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 | |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), A Soriano struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Theriot | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, R Theriot walked | 0 | 0 |
| Derrek Lee | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), D Lee struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Floyd | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, C Floyd singled to center, R Theriot to third | 0 | 0 |
| Aramis Ramirez | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), 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 | |
| Hunter Pence | Ball, H Pence popped out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | Ball, C Biggio doubled to deep left center | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Berkman | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), L Berkman grounded out to first, C Biggio to third | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Lee | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Mark DeRosa | Ball, M DeRosa flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Jacque Jones | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Jones singled to right center | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kendall | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, J Kendall doubled to left, J Jones scored | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Marquis | Strike (foul), Ball, J Marquis flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (looking), A Soriano hit by pitch | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Theriot | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, R Theriot walked, J Kendall to third, A Soriano to second | 1 | 0 |
| Derrek Lee | Ball, Ball, 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 | |
| Mark Loretta | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, M Loretta flied out to center | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Scott | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), L Scott singled to center | 1 | 0 |
| Ty Wigginton | Ball, T Wigginton grounded out to third, L Scott to second | 1 | 0 |
| Humberto Quintero | Ball, L Scott to third on wild pitch by J Marquis, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, L Scott scored on J Kendall's passed ball, Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Cliff Floyd | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, C Floyd walked | 1 | 1 |
| Aramis Ramirez | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, A Ramirez singled to left, C Floyd to third | 1 | 1 |
| Mark DeRosa | M DeRosa homered to left, C Floyd and A Ramirez scored | 4 | 1 |
| Jacque Jones | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Jones grounded out to first | 4 | 1 |
| Jason Kendall | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), J Kendall grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 1 |
| Jason Marquis | Ball, Ball, 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 | |
| Brandon Backe | Strike (looking), B Backe grounded out to third | 4 | 1 |
| Hunter Pence | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, H Pence singled to center | 4 | 1 |
| Craig Biggio | Strike (looking), C Biggio hit into fielder's choice to left, H Pence out at second | 4 | 1 |
| Lance Berkman | Ball, 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 | |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, A Soriano singled to left | 4 | 1 |
| Ryan Theriot | Strike (looking), R Theriot grounded into double play, shortstop to first, A Soriano out at second | 4 | 1 |
| Derrek Lee | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, D Lee walked | 4 | 1 |
| Cliff Floyd | Ball, Ball, 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 | |
| Carlos Lee | Ball, Strike (looking), C Lee grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 1 |
| Mark Loretta | Strike (looking), M Loretta grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 1 |
| Luke Scott | 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 | |
| Aramis Ramirez | Strike (foul), A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 1 |
| Mark DeRosa | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, M DeRosa flied out to left | 4 | 1 |
| Jacque Jones | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Ty Wigginton | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), T Wigginton struck out swinging | 4 | 1 |
| Humberto Quintero | H Quintero doubled to right, J Lane hit for B Backe | 4 | 1 |
| Jason Lane | Strike (looking), J Lane singled to left, H Quintero to third | 4 | 1 |
| Hunter Pence | Ball, H Pence tripled to deep right center, H Quintero and J Lane scored | 4 | 3 |
| Craig Biggio | C Biggio grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 3 |
| Lance Berkman | 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 | |
| Jason Kendall | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, J Kendall walked | 4 | 3 |
| Jason Marquis | Ball, Strike (bunted foul), Strike (bunted foul), Strike (looking), J Marquis struck out looking | 4 | 3 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, A Soriano flied out to left | 4 | 3 |
| Ryan Theriot | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Carlos Lee | Strike (looking), C Lee singled to left | 4 | 3 |
| Mark Loretta | Ball, M Loretta doubled to deep left center, C Lee scored, C Marmol relieved J Marquis | 4 | 4 |
| Luke Scott | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), L Scott struck out swinging | 4 | 4 |
| Ty Wigginton | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, T Wigginton reached on infield single to third | 4 | 4 |
| Humberto Quintero | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), H Quintero struck out swinging, O Palmeiro hit for C Sampson | 4 | 4 |
| Orlando Palmeiro | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, 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 | |
| Derrek Lee | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, D Lee lined out to right | 4 | 4 |
| Cliff Floyd | C Floyd singled to right, F Pie ran for C Floyd | 4 | 4 |
| Aramis Ramirez | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), A Ramirez struck out swinging | 4 | 4 |
| Mark DeRosa | Ball, Ball, 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 | |
| Hunter Pence | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), H Pence struck out swinging | 4 | 4 |
| Craig Biggio | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), C Biggio struck out swinging | 4 | 4 |
| Lance Berkman | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, 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 | |
| Jacque Jones | J Jones reached on infield single to second | 4 | 4 |
| Jason Kendall | J Kendall sacrificed to third, J Jones to second, D Ward hit for C Marmol | 4 | 4 |
| Daryle Ward | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), D Ward intentionally walked, S Fuld ran for D Ward | 4 | 4 |
| Alfonso Soriano | A Soriano popped out to shortstop | 4 | 4 |
| Ryan Theriot | 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 | |
| Carlos Lee | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), C Lee struck out swinging | 4 | 4 |
| Mark Loretta | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), M Loretta grounded out to third | 4 | 4 |
| Luke Scott | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Derrek Lee | Strike (looking), D Lee singled to center | 4 | 4 |
| Felix Pie | Strike (swinging), F Pie sacrificed to third, D Lee to second | 4 | 4 |
| Aramis Ramirez | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A Ramirez walked | 4 | 4 |
| Mark DeRosa | Ball, 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 | |
| Ty Wigginton | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), T Wigginton struck out swinging | 4 | 4 |
| Humberto Quintero | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), H Quintero struck out swinging, M Lamb hit for C Qualls | 4 | 4 |
| Mike Lamb | 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 | |
| Jacque Jones | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Jones singled to left | 4 | 4 |
| Jason Kendall | J Kendall sacrificed to catcher, J Jones to second, M Fontenot hit for B Howry | 4 | 4 |
| Mike Fontenot | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), M Fontenot struck out swinging | 4 | 4 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Hunter Pence | Ball, H Pence flied out to center | 4 | 4 |
| Craig Biggio | Strike (looking), C Biggio popped out to second | 4 | 4 |
| Lance Berkman | 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 | |
| Ryan Theriot | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, R Theriot grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 4 |
| Derrek Lee | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, D Lee walked, M Murton hit for F Pie | 4 | 4 |
| Matt Murton | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, M Murton walked, D Lee to second | 4 | 4 |
| Aramis Ramirez | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), A Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Murton out at second, D Lee to third | 4 | 4 |
| Mark DeRosa | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, M DeRosa walked, A Ramirez to second | 4 | 4 |
| Jacque Jones | Ball, Ball, 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 | |
| Carlos Lee | Ball, C Lee popped out to shortstop | 4 | 4 |
| Mark Loretta | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, M Loretta walked, E Bruntlett ran for M Loretta | 4 | 4 |
| Luke Scott | Ball, Ball, L Scott tripled to deep center, E Bruntlett scored | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||