Final
Washington leads 2-1 (as of 5/23)
| Game 1: Monday, May 21 | ||
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| Washington | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, May 22 | ||
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| Washington | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 23 | ||
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| Washington | 12 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, May 24 | ||
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| Washington | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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7:10 PM ET, May 23, 2007
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: J. Simontacchi (2-2)
L: K. Lohse (1-6)
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| F Lopez 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .246 | ||
| C Guzman SS | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .266 | ||
| R Zimmerman 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 | ||
| R Church LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | ||
| A Kearns RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .243 | ||
| R Langerhans RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .145 | ||
| D Young 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 | ||
| R Fick 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .189 | ||
| B Schneider C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .239 | ||
| N Logan CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .250 | ||
| J Simontacchi P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| S Rivera P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R King P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| W Abreu P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-T Batista PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | ||
| J Rauch P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-J Flores PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .278 | ||
| J Colome P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 43 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 10 | |||
| a-singled to right for W Abreu in the 8th b-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for J Rauch in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Schneider (7, K Lohse); D Young 2 (11, K Lohse 2); R Church (16, M Stanton) 3B: C Guzman (3, K Lohse) HR: R Church 2 (5, 1st inning off K Lohse 1 on, 2 Out; 7th inning off T Coffey 0 on, 0 Out); B Schneider (2, 4th inning off K Lohse 1 on, 0 Out); R Zimmerman (6, 7th inning off T Coffey 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Church 6 (24), D Young (20), B Schneider 2 (17), R Zimmerman (22) 2-out RBI: R Church 5 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N Logan 2, R Langerhans 1, F Lopez 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: F Lopez (6, 2nd base off K Lohse/D Ross) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING PB: B Schneider. | ||||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Simontacchi (W, 6-7) | 5.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 91-59 | 4.37 | |
| S Rivera | 1.1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29-15 | 3.86 | |
| R King | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 6.55 | |
| W Abreu | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 3.12 | |
| J Rauch | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35-23 | 5.13 | |
| J Colome | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 2.05 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 181-112 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: D Ross (By J Simontacchi) Batters faced: J Simontacchi 23; S Rivera 8; R King 1; W Abreu 2; J Rauch 7; J Colome 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Simontacchi 6-6; S Rivera 1-2; R King 0-0; W Abreu 0-1; J Rauch 1-2; J Colome 1-1 Game Scores: J Simontacchi 57 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| R Freel CF | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | ||
| S Hatteberg 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 | ||
| K Griffey Jr RF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .304 | ||
| B Phillips 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .284 | ||
| A Dunn LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .258 | ||
| E Encarnacion 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .220 | ||
| A Gonzalez SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .247 | ||
| M Stanton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-J Conine PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | ||
| D Ross C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .208 | ||
| T Coffey P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-N Hopper PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .257 | ||
| J Burton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Castro SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .163 | ||
| K Lohse P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 | ||
| J Valentin C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .235 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 17 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for T Coffey in the 7th b-singled to center for M Stanton in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Gonzalez (9, J Simontacchi); B Phillips (9, J Simontacchi); R Freel (8, J Rauch) HR: R Freel (2, 1st inning off J Simontacchi 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: R Freel (11), B Phillips 2 (27), A Dunn (26), E Encarnacion 2 (16), S Hatteberg (16) 2-out RBI: B Phillips 2, A Dunn, E Encarnacion 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Gonzalez 2, B Phillips 1, K Lohse 1, A Dunn 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Gonzalez 2 (8, ground ball, throw) | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| K Lohse (L, 9-12) | 4.2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 92-57 | 5.31 | |
| T Coffey | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 38-23 | 4.94 | |
| J Burton | 0.2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-12 | 0.00 | |
| M Stanton | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 6.06 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 170-106 | ||
| PITCHING WP: K Lohse HBP: R Zimmerman (By J Burton) Batters faced: K Lohse 24; T Coffey 10; J Burton 5; M Stanton 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Lohse 6-5; T Coffey 4-2; J Burton 1-0; M Stanton 2-1 Game Scores: K Lohse 23 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| WAS | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | R Church homered to center, F Lopez scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 1st | R Freel homered to center. | 2 | 1 | |
| 2nd | N Logan grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Schneider scored, N Logan to second on throwing error by shortstop A Gonzalez. | 3 | 1 | |
| 4th | D Young doubled to deep center, A Kearns scored. | 4 | 1 | |
| 4th | B Schneider homered to center, D Young scored. | 6 | 1 | |
| 5th | C Guzman scored on K Lohse's wild pitch. | 7 | 1 | |
| 7th | R Zimmerman homered to left. | 8 | 1 | |
| 7th | R Church homered to right. | 9 | 1 | |
| 7th | B Phillips walked, R Freel scored, S Hatteberg to third, K Griffey Jr to second. | 9 | 2 | |
| 7th | A Dunn walked, S Hatteberg scored, K Griffey Jr to third, B Phillips to second. | 9 | 3 | |
| 7th | E Encarnacion singled to center, K Griffey Jr and B Phillips scored, A Dunn to third. | 9 | 5 | |
| 8th | R Church doubled to deep center, T Batista, C Guzman and R Zimmerman scored. | 12 | 5 | |
| 8th | S Hatteberg grounded out to third, J Valentin scored, R Freel to third. | 12 | 6 | |
| 8th | B Phillips singled to center, R Freel scored, K Griffey Jr to second. | 12 | 7 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 31,971 (75.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:38 |
| Weather | 84 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Lance Barksdale, First Base - Tim Welke, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Gary Cederstrom |