Final
Houston leads 1-0 (as of 4/15)
| Game 1: Friday, April 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 11 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 16 | ||
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| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 17 | ||
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| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 | |
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7:10 PM ET, April 15, 2005
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Wilson pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| A Everett struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Biggio grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bagwell safe at first on throwing error by pitcher P Wilson. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ensberg struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| D Jimenez grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| S Casey flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Paul Wilson pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| J Lane flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| L Scott struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| R Chavez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| J Randa struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Kearns singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| R Aurilia grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Paul Wilson pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| W Taveras bunt grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| R Oswalt struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| A Everett flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| J LaRue grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| P Wilson struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| D Jimenez struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Paul Wilson pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| C Biggio walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bagwell flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ensberg struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lane homered to left, C Biggio scored. | 2 | 0 |
| L Scott flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| K Griffey Jr lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| S Casey grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| J Randa walked. | 2 | 0 |
| A Dunn struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Paul Wilson pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| R Chavez doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| W Taveras lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| R Oswalt safe at first on error by shortstop R Aurilia, R Chavez to third. | 2 | 0 |
| A Everett bunt popped into double play, to catcher, R Chavez doubled off third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| A Kearns struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| R Aurilia struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| J LaRue grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Paul Wilson pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| C Biggio doubled to deep left center. | 2 | 0 |
| J Bagwell doubled to deep right, C Biggio to third. | 2 | 0 |
| M Ensberg singled to center, C Biggio scored, J Bagwell to third. | 3 | 0 |
| J Lane homered to left, J Bagwell and M Ensberg scored. | 6 | 0 |
| J Valentine relieved P Wilson. | 6 | 0 |
| L Scott struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| R Chavez popped out to second. | 6 | 0 |
| W Taveras tripled to deep center. | 6 | 0 |
| R Oswalt struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| J Cruz hit for J Valentine. | 6 | 0 |
| J Cruz singled to left. | 6 | 0 |
| D Jimenez singled to center, J Cruz to second. | 6 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr flied out to center, J Cruz to third. | 6 | 0 |
| S Casey hit sacrifice fly to center, J Cruz scored. | 6 | 1 |
| J Randa struck out looking. | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ben Weber pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| B Weber relieved J Valentine. | 6 | 1 |
| A Everett doubled to left. | 6 | 1 |
| C Biggio grounded out to first, A Everett to third. | 6 | 1 |
| J Bagwell hit sacrifice fly to center, A Everett scored. | 7 | 1 |
| M Ensberg reached on infield single to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| J Lane singled to center, M Ensberg to third. | 7 | 1 |
| L Scott walked, J Lane to second. | 7 | 1 |
| R Chavez singled to center, M Ensberg and J Lane scored, L Scott to second. | 9 | 1 |
| W Taveras grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| A Dunn doubled to deep center. | 9 | 1 |
| A Kearns grounded out to third, A Dunn to third. | 9 | 1 |
| R Aurilia doubled to deep right center, A Dunn scored. | 9 | 2 |
| J LaRue hit by pitch. | 9 | 2 |
| W Pena hit for B Weber. | 9 | 2 |
| W Pena grounded out to third, R Aurilia to third, J LaRue to second. | 9 | 2 |
| D Jimenez grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Weathers pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| D Weathers relieved B Weber. | 9 | 2 |
| J Valentin catching. | 9 | 2 |
| C Burke hit for R Oswalt. | 9 | 2 |
| C Burke grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 2 |
| A Everett doubled to left. | 9 | 2 |
| C Biggio struck out swinging. | 9 | 2 |
| J Bagwell walked. | 9 | 2 |
| M Ensberg doubled to deep right, A Everett and J Bagwell scored. | 11 | 2 |
| J Lane flied out to right. | 11 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Russ Springer pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| M Lamb at first base. | 11 | 2 |
| R Springer relieved R Oswalt. | 11 | 2 |
| C Burke at second base. | 11 | 2 |
| K Griffey Jr fouled out to third. | 11 | 2 |
| S Casey struck out looking. | 11 | 2 |
| J Randa flied out to right. | 11 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kent Mercker pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| K Mercker relieved D Weathers. | 11 | 2 |
| R Freel at third base. | 11 | 2 |
| L Scott struck out looking. | 11 | 2 |
| R Chavez fouled out to catcher. | 11 | 2 |
| W Taveras flied out to right. | 11 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Lidge pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| B Lidge relieved R Springer. | 11 | 2 |
| A Dunn struck out looking. | 11 | 2 |
| A Kearns continues to bat after dropped foul ball by catcher R Chavez. | 11 | 2 |
| A Kearns struck out swinging. | 11 | 2 |
| R Aurilia struck out looking. | 11 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
