Final
Pittsburgh leads 2-0 (as of 9/3)
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 2 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 3 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 4 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 | |
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7:10 PM ET, September 3, 2008
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N Morgan LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .244 | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .257 | ||
| N McLouth CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .272 | ||
| R Doumit C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .321 | ||
| Ad LaRoche 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .260 | ||
| B Moss RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .257 | ||
| An LaRoche 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .171 | ||
| B Bixler SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .165 | ||
| R Ohlendorf P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-D Mientkiewicz PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 | ||
| T Beam P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-J Michaels PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .237 | ||
| D Bautista P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Capps P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 19 | |||
| a-flied out to right for R Ohlendorf in the 7th b-struck out looking for T Yates in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: N Morgan (6, E Volquez); F Sanchez (25, E Volquez); R Doumit (29, E Volquez) RBI: F Sanchez (48), R Doumit 2 (53), Ad LaRoche 2 (61), An LaRoche (13) S: N McLouth GIDP: Ad LaRoche Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Bixler 1, J Michaels 1, An LaRoche 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N McLouth 2 (17, 2nd base off E Volquez/P Bako, 2nd base off J Affeldt/P Bako); N Morgan (5, 2nd base off F Cordero/R Hanigan) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (F Sanchez-B Bixler-Ad LaRoche). PB: R Doumit. | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Ohlendorf | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 90-56 | 4.50 | |
| T Beam | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-4 | 3.97 | |
| T Yates (W, 5-3) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-1 | 5.14 | |
| D Bautista (H, 6) | 0.2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-4 | 4.41 | |
| J Grabow (H, 13) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17-6 | 2.98 | |
| M Capps (S, 19) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-8 | 3.37 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 139-79 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: R Ohlendorf 26; T Beam 2; T Yates 1; D Bautista 3; J Grabow 4; M Capps 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Ohlendorf 10-6; T Beam 0-0; T Yates 2-0; D Bautista 1-1; J Grabow 0-0; M Capps 2-0 Game Scores: R Ohlendorf 45 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Dickerson LF-CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .320 | ||
| J Keppinger SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | ||
| B Phillips 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 | ||
| J Votto 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .293 | ||
| E Encarnacion 3B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .252 | ||
| J Bruce RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .257 | ||
| C Patterson CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .199 | ||
| b-J Cabrera PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 | ||
| P Bako C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .204 | ||
| c-R Hanigan PH-C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .303 | ||
| E Volquez P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .096 | ||
| a-W Castillo PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | ||
| J Affeldt P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Lincoln P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-A Phillips PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .203 | ||
| F Cordero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 10 | |||
| a-singled to right for E Volquez in the 7th b-reached on infield single to shortstop for C Patterson in the 8th c-walked for P Bako in the 8th d-struck out swinging for M Lincoln in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Bruce (13, R Ohlendorf) 3B: J Votto (2, R Ohlendorf) HR: J Votto (16, 4th inning off R Ohlendorf 0 on, 2 Out); C Dickerson (6, 5th inning off R Ohlendorf 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Votto (65), C Dickerson (12), E Encarnacion (58), R Hanigan (7) 2-out RBI: J Votto, C Dickerson, R Hanigan GIDP: J Keppinger Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Bako 1, C Patterson 1, A Phillips 2 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Affeldt (1, throw) DP: 1 (J Keppinger-B Phillips-J Votto). | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| E Volquez | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 117-79 | 3.12 | |
| J Affeldt (L, 1-1) | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-11 | 3.71 | |
| M Lincoln | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 4.55 | |
| F Cordero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19-8 | 3.58 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 166-106 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Affeldt IBB: B Moss (By E Volquez); R Doumit (By F Cordero) HBP: F Sanchez (By E Volquez) Batters faced: E Volquez 29; J Affeldt 4; M Lincoln 3; F Cordero 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Volquez 2-6; J Affeldt 0-0; M Lincoln 1-0; F Cordero 3-0 Game Scores: E Volquez 61 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| PIT | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | F Sanchez doubled to deep right center, N Morgan scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 4th | R Doumit doubled to deep left center, F Sanchez scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 4th | J Votto homered to right. | 2 | 1 | |
| 4th | E Encarnacion scored, J Bruce to third on passed ball by R Doumit. | 2 | 2 | |
| 5th | C Dickerson homered to center. | 2 | 3 | |
| 6th | R Doumit singled to center, F Sanchez scored, N McLouth to third. | 3 | 3 | |
| 6th | Ad LaRoche singled to right, N McLouth scored, R Doumit to second. | 4 | 3 | |
| 6th | E Encarnacion singled to left, J Votto scored. | 4 | 4 | |
| 8th | Ad LaRoche singled to right, N McLouth scored, R Doumit to third. | 5 | 4 | |
| 8th | An LaRoche singled to left center, R Doumit scored, Ad LaRoche to second. | 6 | 4 | |
| 8th | R Hanigan walked, E Encarnacion scored, J Bruce to third, J Cabrera to second. | 6 | 5 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 18,561 (43.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:16 |
| Weather | 91 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Kerwin Danley, First Base - Wally Bell, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Paul Schrieber |