Final in 12
Chi Cubs leads 1-0 (as of 4/7)
| Game 1: Monday, April 7 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 10 | Final in 12 |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, April 9 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final in 15 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, April 10 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | |
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1:35 PM ET, April 7, 2008
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Gorzelanny pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| A Soriano lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| R Johnson walked. | 0 | 0 |
| D Lee singled to left, R Johnson to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Ramirez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Lee out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ted Lilly pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| N McLouth singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| N McLouth caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| F Sanchez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bay reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| R Doumit fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tom Gorzelanny pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| K Fukudome struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| M DeRosa doubled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| M DeRosa to third on wild pitch by T Gorzelanny. | 0 | 0 |
| G Soto singled to center, M DeRosa scored. | 1 | 0 |
| R Cedeno grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, G Soto out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| T Lilly struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ted Lilly pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| X Nady flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| D Mientkiewicz grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| J Bautista singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| L Rivas popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tom Gorzelanny pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| A Soriano flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| R Johnson walked. | 1 | 0 |
| D Lee walked, R Johnson to second. | 1 | 0 |
| A Ramirez reached on infield single to pitcher, R Johnson scored, D Lee to third, A Ramirez to second on throwing error by pitcher T Gorzelanny. | 2 | 0 |
| K Fukudome singled to right, D Lee scored, A Ramirez to third. | 3 | 0 |
| M DeRosa walked, K Fukudome to second. | 3 | 0 |
| G Soto singled to left, A Ramirez scored, K Fukudome to third, M DeRosa to second. | 4 | 0 |
| P Dumatrait relieved T Gorzelanny. | 4 | 0 |
| R Cedeno doubled to deep center, K Fukudome, M DeRosa and G Soto scored. | 7 | 0 |
| T Lilly grounded out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| A Soriano reached on infield single to shortstop, R Cedeno to third. | 7 | 0 |
| R Johnson popped out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ted Lilly pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| P Dumatrait popped out to first. | 7 | 0 |
| N McLouth grounded out to second. | 7 | 0 |
| F Sanchez flied out to left. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| D Lee grounded out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| A Ramirez flied out to right. | 7 | 0 |
| K Fukudome walked. | 7 | 0 |
| M DeRosa struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ted Lilly pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| J Bay flied out to left. | 7 | 0 |
| R Doumit singled to right. | 7 | 0 |
| X Nady walked, R Doumit to second. | 7 | 0 |
| D Mientkiewicz walked, R Doumit to third, X Nady to second. | 7 | 0 |
| J Bautista popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| L Rivas reached on infield single to shortstop, R Doumit scored, X Nady to third, D Mientkiewicz to second, X Nady scored, D Mientkiewicz to third, L Rivas to second on throwing error by shortstop R C | 7 | 2 |
| C Gomez hit for P Dumatrait. | 7 | 2 |
| C Gomez reached on infield single to third, D Mientkiewicz scored, L Rivas scored on throwing error by third baseman A Ramirez. | 7 | 4 |
| N McLouth tripled to deep right, C Gomez scored. | 7 | 5 |
| K Hart relieved T Lilly. | 7 | 5 |
| F Sanchez flied out to right. | 7 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Franquelis Osoria pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| F Osoria relieved P Dumatrait. | 7 | 5 |
| G Soto doubled to left. | 7 | 5 |
| R Cedeno grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 5 |
| K Hart struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| A Soriano flied out to left. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Hart pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| J Bay struck out looking. | 7 | 5 |
| R Doumit grounded out to first. | 7 | 5 |
| X Nady singled to center. | 7 | 5 |
| D Mientkiewicz grounded out to first. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Franquelis Osoria pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| R Johnson singled to left. | 7 | 5 |
| D Lee hit a ground rule double to deep left, R Johnson to third. | 7 | 5 |
| A Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Johnson scored, D Lee to third. | 8 | 5 |
| D Marte relieved F Osoria. | 8 | 5 |
| K Fukudome grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Lee out at home, A Ramirez to second. | 8 | 5 |
| M DeRosa fouled out to third. | 8 | 5 |
