Final
St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 7/31)
| Game 1: Friday, July 31 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 1 | ||
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| Houston | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 2 | ||
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| Houston | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 0 | |
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8:15 PM ET, July 31, 2009
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Boggs pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| M Bourn hit a ground rule double to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| K Matsui sacrificed to pitcher, M Bourn to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Tejada singled to center, M Bourn scored. | 1 | 0 |
| C Lee flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| G Blum popped out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| S Schumaker grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Lugo grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| A Pujols flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mitchell Boggs pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| H Pence walked. | 1 | 0 |
| I Rodriguez struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| C Coste grounded into double play, second to first to shortstop, H Pence out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| M Holliday reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 0 |
| R Ludwick flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| R Ankiel flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| M Holliday caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mitchell Boggs pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| B Moehler struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| M Bourn doubled to deep center, M Bourn to third on error by center fielder R Ankiel. | 1 | 0 |
| K Matsui walked. | 1 | 0 |
| M Tejada grounded into double play, shortstop to first, K Matsui out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| M DeRosa continues to bat after dropped foul ball by right fielder H Pence. | 1 | 0 |
| M DeRosa struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| J LaRue fouled out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| M Boggs grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mitchell Boggs pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| C Lee doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 0 |
| G Blum flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| H Pence walked. | 1 | 0 |
| I Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| C Coste walked, C Lee to third, H Pence to second. | 1 | 0 |
| B Moehler flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| S Schumaker grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Lugo tripled to deep right center. | 1 | 0 |
| A Pujols intentionally walked. | 1 | 0 |
| M Holliday singled to left, J Lugo scored, A Pujols to second. | 1 | 1 |
| R Ludwick grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Holliday out at second, A Pujols to third. | 1 | 1 |
| R Ludwick stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| R Ankiel grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mitchell Boggs pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| M Bourn struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| K Matsui singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| K Matsui stole second, K Matsui safe at third on throwing error by catcher J LaRue. | 1 | 1 |
| M Tejada grounded out to second, K Matsui scored. | 2 | 1 |
| C Lee reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 1 |
| G Blum hit by pitch, C Lee to second. | 2 | 1 |
| H Pence walked, C Lee to third, G Blum to second. | 2 | 1 |
| I Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| M DeRosa grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| J LaRue singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| A Wainwright hit for M Boggs. | 2 | 1 |
| A Wainwright struck out bunting foul. | 2 | 1 |
| S Schumaker struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brad Thompson pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| B Thompson relieved M Boggs. | 2 | 1 |
| C Coste struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| B Moehler struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| M Bourn grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| J Lugo flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| A Pujols grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| M Holliday singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| R Ludwick struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brad Thompson pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| K Matsui flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| C Lee grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Moehler pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| R Ankiel struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| M DeRosa homered to left. | 2 | 2 |
| J LaRue singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| B Thompson sacrificed to first, J LaRue to second. | 2 | 2 |
| W Wright relieved B Moehler. | 2 | 2 |
| S Schumaker singled to center, J LaRue thrown out at home. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Thompson pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| G Blum flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| H Pence lined out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| I Rodriguez singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| C Coste singled to center, I Rodriguez to second. | 2 | 2 |
| M Kata hit for W Wright. | 2 | 2 |
| M Kata singled to left, I Rodriguez scored, C Coste to second. | 3 | 2 |
| T Miller relieved B Thompson. | 3 | 2 |
| M Bourn struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alberto Arias pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| A Arias relieved W Wright. | 3 | 2 |
| J Lugo struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| A Pujols hit by pitch. | 3 | 2 |
| M Holliday doubled to deep right, A Pujols scored. | 3 | 3 |
| M Holliday to third on wild pitch by A Arias. | 3 | 3 |
| R Ludwick intentionally walked. | 3 | 3 |
| R Ankiel singled to left, M Holliday scored, R Ludwick to second. | 3 | 4 |
| M DeRosa grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Ankiel out at second. | 3 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Franklin pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| R Franklin relieved T Miller. | 3 | 4 |
| Y Molina catching. | 3 | 4 |
| K Matsui singled to right. | 3 | 4 |
| M Tejada popped out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| C Lee grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Matsui out at second. | 3 | 4 |
| J Michaels ran for C Lee. | 3 | 4 |
| G Blum grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||