Final
Florida leads 1-0 (as of 8/18)
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 6 | Final |
| Houston | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 4 | |
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Marlins 6
(64-55, 30-27 away)
Astros 2
(57-62, 31-29 home)
8:05 PM ET, August 18, 2009
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| FLA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 0 |
| HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
W: R. Nolasco (9-8)
L: B. Norris (3-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Florida - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | FLA | HOU |
| C Coghlan grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| R Gload flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| H Ramirez singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| H Ramirez stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Cantu grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Florida | FLA | HOU |
| M Bourn grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Tejada flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| L Berkman doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| C Lee homered to left, L Berkman scored. | 0 | 2 |
| G Blum struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | FLA | HOU |
| J Baker grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| D Uggla grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| C Ross grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Florida | FLA | HOU |
| H Pence grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 2 |
| K Matsui struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| C Coste struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | FLA | HOU |
| J Hermida singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| R Nolasco sacrificed to first, J Hermida to second. | 0 | 2 |
| C Coghlan struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| R Gload flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Florida | FLA | HOU |
| B Norris grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| M Bourn struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| M Tejada flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | FLA | HOU |
| H Ramirez singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| J Cantu grounded out to third, H Ramirez to third. | 0 | 2 |
| J Baker hit sacrifice fly to left, H Ramirez scored. | 1 | 2 |
| D Uggla homered to right. | 2 | 2 |
| C Ross singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| J Hermida popped out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Florida | FLA | HOU |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| C Lee flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| G Blum struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | FLA | HOU |
| R Nolasco struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| C Coghlan struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| R Gload flied out to left. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Florida | FLA | HOU |
| H Pence struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| K Matsui grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| C Coste struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | FLA | HOU |
| H Ramirez flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| J Cantu homered to left. | 3 | 2 |
| J Baker doubled to deep center. | 3 | 2 |
| D Uggla reached on infield single to shortstop, J Baker to third. | 3 | 2 |
| C Ross hit by pitch, D Uggla to second. | 3 | 2 |
| J Hermida singled to right, J Baker scored, D Uggla to third, C Ross to second. | 4 | 2 |
| R Nolasco struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| C Coghlan walked, D Uggla scored, C Ross to third, J Hermida to second. | 5 | 2 |
| T Byrdak relieved B Norris. | 5 | 2 |
| R Gload grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Coghlan out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Florida | FLA | HOU |
| D Erstad hit for T Byrdak. | 5 | 2 |
| D Erstad flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| M Bourn grounded out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| M Tejada struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Sammy Gervacio pitching for Houston | FLA | HOU |
| S Gervacio relieved T Byrdak. | 5 | 2 |
| H Ramirez grounded out to third. | 5 | 2 |
| J Cantu walked. | 5 | 2 |
| J Baker grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Cantu out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Florida | FLA | HOU |
| L Berkman flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| C Lee grounded out to third. | 5 | 2 |
| G Blum grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sammy Gervacio pitching for Houston | FLA | HOU |
| D Uggla flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| J Hermida homered to center. | 6 | 2 |
| R Nolasco struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Florida | FLA | HOU |
| H Pence flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| K Matsui grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| C Coste flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alberto Arias pitching for Houston | FLA | HOU |
| A Arias relieved S Gervacio. | 6 | 2 |
| C Coghlan grounded out to first. | 6 | 2 |
| R Gload grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| H Ramirez singled to center. | 6 | 2 |
| J Cantu flied out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Nolasco pitching for Florida | FLA | HOU |
| W Helms at third base. | 6 | 2 |
| J Michaels hit for A Arias. | 6 | 2 |
| J Michaels struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| M Bourn reached on infield single to catcher. | 6 | 2 |
| M Tejada flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| L Berkman flied out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

