Final
Houston leads 1-0 (as of 8/7)
| Game 1: Thursday, August 7 | ||
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| Houston | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, August 8 | ||
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| Houston | 9 | Final in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, August 9 | ||
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| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, August 10 | ||
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| Houston | 13 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 | |
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7:10 PM ET, August 7, 2008
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| K Matsui 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .280 | ||
| M Tejada SS | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .282 | ||
| L Berkman 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .335 | ||
| C Lee LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .309 | ||
| H Pence RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .273 | ||
| T Wigginton 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .278 | ||
| M Bourn CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .229 | ||
| B Ausmus C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .235 | ||
| R Oswalt P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .186 | ||
| a-M Loretta PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .279 | ||
| W Wright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| L Hawkins P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Valverde P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 22 | |||
| a-singled to left for R Oswalt in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Tejada (23, J Fogg); T Wigginton (18, J Fogg); L Berkman 2 (35, J Fogg, D Weathers); C Lee (26, J Affeldt) HR: H Pence (15, 3rd inning off J Fogg 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Lee 2 (97), H Pence 3 (57), T Wigginton 2 (30) SF: T Wigginton 2 2-out RBI: C Lee GIDP: L Berkman Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Tejada 1, R Oswalt 1, M Bourn 1, H Pence 1, K Matsui 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: L Berkman (4, missed catch) DP: 2 (M Tejada-K Matsui-L Berkman 2). | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Oswalt (W, 9-8) | 7.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 91-62 | 4.56 | |
| W Wright | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17-8 | 4.72 | |
| L Hawkins (H, 1) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-9 | 0.00 | |
| J Valverde | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31-17 | 4.47 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 156-96 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Valverde Batters faced: R Oswalt 30; W Wright 4; L Hawkins 3; J Valverde 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 11-4; W Wright 0-1; L Hawkins 0-1; J Valverde 0-3 Game Scores: R Oswalt 59 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Keppinger SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .267 | ||
| J Votto 1B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | ||
| J Bruce RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .274 | ||
| B Phillips 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .274 | ||
| A Dunn LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .238 | ||
| E Encarnacion 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .248 | ||
| C Patterson CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .191 | ||
| P Bako C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .218 | ||
| c-D Ross PH-C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .229 | ||
| J Fogg P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .118 | ||
| G Majewski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-A Phillips PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 | ||
| J Affeldt P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-J Cabrera PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .364 | ||
| B Bray P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-J Valentin PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .253 | ||
| B Arroyo PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | ||
| D Weathers P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 22 | |||
| a-grounded to shortstop for G Majewski in the 5th b-walked for J Affeldt in the 7th c-walked for P Bako in the 8th d-singled to left for B Bray in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: P Bako (8, R Oswalt); J Bruce (12, R Oswalt) 3B: B Phillips (7, J Valverde) HR: E Encarnacion (21, 8th inning off W Wright 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Votto (53), E Encarnacion 2 (46) 2-out RBI: J Votto GIDP: P Bako 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bruce 1, C Patterson 1, E Encarnacion 2, J Keppinger 2 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Bruce (5, fly ball) DP: 1 (B Phillips-J Keppinger-J Votto). | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Fogg (L, 2-4) | 4.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 88-54 | 7.98 | |
| G Majewski | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 3.45 | |
| J Affeldt | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28-19 | 3.64 | |
| B Bray | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-11 | 2.92 | |
| D Weathers | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-9 | 3.49 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 165-101 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: C Lee (By D Weathers) Batters faced: J Fogg 22; G Majewski 3; J Affeldt 7; B Bray 5; D Weathers 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Fogg 3-8; G Majewski 2-1; J Affeldt 5-1; B Bray 3-0; D Weathers 1-1 Game Scores: J Fogg 22 | ||||||||||
| HOU | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Lee singled to left, M Tejada scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | C Lee singled to left, K Matsui scored, L Berkman to second. | 2 | 0 | |
| 3rd | H Pence homered to left center, L Berkman and C Lee scored. | 5 | 0 | |
| 5th | T Wigginton hit sacrifice fly to center, L Berkman scored. | 6 | 0 | |
| 7th | J Votto singled to center, J Cabrera scored, J Keppinger to second. | 6 | 1 | |
| 8th | E Encarnacion homered to left center, B Phillips scored. | 6 | 3 | |
| 9th | T Wigginton hit sacrifice fly to center, M Tejada scored. | 7 | 3 | |
| 9th | B Phillips scored on J Valverde's wild pitch. | 7 | 4 | |
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| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 27,378 (64.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:08 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ed Rapuano, First Base - Ed Hickox, Second Base - C.B. Bucknor, Third Base - Joe West |
