Final
Pittsburgh leads 1-0 (as of 8/24)
| Game 1: Thursday, August 24 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, August 25 | ||
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| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, August 26 | ||
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| Houston | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, August 27 | ||
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| Houston | 13 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | |
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7:05 PM ET, August 24, 2006
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| W Taveras walked. | 0 | 0 |
| W Taveras stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Burke struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| L Berkman flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ensberg intentionally walked. | 0 | 0 |
| W Taveras to third, M Ensberg to second on wild pitch by P Maholm. | 0 | 0 |
| L Scott walked. | 0 | 0 |
| C Biggio grounded into fielder's choice to third, L Scott out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| C Duffy struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Wilson flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| F Sanchez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J House popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Everett grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| W Rodriguez lined out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| J Bay flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| X Nady singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| R Paulino grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, X Nady out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| W Taveras reached on bunt single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Burke homered to center, W Taveras scored. | 2 | 0 |
| L Berkman grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| M Ensberg flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| L Scott reached on infield single to first. | 2 | 0 |
| L Scott to second on balk by P Maholm. | 2 | 0 |
| C Biggio singled to right center, L Scott scored. | 3 | 0 |
| J House grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| J Bautista struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| J Castillo grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| P Maholm struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| A Everett flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| W Rodriguez grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| W Taveras grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| C Duffy reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Wilson struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| F Sanchez flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| C Duffy to second on wild pitch by W Rodriguez. | 3 | 0 |
| J Bay doubled to deep center, C Duffy scored. | 3 | 1 |
| X Nady grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| C Burke singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| L Berkman grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Burke out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| M Ensberg walked. | 3 | 1 |
| L Scott singled to shallow right, M Ensberg to second. | 3 | 1 |
| C Biggio flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| R Paulino singled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| J Bautista grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Paulino out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| J Castillo singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| P Maholm struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J House grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| A Everett grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| W Rodriguez grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| C Duffy singled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| C Duffy stole second. | 3 | 1 |
| J Wilson struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| F Sanchez singled to center, C Duffy scored. | 3 | 2 |
| J Bay singled to left, F Sanchez to third, J Bay to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 2 |
| X Nady hit by pitch. | 3 | 2 |
| C Qualls relieved W Rodriguez. | 3 | 2 |
| R Paulino singled to left, F Sanchez scored, J Bay to third, X Nady to second. | 3 | 3 |
| J Bautista hit sacrifice fly to right, J Bay scored. | 3 | 4 |
| J Castillo singled to right, X Nady scored, J Castillo out at first. | 3 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| W Taveras hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 3 | 5 |
| C Burke grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| L Berkman grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| M Capps relieved P Maholm. | 3 | 5 |
| M Ensberg walked. | 3 | 5 |
| D Marte relieved M Capps. | 3 | 5 |
| L Scott struck out looking. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| R Davis hit for D Marte. | 3 | 5 |
| R Davis grounded out to first. | 3 | 5 |
| C Duffy struck out looking. | 3 | 5 |
| J Wilson walked. | 3 | 5 |
| F Sanchez grounded out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Salomon Torres pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| S Torres relieved D Marte. | 3 | 5 |
| C Biggio popped out to first. | 3 | 5 |
| O Palmeiro hit for J House. | 3 | 5 |
| O Palmeiro grounded out to second. | 3 | 5 |
| A Everett grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Lidge pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| B Ausmus catching. | 3 | 5 |
| B Lidge relieved C Qualls. | 3 | 5 |
| J Bay singled to left. | 3 | 5 |
| X Nady struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| J Bay stole second. | 3 | 5 |
| R Paulino struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| J Bautista popped out to first. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mike Gonzalez pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| M Gonzalez relieved S Torres. | 3 | 5 |
| J Lane hit for B Lidge. | 3 | 5 |
| J Lane flied out to left. | 3 | 5 |
| W Taveras grounded out to first. | 3 | 5 |
| C Burke struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||