Final
St. Louis leads 2-0 (as of 8/1)
| 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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7:15 PM ET, August 1, 2009
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
W: C. Carpenter (10-3)
L: J. Fulchino (4-4)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| M Bourn grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| K Matsui struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Tejada singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Lee grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Tejada out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| J Lugo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M DeRosa grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| G Blum grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| H Pence struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Coste grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| M Holliday homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
| R Ludwick struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Y Molina doubled to deep center. | 0 | 1 |
| S Schumaker flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| C Rasmus fouled out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| H Quintero singled to right center, H Quintero to second on error by center fielder C Rasmus. | 0 | 1 |
| W Rodriguez reached on bunt single to shortstop, H Quintero to third. | 0 | 1 |
| M Bourn grounded into fielder's choice to first, H Quintero out at home, W Rodriguez to second. | 0 | 1 |
| K Matsui flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| M Tejada grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| C Carpenter struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| J Lugo grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| M DeRosa grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| C Lee homered to left. | 1 | 1 |
| G Blum grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| H Pence grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| C Coste grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| A Pujols safe at first on error by shortstop M Tejada. | 1 | 1 |
| M Holliday singled to left, A Pujols to second. | 1 | 1 |
| R Ludwick grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Pujols out at third, M Holliday to second. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Molina struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| S Schumaker grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Ludwick out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| H Quintero singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| W Rodriguez bunted into fielder's choice to first, H Quintero out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| M Bourn grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, W Rodriguez out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| M Bourn caught stealing second, pitcher to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Fulchino pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| Houston's M Bourn ejected by P Emmel in the 5th. | 1 | 1 |
| J Fulchino relieved W Rodriguez. | 1 | 1 |
| J Michaels in center field. | 1 | 1 |
| C Rasmus flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| C Carpenter struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| J Lugo reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| M DeRosa singled to right, J Lugo to second, J Lugo to third on error by right fielder H Pence. | 1 | 1 |
| A Pujols grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| K Matsui bunt grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| M Tejada popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| C Lee singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| G Blum singled to right, C Lee to third. | 1 | 1 |
| H Pence struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Fulchino pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| M Holliday struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| R Ludwick grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Molina singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Molina stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| S Schumaker grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| C Coste struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| H Quintero singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| J Michaels grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, H Quintero out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Fulchino pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| C Rasmus grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| C Carpenter doubled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| C Carpenter to third on passed ball by H Quintero. | 1 | 1 |
| J Lugo hit sacrifice fly to center, C Carpenter scored. | 1 | 2 |
| M DeRosa struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| M Kata hit for J Fulchino. | 1 | 2 |
| M Kata struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| K Matsui grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| M Tejada grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Valverde pitching for Houston | HOU | STL |
| J Valverde relieved J Fulchino. | 1 | 2 |
| A Pujols flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| M Holliday homered to center. | 1 | 3 |
| R Ludwick popped out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Y Molina singled to right. | 1 | 3 |
| S Schumaker struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chris Carpenter pitching for St. Louis | HOU | STL |
| C Lee flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| G Blum popped out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| H Pence popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||