Final
Houston won 2-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 23 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 24 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 25 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| Houston | 8 | |
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8:05 PM ET, September 25, 2008
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Hairston LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .327 | ||
| C Patterson CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .206 | ||
| J Votto 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .291 | ||
| E Encarnacion 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .251 | ||
| J Bruce RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 | ||
| J Keppinger SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .264 | ||
| D Richar 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .226 | ||
| P Bako C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .213 | ||
| J Cueto P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .044 | ||
| J Adkins P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-M Owings PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .304 | ||
| G Majewski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Affeldt P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-A Rosales PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | ||
| J Roenicke P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Herrera P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Burton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-J Valentin PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .252 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |||
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to third for J Adkins in the 5th b-flied out to left for J Affeldt in the 7th c-singled to center for J Burton in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Bruce (17, A Arias) HR: C Patterson (10, 1st inning off R Oswalt 0 on, 1 Out); J Hairston (5, 9th inning off F Nieve 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Patterson (34), D Richar (3), J Valentin (16), J Hairston 3 (33) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Cueto 1, J Hairston 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Bruce (4, 2nd base off R Oswalt/B Ausmus) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING PB: P Bako. Outfield Assist: J Bruce (M Tejada at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Cueto (L, 9-14) | 2.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75-48 | 4.81 | |
| J Adkins | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 0.00 | |
| G Majewski | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-9 | 6.00 | |
| J Affeldt | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-9 | 3.40 | |
| J Roenicke | 0.1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 13.50 | |
| D Herrera | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 8.53 | |
| J Burton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-9 | 3.34 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 165-101 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: G Blum (By J Cueto) Batters faced: J Cueto 19; J Adkins 5; G Majewski 4; J Affeldt 7; J Roenicke 4; D Herrera 3; J Burton 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Cueto 2-5; J Adkins 0-2; G Majewski 0-0; J Affeldt 2-2; J Roenicke 0-1; D Herrera 0-1; J Burton 0-1 Game Scores: J Cueto 22 | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| K Matsui 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .297 | ||
| M Bourn CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .225 | ||
| M Tejada SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .285 | ||
| E Maysonet SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| L Berkman 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .314 | ||
| G Blum 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .240 | ||
| H Pence RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .270 | ||
| T Wigginton LF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .287 | ||
| B Ausmus C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .215 | ||
| A Arias P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| F Nieve P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Valverde P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Oswalt P | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .214 | ||
| W Wright P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| G Geary P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-R Abercrombie PH | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 | ||
| T Byrdak P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 | ||
| b-J Towles PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .138 | ||
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 27 | |||
| a-doubled to deep left center for G Geary in the 7th b-struck out swinging for T Byrdak in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Bourn (9, J Cueto); R Abercrombie (5, J Roenicke); K Matsui (25, J Roenicke); G Blum (13, D Herrera) RBI: M Bourn 4 (29), R Oswalt (5), K Matsui 3 (33) 2-out RBI: M Bourn 3, R Oswalt, K Matsui Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Tejada 2, G Blum 1, B Ausmus 1, M Bourn 2, H Pence 2 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: L Berkman (17, 2nd base off J Affeldt/P Bako) | ||||||||||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| R Oswalt (W, 17-10) | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 91-54 | 3.54 | |
| W Wright | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-9 | 5.10 | |
| G Geary | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 2.29 | |
| T Byrdak | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 3.93 | |
| A Arias | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-10 | 4.15 | |
| F Nieve | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-3 | 9.31 | |
| J Valverde (S, 43) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15-11 | 3.34 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 164-102 | ||
| PITCHING WP: W Wright HBP: P Bako (By W Wright) Batters faced: R Oswalt 23; W Wright 3; G Geary 2; T Byrdak 3; A Arias 5; F Nieve 1; J Valverde 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Oswalt 7-8; W Wright 0-0; G Geary 0-2; T Byrdak 1-1; A Arias 1-0; F Nieve 0-0; J Valverde 0-0 Game Scores: R Oswalt 64 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| CIN | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | C Patterson homered to center. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | M Bourn doubled to left, B Ausmus, R Oswalt and K Matsui scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 3rd | R Oswalt singled to right center, G Blum scored, T Wigginton to third, B Ausmus to second. | 1 | 4 | |
| 3rd | K Matsui walked, T Wigginton scored, B Ausmus to third, R Oswalt to second. | 1 | 5 | |
| 5th | K Matsui singled to right center, T Wigginton scored, B Ausmus to second. | 1 | 6 | |
| 7th | K Matsui doubled to left, R Abercrombie scored. | 1 | 7 | |
| 7th | M Bourn singled to center, K Matsui scored. | 1 | 8 | |
| 9th | D Richar singled to right center, J Bruce scored. | 2 | 8 | |
| 9th | J Valentin singled to center, D Richar scored, P Bako to second. | 3 | 8 | |
| 9th | J Hairston homered to left, P Bako and J Valentin scored. | 6 | 8 | |
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Game Information
| Stadium | Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX |
| Attendance | 31,204 (74.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:24 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - Gary Darling, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Bill Miller |