Final in 10
Pittsburgh leads 1-0 (as of 5/13)
| Game 1: Tuesday, May 13 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final in 10 |
| St. Louis | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, May 14 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, May 15 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 11 | Final |
| St. Louis | 5 | |
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8:15 PM ET, May 13, 2008
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
W: M. Salas (1-0)
L: R. Villone (1-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| F Sanchez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| N McLouth lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bay grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| B Barton bunt popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| B Ryan singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols walked, B Ryan to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Ludwick lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Ryan to third, A Pujols to second on passed ball by R Doumit. | 0 | 0 |
| T Glaus flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| R Paulino hit for R Doumit. | 0 | 0 |
| R Paulino flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| X Nady flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| A LaRoche struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| R Paulino catching. | 0 | 0 |
| R Ankiel grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Y Molina grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| K Lohse struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| J Bautista grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Bixler flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| P Dumatrait grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| C Izturis grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Barton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Ryan grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| F Sanchez singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| N McLouth homered to right, F Sanchez scored. | 2 | 0 |
| J Bay struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| R Paulino flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| X Nady lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| A Pujols flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| R Ludwick flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| T Glaus singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| R Ankiel grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Glaus out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| A LaRoche lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| J Bautista grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| B Bixler grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| Y Molina grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| K Lohse struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| C Izturis flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| P Dumatrait lined out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| F Sanchez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| N McLouth struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| B Barton walked. | 2 | 0 |
| B Ryan grounded out to third, B Barton to second. | 2 | 0 |
| A Pujols struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| R Ludwick walked. | 2 | 0 |
| T Glaus homered to center, B Barton and R Ludwick scored. | 2 | 3 |
| R Ankiel singled to center. | 2 | 3 |
| Y Molina grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| S Schumaker in left field. | 2 | 3 |
| J Bay hit a ground rule double to deep right center. | 2 | 3 |
| R Paulino doubled to deep right, J Bay scored. | 3 | 3 |
| X Nady grounded out to second, R Paulino to third. | 3 | 3 |
| A LaRoche walked. | 3 | 3 |
| J Bautista singled to center, R Paulino scored, A LaRoche to second. | 4 | 3 |
| B Bixler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Bautista out at second, A LaRoche to third. | 4 | 3 |
| J Michaels hit for P Dumatrait. | 4 | 3 |
| J Michaels grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Damaso Marte pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| D Marte relieved P Dumatrait. | 4 | 3 |
| A Miles hit for K Lohse. | 4 | 3 |
| A Miles grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| C Izturis popped out to pitcher. | 4 | 3 |
| S Schumaker struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Russ Springer pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| B Ryan at shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| A Miles at second base. | 4 | 3 |
| R Springer relieved K Lohse. | 4 | 3 |
| F Sanchez flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| N McLouth flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| J Bay flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| John Grabow pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| J Grabow relieved D Marte. | 4 | 3 |
| B Ryan fouled out to catcher. | 4 | 3 |
| A Pujols homered to left. | 4 | 4 |
| R Ludwick walked. | 4 | 4 |
| T Yates relieved J Grabow. | 4 | 4 |
| T Glaus flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| R Ankiel singled to right, R Ludwick to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Y Molina grounded out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Franklin pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| R Franklin relieved R Springer. | 4 | 4 |
| R Paulino grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 4 |
| X Nady doubled to left. | 4 | 4 |
| A LaRoche intentionally walked. | 4 | 4 |
| J Bautista struck out looking. | 4 | 4 |
| D Mientkiewicz hit for B Bixler. | 4 | 4 |
| D Mientkiewicz walked, X Nady to third, A LaRoche to second. | 4 | 4 |
| C Gomez hit for T Yates. | 4 | 4 |
| C Gomez popped out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Marino Salas pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| M Salas relieved T Yates. | 4 | 4 |
| D Mientkiewicz at third base. | 4 | 4 |
| C Gomez at shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| A Miles walked. | 4 | 4 |
| A Wainwright hit for R Franklin. | 4 | 4 |
| A Wainwright sacrificed to first, A Miles to second. | 4 | 4 |
| S Schumaker intentionally walked. | 4 | 4 |
| B Ryan struck out looking. | 4 | 4 |
| A Pujols walked, A Miles to third, S Schumaker to second. | 4 | 4 |
| R Ludwick flied out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Ron Villone pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| R Villone relieved R Franklin. | 4 | 4 |
| F Sanchez singled to right. | 4 | 4 |
| N McLouth sacrificed to pitcher, F Sanchez to second. | 4 | 4 |
| J Bay intentionally walked. | 4 | 4 |
| R Paulino singled to center, F Sanchez scored, J Bay to second. | 5 | 4 |
| X Nady walked, J Bay to third, R Paulino to second. | 5 | 4 |
| A LaRoche doubled to deep center, J Bay, R Paulino and X Nady scored. | 8 | 4 |
| L Rivas hit for M Salas. | 8 | 4 |
| L Rivas singled to right, A LaRoche to third. | 8 | 4 |
| D Mientkiewicz grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, L Rivas out at second. | 8 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Matt Capps pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| L Rivas at shortstop. | 8 | 4 |
| M Capps relieved M Salas. | 8 | 4 |
| C Gomez at third base. | 8 | 4 |
| T Glaus lined out to third. | 8 | 4 |
| R Ankiel flied out to right. | 8 | 4 |
| Y Molina flied out to right. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||