Final
Pittsburgh leads 1-0 (as of 7/21)
| Game 1: Monday, July 21 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 9 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 22 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 23 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 7 | |
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8:05 PM ET, July 21, 2008
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: T. Yates (4-2)
L: J. Valverde (4-3)
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N McLouth CF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .280 | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .234 | ||
| R Doumit C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .321 | ||
| J Bay LF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .287 | ||
| X Nady RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .327 | ||
| A LaRoche 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .258 | ||
| J Bautista 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .253 | ||
| J Van Benschoten P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-D Mientkiewicz PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .256 | ||
| S Burnett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-C Gomez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .303 | ||
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-J Michaels PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 | ||
| D Bautista P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| J Wilson SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .280 | ||
| Totals | 44 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 26 | |||
| a-walked for J Van Benschoten in the 6th b-struck out swinging for J Grabow in the 8th c-walked for T Yates in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: N McLouth (34, R Hernandez) HR: J Bay (20, 9th inning off J Valverde 0 on, 1 Out); A Laroche (12, 9th inning off J Valverde 1 on, 1 Out); F Sanchez (6, 9th inning off T Byrdak 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Bay 2 (56), F Sanchez 4 (39), A LaRoche 2 (48), J Wilson (13) 2-out RBI: J Bay, F Sanchez 3 GIDP: F Sanchez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A LaRoche 2, J Wilson 2, F Sanchez 1, N McLouth 1 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Bautista (11, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Bautista-F Sanchez-A LaRoche). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Van Benschoten | 5.0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 92-50 | 8.27 | |
| S Burnett | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19-7 | 4.50 | |
| J Grabow | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35-27 | 3.17 | |
| T Yates (W, 4-2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.99 | |
| D Bautista | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-15 | 3.86 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 176-108 | ||
| PITCHING WP: D Bautista Batters faced: J Van Benschoten 25; S Burnett 4; J Grabow 7; T Yates 3; D Bautista 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Van Benschoten 10-1; S Burnett 0-1; J Grabow 2-1; T Yates 1-1; D Bautista 0-1 Game Scores: J Van Benschoten 45 | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| K Matsui 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | ||
| M Bourn CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .219 | ||
| L Berkman 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | .339 | ||
| C Lee LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .306 | ||
| D Erstad LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .277 | ||
| M Tejada SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .278 | ||
| H Pence RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .265 | ||
| T Wigginton 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .270 | ||
| G Geary P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-D Newhan PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .269 | ||
| D Brocail P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Valverde P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Byrdak P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| b-G Blum PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .212 | ||
| B Ausmus C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .227 | ||
| R Hernandez P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | ||
| M Loretta 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .256 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 30 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for G Geary in the 7th b-flied out to right for T Byrdak in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: K Matsui (18, J Van Benschoten); B Ausmus (7, J Van Benschoten) RBI: C Lee 2 (80), B Ausmus (15) 2-out RBI: C Lee GIDP: C Lee Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Tejada 1, T Wigginton 1, G Blum 1, C Lee 2, M Loretta 1, K Matsui 1 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: K Matsui (16, 2nd base off J Van Benschoten/R Doumit); H Pence (6, 2nd base off J Van Benschoten/R Doumit) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Hernandez | 5.1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 87-56 | 8.38 | |
| G Geary (H, 6) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29-18 | 2.14 | |
| D Brocail (H, 18) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-11 | 3.69 | |
| J Valverde (L, 4-3; B, 6) | 0.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 28-18 | 4.86 | |
| T Byrdak | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12-9 | 2.23 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 174-112 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Hernandez 25; G Geary 8; D Brocail 5; J Valverde 7; T Byrdak 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Hernandez 8-5; G Geary 0-3; D Brocail 1-0; J Valverde 0-1; T Byrdak 0-0 Game Scores: R Hernandez 45 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| PIT | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | J Bay reached on infield single to shortstop, F Sanchez scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | C Lee singled to shallow right, K Matsui scored, L Berkman to second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 4th | B Ausmus doubled to right, H Pence scored. | 1 | 2 | |
| 5th | F Sanchez singled to right, N McLouth scored. | 2 | 2 | |
| 5th | C Lee singled to left, M Bourn scored, L Berkman to third. | 2 | 3 | |
| 9th | J Bay homered to left. | 3 | 3 | |
| 9th | A LaRoche homered to left, X Nady scored. | 5 | 3 | |
| 9th | J Wilson singled to center, J Bautista scored, J Michaels to second. | 6 | 3 | |
| 9th | F Sanchez inside-the-park home run to deep right, J Michaels and J Wilson scored. | 9 | 3 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 34,624 (82.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:42 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - Jim Reynolds, Second Base - Chris Tiller, Third Base - Tim Timmons |