Final
Tampa Bay leads 1-0 (as of 6/27)
| Game 1: Friday, June 27 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 10 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, June 28 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final in 13 |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, June 29 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | |
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7:05 PM ET, June 27, 2008
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W: S. Kazmir (7-3)
L: J. Barthmaier (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Barthmaier pitching for Pittsburgh | TB | PIT |
| A Iwamura grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| E Hinske walked, C Crawford to second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria homered to left center, C Crawford and E Hinske scored. | 3 | 0 |
| C Pena walked. | 3 | 0 |
| D Navarro grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | PIT |
| N McLouth grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| F Sanchez flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| J Bay struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Barthmaier pitching for Pittsburgh | TB | PIT |
| J Bartlett flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| S Kazmir struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| A Iwamura flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | PIT |
| R Doumit popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Michaels struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| J Bautista popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Barthmaier pitching for Pittsburgh | TB | PIT |
| C Crawford reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| B Upton singled to left, C Crawford to second. | 3 | 0 |
| E Hinske homered to right, C Crawford and B Upton scored. | 6 | 0 |
| E Longoria singled to right. | 6 | 0 |
| C Pena struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| D Navarro doubled to deep right, E Longoria scored, D Navarro to third advancing on throw. | 7 | 0 |
| D Bautista relieved J Barthmaier. | 7 | 0 |
| J Bartlett flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| S Kazmir popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | PIT |
| C Gomez walked. | 7 | 0 |
| J Wilson sacrificed to pitcher, C Gomez to second. | 7 | 0 |
| D Bautista struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| N McLouth flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Denny Bautista pitching for Pittsburgh | TB | PIT |
| A Iwamura reached on infield single to first. | 7 | 0 |
| S Burnett relieved D Bautista. | 7 | 0 |
| C Crawford lined out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| B Upton singled to right, A Iwamura to second. | 7 | 0 |
| E Hinske grounded into fielder's choice to first, B Upton out at second, A Iwamura to third. | 7 | 0 |
| E Longoria struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | PIT |
| F Sanchez homered to left center. | 7 | 1 |
| J Bay flied out to left. | 7 | 1 |
| R Doumit doubled to deep center. | 7 | 1 |
| J Michaels flied out to left. | 7 | 1 |
| J Bautista walked. | 7 | 1 |
| C Gomez singled to center, R Doumit scored, J Bautista to third, C Gomez to second on throwing error by center fielder B Upton. | 7 | 2 |
| J Wilson singled to left, J Bautista and C Gomez scored. | 7 | 4 |
| S Burnett struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Sean Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | TB | PIT |
| C Pena grounded out to second. | 7 | 4 |
| D Navarro flied out to right. | 7 | 4 |
| J Bartlett grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | PIT |
| N McLouth bunt popped out foul to catcher. | 7 | 4 |
| F Sanchez grounded out to second. | 7 | 4 |
| J Bay doubled to deep right. | 7 | 4 |
| R Doumit flied out to center. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Sean Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | TB | PIT |
| J Gomes hit for S Kazmir. | 7 | 4 |
| J Gomes struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| A Iwamura popped out to second. | 7 | 4 |
| C Crawford homered to center. | 8 | 4 |
| B Upton grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | PIT |
| J Howell relieved S Kazmir. | 8 | 4 |
| J Michaels singled to left. | 8 | 4 |
| J Bautista walked, J Michaels to second. | 8 | 4 |
| C Gomez grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Bautista out at second, J Michaels to third. | 8 | 4 |
| J Wilson doubled to deep center, J Michaels scored. | 8 | 5 |
| X Nady hit for S Burnett. | 8 | 5 |
| X Nady walked. | 8 | 5 |
| N McLouth grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| John Grabow pitching for Pittsburgh | TB | PIT |
| J Grabow relieved S Burnett. | 8 | 5 |
| E Hinske singled to right. | 8 | 5 |
| E Longoria doubled to deep left, E Hinske to third. | 8 | 5 |
| C Pena hit sacrifice fly to left, E Hinske scored, E Longoria to third. | 9 | 5 |
| D Navarro lined out to first. | 9 | 5 |
| J Bartlett singled to center, E Longoria scored. | 10 | 5 |
| G Gross hit for J Howell. | 10 | 5 |
| G Gross grounded out to second. | 10 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | PIT |
| G Balfour relieved J Howell. | 10 | 5 |
| G Gross in right field. | 10 | 5 |
| F Sanchez struck out swinging. | 10 | 5 |
| J Bay grounded out to third. | 10 | 5 |
| R Doumit lined out to center. | 10 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| John Grabow pitching for Pittsburgh | TB | PIT |
| A Iwamura singled to left. | 10 | 5 |
| C Crawford grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Iwamura out at second. | 10 | 5 |
| B Upton struck out looking. | 10 | 5 |
| G Balfour struck out looking. | 10 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | PIT |
| J Michaels struck out swinging. | 10 | 5 |
| J Bautista grounded out to second. | 10 | 5 |
| A LaRoche hit for C Gomez. | 10 | 5 |
| A LaRoche flied out to center. | 10 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Capps pitching for Pittsburgh | TB | PIT |
| A LaRoche at first base. | 10 | 5 |
| M Capps relieved J Grabow. | 10 | 5 |
| E Longoria reached on infield single to pitcher. | 10 | 5 |
| C Pena flied out to center. | 10 | 5 |
| D Navarro popped out to second. | 10 | 5 |
| J Bartlett flied out to right. | 10 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | PIT |
| J Wilson struck out looking. | 10 | 5 |
| D Mientkiewicz hit for M Capps. | 10 | 5 |
| T Miller relieved G Balfour. | 10 | 5 |
| D Mientkiewicz flied out to right. | 10 | 5 |
| N McLouth reached on infield single to first. | 10 | 5 |
| F Sanchez flied out to left. | 10 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||