Final
Houston won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, July 18 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, July 19 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, July 20 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| Houston | 0 | |
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2:05 PM ET, July 20, 2008
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: R. Dempster (11-4)
L: B. Backe (6-10)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| R Theriot flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| K Fukudome doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Lee doubled to deep center, K Fukudome scored. | 1 | 0 |
| A Ramirez flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| J Edmonds singled to shallow center, D Lee scored. | 2 | 0 |
| M DeRosa grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Edmonds out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| K Matsui lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| D Erstad grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| L Berkman grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| G Soto struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| M Fontenot popped out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| R Dempster popped out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| C Lee singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| M Tejada grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Lee out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| G Blum flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| R Theriot grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| K Fukudome struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| D Lee struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| H Pence grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| J Towles grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| B Backe struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| A Ramirez flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| J Edmonds struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| M DeRosa struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| K Matsui grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| D Erstad grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| L Berkman singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| C Lee fouled out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| G Soto struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| M Fontenot homered to right. | 3 | 0 |
| R Dempster grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| R Theriot singled to right center. | 3 | 0 |
| K Fukudome flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| M Tejada singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| G Blum singled to right, M Tejada to second. | 3 | 0 |
| H Pence reached on infield single to shortstop, M Tejada to third, G Blum to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Towles struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| B Backe struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| K Matsui fouled out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| D Lee struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| A Ramirez struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| J Edmonds singled to deep left. | 3 | 0 |
| M DeRosa grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Edmonds out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| D Erstad struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| C Lee singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| M Tejada flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Backe pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| G Soto grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| M Fontenot reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| R Dempster sacrificed to pitcher, M Fontenot to second. | 3 | 0 |
| R Theriot singled to left, M Fontenot scored, R Theriot to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 0 |
| W Wright relieved B Backe. | 4 | 0 |
| K Fukudome flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| G Blum popped out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| H Pence grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| J Towles walked. | 4 | 0 |
| D Newhan hit for W Wright. | 4 | 0 |
| D Newhan flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sampson pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| C Sampson relieved W Wright. | 4 | 0 |
| D Lee grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| A Ramirez grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| J Edmonds flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| K Matsui struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| D Erstad struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| L Berkman lined out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sampson pitching for Houston | CHC | HOU |
| M DeRosa doubled to deep right. | 4 | 0 |
| G Soto safe at first on error by third baseman G Blum. | 4 | 0 |
| M Fontenot doubled to deep left, M DeRosa and G Soto scored. | 6 | 0 |
| R Dempster grounded out to third, M Fontenot to third. | 6 | 0 |
| R Theriot singled to shallow right center, M Fontenot scored. | 7 | 0 |
| T Byrdak relieved C Sampson. | 7 | 0 |
| K Fukudome doubled to deep left center, R Theriot to third. | 7 | 0 |
| C Paronto relieved T Byrdak. | 7 | 0 |
| D Lee singled to center, R Theriot and K Fukudome scored. | 9 | 0 |
| A Ramirez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Lee out at second. | 9 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Marmol pitching for Chicago | CHC | HOU |
| C Marmol relieved R Dempster. | 9 | 0 |
| C Lee grounded out to third. | 9 | 0 |
| M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 0 |
| G Blum fouled out to third. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||