Final
Pittsburgh won 3-0
| Game 1: Monday, June 1 | ||
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| NY Mets | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, June 2 | ||
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| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, June 3 | ||
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| NY Mets | Postponed | |
| Pittsburgh | ||
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| Game 3: Thursday, June 4 | ||
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| NY Mets | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 11 | |
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12:35 PM ET, June 4, 2009
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W: S. Jackson (1-0)
L: M. Pelfrey (4-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Ohlendorf pitching for Pittsburgh | NYM | PIT | |
| Alex Cora | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, A Cora popped out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Castillo | Strike (looking), L Castillo grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Beltran | Ball, C Beltran doubled to deep center | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Sheffield | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), G Sheffield struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for New York | NYM | PIT | |
| Andrew McCutchen | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, A McCutchen singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Nyjer Morgan | Ball, Strike (looking), N Morgan singled to right, A McCutchen to third | 0 | 0 |
| Freddy Sanchez | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), F Sanchez grounded out to first, N Morgan to second | 0 | 0 |
| Adam LaRoche | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball (intentional Ball), Ad LaRoche intentionally walked | 0 | 0 |
| Andy LaRoche | Ball, Strike (swinging), An LaRoche singled to left center, A McCutchen and N Morgan scored, Ad LaRoche to second | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Moss | B Moss reached on infield single to second, Ad LaRoche to third, An LaRoche to second | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Jaramillo | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), J Jaramillo singled to left, Ad LaRoche and An LaRoche scored, B Moss to second | 0 | 4 |
| Ramon Vazquez | Strike (looking), R Vazquez singled to left, B Moss to third, J Jaramillo to second | 0 | 4 |
| Ross Ohlendorf | R Ohlendorf grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher to first, B Moss out at home | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Ross Ohlendorf pitching for Pittsburgh | NYM | PIT | |
| David Wright | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, D Wright walked | 0 | 4 |
| Daniel Murphy | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, D Wright stole second, D Murphy singled to center, D Wright scored | 1 | 4 |
| Fernando Martinez | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), F Martinez singled to right, D Murphy to third | 1 | 4 |
| Omir Santos | Strike (foul), O Santos grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Murphy out at home, F Martinez to second | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Pelfrey | M Pelfrey bunted into fielder's choice to first, O Santos out at second, F Martinez to third | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Cora | Ball, Strike (looking), A Cora doubled to right, F Martinez scored, M Pelfrey to third | 2 | 4 |
| Luis Castillo | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, L Castillo reached on infield single to shortstop, M Pelfrey scored, A Cora to third | 3 | 4 |
| Carlos Beltran | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, C Beltran walked, L Castillo to second | 3 | 4 |
| Gary Sheffield | Strike (looking), G Sheffield grounded out to pitcher | 3 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for New York | NYM | PIT | |
| Andrew McCutchen | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), A McCutchen flied out to center | 3 | 4 |
| Nyjer Morgan | Ball, Strike (looking), N Morgan safe at third on error by first baseman D Murphy | 3 | 4 |
| Freddy Sanchez | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), F Sanchez struck out swinging | 3 | 4 |
| Adam LaRoche | Ad LaRoche doubled to left, N Morgan scored | 3 | 5 |
| Andy LaRoche | Ball, Strike (looking), An LaRoche grounded out to first | 3 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Ross Ohlendorf pitching for Pittsburgh | NYM | PIT | |
| David Wright | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, D Wright walked | 3 | 5 |
| Daniel Murphy | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), D Murphy flied out to right | 3 | 5 |
| Fernando Martinez | Strike (looking), Ball, F Martinez flied out to right | 3 | 5 |
| Omir Santos | O Santos singled to center, D Wright to second | 3 | 5 |
| Mike Pelfrey | M Pelfrey grounded out to second | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for New York | NYM | PIT | |
| Brandon Moss | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), B Moss struck out swinging | 3 | 5 |
| Jason Jaramillo | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), J Jaramillo grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 5 |
| Ramon Vazquez | Ball, Strike (foul), R Vazquez singled to left | 3 | 5 |
| Ross Ohlendorf | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), R Ohlendorf struck out swinging | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Ross Ohlendorf pitching for Pittsburgh | NYM | PIT | |
| Alex Cora | Ball, Strike (looking), A Cora fouled out to third | 3 | 5 |
| Luis Castillo | Strike (looking), Ball, L Castillo grounded out to second | 3 | 5 |
| Carlos Beltran | Ball, Ball, C Beltran homered to right center | 4 | 5 |
| Gary Sheffield | Ball, G Sheffield grounded out to third | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Mike Pelfrey pitching for New York | NYM | PIT | |
