Final
Pittsburgh leads 3-0 (as of 5/20)
| Game 1: Monday, May 18 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 12 | Final |
| Washington | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, May 19 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final in 10 |
| Washington | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 20 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 1 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, May 21 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 5 | |
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7:05 PM ET, May 20, 2009
Nationals Park, Washington, D.C.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| John Lannan pitching for Washington | PIT | WAS |
| N Morgan struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| F Sanchez singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| N McLouth walked, F Sanchez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Monroe fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Ad LaRoche struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WAS |
| C Guzman flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| N Johnson walked. | 0 | 0 |
| R Zimmerman lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| John Lannan pitching for Washington | PIT | WAS |
| R Diaz safe at first on error by third baseman R Zimmerman. | 0 | 0 |
| An LaRoche flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Wilson grounded out to catcher, R Diaz to second. | 0 | 0 |
| P Maholm struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WAS |
| A Kearns singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| R Belliard struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Maxwell walked, A Kearns to second. | 0 | 0 |
| W Nieves grounded out to third, A Kearns to third, J Maxwell to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lannan struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| John Lannan pitching for Washington | PIT | WAS |
| N Morgan doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| F Sanchez sacrificed to first, N Morgan to third. | 0 | 0 |
| N McLouth grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| C Monroe flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WAS |
| C Guzman safe at first on error by third baseman An LaRoche. | 0 | 0 |
| N Johnson struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| R Zimmerman reached on infield single to second, C Guzman to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Kearns grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| John Lannan pitching for Washington | PIT | WAS |
| Ad LaRoche lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| R Diaz grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| An LaRoche singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| J Wilson doubled to left, An LaRoche scored, J Wilson to third on throwing error by left fielder A Dunn. | 1 | 0 |
| P Maholm struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WAS |
| R Belliard lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| J Maxwell lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| W Nieves grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| John Lannan pitching for Washington | PIT | WAS |
| N Morgan flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| F Sanchez flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| N McLouth hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| C Monroe reached on infield single to shortstop, N McLouth to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Ad LaRoche grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WAS |
| J Lannan struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| C Guzman tripled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| N Johnson singled to center, C Guzman scored. | 1 | 1 |
| R Zimmerman lined out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| N Johnson stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| A Dunn flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| John Lannan pitching for Washington | PIT | WAS |
| R Diaz singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| An LaRoche singled to center, R Diaz to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Wilson flied out to center, An LaRoche out at second, R Diaz to third. | 1 | 1 |
| P Maholm struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WAS |
| A Kearns flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| R Belliard walked. | 1 | 1 |
| J Maxwell popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| W Nieves struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| John Lannan pitching for Washington | PIT | WAS |
| N Morgan walked. | 1 | 1 |
| F Sanchez grounded into fielder's choice to third, N Morgan out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| N McLouth grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, F Sanchez out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| C Monroe grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WAS |
| J Chavez relieved P Maholm. | 1 | 1 |
| A Hernandez hit for J Lannan. | 1 | 1 |
| A Hernandez struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| C Guzman singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| C Guzman to second on passed ball by R Diaz. | 1 | 1 |
| N Johnson popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| R Zimmerman lined out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ron Villone pitching for Washington | PIT | WAS |
| R Villone relieved J Lannan. | 1 | 1 |
| Ad LaRoche flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| R Diaz struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| An LaRoche singled to left center. | 1 | 1 |
| J Wilson grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sean Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WAS |
| S Burnett relieved J Chavez. | 1 | 1 |
| A Dunn walked. | 1 | 1 |
| J Grabow relieved S Burnett. | 1 | 1 |
| A Kearns grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Dunn out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| R Belliard lined out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joel Hanrahan pitching for Washington | PIT | WAS |
| J Hanrahan relieved R Villone. | 1 | 1 |
| D Young hit for J Grabow. | 1 | 1 |
| D Young singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| N Morgan flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| F Sanchez singled to left, D Young to second. | 1 | 1 |
| N McLouth singled to right, D Young to third, F Sanchez to second. | 1 | 1 |
| B Moss hit for C Monroe. | 1 | 1 |
| B Moss grounded into fielder's choice to first, D Young out at home, F Sanchez to third, N McLouth to second. | 1 | 1 |
| F Sanchez scored, N McLouth to third, B Moss to second on wild pitch by J Hanrahan. | 2 | 1 |
| Ad LaRoche walked. | 2 | 1 |
| R Diaz grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Capps pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | WAS |
| B Moss in right field. | 2 | 1 |
| M Capps relieved J Grabow. | 2 | 1 |
| W Harris hit for J Maxwell. | 2 | 1 |
| W Harris singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| W Nieves grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, W Harris out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| J Willingham hit for J Hanrahan. | 2 | 1 |
| J Willingham flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||