Final
Pittsburgh leads 2-1 (as of 4/8)
| Game 1: Monday, April 6 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, April 7 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, April 8 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 7 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, April 9 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 | |
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8:15 PM ET, April 8, 2009
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Todd Wellemeyer pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| N Morgan struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| F Sanchez reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| N McLouth flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| R Doumit hit a ground rule double to deep center, F Sanchez to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ad LaRoche grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| C Rasmus walked. | 0 | 0 |
| K Greene grounded into double play, third to second to first, C Rasmus out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Todd Wellemeyer pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| B Moss singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| R Vazquez walked, B Moss to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Wilson singled to center, B Moss scored, R Vazquez to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Z Duke struck out bunting foul. | 1 | 0 |
| N Morgan singled to center, R Vazquez scored, J Wilson to second. | 2 | 0 |
| F Sanchez singled to left, J Wilson scored, N Morgan to second. | 3 | 0 |
| N McLouth walked, N Morgan to third, F Sanchez to second. | 3 | 0 |
| R Doumit singled to right, N Morgan scored, F Sanchez to third, N McLouth to second, R Doumit out stretching at second. | 4 | 0 |
| Ad LaRoche fouled out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| R Ludwick reached first base on catcher's interference. | 4 | 0 |
| R Ludwick stole second. | 4 | 0 |
| Y Molina grounded out to shortstop, R Ludwick to third. | 4 | 0 |
| R Ankiel singled to center, R Ludwick scored. | 4 | 1 |
| D Freese flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| T Wellemeyer grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Todd Wellemeyer pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| B Moss doubled to deep center. | 4 | 1 |
| R Vazquez grounded out to first, B Moss to third. | 4 | 1 |
| J Wilson singled to left, B Moss scored. | 5 | 1 |
| Z Duke sacrificed to pitcher, J Wilson to second. | 5 | 1 |
| N Morgan grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| B Ryan flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| C Rasmus flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| K Greene flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Todd Wellemeyer pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| F Sanchez reached on infield single to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| N McLouth grounded out to second, F Sanchez to second. | 5 | 1 |
| R Doumit struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| Ad LaRoche grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| A Pujols grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| R Ludwick singled to left. | 5 | 1 |
| Y Molina grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Ludwick out at second. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Todd Wellemeyer pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| B Moss reached on infield single to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| R Vazquez grounded into fielder's choice to first, B Moss out at second. | 5 | 1 |
| J Wilson singled to right, R Vazquez to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Z Duke sacrificed to pitcher, J Wilson to second. | 5 | 1 |
| N Morgan lined out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| R Ankiel struck out looking, R Ankiel safe at first on passed ball by R Doumit. | 5 | 1 |
| D Freese flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| J Thurston hit for T Wellemeyer. | 5 | 1 |
| J Thurston doubled to deep right, R Ankiel to third. | 5 | 1 |
| B Ryan hit sacrifice fly to right, R Ankiel scored, J Thurston to third. | 5 | 2 |
| C Rasmus grounded out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brad Thompson pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| J Thurston at second base. | 5 | 2 |
| B Thompson relieved T Wellemeyer. | 5 | 2 |
| F Sanchez doubled to left center. | 5 | 2 |
| N McLouth homered to right, F Sanchez scored. | 7 | 2 |
| R Doumit flied out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| Ad LaRoche struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| B Moss grounded out to second. | 7 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| K Greene walked. | 7 | 2 |
| A Pujols singled to center, K Greene to second. | 7 | 2 |
| R Ludwick flied out to center, K Greene to third, A Pujols to second. | 7 | 2 |
| Y Molina hit sacrifice fly to center, K Greene scored. | 7 | 3 |
| R Ankiel struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brad Thompson pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| R Vazquez grounded out to first. | 7 | 3 |
| J Wilson flied out to left. | 7 | 3 |
| Z Duke doubled to deep right. | 7 | 3 |
| N Morgan singled to right, Z Duke to third. | 7 | 3 |
| F Sanchez grounded out to third. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| D Freese reached on infield single to first. | 7 | 3 |
| J Thurston struck out looking. | 7 | 3 |
| B Barden hit for B Thompson. | 7 | 3 |
| J Grabow relieved Z Duke. | 7 | 3 |
| B Barden flied out to right. | 7 | 3 |
| C Rasmus walked, D Freese to second. | 7 | 3 |
| K Greene flied out to left. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Trever Miller pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| T Miller relieved B Thompson. | 7 | 3 |
| N McLouth grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 3 |
| R Doumit grounded out to first. | 7 | 3 |
| Ad LaRoche struck out swinging, Ad LaRoche safe at first on wild pitch by T Miller. | 7 | 3 |
| C Monroe hit for B Moss. | 7 | 3 |
| C Monroe flied out to center. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| John Grabow pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| C Monroe in right field. | 7 | 3 |
| A Pujols walked. | 7 | 3 |
| R Ludwick struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| Y Molina flied out to right. | 7 | 3 |
| R Ankiel popped out to third. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Trever Miller pitching for St. Louis | PIT | STL |
| R Vazquez struck out looking. | 7 | 3 |
| J Wilson singled to left. | 7 | 3 |
| An LaRoche hit for J Grabow. | 7 | 3 |
| R Franklin relieved T Miller. | 7 | 3 |
| E Hinske hit for An LaRoche. | 7 | 3 |
| E Hinske struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| N Morgan grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Wilson out at second. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Yates pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | STL |
| T Yates relieved J Grabow. | 7 | 3 |
| D Freese doubled to deep right. | 7 | 3 |
| J Thurston doubled to left, D Freese scored, J Thurston out stretching at third. | 7 | 4 |
| C Duncan hit for R Franklin. | 7 | 4 |
| C Duncan walked. | 7 | 4 |
| M Capps relieved T Yates. | 7 | 4 |
| C Rasmus flied out to center. | 7 | 4 |
| K Greene lined out to third. | 7 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||