigginton (21), R Hernandez (1), D Erstad (15), L Berkman (70) SF: C Lee 2-out RBI: C Lee 2, T Wigginton Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Tejada 1, J Towles 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Wigginton (6, ground ball) DP: 3 (R Hernandez-M Tejada-L Berkman, M Tejada-M Loretta-L Berkman, M Loretta-M Tejada-L Berkman). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Hernandez (L, 0-3) | 4.0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 99-62 | 10.29 | |
| C Paronto | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 46-31 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 145-93 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Hernandez 28; C Paronto 13 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Hernandez 5-4; C Paronto 8-3 Game Scores: R Hernandez -5 | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N McLouth CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .279 | ||
| L Rivas 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | ||
| R Doumit C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .326 | ||
| J Bay LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .289 | ||
| X Nady RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .323 | ||
| A LaRoche 1B | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .243 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .269 | ||
| P Dumatrait P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .048 | ||
| D Bautista P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| a-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .247 | ||
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Marte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Wilson SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .304 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |||
| a-grounded to second for D Bautista in the 6th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Rivas (5, R Hernandez); X Nady (24, R Hernandez) 3B: A LaRoche (3, R Hernandez) HR: N Mclouth (16, 2nd inning off R Hernandez 0 on, 0 Out); R Doumit (11, 4th inning off R Hernandez 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: X Nady 2 (55), A LaRoche (40), D Mientkiewicz (15), P Dumatrait (1), N McLouth (57), R Doumit 2 (27), D Bautista (1), J Wilson (12) 2-out RBI: X Nady 2, A LaRoche, D Mientkiewicz, P Dumatrait, D Bautista, J Wilson GIDP: X Nady 2, J Michaels Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Wilson 1, D Mientkiewicz 1, N McLouth 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| P Dumatrait | 3.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 72-38 | 5.26 | |
| D Bautista (W, 2-1) | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35-25 | 4.50 | |
| T Yates (H, 11) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 19-15 | 3.68 | |
| D Marte (S, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20-12 | 3.46 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 146-90 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: P Dumatrait 21; D Bautista 8; T Yates 6; D Marte 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Dumatrait 1-8; D Bautista 0-5; T Yates 0-2; D Marte 2-1 Game Scores: P Dumatrait 13 | ||||||||||
| HOU | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Lee homered to left, D Erstad scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 1st | T Wigginton singled to center, M Tejada scored, H Pence to second. | 3 | 0 | |
| 1st | X Nady reached on infield single to shortstop, L Rivas scored, J Bay to second. | 3 | 1 | |
| 1st | A LaRoche singled to right center, J Bay scored, X Nady to third. | 3 | 2 | |
| 1st | D Mientkiewicz singled to right center, X Nady scored, A LaRoche to second. | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st | P Dumatrait singled to center, A LaRoche scored, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 3 | 4 | |
| 2nd | N McLouth homered to right. | 3 | 5 | |
| 2nd | X Nady doubled to left, J Bay scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 4th | R Hernandez reached on bunt single to pitcher, T Wigginton scored, J Towles to third. | 4 | 6 | |
| 4th | D Erstad grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Towles scored, R Hernandez out at second. | 5 | 6 | |
| 4th | L Berkman doubled to deep left, D Erstad scored, M Loretta to third. | 6 | 6 | |
| 4th | C Lee hit sacrifice fly to right, M Loretta scored, L Berkman to third. | 7 | 6 | |
| 4th | R Doumit homered to right, L Rivas scored. | 7 | 8 | |
| 4th | D Bautista reached on infield single to shortstop, A LaRoche scored, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 7 | 9 | |
| 4th | J Wilson singled to center, D Mientkiewicz scored, D Bautista to second. | 7 | 10 | |
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| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 13,323 (34.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:55 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Wally Bell, First Base - Paul Schrieber, Second Base - Kerwin Danley, Third Base - Laz Diaz |

