Final
Chi Cubs leads 1-0 (as of 8/25)
| Game 1: Monday, August 25 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 12 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 26 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 14 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 27 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | |
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7:05 PM ET, August 25, 2008
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W: T. Lilly (13-7)
L: J. Karstens (2-3)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Karstens pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| A Soriano singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| R Theriot flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| D Lee grounded out to third, A Soriano to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Ramirez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ted Lilly pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| N McLouth singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| F Sanchez grounded into fielder's choice to third, N McLouth out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Doumit flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Ad LaRoche flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Karstens pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| J Edmonds tripled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| M DeRosa flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| K Fukudome hit sacrifice fly to right, J Edmonds scored. | 1 | 0 |
| G Soto struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ted Lilly pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| J Michaels struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| B Moss walked. | 1 | 0 |
| An LaRoche popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| J Wilson grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Karstens pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| T Lilly flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| A Soriano singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| A Soriano stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| A Soriano stole third. | 1 | 0 |
| R Theriot walked. | 1 | 0 |
| D Lee singled to center, A Soriano scored, R Theriot to second. | 2 | 0 |
| A Ramirez homered to left, R Theriot and D Lee scored. | 5 | 0 |
| J Edmonds doubled to deep left. | 5 | 0 |
| M DeRosa popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| K Fukudome grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ted Lilly pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| J Karstens struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| N McLouth flied out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| F Sanchez hit a ground rule double to deep left center. | 5 | 0 |
| R Doumit flied out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jason Davis pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| J Davis relieved J Karstens. | 5 | 0 |
| G Soto struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| T Lilly struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| A Soriano grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ted Lilly pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| Ad LaRoche popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| J Michaels grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| B Moss homered to right center. | 5 | 1 |
| An LaRoche struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jason Davis pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| R Theriot singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| R Theriot stole second. | 5 | 1 |
| D Lee doubled to deep right, R Theriot to third. | 5 | 1 |
| A Ramirez walked. | 5 | 1 |
| R Theriot scored, D Lee to third on wild pitch by J Davis. | 6 | 1 |
| J Edmonds doubled to deep center, D Lee scored, A Ramirez to third. | 7 | 1 |
| M DeRosa walked. | 7 | 1 |
| K Fukudome singled to left, A Ramirez and J Edmonds scored, M DeRosa to second. | 9 | 1 |
| G Soto grounded into fielder's choice to third, K Fukudome out at second, M DeRosa to third. | 9 | 1 |
| T Lilly singled to center, M DeRosa scored, G Soto to second. | 10 | 1 |
| A Soriano grounded into double play, third to second to first, T Lilly out at second. | 10 | 1 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ted Lilly pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| J Wilson struck out swinging. | 10 | 1 |
| L Rivas hit for J Davis. | 10 | 1 |
| L Rivas struck out looking. | 10 | 1 |
| N McLouth struck out swinging. | 10 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Denny Bautista pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| D Bautista relieved J Davis. | 10 | 1 |
| L Rivas at shortstop. | 10 | 1 |
| R Theriot grounded out to shortstop. | 10 | 1 |
| D Lee singled to right. | 10 | 1 |
| A Ramirez grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Lee out at second. | 10 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ted Lilly pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| R Cedeno at shortstop. | 10 | 1 |
| F Sanchez singled to right. | 10 | 1 |
| R Doumit flied out to left. | 10 | 1 |
| Ad LaRoche homered to right, F Sanchez scored. | 10 | 3 |
| J Michaels grounded out to second. | 10 | 3 |
| B Moss doubled to deep right center. | 10 | 3 |
| An LaRoche struck out looking. | 10 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Denny Bautista pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| N Morgan in center field. | 10 | 3 |
| R Chavez catching. | 10 | 3 |
| J Edmonds struck out swinging. | 10 | 3 |
| M DeRosa struck out swinging. | 10 | 3 |
| K Fukudome singled to left. | 10 | 3 |
| G Soto flied out to right. | 10 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ted Lilly pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| C Gomez hit for D Bautista. | 10 | 3 |
| C Gomez grounded out to third. | 10 | 3 |
| L Rivas singled to center. | 10 | 3 |
| N Morgan grounded out to second, L Rivas to second. | 10 | 3 |
| F Sanchez lined out to first. | 10 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sean Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| S Burnett relieved D Bautista. | 10 | 3 |
| C Gomez at second base. | 10 | 3 |
| R Johnson hit for T Lilly. | 10 | 3 |
| R Johnson grounded out to pitcher. | 10 | 3 |
| A Soriano singled to right. | 10 | 3 |
| R Cedeno singled to right, A Soriano to second. | 10 | 3 |
| D Lee walked, A Soriano to third, R Cedeno to second. | 10 | 3 |
| H Blanco hit for A Ramirez. | 10 | 3 |
| H Blanco grounded out to first, A Soriano scored, R Cedeno to third, D Lee to second. | 11 | 3 |
| J Edmonds flied out to left. | 11 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bob Howry pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| M Fontenot at second base. | 11 | 3 |
| H Blanco catching. | 11 | 3 |
| M DeRosa at third base. | 11 | 3 |
| B Howry relieved T Lilly. | 11 | 3 |
| R Johnson in left field. | 11 | 3 |
| R Chavez singled to center. | 11 | 3 |
| Ad LaRoche struck out swinging. | 11 | 3 |
| J Michaels grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Chavez out at second. | 11 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Sean Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| M DeRosa doubled to deep left. | 11 | 3 |
| K Fukudome doubled to deep right, M DeRosa scored. | 12 | 3 |
| D Ward hit for B Howry. | 12 | 3 |
| D Ward grounded out to first, K Fukudome to third. | 12 | 3 |
| R Johnson struck out swinging. | 12 | 3 |
| M Fontenot grounded out to second. | 12 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kerry Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| K Wood relieved B Howry. | 12 | 3 |
| B Moss flied out to center. | 12 | 3 |
| An LaRoche grounded out to shortstop. | 12 | 3 |
| C Gomez popped out to second. | 12 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||