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Pittsburgh leads 1-0 (as of 8/24)
| Game 1: Friday, August 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final in 15 |
| Houston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 25 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 5 | |
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8:05 PM ET, August 24, 2007
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: S. Youman (3-4)
L: T. Driskill (0-1)
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N McLouth CF | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .248 | ||
| M Kata 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .239 | ||
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-J Phelps PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .444 | ||
| M Capps P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| S Youman P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .091 | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .307 | ||
| A LaRoche 1B | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .266 | ||
| J Bay LF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .253 | ||
| J Bautista RF | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .262 | ||
| R Paulino C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .240 | ||
| a-X Nady PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .294 | ||
| C Maldonado C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Wilson SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | ||
| S Chacon P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | ||
| J Castillo 3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 | ||
| I Snell P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .093 | ||
| F Osoria P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Marte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Izturis SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .252 | ||
| Totals | 58 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 20 | |||
| a-homered to left for R Paulino in the 9th b-reached on infield single to shortstop for J Grabow in the 12th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Bautista (30, M Albers); J Bay (21, T Driskill) HR: X Nady (17, 9th inning off B Lidge 0 on, 2 Out); A Laroche (19, 15th inning off T Driskill 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: A LaRoche 4 (75), J Wilson (40), X Nady (65), C Maldonado (1), J Castillo (20) S: I Snell SF: C Maldonado 2-out RBI: A LaRoche, X Nady, J Castillo GIDP: J Bautista 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bautista 1, F Sanchez 2, N McLouth 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N McLouth 2 (12, 2nd base off T Driskill/B Ausmus, 2nd base off M Albers/E Munson) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Bay (8, bobble) DP: 1 (F Sanchez-J Wilson-A LaRoche). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| I Snell | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 101-65 | 3.93 | |
| F Osoria | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-5 | 2.70 | |
| D Marte | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 1.85 | |
| S Chacon | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 28-17 | 4.09 | |
| J Grabow | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 3.73 | |
| M Capps | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 26-14 | 2.18 | |
| S Youman (W, 3-5) | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 59-33 | 5.59 | |
| Totals | 15.0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 238-144 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: O Palmeiro (By S Chacon); L Berkman (By M Capps); L Scott (By M Capps) HBP: L Scott (By S Youman) Batters faced: I Snell 27; F Osoria 2; D Marte 1; S Chacon 8; J Grabow 5; M Capps 9; S Youman 11 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: I Snell 8-7; F Osoria 1-0; D Marte 1-0; S Chacon 2-2; J Grabow 2-2; M Capps 3-1; S Youman 2-0 Game Scores: I Snell 58 | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Biggio 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .253 | ||
| B Lidge P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Miller P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-O Palmeiro PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .233 | ||
| B Moehler P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| T Driskill P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| H Pence CF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .325 | ||
| L Berkman 1B | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .270 | ||
| C Lee LF | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .307 | ||
| M Lamb 3B | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .295 | ||
| L Scott RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .252 | ||
| M Loretta SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .279 | ||
| E Bruntlett SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | .250 | ||
| E Munson C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .257 | ||
| C Burke 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .228 | ||
| M Albers P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .105 | ||
| a-T Wigginton PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .265 | ||
| C Qualls P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Ausmus C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .235 | ||
| Totals | 52 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 37 | |||
| a-grounded to third for M Albers in the 7th b-intentionally walked for T Miller in the 10th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Lamb 2 (12, I Snell, S Youman); E Bruntlett (4, S Chacon) RBI: E Munson 2 (15), M Loretta (31) S: C Burke, T Driskill SF: E Munson 2-out RBI: E Munson GIDP: L Scott Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Albers 1, B Ausmus 2, L Berkman 3, E Bruntlett 2 Team LOB: 15 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Biggio (9, ground ball); M Lamb (10, ground ball) DP: 2 (M Loretta-C Biggio-L Berkman, M Lamb-C Burke-L Berkman). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Albers | 7.0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 107-74 | 5.71 | |
| C Qualls (H, 21) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-9 | 3.09 | |
| B Lidge (B, 8) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15-9 | 3.13 | |
| T Miller | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 5.02 | |
| B Moehler | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40-27 | 4.63 | |
| T Driskill (L, 0-1) | 3.0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 49-35 | 6.00 | |
| Totals | 15.0 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 233-161 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: J Bay (By M Albers) Batters faced: M Albers 28; C Qualls 3; B Lidge 4; T Miller 3; B Moehler 10; T Driskill 15 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Albers 7-8; C Qualls 1-1; B Lidge 1-1; T Miller 1-2; B Moehler 0-5; T Driskill 4-3 Game Scores: M Albers 65 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| PIT | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | A LaRoche singled to left, N McLouth scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Wilson singled to right center, J Bautista scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | E Munson hit sacrifice fly to left, C Lee scored. | 2 | 1 | |
| 7th | M Loretta grounded out to second, C Lee scored, M Lamb to third. | 2 | 2 | |
| 7th | E Munson singled to left, M Lamb scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 9th | X Nady homered to left. | 3 | 3 | |
| 15th | A LaRoche homered to left, N McLouth and F Sanchez scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 15th | C Maldonado hit sacrifice fly to right, J Bay scored, J Bautista to second. | 7 | 3 | |
| 15th | J Castillo singled to left, J Bautista scored. | 8 | 3 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 41,403 (98.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:58 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Adam Dowdy, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |