Final
Houston leads 2-0 (as of 8/30)
| Game 1: Friday, August 29 | ||
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| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 30 | ||
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| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 31 | ||
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| St. Louis | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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7:05 PM ET, August 30, 2008
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| S Schumaker reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| R Ludwick struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols singled to left, S Schumaker to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Ankiel homered to right, S Schumaker and A Pujols scored. | 3 | 0 |
| T Glaus struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| A Kennedy flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Braden Looper pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| D Erstad singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| T Wigginton homered to right, D Erstad scored. | 3 | 2 |
| M Tejada hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 3 | 2 |
| L Berkman walked. | 3 | 2 |
| G Blum doubled to left, M Tejada scored, L Berkman to third. | 3 | 3 |
| H Pence homered to right, L Berkman and G Blum scored. | 3 | 6 |
| D Newhan doubled to deep left. | 3 | 6 |
| H Quintero grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| B Moehler struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| D Erstad flied out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| Y Molina singled to right. | 3 | 6 |
| B Looper sacrificed to first, Y Molina to second. | 3 | 6 |
| C Izturis flied out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| S Schumaker struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Braden Looper pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| T Wigginton reached on infield single to catcher. | 3 | 6 |
| M Tejada grounded out to catcher, T Wigginton to second. | 3 | 6 |
| L Berkman walked. | 3 | 6 |
| G Blum grounded into double play, shortstop to first, L Berkman out at second. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| R Ludwick grounded out to first. | 3 | 6 |
| A Pujols doubled to deep right. | 3 | 6 |
| R Ankiel flied out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| T Glaus walked. | 3 | 6 |
| A Kennedy flied out to left. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Braden Looper pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| H Pence singled to left. | 3 | 6 |
| D Newhan walked, H Pence to second. | 3 | 6 |
| D Newhan picked off first. | 3 | 6 |
| H Quintero flied into double play, center to shortstop, H Pence doubled off second. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| Houston's Manager C Cooper ejected by M Winters in the 4th. | 3 | 6 |
| Y Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| B Looper grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| C Izturis lined out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Braden Looper pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| B Moehler grounded out to third. | 3 | 6 |
| D Erstad singled to center. | 3 | 6 |
| T Wigginton grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Erstad out at second. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| S Schumaker grounded out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| R Ludwick struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| A Pujols singled to center. | 3 | 6 |
| R Ankiel struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Braden Looper pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| M Tejada flied out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| L Berkman tripled to deep center. | 3 | 6 |
| G Blum homered to right, L Berkman scored. | 3 | 8 |
| R Springer relieved B Looper. | 3 | 8 |
| H Pence struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| D Newhan struck out looking. | 3 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| T Glaus struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| A Kennedy doubled to right. | 3 | 8 |
| Y Molina flied out to center, A Kennedy to third. | 3 | 8 |
| J Phelps hit for R Springer. | 3 | 8 |
| J Phelps grounded out to first. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brad Thompson pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| J LaRue catching. | 3 | 8 |
| B Thompson relieved R Springer. | 3 | 8 |
| H Quintero grounded out to third. | 3 | 8 |
| R Abercrombie hit for B Moehler. | 3 | 8 |
| R Abercrombie popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 8 |
| D Erstad grounded out to second. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tim Byrdak pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| T Byrdak relieved B Moehler. | 3 | 8 |
| C Izturis walked. | 3 | 8 |
| J Mather hit for S Schumaker. | 3 | 8 |
| C Izturis stole second. | 3 | 8 |
| J Mather struck out looking. | 3 | 8 |
| D Brocail relieved T Byrdak. | 3 | 8 |
| R Ludwick struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| A Pujols homered to left, C Izturis scored. | 5 | 8 |
| R Ankiel grounded out to second. | 5 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brad Thompson pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| J Mather in center field. | 5 | 8 |
| T Wigginton hit by pitch. | 5 | 8 |
| M Tejada grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, T Wigginton out at second. | 5 | 8 |
| L Berkman doubled to left. | 5 | 8 |
| G Blum grounded out to first. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| LaTroy Hawkins pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| L Hawkins relieved D Brocail. | 5 | 8 |
| T Glaus grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 8 |
| A Kennedy flied out to right. | 5 | 8 |
| J LaRue struck out looking. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Franklin pitching for St. Louis | STL | HOU |
| R Franklin relieved B Thompson. | 5 | 8 |
| A Miles at second base. | 5 | 8 |
| H Pence flied out to right. | 5 | 8 |
| D Newhan singled to right. | 5 | 8 |
| H Quintero singled to left, D Newhan to second. | 5 | 8 |
| M Loretta hit for L Hawkins. | 5 | 8 |
| M Loretta grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, H Quintero out at second. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Valverde pitching for Houston | STL | HOU |
| D Erstad in left field. | 5 | 8 |
| T Wigginton at third base. | 5 | 8 |
| G Blum at second base. | 5 | 8 |
| M Bourn in center field. | 5 | 8 |
| J Valverde relieved L Hawkins. | 5 | 8 |
| A Miles singled to center. | 5 | 8 |
| N Stavinoha hit for C Izturis. | 5 | 8 |
| N Stavinoha struck out swinging, A Miles stole second. | 5 | 8 |
| J Mather popped out to first. | 5 | 8 |
| R Ludwick grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||