Final
Pittsburgh leads 1-0 (as of 7/7)
| Game 1: Monday, July 7 | ||
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| Houston | 7 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 10 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 8 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 9 | ||
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| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | |
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7:05 PM ET, July 7, 2008
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| D Erstad singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Loretta lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| L Berkman flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Lee homered to left, D Erstad scored. | 2 | 0 |
| M Tejada walked. | 2 | 0 |
| H Pence singled to center, M Tejada to third. | 2 | 0 |
| T Wigginton singled to center, M Tejada scored, H Pence to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Towles fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Runelvys Hernandez pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| N McLouth popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| L Rivas doubled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| R Doumit grounded out to first, L Rivas to third. | 3 | 0 |
| J Bay walked. | 3 | 0 |
| X Nady reached on infield single to shortstop, L Rivas scored, J Bay to second. | 3 | 1 |
| A LaRoche singled to right center, J Bay scored, X Nady to third. | 3 | 2 |
| D Mientkiewicz singled to right center, X Nady scored, A LaRoche to second. | 3 | 3 |
| P Dumatrait singled to center, A LaRoche scored, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 3 | 4 |
| J Wilson popped out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| R Hernandez struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| D Erstad flied out to left. | 3 | 4 |
| M Loretta lined out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Runelvys Hernandez pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| N McLouth homered to right. | 3 | 5 |
| L Rivas grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 5 |
| R Doumit struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| J Bay walked. | 3 | 5 |
| X Nady doubled to left, J Bay scored. | 3 | 6 |
| A LaRoche walked. | 3 | 6 |
| D Mientkiewicz popped out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| L Berkman walked. | 3 | 6 |
| C Lee flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| M Tejada lined out to left. | 3 | 6 |
| H Pence lined out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Runelvys Hernandez pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| P Dumatrait grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| J Wilson struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| N McLouth flied out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| T Wigginton doubled to deep center. | 3 | 6 |
| J Towles singled to left, T Wigginton to third. | 3 | 6 |
| R Hernandez reached on bunt single to pitcher, T Wigginton scored, J Towles to third. | 4 | 6 |
| D Erstad grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Towles scored, R Hernandez out at second. | 5 | 6 |
| M Loretta singled to left, D Erstad to second. | 5 | 6 |
| L Berkman doubled to deep left, D Erstad scored, M Loretta to third. | 6 | 6 |
| D Bautista relieved P Dumatrait. | 6 | 6 |
| C Lee hit sacrifice fly to right, M Loretta scored, L Berkman to third. | 7 | 6 |
| M Tejada flied out to center. | 7 | 6 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Runelvys Hernandez pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| L Rivas reached on infield single to third. | 7 | 6 |
| R Doumit homered to right, L Rivas scored. | 7 | 8 |
| J Bay singled to left. | 7 | 8 |
| X Nady grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, J Bay out at second. | 7 | 8 |
| A LaRoche tripled to deep right center. | 7 | 8 |
| D Mientkiewicz walked. | 7 | 8 |
| D Bautista reached on infield single to shortstop, A LaRoche scored, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 7 | 9 |
| J Wilson singled to center, D Mientkiewicz scored, D Bautista to second. | 7 | 10 |
| N McLouth struck out swinging. | 7 | 10 |
| 4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Denny Bautista pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| H Pence flied out to left. | 7 | 10 |
| T Wigginton flied out to left. | 7 | 10 |
| J Towles flied out to center. | 7 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chad Paronto pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| C Paronto relieved R Hernandez. | 7 | 10 |
| L Rivas popped out to second. | 7 | 10 |
| R Doumit grounded out to second. | 7 | 10 |
| J Bay singled to center. | 7 | 10 |
| X Nady flied out to center. | 7 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Denny Bautista pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| C Paronto struck out looking. | 7 | 10 |
| D Erstad struck out swinging. | 7 | 10 |
| M Loretta struck out swinging. | 7 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chad Paronto pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| A LaRoche walked. | 7 | 10 |
| D Mientkiewicz struck out swinging. | 7 | 10 |
| J Michaels hit for D Bautista. | 7 | 10 |
| J Michaels grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A LaRoche out at second. | 7 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Yates pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| T Yates relieved D Bautista. | 7 | 10 |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 7 | 10 |
| C Lee popped out to second. | 7 | 10 |
| M Tejada struck out swinging. | 7 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Paronto pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| J Wilson grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 10 |
| N McLouth grounded out to first. | 7 | 10 |
| L Rivas grounded out to second. | 7 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Yates pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| H Pence struck out swinging. | 7 | 10 |
| T Wigginton struck out swinging. | 7 | 10 |
| J Towles fouled out to first. | 7 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chad Paronto pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| R Doumit flied out to left. | 7 | 10 |
| J Bay safe at first on error by third baseman T Wigginton. | 7 | 10 |
| X Nady grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Bay out at second. | 7 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Damaso Marte pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| D Marte relieved T Yates. | 7 | 10 |
| G Blum hit for C Paronto. | 7 | 10 |
| G Blum grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 10 |
| D Erstad grounded out to second. | 7 | 10 |
| M Loretta walked. | 7 | 10 |
| L Berkman flied out to left. | 7 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||