Final
Houston won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, July 28 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 29 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 30 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 9 | Final |
| Houston | 5 | |
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8:05 PM ET, July 30, 2008
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: E. Volquez (13-4)
L: W. Rodriguez (6-4)
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Bruce CF-LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | ||
| J Keppinger SS | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .279 | ||
| K Griffey Jr RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .245 | ||
| B Phillips 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 | ||
| A Dunn LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .243 | ||
| C Patterson CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .183 | ||
| E Encarnacion 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .258 | ||
| J Votto 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .275 | ||
| P Bako C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .218 | ||
| E Volquez P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .075 | ||
| M Lincoln P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-A Phillips PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 | ||
| D Weathers P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-J Valentin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .256 | ||
| F Cordero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 43 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 19 | |||
| a-popped out to second for M Lincoln in the 8th b-struck out swinging for D Weathers in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Votto (20, W Rodriguez) HR: A Dunn 2 (32, 2nd inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 1 Out; 5th inning off W Rodriguez 0 on, 2 Out); K Griffey Jr (15, 5th inning off W Rodriguez 2 on, 1 Out); E Encarnacion (20, 5th inning off C Paronto 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Dunn 2 (74), J Votto 2 (46), K Griffey Jr 3 (53), E Encarnacion (43), P Bako (30) 2-out RBI: A Dunn, E Encarnacion, P Bako GIDP: P Bako Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Volquez 1, A Dunn 1, J Valentin 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: B Phillips (22, 2nd base off D Brocail/H Quintero) CS: B Phillips (6, 2nd base by W Rodriguez/H Quintero) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Keppinger 2 (4, throw, ground ball); A Dunn (6, fly ball) DP: 2 (P Bako-E Encarnacion, B Phillips-J Keppinger-J Votto). | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| E Volquez (W, 13-4) | 6.1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 109-79 | 2.71 | |
| M Lincoln (H, 7) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 3.29 | |
| D Weathers (H, 13) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-10 | 3.40 | |
| F Cordero | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.35 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 148-107 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: E Volquez 27; M Lincoln 3; D Weathers 4; F Cordero 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Volquez 8-5; M Lincoln 1-1; D Weathers 0-2; F Cordero 2-0 Game Scores: E Volquez 53 | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| K Matsui 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .282 | ||
| M Tejada SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .283 | ||
| L Berkman 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .344 | ||
| C Lee LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .300 | ||
| G Blum 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .222 | ||
| H Pence RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 | ||
| D Erstad CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .272 | ||
| H Quintero C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .193 | ||
| c-M Bourn PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .233 | ||
| W Rodriguez P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .103 | ||
| C Paronto P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Byrdak P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| a-D Newhan PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .226 | ||
| C Sampson P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||
| b-T Wigginton PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .268 | ||
| W Wright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Brocail P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-M Loretta PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for T Byrdak in the 5th b-homered to left for C Sampson in the 7th c-reached on infield single to shortstop for H Quintero in the 9th d-singled to center for D Brocail in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: L Berkman (32, E Volquez); H Pence (23, E Volquez); K Matsui (20, M Lincoln) HR: H Pence (14, 5th inning off E Volquez 0 on, 0 Out); T Wigginton (9, 7th inning off E Volquez 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: H Pence (53), H Quintero (2), T Wigginton 3 (26) GIDP: K Matsui Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Tejada 1, G Blum 1, L Berkman 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: M Tejada (5, 3rd base by E Volquez/P Bako) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Tejada (9, ground ball) DP: 1 (K Matsui-M Tejada-L Berkman). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| W Rodriguez (L, 6-4) | 4.2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 87-55 | 3.61 | |
| C Paronto | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-4 | 4.35 | |
| T Byrdak | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-5 | 2.78 | |
| C Sampson | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34-25 | 4.36 | |
| W Wright | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 4.46 | |
| D Brocail | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23-13 | 4.01 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 166-109 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: J Votto (By D Brocail) Batters faced: W Rodriguez 23; C Paronto 2; T Byrdak 1; C Sampson 9; W Wright 4; D Brocail 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: W Rodriguez 4-5; C Paronto 0-0; T Byrdak 0-0; C Sampson 3-1; W Wright 1-2; D Brocail 0-1 Game Scores: W Rodriguez 25 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| CIN | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | A Dunn homered to right. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Votto doubled to deep left center, E Encarnacion scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 5th | K Griffey Jr homered to right, E Volquez and J Bruce scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 5th | A Dunn homered to center. | 6 | 0 | |
| 5th | E Encarnacion homered to left. | 7 | 0 | |
| 5th | H Pence homered to left. | 7 | 1 | |
| 7th | J Votto singled to center, B Phillips scored, A Dunn to third. | 8 | 1 | |
| 7th | H Quintero grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, H Pence scored, D Erstad safe at second on error by shortstop J Keppinger. | 8 | 2 | |
| 7th | T Wigginton homered to left, D Erstad and H Quintero scored. | 8 | 5 | |
| 9th | P Bako reached on infield single to second, B Phillips scored, J Votto to second. | 9 | 5 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 30,272 (72% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:13 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Delfin Colon, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Eric Cooper, Third Base - Derryl Cousins |