Final
Houston leads 2-0 (as of 9/9)
| Game 1: Monday, September 8 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 9 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 10 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 7 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, September 11 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 6 | |
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8:05 PM ET, September 9, 2008
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: R. Wolf (10-11)
L: R. Ohlendorf (1-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Randy Wolf pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| N McLouth walked. | 0 | 0 |
| F Sanchez grounded out to third, N McLouth to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Doumit singled to left, N McLouth scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Ad LaRoche doubled to right, R Doumit scored, Ad LaRoche to third on throwing error by catcher H Quintero. | 2 | 0 |
| J Michaels struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| S Pearce flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ross Ohlendorf pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| M Bourn grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| D Erstad singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| M Tejada singled to left center, D Erstad to second. | 2 | 0 |
| L Berkman homered to left, D Erstad and M Tejada scored. | 2 | 3 |
| G Blum popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| H Pence struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Randy Wolf pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| An LaRoche grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| B Bixler struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| R Ohlendorf flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ross Ohlendorf pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| L Rivas at second base. | 2 | 3 |
| D Newhan fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 3 |
| H Quintero singled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| R Wolf struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| M Bourn popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Randy Wolf pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| N McLouth lined out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| L Rivas flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| R Doumit grounded out to third. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ross Ohlendorf pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| D Erstad singled to center. | 2 | 3 |
| M Tejada singled to left, D Erstad to second. | 2 | 3 |
| L Berkman doubled to deep right, D Erstad scored, M Tejada to third. | 2 | 4 |
| G Blum walked. | 2 | 4 |
| H Pence grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Tejada out at home, L Berkman to third, G Blum to second. | 2 | 4 |
| D Newhan grounded into fielder's choice to first, L Berkman scored, H Pence out at second, G Blum to third. | 2 | 5 |
| G Blum caught stealing home, pitcher to first to shortstop to catcher. | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Randy Wolf pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| Ad LaRoche popped out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| J Michaels grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| S Pearce flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ross Ohlendorf pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| H Quintero grounded out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| R Wolf struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| M Bourn singled to shallow center. | 2 | 5 |
| M Bourn stole second. | 2 | 5 |
| M Bourn to third on balk by R Ohlendorf. | 2 | 5 |
| D Erstad doubled to deep left center, M Bourn scored. | 2 | 6 |
| D Erstad to third on wild pitch by R Ohlendorf. | 2 | 6 |
| M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Randy Wolf pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| An LaRoche grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| B Bixler struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| R Diaz hit for R Ohlendorf. | 2 | 6 |
| R Diaz singled to shallow center. | 2 | 6 |
| N McLouth popped out to third. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jason Davis pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| J Davis relieved R Ohlendorf. | 2 | 6 |
| L Berkman singled to left. | 2 | 6 |
| G Blum tripled to deep right, L Berkman scored. | 2 | 7 |
| H Pence grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| D Newhan singled to right, G Blum scored. | 2 | 8 |
| H Quintero hit by pitch, D Newhan to second. | 2 | 8 |
| R Wolf grounded out to first, D Newhan to third, H Quintero to second. | 2 | 8 |
| M Bourn grounded out to second. | 2 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Randy Wolf pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| L Rivas struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| R Doumit grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 8 |
| Ad LaRoche flied out to left. | 2 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| J Chavez relieved J Davis. | 2 | 8 |
| D Erstad grounded out to first. | 2 | 8 |
| M Tejada singled to left center. | 2 | 8 |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 2 | 8 |
| G Blum singled to right, M Tejada to second. | 2 | 8 |
| H Pence doubled to deep right, M Tejada scored, G Blum to third. | 2 | 9 |
| D Newhan struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Randy Wolf pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| J Michaels grounded out to third. | 2 | 9 |
| S Pearce homered to left center. | 3 | 9 |
| An LaRoche grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 9 |
| B Bixler flied out to right. | 3 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Craig Hansen pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| C Hansen relieved J Chavez. | 3 | 9 |
| R Paulino catching. | 3 | 9 |
| N Morgan in center field. | 3 | 9 |
| H Quintero grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 9 |
| E Maysonet hit for R Wolf. | 3 | 9 |
| E Maysonet popped out to second. | 3 | 9 |
| M Bourn grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Geoff Geary pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| E Maysonet at shortstop. | 3 | 9 |
| G Geary relieved R Wolf. | 3 | 9 |
| C Gomez hit for C Hansen. | 3 | 9 |
| C Gomez flied out to right. | 3 | 9 |
| N Morgan flied out to center. | 3 | 9 |
| L Rivas flied out to right. | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Capps pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | HOU |
| M Capps relieved C Hansen. | 3 | 9 |
| D Erstad grounded out to second. | 3 | 9 |
| M Saccomanno hit for G Geary. | 3 | 9 |
| M Saccomanno reached first base on catcher's interference. | 3 | 9 |
| R Abercrombie hit for L Berkman. | 3 | 9 |
| R Abercrombie struck out swinging. | 3 | 9 |
| G Blum struck out swinging. | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tim Byrdak pitching for Houston | PIT | HOU |
| M Saccomanno at first base. | 3 | 9 |
| T Byrdak relieved G Geary. | 3 | 9 |
| R Paulino grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 9 |
| Ad LaRoche lined out to right. | 3 | 9 |
| J Michaels grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||