Marlins 5, 
Astros 1
| W: | C. Volstad (5-3) |
| L: | R. Oswalt (15-10) |
| Houston Astros | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Erstad LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 |
| M Tejada SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .284 |
| L Berkman 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .321 |
| G Blum 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| H Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .270 |
| D Newhan 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| b-M Loretta PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| M Bourn CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .220 |
| B Ausmus C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 |
| R Oswalt P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .200 |
| G Geary P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-K Matsui PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 |
| J Valverde P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
| a-grounded to shortstop for G Geary in the 8th b-flied out to center for D Newhan in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Bourn (8, C Volstad) RBI: K Matsui (29) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Blum 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| Houston Astros | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Oswalt (L, 15-10) | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 101-65 | 3.66 |
| G Geary | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 2.40 |
| J Valverde | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19-11 | 3.44 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 142-90 | |
| PITCHING IBB: M Jacobs (By G Geary) HBP: A Amezaga (By R Oswalt) Batters faced: R Oswalt 27; G Geary 5; J Valverde 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 2-6; G Geary 0-2; J Valverde 0-1 Game Scores: R Oswalt 47 | |||||||||
| Florida Marlins | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| H Ramirez SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 |
| J Baker C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .280 |
| J Cantu 3B-1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .277 |
| M Jacobs 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| W Helms PR-3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .247 |
| D Uggla 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .262 |
| J Willingham LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .254 |
| C Ross RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .262 |
| A Amezaga CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 |
| C Volstad P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .087 |
| a-L Gonzalez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .265 |
| J Nelson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A Rhodes P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 14 | |
| a-struck out looking for C Volstad in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Ross (28, R Oswalt); M Jacobs (24, R Oswalt); H Ramirez (33, G Geary) 3B: A Amezaga (5, J Valverde) HR: J Cantu (28, 1st inning off R Oswalt 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Cantu 3 (90), C Ross (70), M Jacobs (87) 2-out RBI: C Ross, M Jacobs Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Volstad 1, L Gonzalez 1, D Uggla 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Cantu (20, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Florida Marlins | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Volstad (W, 5-3) | 8.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 98-63 | 3.07 |
| J Nelson | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 1.86 |
| A Rhodes | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-4 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 117-76 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Volstad 29; J Nelson 3; A Rhodes 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Volstad 14-6; J Nelson 0-0; A Rhodes 0-1 Game Scores: C Volstad 74 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| HOU | FLA | |||
 | 1st | J Cantu homered to left, H Ramirez and J Baker scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 1st | C Ross doubled to deep right center, D Uggla scored. | 0 | 4 |
| 2nd | M Jacobs doubled to deep center, H Ramirez scored. | 0 | 5 |
 | 8th | K Matsui grounded out to shortstop, M Bourn scored. | 1 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Land Shark Stadium, Miami, FL |
| Attendance | 12,232 (31.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:24 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ron Kulpa, First Base - Bill Hohn, Second Base - Chad Fairchild, Third Base - Dan Iassogna |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 16th 2008
| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| Cleveland | 12 | in 11 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| LA Angels | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 8 |