Final
Pittsburgh won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, September 3 | ||
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| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 4 | ||
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| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 5 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | |
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Coverage: ROOT Sports
7:05 PM ET, September 5, 2012
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W: K. Correia (10-8)
L: F. Abad (0-3)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Correia pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Altuve flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| J Paredes grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Wallace flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| B Holt lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Barmes singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A McCutchen walked, C Barmes to second. | 0 | 0 |
| G Jones singled to right, C Barmes scored, A McCutchen to second. | 0 | 1 |
| G Sanchez singled to left center, A McCutchen scored, G Jones to second. | 0 | 2 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to second, G Jones to third, G Sanchez to second. | 0 | 2 |
| R Barajas flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Correia pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Martinez singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| B Bogusevic grounded out to pitcher, J Martinez to second. | 0 | 2 |
| S Moore grounded out to second, J Martinez to third. | 0 | 2 |
| C Corporan lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| A Presley safe at first on error by first baseman B Wallace. | 0 | 2 |
| K Correia sacrificed to pitcher, A Presley to second. | 0 | 2 |
| A Presley to third on wild pitch by F Abad. | 0 | 2 |
| B Holt reached on infield single to first, A Presley scored. | 0 | 3 |
| B Holt out at second, catcher to second. | 0 | 3 |
| C Barmes walked. | 0 | 3 |
| A McCutchen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Barmes out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Correia pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| T Greene grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| F Abad lined out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| J Altuve flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| G Jones struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| G Sanchez fouled out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| P Alvarez struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Correia pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Paredes doubled to deep left. | 0 | 3 |
| B Wallace walked. | 0 | 3 |
| J Martinez struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| B Bogusevic singled to center, J Paredes scored, B Wallace to second. | 1 | 3 |
| S Moore singled to center, B Wallace to third, B Bogusevic to second. | 1 | 3 |
| C Corporan grounded into double play, first to catcher to first, B Wallace out at home. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| R Barajas singled to right center. | 1 | 3 |
| A Presley tripled to deep center, R Barajas scored. | 1 | 4 |
| K Correia struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| B Holt hit sacrifice fly to center, A Presley scored. | 1 | 5 |
| C Barmes walked. | 1 | 5 |
| A McCutchen grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Barmes out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Correia pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| T Greene fouled out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| J Schafer hit for F Abad. | 1 | 5 |
| J Schafer grounded out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| J Altuve grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mickey Storey pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| M Storey relieved F Abad. | 1 | 5 |
| G Jones grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| G Sanchez singled to left. | 1 | 5 |
| P Alvarez flied out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| R Barajas grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Correia pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Paredes flied out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| B Wallace grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| J Martinez fouled out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mickey Storey pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| A Presley singled to right. | 1 | 5 |
| J Clement hit for K Correia. | 1 | 5 |
| J Clement walked, A Presley to second. | 1 | 5 |
| B Holt sacrificed to third, A Presley to third, J Clement to second. | 1 | 5 |
| B Laird at third base. | 1 | 5 |
| H Ambriz relieved M Storey. | 1 | 5 |
| C Barmes sacrificed to catcher, A Presley scored, J Clement to third. | 1 | 6 |
| A McCutchen struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jared Hughes pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Hughes relieved K Correia. | 1 | 6 |
| B Bogusevic struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| B Laird struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| C Corporan doubled to deep right. | 1 | 6 |
| T Greene flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Xavier Cedeno pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| X Cedeno relieved H Ambriz. | 1 | 6 |
| G Jones walked. | 1 | 6 |
| G Sanchez singled to center, G Jones to second. | 1 | 6 |
| P Alvarez flied out to left. | 1 | 6 |
| R Barajas flied out to right. | 1 | 6 |
| A Presley lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jared Hughes pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Castro hit for X Cedeno. | 1 | 6 |
| J Castro singled to left. | 1 | 6 |
| J Altuve grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, J Castro out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| J Paredes grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Wilton Lopez pitching for Houston | HOU | PIT |
| W Lopez relieved X Cedeno. | 1 | 6 |
| E Fryer hit for J Hughes. | 1 | 6 |
| E Fryer struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| B Holt grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| C Barmes struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Pittsburgh | HOU | PIT |
| J Grilli relieved J Hughes. | 1 | 6 |
| B Wallace singled to center. | 1 | 6 |
| J Martinez flied out to right. | 1 | 6 |
| B Bogusevic struck out looking. | 1 | 6 |
| B Laird homered to center (407 feet), B Wallace scored. | 3 | 6 |
| C Corporan struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||