Final
San Francisco won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, September 5 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 7 | Final |
| San Francisco | 0 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 6 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| San Francisco | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 7 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| San Francisco | 11 | |
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4:05 PM ET, September 7, 2008
AT&T Park, San Francisco, California
W: O. Matos (1-2)
L: J. Karstens (2-5)
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N McLouth CF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | ||
| N Morgan CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .235 | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .265 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .273 | ||
| J Michaels LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .237 | ||
| S Pearce RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .246 | ||
| An LaRoche 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | .179 | ||
| R Diaz C | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .400 | ||
| B Bixler SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .161 | ||
| c-B Moss PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .239 | ||
| J Karstens P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .182 | ||
| T Beam P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-R Paulino PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .216 | ||
| M Salas P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-C Gomez PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .287 | ||
| R Sanchez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Hansen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-R Doumit PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 25 | |||
| a-struck out looking for T Beam in the 5th b-walked for M Salas in the 7th c-struck out swinging for B Bixler in the 9th d-flied out to right for C Hansen in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Pearce 2 (6, J Sanchez, B Hennessey); N McLouth (41, O Matos) RBI: J Michaels 2 (39), R Diaz (1), N McLouth (83), S Pearce (10) SF: J Michaels 2-out RBI: R Diaz Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Bixler 1, J Karstens 2, An LaRoche 2, R Diaz 2 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Diaz (1, 2nd base off J Sanchez/P Sandoval); N McLouth (20, 2nd base off J Sanchez/P Sandoval) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Karstens (1, throw); S Pearce (2, fly ball) DP: 1 (R Diaz-B Bixler). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Karstens (L, 2-5) | 3.0 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 65-41 | 4.46 | |
| T Beam | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 4.29 | |
| M Salas | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29-17 | 8.56 | |
| R Sanchez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-13 | 3.12 | |
| C Hansen | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 9.53 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 144-88 | ||
| PITCHING WP: M Salas HBP: N Schierholtz (By C Hansen) Batters faced: J Karstens 17; T Beam 6; M Salas 9; R Sanchez 4; C Hansen 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Karstens 5-1; T Beam 1-2; M Salas 3-2; R Sanchez 2-1; C Hansen 1-1 Game Scores: J Karstens 23 | ||||||||||
| San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| R Winn CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .311 | ||
| E Burriss SS | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .278 | ||
| N Schierholtz RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||
| P Sandoval C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 | ||
| S McClain 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .429 | ||
| F Lewis LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 | ||
| T Ishikawa 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .288 | ||
| E Velez 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .228 | ||
| I Ochoa 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | ||
| J Sanchez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .114 | ||
| a-J Bowker PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | ||
| O Matos P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-D Roberts PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 | ||
| B Sadler P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| K Yabu P | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-B Molina PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .285 | ||
| B Hennessey P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||
| S Romo P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Walker P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 11 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for J Sanchez in the 3rd b-grounded to second for O Matos in the 4th c-grounded to shortstop for K Yabu in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: P Sandoval (5, J Karstens); T Ishikawa 2 (5, R Sanchez, J Karstens); E Burriss (6, T Beam) RBI: P Sandoval 5 (13), F Lewis (39), T Ishikawa (11), E Velez (19), D Roberts (4), R Winn (59), N Schierholtz (2) SF: E Velez, P Sandoval 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S McClain 2, B Molina 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: S McClain (1, 2nd base by J Karstens/R Diaz) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Velez 2 (7, bobble, catch) | ||||||||||
| San Francisco Giants | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Sanchez | 3.0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 78-48 | 4.53 | |
| O Matos (W, 1-2) | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-12 | 4.50 | |
| B Sadler | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 43-26 | 4.46 | |
| K Yabu (H, 9) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24-12 | 3.73 | |
| B Hennessey | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-8 | 12.46 | |
| S Romo | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 2.92 | |
| T Walker | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8-7 | 4.50 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 196-119 | ||
| PITCHING WP: B Sadler HBP: N McLouth (By J Sanchez); D Mientkiewicz (By O Matos); B Bixler (By B Sadler); S Pearce (By B Sadler) Batters faced: J Sanchez 17; O Matos 6; B Sadler 9; K Yabu 5; B Hennessey 4; S Romo 2; T Walker 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Sanchez 2-2; O Matos 1-2; B Sadler 1-0; K Yabu 1-1; B Hennessey 0-1; S Romo 1-1; T Walker 0-1 Game Scores: J Sanchez 42 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| PIT | SF | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | J Michaels reached on infield single to shortstop, N McLouth scored, F Sanchez to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | R Diaz reached on infield single to second, F Sanchez scored, J Michaels to third, An LaRoche to second, J Michaels scored on error by second baseman E Velez. | 3 | 0 | |
| 4th | N McLouth doubled to deep right center, J Karstens scored. | 4 | 0 | |
| 4th | J Michaels hit sacrifice fly to left, N McLouth scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 4th | P Sandoval doubled to left, R Winn, E Burriss and N Schierholtz scored. | 5 | 3 | |
| 4th | F Lewis singled to center, P Sandoval scored, S McClain to second. | 5 | 4 | |
| 4th | T Ishikawa doubled to left, S McClain scored, F Lewis to third. | 5 | 5 | |
| 4th | E Velez hit sacrifice fly to right, F Lewis scored, T Ishikawa to third, E Velez to second on error by right fielder S Pearce. | 5 | 6 | |
| 4th | D Roberts grounded out to second, T Ishikawa scored, E Velez to third. | 5 | 7 | |
| 4th | R Winn singled to center, E Velez scored. | 5 | 8 | |
| 4th | N Schierholtz singled to right, R Winn scored, E Burriss to third. | 5 | 9 | |
| 4th | P Sandoval hit sacrifice fly to left, E Burriss scored. | 5 | 10 | |
| 6th | P Sandoval hit sacrifice fly to left, K Yabu scored. | 5 | 11 | |
| 8th | S Pearce doubled to deep center, F Sanchez scored, J Michaels to third. | 6 | 11 | |
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Game Notes
| PITTSBURGH'S NATE MCLOUTH LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING TO RECEIVE STITCHES TO CLOSE A LACERATION ABOVE HIS LEFT EYEBROW. |
Game Information
| Stadium | AT&T Park, San Francisco, CA |
| Attendance | 34,122 (81.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:20 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Angel Campos, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Brian Onora, Third Base - Adrian Johnson |