| G Soto popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Hart pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| J Bautista walked. | 8 | 5 |
| L Rivas singled to left, J Bautista to second. | 8 | 5 |
| C Pignatiello relieved K Hart. | 8 | 5 |
| N Morgan hit for D Marte. | 8 | 5 |
| N Morgan walked, J Bautista to third, L Rivas to second. | 8 | 5 |
| N McLouth walked, J Bautista scored, L Rivas to third, N Morgan to second. | 8 | 6 |
| B Howry relieved C Pignatiello. | 8 | 6 |
| F Sanchez hit sacrifice fly to center, L Rivas scored, N Morgan to third. | 8 | 7 |
| N McLouth to second on passed ball by G Soto. | 8 | 7 |
| J Bay lined out to shortstop. | 8 | 7 |
| R Doumit intentionally walked. | 8 | 7 |
| X Nady grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Doumit out at second. | 8 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Yates pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| N McLouth in left field. | 8 | 7 |
| T Yates relieved D Marte. | 8 | 7 |
| N Morgan in center field. | 8 | 7 |
| R Cedeno flied out to right. | 8 | 7 |
| M Fontenot hit for B Howry. | 8 | 7 |
| M Fontenot flied out to left. | 8 | 7 |
| A Soriano lined out to center. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wuertz pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| M Wuertz relieved B Howry. | 8 | 7 |
| D Mientkiewicz grounded out to first. | 8 | 7 |
| J Bautista doubled to deep right center. | 8 | 7 |
| L Rivas flied out to right. | 8 | 7 |
| N Morgan safe at first on error by second baseman M DeRosa, J Bautista scored. | 8 | 8 |
| N Morgan caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 8 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Yates pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| R Johnson grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 8 |
| D Lee flied out to right. | 8 | 8 |
| A Ramirez flied out to center. | 8 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wuertz pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| N McLouth struck out swinging. | 8 | 8 |
| F Sanchez grounded out to second. | 8 | 8 |
| A LaRoche hit for T Yates. | 8 | 8 |
| A LaRoche grounded out to first. | 8 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Grabow pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| J Grabow relieved T Yates. | 8 | 8 |
| K Fukudome singled to center. | 8 | 8 |
| M DeRosa struck out swinging. | 8 | 8 |
| K Fukudome stole second. | 8 | 8 |
| G Soto fouled out to right. | 8 | 8 |
| R Cedeno lined out to center. | 8 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lieber pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| J Lieber relieved M Wuertz. | 8 | 8 |
| R Theriot at shortstop. | 8 | 8 |
| R Doumit doubled to deep center. | 8 | 8 |
| B Bixler ran for R Doumit. | 8 | 8 |
| X Nady grounded out to second, B Bixler to third. | 8 | 8 |
| D Mientkiewicz intentionally walked. | 8 | 8 |
| J Bautista sacrificed to first, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 8 | 8 |
| L Rivas grounded out to second. | 8 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| John Grabow pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| R Paulino catching. | 8 | 8 |
| R Theriot walked. | 8 | 8 |
| M Capps relieved J Grabow. | 8 | 8 |
| R Theriot stole second. | 8 | 8 |
| A Soriano struck out swinging. | 8 | 8 |
| D Ward hit for R Johnson. | 8 | 8 |
| D Ward safe at first on error by shortstop L Rivas, R Theriot to third. | 8 | 8 |
| F Pie ran for D Ward. | 8 | 8 |
| F Pie stole second. | 8 | 8 |
| D Lee struck out looking. | 8 | 8 |
| A Ramirez struck out swinging. | 8 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lieber pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| F Pie in center field. | 8 | 8 |
| N Morgan flied out to center. | 8 | 8 |
| N McLouth flied out to left. | 8 | 8 |
| F Sanchez struck out swinging. | 8 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Matt Capps pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| K Fukudome singled to left. | 8 | 8 |
| M DeRosa flied out to right. | 8 | 8 |
| G Soto flied out to center. | 8 | 8 |
| J Lieber grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lieber pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| Z Duke hit for M Capps. | 8 | 8 |
| Z Duke struck out swinging. | 8 | 8 |
| R Paulino grounded out to third. | 8 | 8 |
| X Nady doubled to deep right. | 8 | 8 |
| D Mientkiewicz intentionally walked. | 8 | 8 |
| J Bautista flied out to center. | 8 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 12th | SCORE | |
| Evan Meek pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| E Meek relieved M Capps. | 8 | 8 |
| R Theriot walked. | 8 | 8 |
| R Theriot stole second. | 8 | 8 |
| A Soriano walked. | 8 | 8 |
| R Theriot to third, A Soriano to second on wild pitch by E Meek. | 8 | 8 |
| F Pie grounded out to first. | 8 | 8 |
| D Lee intentionally walked. | 8 | 8 |
| A Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to right, R Theriot scored. | 9 | 8 |
| A Soriano to third, D Lee to second on wild pitch by E Meek. | 9 | 8 |
| K Fukudome intentionally walked. | 9 | 8 |
| M DeRosa walked, A Soriano scored, D Lee to third, K Fukudome to second. | 10 | 8 |
| G Soto flied out to right. | 10 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 12th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Marmol pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| C Marmol relieved J Lieber. | 10 | 8 |
| L Rivas flied out to right. | 10 | 8 |
| N Morgan struck out swinging. | 10 | 8 |
| N McLouth singled to shallow center. | 10 | 8 |
| F Sanchez grounded out to third. | 10 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

