Final
Chi Cubs won 3-1
| Game 1: Monday, July 27 | ||
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| Houston | 1 | Final in 13 |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 28 | ||
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| Houston | 11 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 29 | ||
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| Houston | 0 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 12 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, July 30 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 12 | |
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2:20 PM ET, July 30, 2009
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hart pitching for Chicago | HOU | CHC | |
| Michael Bourn | Ball, Strike (bunted foul), Ball, Strike (looking), M Bourn flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| Kazuo Matsui | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, K Matsui grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Tejada | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), M Tejada flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Russ Ortiz pitching for Houston | HOU | CHC | |
| Kosuke Fukudome | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, K Fukudome walked | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Theriot | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), R Theriot struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Derrek Lee | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), D Lee struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Jake Fox | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), J Fox struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Kevin Hart pitching for Chicago | HOU | CHC | |
| Carlos Lee | Strike (looking), Ball, C Lee homered to left | 1 | 0 |
| Geoff Blum | Strike (looking), Ball, G Blum singled to right center | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Pence | Strike (swinging), Ball, H Pence hit by pitch, G Blum to second | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Strike (looking), J Keppinger sacrificed to third, G Blum to third, H Pence to second | 1 | 0 |
| Humberto Quintero | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), H Quintero hit by pitch | 1 | 0 |
| Russ Ortiz | Strike (looking), Ball, R Ortiz grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, H Quintero out at second | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Russ Ortiz pitching for Houston | HOU | CHC | |
| Milton Bradley | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, M Bradley walked | 1 | 0 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), A Soriano doubled to deep left, M Bradley to third | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Fontenot | M Fontenot popped out to third | 1 | 0 |
| Koyie Hill | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), K Hill intentionally walked | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Hart | K Hart lined out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Kosuke Fukudome | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), K Fukudome singled to right, M Bradley and A Soriano scored, K Hill to third | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Theriot | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, R Theriot doubled to deep right, K Hill and K Fukudome scored, R Theriot to third advancing on throw | 1 | 4 |
| Derrek Lee | D Lee flied out to center | 1 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Kevin Hart pitching for Chicago | HOU | CHC | |
| Michael Bourn | Strike (foul), M Bourn doubled to center | 1 | 4 |
| Kazuo Matsui | Ball, Strike (looking), K Matsui homered to right, M Bourn scored | 3 | 4 |
| Miguel Tejada | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), M Tejada struck out swinging | 3 | 4 |
| Carlos Lee | C Lee flied out to center | 3 | 4 |
| Geoff Blum | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), G Blum struck out swinging | 3 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Russ Ortiz pitching for Houston | HOU | CHC | |
| Jake Fox | J Fox homered to center | 3 | 5 |
| Milton Bradley | Strike (looking), Ball, M Bradley homered to left center | 3 | 6 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, A Soriano singled to center | 3 | 6 |
| Mike Fontenot | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), M Fontenot tripled to right, A Soriano scored | 3 | 7 |
| Koyie Hill | Strike (looking), K Hill hit sacrifice fly to center, M Fontenot scored | 3 | 8 |
| Kevin Hart | Ball, K Hart singled to right | 3 | 8 |
| Kosuke Fukudome | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), K Fukudome doubled to deep left center, K Hart scored, T Byrdak relieved R Ortiz | 3 | 9 |
| Ryan Theriot | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, R Theriot safe at first on error by second baseman K Matsui, K Fukudome to third | 3 | 9 |
| Derrek Lee | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), D Lee struck out swinging. K Fukudome caught stealing home, catcher to second to catcher | 3 | 9 |
| 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Kevin Hart pitching for Chicago | HOU | CHC | |
| Hunter Pence | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), H Pence flied out to right | 3 | 9 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), J Keppinger flied out to center | 3 | 9 |
| Humberto Quintero | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, H Quintero walked | 3 | 9 |
| Tim Byrdak | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (swinging), T Byrdak struck out swinging | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Tim Byrdak pitching for Houston | HOU | CHC | |
