Final in 11
Houston leads 1-0 (as of 9/11)
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 11 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final in 11 |
| Houston | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 12 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 13 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| Houston | 2 | |
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8:05 PM ET, September 11, 2007
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: B. Lidge (4-2)
L: R. Dempster (2-6)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| A Soriano struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| R Theriot walked. | 0 | 0 |
| D Lee struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Floyd singled to center, R Theriot to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Ramirez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| H Pence popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Biggio doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| L Berkman grounded out to first, C Biggio to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Lee popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| M DeRosa flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Jones singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kendall doubled to left, J Jones scored. | 1 | 0 |
| J Marquis flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| A Soriano hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| R Theriot walked, J Kendall to third, A Soriano to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Lee flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| M Loretta flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| L Scott singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| T Wigginton grounded out to third, L Scott to second. | 1 | 0 |
| L Scott to third on wild pitch by J Marquis. | 1 | 0 |
| L Scott scored on J Kendall's passed ball. | 1 | 1 |
| H Quintero flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| C Floyd walked. | 1 | 1 |
| A Ramirez singled to left, C Floyd to third. | 1 | 1 |
| M DeRosa homered to left, C Floyd and A Ramirez scored. | 4 | 1 |
| J Jones grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| J Kendall grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| J Marquis fouled out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| B Backe grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| H Pence singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| C Biggio hit into fielder's choice to left, H Pence out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| L Berkman grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| A Soriano singled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| R Theriot grounded into double play, shortstop to first, A Soriano out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| D Lee walked. | 4 | 1 |
| C Floyd flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| C Lee grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| M Loretta grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| L Scott grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| M DeRosa flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| J Jones struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| T Wigginton struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| H Quintero doubled to right. | 4 | 1 |
| J Lane hit for B Backe. | 4 | 1 |
| J Lane singled to left, H Quintero to third. | 4 | 1 |
| H Pence tripled to deep right center, H Quintero and J Lane scored. | 4 | 3 |
| C Biggio grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| L Berkman grounded out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sampson pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| C Sampson relieved B Backe. | 4 | 3 |
| J Kendall walked. | 4 | 3 |
| J Marquis struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| A Soriano flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| R Theriot struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| C Lee singled to left. | 4 | 3 |
| M Loretta doubled to deep left center, C Lee scored. | 4 | 4 |
| C Marmol relieved J Marquis. | 4 | 4 |
| L Scott struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| T Wigginton reached on infield single to third. | 4 | 4 |
| H Quintero struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| O Palmeiro hit for C Sampson. | 4 | 4 |
| O Palmeiro grounded out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dave Borkowski pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| D Borkowski relieved C Sampson. | 4 | 4 |
| D Lee lined out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| C Floyd singled to right. | 4 | 4 |
| F Pie ran for C Floyd. | 4 | 4 |
| A Ramirez struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| M DeRosa grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, F Pie out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Marmol pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| F Pie in center field. | 4 | 4 |
| J Jones in right field. | 4 | 4 |
| H Pence struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| C Biggio struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| L Berkman popped out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| C Qualls relieved D Borkowski. | 4 | 4 |
| J Jones reached on infield single to second. | 4 | 4 |
| J Kendall sacrificed to third, J Jones to second. | 4 | 4 |
| D Ward hit for C Marmol. | 4 | 4 |
| D Ward intentionally walked. | 4 | 4 |
| S Fuld ran for D Ward. | 4 | 4 |
| A Soriano popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| R Theriot lined out to left. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bob Howry pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| B Howry relieved C Marmol. | 4 | 4 |
| C Lee struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| M Loretta grounded out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| L Scott struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chad Qualls pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| D Lee singled to center. | 4 | 4 |
| F Pie sacrificed to third, D Lee to second. | 4 | 4 |
| A Ramirez walked. | 4 | 4 |
| M DeRosa grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Ramirez out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bob Howry pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| T Wigginton struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| H Quintero struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| M Lamb hit for C Qualls. | 4 | 4 |
| M Lamb grounded out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Brad Lidge pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| B Lidge relieved C Qualls. | 4 | 4 |
| J Jones singled to left. | 4 | 4 |
| J Kendall sacrificed to catcher, J Jones to second. | 4 | 4 |
| M Fontenot hit for B Howry. | 4 | 4 |
| M Fontenot struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| A Soriano struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| R Dempster relieved B Howry. | 4 | 4 |
| H Pence flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| C Biggio popped out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| L Berkman grounded out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Brad Lidge pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| R Theriot grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| D Lee walked. | 4 | 4 |
| M Murton hit for F Pie. | 4 | 4 |
| M Murton walked, D Lee to second. | 4 | 4 |
| A Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Murton out at second, D Lee to third. | 4 | 4 |
| M DeRosa walked, A Ramirez to second. | 4 | 4 |
| J Jones flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| M Murton in right field. | 4 | 4 |
| J Jones in center field. | 4 | 4 |
| C Lee popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| M Loretta walked. | 4 | 4 |
| E Bruntlett ran for M Loretta. | 4 | 4 |
| L Scott tripled to deep center, E Bruntlett scored. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||