Final
Pittsburgh won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, August 12 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 13 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 0 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 14 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Houston | 0 | |
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2:05 PM ET, August 14, 2005
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: D. Williams (10-8)
L: E. Astacio (2-6)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ezequiel Astacio pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| C Duffy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| F Sanchez flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bay reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bay stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ward struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Dave Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| C Burke popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Bruntlett singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| L Berkman flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ensberg struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ezequiel Astacio pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| R Doumit struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Castillo homered to center. | 1 | 0 |
| N McLouth lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Wilson flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dave Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| J Lane flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| J Vizcaino struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| A Everett grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ezequiel Astacio pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| D Williams struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| C Duffy flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| F Sanchez flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dave Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| B Ausmus reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| E Astacio struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| C Burke grounded into double play, third to second to first, B Ausmus out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ezequiel Astacio pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| J Bay homered to left. | 2 | 0 |
| D Ward flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| R Doumit grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Castillo walked. | 2 | 0 |
| J Castillo stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| N McLouth struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dave Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| E Bruntlett struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| M Ensberg singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| J Lane flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ezequiel Astacio pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| J Wilson flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| D Williams singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| C Duffy struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| D Williams to second on wild pitch by E Astacio. | 2 | 0 |
| F Sanchez reached on infield single to shortstop, D Williams to third. | 2 | 0 |
| J Bay popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dave Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| J Vizcaino flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| A Everett singled to shallow left. | 2 | 0 |
| B Ausmus grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Everett out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ezequiel Astacio pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| D Ward singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| R Doumit homered to right center, D Ward scored. | 4 | 0 |
| J Castillo struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| N McLouth lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| J Wilson fouled out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dave Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| W Taveras hit for E Astacio. | 4 | 0 |
| W Taveras struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| C Burke grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| E Bruntlett flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Burns pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| M Burns relieved E Astacio. | 4 | 0 |
| D Williams struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| C Duffy grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dave Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| M Ensberg grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| J Lane singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| J Vizcaino grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Lane out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Burns pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| J Bay flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| D Ward singled to right. | 4 | 0 |
| R Doumit hit by pitch, D Ward to second. | 4 | 0 |
| J Castillo walked, D Ward to third, R Doumit to second. | 4 | 0 |
| N McLouth struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| J Wilson homered to left, D Ward, R Doumit and J Castillo scored. | 8 | 0 |
| D Williams struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dave Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| A Everett flied out to center. | 8 | 0 |
| B Ausmus walked. | 8 | 0 |
| H Quintero hit for M Burns. | 8 | 0 |
| H Quintero grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Ausmus out at second. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mike Gallo pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| M Gallo relieved M Burns. | 8 | 0 |
| B Ausmus at shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| H Quintero catching. | 8 | 0 |
| C Duffy hit by pitch. | 8 | 0 |
| F Sanchez singled to shallow left, C Duffy to second. | 8 | 0 |
| C Harville relieved M Gallo. | 8 | 0 |
| J Bay popped out to second. | 8 | 0 |
| D Ward grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, F Sanchez out at second. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dave Williams pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| C Burke popped out to first. | 8 | 0 |
| E Bruntlett grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| L Berkman grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||