| Jake Fox | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, J Fox grounded out to third | 3 | 9 |
| Milton Bradley | M Bradley grounded out to third | 3 | 9 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), A Soriano grounded out to pitcher | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Kevin Hart pitching for Chicago | HOU | CHC | |
| Michael Bourn | M Bourn grounded out to second | 3 | 9 |
| Kazuo Matsui | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, K Matsui lined out to center | 3 | 9 |
| Miguel Tejada | M Tejada reached on infield single to shortstop | 3 | 9 |
| Carlos Lee | Strike (looking), C Lee flied out to right | 3 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Tim Byrdak pitching for Houston | HOU | CHC | |
| Mike Fontenot | M Fontenot doubled to deep left | 3 | 9 |
| Koyie Hill | K Hill singled to right, M Fontenot to third | 3 | 9 |
| Kevin Hart | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), K Hart struck out swinging | 3 | 9 |
| Kosuke Fukudome | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, K Fukudome walked, K Hill to second | 3 | 9 |
| Ryan Theriot | R Theriot hit sacrifice fly to center, M Fontenot scored | 3 | 10 |
| Derrek Lee | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), D Lee struck out swinging | 3 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Kevin Hart pitching for Chicago | HOU | CHC | |
| Geoff Blum | G Blum singled to right | 3 | 10 |
| Hunter Pence | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, H Pence flied out to right | 3 | 10 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, J Keppinger flied out to left | 3 | 10 |
| Humberto Quintero | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, H Quintero walked, G Blum to second, J Michaels hit for T Byrdak | 3 | 10 |
| Jason Michaels | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Michaels struck out swinging | 3 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Sampson pitching for Houston | HOU | CHC | |
| C Sampson relieved T Byrdak. | 3 | 10 | |
| Jake Fox | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Fox struck out swinging | 3 | 10 |
| Milton Bradley | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, M Bradley flied out to left | 3 | 10 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A Soriano walked | 3 | 10 |
| Mike Fontenot | Ball, M Fontenot safe at first on error by second baseman K Matsui, A Soriano to second | 3 | 10 |
| Koyie Hill | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), K Hill struck out swinging | 3 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Sean Marshall pitching for Chicago | HOU | CHC | |
| S Marshall relieved K Hart. | 3 | 10 | |
| Michael Bourn | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), M Bourn struck out swinging | 3 | 10 |
| Kazuo Matsui | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, K Matsui walked | 3 | 10 |
| Miguel Tejada | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), M Tejada grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, K Matsui out at second | 3 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Sampson pitching for Houston | HOU | CHC | |
| A Blanco hit for S Marshall. | 3 | 10 | |
| Andres Blanco | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, A Blanco singled to right | 3 | 10 |
| Kosuke Fukudome | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, A Blanco to second on wild pitch by C Sampson, Strike (foul), K Fukudome tripled to deep right center, A Blanco scored | 3 | 11 |
| Ryan Theriot | Ball, R Theriot grounded out to second, K Fukudome scored, M Hoffpauir hit for D Lee | 3 | 12 |
| Micah Hoffpauir | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, M Hoffpauir flied out to left | 3 | 12 |
| Jake Fox | Strike (looking), Ball, J Fox grounded out to third | 3 | 12 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Mitch Atkins pitching for Chicago | HOU | CHC | |
| M Atkins relieved S Marshall. | 3 | 12 | |
| M Hoffpauir at first base. | 3 | 12 | |
| A Blanco at shortstop. | 3 | 12 | |
| M Kata hit for C Lee. | 3 | 12 | |
| Matt Kata | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), M Kata flied out to center | 3 | 12 |
| Geoff Blum | Strike (foul), G Blum flied out to left | 3 | 12 |
| Hunter Pence | Strike (looking), H Pence singled to left | 3 | 12 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, J Keppinger grounded out to first | 3 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Doug Brocail pitching for Houston | HOU | CHC | |
| M Kata in left field. | 3 | 12 | |
| D Brocail relieved C Sampson. | 3 | 12 | |
| Milton Bradley | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), M Bradley struck out looking | 3 | 12 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, A Soriano walked | 3 | 12 |
| Mike Fontenot | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), M Fontenot struck out looking | 3 | 12 |
| Koyie Hill | Strike (looking), K Hill grounded out to first | 3 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Kevin Gregg pitching for Chicago | HOU | CHC | |
| K Gregg relieved M Atkins. | 3 | 12 | |
| Humberto Quintero | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), H Quintero struck out swinging, C Coste hit for D Brocail | 3 | 12 |
| Chris Coste | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, C Coste walked | 3 | 12 |
| Michael Bourn | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Strike (looking), M Bourn struck out looking | 3 | 12 |
| Kazuo Matsui | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), K Matsui struck out swinging | 3 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||