Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/26)
| Game 1: Friday, April 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 27 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 | |
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1:10 PM ET, April 26, 2008
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
W: A. Wainwright (3-1)
L: D. Borkowski (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL | |
| Michael Bourn | Ball, Strike (looking), M Bourn fouled out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Kazuo Matsui | Strike (looking), Ball, K Matsui homered to right | 1 | 0 |
| Miguel Tejada | Strike (looking), Ball, M Tejada singled to shallow right | 1 | 0 |
| Lance Berkman | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), L Berkman flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Lee | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), M Tejada caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | STL | |
| Skip Schumaker | Strike (looking), S Schumaker grounded out to first | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Ankiel | Strike (foul), R Ankiel grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Albert Pujols | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, A Pujols walked | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Duncan | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), C Duncan struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL | |
| Carlos Lee | Ball, Ball, C Lee flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Pence | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, H Pence grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Loretta | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), M Loretta grounded out to third | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | STL | |
| Troy Glaus | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), T Glaus struck out looking | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Kennedy | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), A Kennedy struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Jason LaRue | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J LaRue hit by pitch | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Wainwright | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (swinging), A Wainwright struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL | |
| Brad Ausmus | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, B Ausmus lined out to center | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Oswalt | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, R Oswalt grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 0 |
| Michael Bourn | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), M Bourn struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | STL | |
| Brendan Ryan | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), B Ryan flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| Skip Schumaker | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, S Schumaker walked | 1 | 0 |
| Rick Ankiel | Ball, R Ankiel singled to right, S Schumaker to second | 1 | 0 |
| Albert Pujols | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, A Pujols doubled to deep right center, S Schumaker and R Ankiel scored | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Duncan | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Duncan singled to center, A Pujols to third | 1 | 2 |
| Troy Glaus | T Glaus hit sacrifice fly to right, A Pujols scored, C Duncan to second | 1 | 3 |
| Adam Kennedy | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), A Kennedy grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL | |
| Kazuo Matsui | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, K Matsui flied out to center | 1 | 3 |
| Miguel Tejada | Ball, M Tejada grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 3 |
| Lance Berkman | L Berkman homered to center | 2 | 3 |
| Carlos Lee | Strike (foul), C Lee grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | STL | |
| Jason LaRue | J LaRue flied out to right | 2 | 3 |
| Adam Wainwright | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), A Wainwright singled to right center | 2 | 3 |
| Brendan Ryan | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), B Ryan struck out swinging | 2 | 3 |
| Skip Schumaker | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), S Schumaker grounded out to second | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL | |
| Hunter Pence | Ball, Ball, H Pence lined out to shortstop | 2 | 3 |
| Mark Loretta | Ball, M Loretta grounded out to second | 2 | 3 |
| Brad Ausmus | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), B Ausmus struck out swinging | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | STL | |
| Rick Ankiel | Strike (swinging), Ball, R Ankiel lined out to first | 2 | 3 |
| Albert Pujols | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, A Pujols grounded out to third | 2 | 3 |
| Chris Duncan | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, C Duncan popped out to shortstop | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL | |
| Roy Oswalt | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, R Oswalt popped out to second | 2 | 3 |
| Michael Bourn | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), M Bourn struck out looking | 2 | 3 |
| Kazuo Matsui | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, K Matsui reached on infield single to third | 2 | 3 |
| Miguel Tejada | Strike (looking), M Tejada grounded out to second | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | STL | |
| Troy Glaus | Strike (looking), T Glaus flied out to right | 2 | 3 |
| Adam Kennedy | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), A Kennedy doubled to left center | 2 | 3 |
| Jason LaRue | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, J LaRue walked | 2 | 3 |
| Adam Wainwright | Ball, A Wainwright flied out to center | 2 | 3 |
| Brendan Ryan | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Foul, B Ryan grounded into fielder's choice to second, J LaRue out at second | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL | |
| Lance Berkman | Strike (looking), Ball, L Berkman homered to right | 3 | 3 |
| Carlos Lee | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), C Lee popped out to second | 3 | 3 |
| Hunter Pence | Ball, H Pence grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 3 |
| Mark Loretta | Ball, Strike (looking), M Loretta grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Tim Byrdak pitching for Houston | HOU | STL | |
| T Byrdak relieved R Oswalt. | 3 | 3 | |
| Skip Schumaker | Strike (looking), Ball, S Schumaker grounded out to second | 3 | 3 |
| Rick Ankiel | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, R Ankiel walked | 3 | 3 |
| Albert Pujols | G Geary relieved T Byrdak, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), A Pujols grounded into double play, shortstop to first, R Ankiel out at second | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL | |
| Brad Ausmus | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, B Ausmus grounded out to shortstop, D Erstad hit for G Geary | 3 | 3 |
| Darin Erstad | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), D Erstad struck out swinging | 3 | 3 |
| Michael Bourn | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), M Bourn struck out looking | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Doug Brocail pitching for Houston | HOU | STL | |
| D Brocail relieved G Geary. | 3 | 3 | |
| Chris Duncan | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, C Duncan popped out to third | 3 | 3 |
| Troy Glaus | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, T Glaus grounded out to first | 3 | 3 |
| Adam Kennedy | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, A Kennedy flied out to right | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Adam Wainwright pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL | |
| Kazuo Matsui | Ball, K Matsui flied out to right | 3 | 3 |
| Miguel Tejada | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, M Tejada grounded out to third | 3 | 3 |
| Lance Berkman | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, L Berkman walked | 3 | 3 |
| Carlos Lee | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, C Lee walked, L Berkman to second | 3 | 3 |
| Hunter Pence | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), H Pence struck out swinging | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Dave Borkowski pitching for Houston | HOU | STL | |
| D Borkowski relieved D Brocail. | 3 | 3 | |
| B Barton hit for J LaRue. | 3 | 3 | |
| Brian Barton | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, B Barton walked | 3 | 3 |
| Adam Wainwright | A Wainwright bunted into fielder's choice to first, B Barton out at second | 3 | 3 |
| Brendan Ryan | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), B Ryan singled to center, A Wainwright to second | 3 | 3 |
| Skip Schumaker | C Izturis ran for A Wainwright, W Wright relieved D Borkowski, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, S Schumaker singled to left, C Izturis scored, B Ryan to second | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||