Final
Pittsburgh won 2-1
| 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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1:15 PM ET, May 15, 2008
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
W: J. Grabow (3-1)
L: J. Isringhausen (1-5)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Joel Pineiro pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| F Sanchez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| N McLouth homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
| J Michaels grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| A LaRoche grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ian Snell pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| S Schumaker flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| C Duncan singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| A Pujols singled to left center, C Duncan to third. | 1 | 0 |
| R Ankiel hit sacrifice fly to right, C Duncan scored. | 1 | 1 |
| T Glaus singled to left, A Pujols to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Molina walked, A Pujols to third, T Glaus to second. | 1 | 1 |
| A Kennedy lined out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| X Nady grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| D Mientkiewicz doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 1 |
| R Paulino lined out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| C Gomez flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ian Snell pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| J Pineiro lined out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| B Ryan singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| B Ryan stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| S Schumaker flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| C Duncan struck out swinging, C Duncan safe at first on wild pitch by I Snell, B Ryan to third. | 1 | 1 |
| A Pujols grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Duncan out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| I Snell lined out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| F Sanchez lined out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| N McLouth grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ian Snell pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| R Ankiel singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| T Glaus singled to left, R Ankiel to third. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Molina grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Ankiel scored, T Glaus out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| A Kennedy grounded out to second, Y Molina to second. | 1 | 2 |
| J Pineiro struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| J Michaels grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| A LaRoche struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| X Nady flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ian Snell pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| B Ryan singled to right. | 1 | 2 |
| S Schumaker singled to right, B Ryan to third. | 1 | 2 |
| C Duncan doubled to deep right center, B Ryan and S Schumaker scored. | 1 | 4 |
| A Pujols flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| R Ankiel grounded out to first, C Duncan to third. | 1 | 4 |
| T Glaus singled to right, C Duncan scored. | 1 | 5 |
| Y Molina singled to center, T Glaus to second. | 1 | 5 |
| A Kennedy grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| D Mientkiewicz singled to center. | 1 | 5 |
| R Paulino singled to right center, D Mientkiewicz to third. | 1 | 5 |
| C Gomez singled to left, D Mientkiewicz scored, R Paulino to second. | 2 | 5 |
| L Rivas hit for I Snell. | 2 | 5 |
| L Rivas hit for I Snell. | 2 | 5 |
| L Rivas struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| F Sanchez popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| N McLouth walked, R Paulino to third, C Gomez to second. | 2 | 5 |
| J Michaels singled to left, R Paulino and C Gomez scored, N McLouth to second. | 4 | 5 |
| A LaRoche flied out to center. | 4 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Franquelis Osoria pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| F Osoria relieved I Snell. | 4 | 5 |
| B Barton hit for J Pineiro. | 4 | 5 |
| B Barton struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| B Ryan grounded out to third. | 4 | 5 |
| S Schumaker flied out to left. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle McClellan pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| K McClellan relieved J Pineiro. | 4 | 5 |
| X Nady popped out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| D Mientkiewicz walked. | 4 | 5 |
| R Paulino struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| C Gomez singled to right, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 4 | 5 |
| J Bautista hit for F Osoria. | 4 | 5 |
| D Mientkiewicz to third, C Gomez to second on wild pitch by K McClellan. | 4 | 5 |
| J Bautista struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Sean Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| S Burnett relieved F Osoria. | 4 | 5 |
| C Duncan grounded out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| A Pujols struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| R Ankiel grounded out to first. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle McClellan pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| F Sanchez lined out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| R Flores relieved K McClellan. | 4 | 5 |
| N McLouth walked. | 4 | 5 |
| J Michaels struck out looking, N McLouth stole second. | 4 | 5 |
| A LaRoche walked. | 4 | 5 |
| N McLouth to third on wild pitch by R Flores. | 4 | 5 |
| X Nady grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Sean Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| T Glaus walked. | 4 | 5 |
| Y Molina walked, T Glaus to second. | 4 | 5 |
| A Kennedy struck out bunting foul. | 4 | 5 |
| A Miles hit for R Flores. | 4 | 5 |
| J Grabow relieved S Burnett. | 4 | 5 |
| A Miles flied out to right. | 4 | 5 |
| B Ryan flied out to right. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jason Isringhausen pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| J Isringhausen relieved R Flores. | 4 | 5 |
| D Mientkiewicz walked. | 4 | 5 |
| R Paulino singled to left, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 4 | 5 |
| C Gomez grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Mientkiewicz scored on throwing error by pitcher J Isringhausen, R Paulino safe at third on throwing error by pitcher J Isringhausen. | 5 | 5 |
| J Bay hit for J Grabow. | 5 | 5 |
| J Bay homered to left, R Paulino and C Gomez scored. | 8 | 5 |
| F Sanchez grounded out to third. | 8 | 5 |
| N McLouth walked. | 8 | 5 |
| R Villone relieved J Isringhausen. | 8 | 5 |
| J Michaels grounded into fielder's choice to second, N McLouth out at second. | 8 | 5 |
| A LaRoche struck out looking. | 8 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Damaso Marte pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| D Marte relieved J Grabow. | 8 | 5 |
| S Schumaker lined out to third. | 8 | 5 |
| C Duncan grounded out to second. | 8 | 5 |
| A Pujols singled to left. | 8 | 5 |
| R Ankiel flied out to right. | 8 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ron Villone pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| X Nady lined out to right. | 8 | 5 |
| D Mientkiewicz singled to left. | 8 | 5 |
| D Mientkiewicz to second on wild pitch by R Villone. | 8 | 5 |
| R Paulino lined out to second. | 8 | 5 |
| C Gomez singled to right, D Mientkiewicz to third. | 8 | 5 |
| R Chavez hit for D Marte. | 8 | 5 |
| R Chavez doubled to right, D Mientkiewicz scored, C Gomez to third. | 9 | 5 |
| F Sanchez singled to right, C Gomez and R Chavez scored. | 11 | 5 |
| N McLouth popped out to shortstop. | 11 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Capps pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| M Capps relieved D Marte. | 11 | 5 |
| T Glaus flied out to right. | 11 | 5 |
| Y Molina singled to center. | 11 | 5 |
| A Kennedy singled to left, Y Molina to second. | 11 | 5 |
| R Ludwick hit for R Villone. | 11 | 5 |
| R Ludwick popped out to third. | 11 | 5 |
| B Ryan struck out looking. | 11 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||