| Andrew McCutchen | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A McCutchen walked | 4 | 5 |
| Nyjer Morgan | N Morgan sacrificed to pitcher, A McCutchen to second | 4 | 5 |
| Freddy Sanchez | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), F Sanchez grounded out to second, A McCutchen to third | 4 | 5 |
| Adam LaRoche | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ad LaRoche walked | 4 | 5 |
| Andy LaRoche | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, An LaRoche hit by pitch, Ad LaRoche to second | 4 | 5 |
| Brandon Moss | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, B Moss walked, A McCutchen scored, Ad LaRoche to third, An LaRoche to second | 4 | 6 |
| Jason Jaramillo | Strike (swinging), J Jaramillo singled to left center, Ad LaRoche and An LaRoche scored, B Moss to second, K Takahashi relieved M Pelfrey | 4 | 8 |
| Ramon Vazquez | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, R Vazquez singled to right center, B Moss scored, J Jaramillo to second | 4 | 9 |
| Ross Ohlendorf | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), R Ohlendorf struck out swinging | 4 | 9 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Ross Ohlendorf pitching for Pittsburgh | NYM | PIT | |
| David Wright | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, D Wright singled to left | 4 | 9 |
| Daniel Murphy | Ball, Ball, D Murphy popped out to shortstop | 4 | 9 |
| Fernando Martinez | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, F Martinez doubled to deep center, D Wright scored, T Gorzelanny relieved R Ohlendorf | 5 | 9 |
| Omir Santos | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, O Santos grounded out to pitcher, F Martinez to third, E Brown hit for K Takahashi | 5 | 9 |
| Emil Brown | E Brown grounded out to pitcher | 5 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Sean Green pitching for New York | NYM | PIT | |
| S Green relieved K Takahashi. | 5 | 9 | |
| Andrew McCutchen | Strike (looking), Ball, A McCutchen grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 9 |
| Nyjer Morgan | Ball, N Morgan grounded out to pitcher | 5 | 9 |
| Freddy Sanchez | Strike (looking), F Sanchez flied out to center | 5 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Sean Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | NYM | PIT | |
| S Burnett relieved T Gorzelanny. | 5 | 9 | |
| Alex Cora | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, A Cora grounded out to first | 5 | 9 |
| Luis Castillo | Ball, Strike (looking), L Castillo lined out to right | 5 | 9 |
| Carlos Beltran | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), C Beltran struck out swinging | 5 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Sean Green pitching for New York | NYM | PIT | |
| Adam LaRoche | Ball, Ad LaRoche flied out to left | 5 | 9 |
| Andy LaRoche | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), An LaRoche struck out swinging | 5 | 9 |
| Brandon Moss | B Moss grounded out to first | 5 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Steven Jackson pitching for Pittsburgh | NYM | PIT | |
| S Jackson relieved S Burnett. | 5 | 9 | |
| E Hinske at third base. | 5 | 9 | |
| Gary Sheffield | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, G Sheffield grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 9 |
| David Wright | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), D Wright grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 9 |
| Daniel Murphy | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, D Murphy walked | 5 | 9 |
| Fernando Martinez | Strike (looking), F Martinez grounded into fielder's choice to first, D Murphy out at second | 5 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| J.J. Putz pitching for New York | NYM | PIT | |
| J Putz relieved S Green. | 5 | 9 | |
| Jason Jaramillo | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), J Jaramillo grounded out to third | 5 | 9 |
| Ramon Vazquez | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), R Vazquez singled to left | 5 | 9 |
| Eric Hinske | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, R Vazquez stole second, Strike (foul), Foul, E Hinske popped out to first | 5 | 9 |
| Andrew McCutchen | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), A McCutchen singled to right center, R Vazquez scored | 5 | 10 |
| Nyjer Morgan | Strike (looking), A McCutchen stole second, Ball, N Morgan tripled to deep right center, A McCutchen scored | 5 | 11 |
| Freddy Sanchez | Ball, Ball, F Sanchez lined out to center | 5 | 11 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Steven Jackson pitching for Pittsburgh | NYM | PIT | |
| Omir Santos | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), O Santos flied out to center, J Reed hit for J Putz | 5 | 11 |
| Jeremy Reed | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Reed grounded out to first | 5 | 11 |
| Alex Cora | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, A Cora flied out to left | 5 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Pedro Feliciano pitching for New York | NYM | PIT | |
| P Feliciano relieved J Putz. | 5 | 11 | |
| Adam LaRoche | Ball, Ad LaRoche flied out to center, C Monroe hit for S Jackson | 5 | 11 |
| Craig Monroe | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), C Monroe struck out swinging | 5 | 11 |
| Brandon Moss | B Moss grounded out to pitcher | 5 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Pittsburgh | NYM | PIT | |
| J Chavez relieved S Jackson. | 5 | 11 | |
| Luis Castillo | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, L Castillo walked | 5 | 11 |
| Carlos Beltran | Strike (looking), Ball, L Castillo to second on wild pitch by J Chavez, C Beltran grounded out to shortstop, L Castillo to third | 5 | 11 |
| Gary Sheffield | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, G Sheffield fouled out to first | 5 | 11 |
| David Wright | D Wright doubled to deep right, L Castillo scored | 6 | 11 |
| Daniel Murphy | Ball, Strike (looking), D Murphy flied out to left | 6 | 11 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||

