Final
Chi Cubs leads 2-0 (as of 9/8)
| Game 1: Monday, September 7 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 8 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 9 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 8, 2009
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W: R. Dempster (9-8)
L: Z. Duke (10-14)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| R Theriot reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Bradley reached on bunt single to first, R Theriot to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Lee singled to shallow right, R Theriot to third, M Bradley to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Ramirez singled to left, R Theriot and M Bradley scored, D Lee to second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Baker singled to right, D Lee to third, A Ramirez to second. | 2 | 0 |
| G Soto doubled to deep right, D Lee and A Ramirez scored, J Baker to third. | 4 | 0 |
| K Fukudome doubled to left, J Baker and G Soto scored. | 6 | 0 |
| B Scales reached on infield single to shortstop, K Fukudome to third. | 6 | 0 |
| R Dempster sacrificed to pitcher, B Scales to second. | 6 | 0 |
| R Theriot grounded out to shortstop, K Fukudome scored. | 7 | 0 |
| M Bradley flied out to left. | 7 | 0 |
| 7 Runs, 8 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| M Hoffpauir in right field. | 7 | 0 |
| A McCutchen grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| R Vazquez singled to right. | 7 | 0 |
| G Jones struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| L Milledge grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Vazquez out at second. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| D Lee grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| J Baker singled to right. | 7 | 0 |
| G Soto walked, J Baker to second. | 7 | 0 |
| K Fukudome grounded out to catcher. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| S Pearce doubled to deep right. | 7 | 0 |
| A LaRoche singled to center, S Pearce scored. | 7 | 1 |
| R Cedeno reached on infield single to shortstop, A LaRoche to second. | 7 | 1 |
| J Jaramillo struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| Z Duke sacrificed to catcher, A LaRoche to third, R Cedeno to second. | 7 | 1 |
| A McCutchen struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| B Scales grounded out to third. | 7 | 1 |
| R Dempster grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| R Theriot struck out looking. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| R Vazquez grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| G Jones homered to right center. | 7 | 2 |
| L Milledge flied out to right. | 7 | 2 |
| S Pearce flied out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| M Hoffpauir homered to right center. | 8 | 2 |
| D Lee reached on infield single to third. | 8 | 2 |
| A Ramirez flied out to right. | 8 | 2 |
| J Baker singled to right, D Lee to second. | 8 | 2 |
| G Soto flied out to right. | 8 | 2 |
| K Fukudome struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| A LaRoche grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| R Cedeno grounded out to second. | 8 | 2 |
| J Jaramillo grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zach Duke pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| V Vasquez relieved Z Duke. | 8 | 2 |
| L Cruz at shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| R Cedeno in right field. | 8 | 2 |
| B Scales grounded out to first. | 8 | 2 |
| R Dempster fouled out to right. | 8 | 2 |
| R Theriot singled to right. | 8 | 2 |
| M Hoffpauir struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| L Cruz grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 2 |
| A McCutchen fouled out to first. | 8 | 2 |
| R Vazquez grounded out to first. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Virgil Vasquez pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| D Lee fouled out to right. | 8 | 2 |
| A Ramirez flied out to right. | 8 | 2 |
| J Baker flied out to right. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| G Jones grounded out to first. | 8 | 2 |
| L Milledge grounded out to third. | 8 | 2 |
| S Pearce walked. | 8 | 2 |
| A LaRoche struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Virgil Vasquez pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| G Soto walked. | 8 | 2 |
| K Fukudome walked, G Soto to second. | 8 | 2 |
| B Scales flied out to left, G Soto to third, K Fukudome to second. | 8 | 2 |
| R Dempster singled to left center, G Soto scored, K Fukudome to third. | 9 | 2 |
| R Theriot grounded into double play, to first, R Dempster doubled off first. | 9 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| N Walker hit for V Vasquez. | 9 | 2 |
| N Walker singled to right. | 9 | 2 |
| J Jaramillo singled to left, N Walker to second. | 9 | 2 |
| L Cruz flied out to center. | 9 | 2 |
| A McCutchen singled to left, N Walker to third, J Jaramillo to second. | 9 | 2 |
| R Vazquez walked, N Walker scored, J Jaramillo to third, A McCutchen to second. | 9 | 3 |
| T Gorzelanny relieved R Dempster. | 9 | 3 |
| G Jones hit sacrifice fly to center, J Jaramillo scored. | 9 | 4 |
| A Guzman relieved T Gorzelanny. | 9 | 4 |
| L Milledge grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| P Dumatrait relieved V Vasquez. | 9 | 4 |
| M Hoffpauir grounded out to first. | 9 | 4 |
| D Lee flied out to center. | 9 | 4 |
| A Ramirez safe at first on error by third baseman A LaRoche. | 9 | 4 |
| J Baker walked, A Ramirez to second. | 9 | 4 |
| G Soto popped out to shortstop. | 9 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Angel Guzman pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| S Pearce walked. | 9 | 4 |
| A LaRoche popped out to third. | 9 | 4 |
| D Young hit for P Dumatrait. | 9 | 4 |
| J Grabow relieved A Guzman. | 9 | 4 |
| D Young walked, S Pearce to second. | 9 | 4 |
| J Jaramillo grounded out to third, S Pearce to third, D Young to second. | 9 | 4 |
| L Cruz grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Donnie Veal pitching for Pittsburgh | CHC | PIT |
| D Veal relieved P Dumatrait. | 9 | 4 |
| K Fukudome struck out swinging. | 9 | 4 |
| B Scales flied out to center. | 9 | 4 |
| J Fox hit for J Grabow. | 9 | 4 |
| J Fox grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Esmailin Caridad pitching for Chicago | CHC | PIT |
| E Caridad relieved J Grabow. | 9 | 4 |
| S Fuld in left field. | 9 | 4 |
| A McCutchen struck out looking. | 9 | 4 |
| R Vazquez reached on infield single to shortstop. | 9 | 4 |
| G Jones grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Vazquez out at second. | 9 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||