Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/5)
| Game 1: Friday, August 4 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 5 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 6 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | |
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4:05 PM ET, August 5, 2006
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| C Duffy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| N McLouth struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| F Sanchez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| J Pierre singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Pierre stole second, J Pierre safe at third on throwing error by catcher R Paulino. | 0 | 0 |
| C Izturis grounded out to second, J Pierre scored. | 0 | 1 |
| M Barrett grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| A Ramirez doubled to deep left. | 0 | 1 |
| P Nevin walked. | 0 | 1 |
| A Pagan singled to center, A Ramirez scored, P Nevin to second. | 0 | 2 |
| M Murton singled to center, P Nevin scored, A Pagan to third. | 0 | 3 |
| R Cedeno singled to center, A Pagan scored, M Murton to second. | 0 | 4 |
| M Prior singled to center, R Cedeno thrown out at third, M Murton to third. | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| J Bay reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 4 |
| X Nady grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Bay safe at second on error by second baseman R Cedeno. | 0 | 4 |
| J Castillo singled to left, J Bay scored, X Nady to second. | 1 | 4 |
| J Bautista struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| R Paulino grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Castillo out at second. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| J Pierre bunt grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| C Izturis grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| M Barrett grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| Z Duke doubled to deep center. | 1 | 4 |
| C Duffy flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| N McLouth grounded out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| F Sanchez flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| A Ramirez flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| P Nevin struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| A Pagan walked. | 1 | 4 |
| A Pagan caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| J Bay struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| X Nady grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| J Castillo grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| M Murton grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| R Cedeno singled to left. | 1 | 4 |
| M Prior struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| J Pierre flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| J Bautista struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| R Paulino homered to left. | 2 | 4 |
| Z Duke singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| C Duffy popped out to second. | 2 | 4 |
| N McLouth popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| C Izturis singled to left. | 2 | 4 |
| M Barrett grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, C Izturis out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| A Ramirez walked. | 2 | 4 |
| P Nevin flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mark Prior pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| J Bay walked. | 2 | 4 |
| X Nady walked, J Bay to second. | 2 | 4 |
| J Castillo flied out to right. | 2 | 4 |
| J Bautista hit by pitch, J Bay to third, X Nady to second. | 2 | 4 |
| R Paulino walked, J Bay scored, X Nady to third, J Bautista to second. | 3 | 4 |
| W Ohman relieved M Prior. | 3 | 4 |
| Z Duke struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| A Pagan lined out to left. | 3 | 4 |
| M Murton homered to left. | 3 | 5 |
| R Cedeno grounded out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| R Theriot hit for W Ohman. | 3 | 5 |
| R Theriot grounded out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Eyre pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| S Eyre relieved W Ohman. | 3 | 5 |
| C Duffy bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 5 |
| N McLouth homered to right. | 4 | 5 |
| M Wuertz relieved S Eyre. | 4 | 5 |
| F Sanchez flied out to center. | 4 | 5 |
| J Bay flied out to center. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| J Grabow relieved Z Duke. | 4 | 5 |
| J Pierre walked. | 4 | 5 |
| C Izturis sacrificed to catcher, J Pierre to second. | 4 | 5 |
| S Torres relieved J Grabow. | 4 | 5 |
| M Barrett singled to center, J Pierre scored. | 4 | 6 |
| A Ramirez walked, M Barrett to second. | 4 | 6 |
| J Mabry hit for P Nevin. | 4 | 6 |
| J Mabry grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, A Ramirez out at second. | 4 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wuertz pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| J Mabry at first base. | 4 | 6 |
| B Howry relieved M Wuertz. | 4 | 6 |
| X Nady singled to center. | 4 | 6 |
| J Castillo singled to right, X Nady to second. | 4 | 6 |
| J Bautista sacrificed to third, X Nady to third, J Castillo to second. | 4 | 6 |
| R Paulino grounded out to shortstop, X Nady scored, J Castillo to third. | 5 | 6 |
| J Burnitz hit for S Torres. | 5 | 6 |
| J Burnitz flied out to right. | 5 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Capps pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CHC |
| M Capps relieved S Torres. | 5 | 6 |
| A Pagan homered to center. | 5 | 7 |
| M Murton safe at first on error by third baseman J Bautista. | 5 | 7 |
| R Cedeno sacrificed to pitcher, M Murton to second. | 5 | 7 |
| J Jones hit for B Howry. | 5 | 7 |
| D Marte relieved M Capps. | 5 | 7 |
| J Jones flied out to left. | 5 | 7 |
| M Murton picked off second. | 5 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | PIT | CHC |
| A Pagan in left field. | 5 | 7 |
| R Dempster relieved B Howry. | 5 | 7 |
| J Jones in right field. | 5 | 7 |
| C Duffy lined out to left. | 5 | 7 |
| N McLouth flied out to center. | 5 | 7 |
| F Sanchez grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||