Final
Houston won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, May 29 | ||
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| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 30 | ||
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| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 31 | ||
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| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | |
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1:35 PM ET, May 31, 2009
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| E Maysonet struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Tejada doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| H Pence struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Tejada to third on wild pitch by P Maholm. | 0 | 0 |
| C Lee flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mike Hampton pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| N McLouth homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
| An LaRoche grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| F Sanchez walked. | 0 | 1 |
| C Monroe grounded into double play, third to second to first, F Sanchez out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| L Berkman walked. | 0 | 1 |
| J Michaels flied out to center, L Berkman to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| H Quintero singled to center, L Berkman scored, H Quintero to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 1 |
| M Hampton struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Hampton pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| Ad LaRoche grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| R Diaz grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| B Moss struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| E Maysonet grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| M Tejada safe at first on error by third baseman An LaRoche. | 1 | 1 |
| H Pence singled to right, M Tejada to second. | 1 | 1 |
| C Lee grounded out to first, M Tejada to third, H Pence to second. | 1 | 1 |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Hampton pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| J Wilson grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| P Maholm grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| N McLouth singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| An LaRoche grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Michaels flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| J Keppinger flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| H Quintero singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| M Hampton flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Hampton pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| C Monroe grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Ad LaRoche reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| R Diaz grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| E Maysonet singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| M Tejada grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, E Maysonet out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| H Pence grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Hampton pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| B Moss grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Wilson flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| P Maholm struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| C Lee walked. | 1 | 1 |
| L Berkman fouled out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| J Michaels flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| J Keppinger grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Lee out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Hampton pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| N McLouth grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| An LaRoche grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| H Quintero flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| M Hampton singled to right center. | 1 | 1 |
| E Maysonet singled to right, M Hampton to second. | 1 | 1 |
| M Hampton to third, E Maysonet to second on passed ball by R Diaz. | 1 | 1 |
| M Tejada singled to shallow right center, M Hampton scored, E Maysonet to third. | 2 | 1 |
| H Pence grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Tejada out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Hampton pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| C Monroe grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| Ad LaRoche struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| R Diaz bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Chavez relieved P Maholm. | 2 | 1 |
| C Lee grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| L Berkman lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| J Michaels flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sampson pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| C Sampson relieved M Hampton. | 2 | 1 |
| J Michaels in left field. | 2 | 1 |
| M Bourn in center field. | 2 | 1 |
| B Moss struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| J Wilson grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| E Hinske hit for J Chavez. | 2 | 1 |
| E Hinske grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Evan Meek pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| E Meek relieved J Chavez. | 2 | 1 |
| J Keppinger grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| H Quintero flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| S Burnett relieved E Meek. | 2 | 1 |
| M Bourn struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| LaTroy Hawkins pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| L Hawkins relieved C Sampson. | 2 | 1 |
| N McLouth grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| An LaRoche struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| F Sanchez singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| N Morgan ran for F Sanchez. | 2 | 1 |
| D Young hit for C Monroe. | 2 | 1 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||