Final in 10
San Francisco won 2-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 18 | ||
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| San Francisco | 8 | Final in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 19 | ||
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| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 0 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 20 | ||
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| San Francisco | 1 | Final in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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12:35 PM ET, August 20, 2009
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: F. Cordero (2-3)
L: B. Howry (1-6)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| San Francisco - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN | |
| Eugenio Velez | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, E Velez flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Uribe | Ball, J Uribe popped out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Schierholtz | Ball, N Schierholtz singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Pablo Sandoval | Strike (foul), P Sandoval grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN | |
| Chris Dickerson | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, C Dickerson walked | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Stubbs | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, C Dickerson stole second, Strike (looking), D Stubbs struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Votto | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, J Votto grounded out to second, C Dickerson to third | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Phillips | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, B Phillips flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Francisco - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN | |
| Randy Winn | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, R Winn grounded out to first | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Garko | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), R Garko struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Rowand | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), A Rowand struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN | |
| Laynce Nix | L Nix grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Rosales | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Ball, A Rosales singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Janish | Strike (looking), P Janish singled to center, A Rosales to second | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Tatum | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, C Tatum flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Harang | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Foul, A Harang grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Francisco - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN | |
| Eli Whiteside | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), E Whiteside struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Cain | Strike (looking), M Cain flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Eugenio Velez | Ball, E Velez flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN | |
| Chris Dickerson | Strike (foul), C Dickerson singled to right center | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Stubbs | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), D Stubbs flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Votto | J Votto flied out to left, D Sutton hit for B Phillips | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Sutton | Strike (looking), D Sutton popped out to second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Francisco - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN | |
| Juan Uribe | D Sutton at second base, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Uribe walked | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Schierholtz | Strike (looking), N Schierholtz singled to center, J Uribe to second | 0 | 0 |
| Pablo Sandoval | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, P Sandoval flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Winn | Ball, R Winn singled to right, J Uribe to third, N Schierholtz to second | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Garko | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), R Garko struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Rowand | J Uribe scored, N Schierholtz to third on wild pitch by A Harang, Ball, Ball, Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), A Rowand intentionally walked, R Winn to second | 1 | 0 |
| Eli Whiteside | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, E Whiteside flied out to center | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN | |
| Laynce Nix | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, L Nix singled to center | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Rosales | A Rosales lined out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Janish | Strike (looking), P Janish lined out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Tatum | C Tatum grounded into fielder's choice to third, L Nix safe at second on throwing error by third baseman P Sandoval | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Harang | A Harang grounded out to second | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| San Francisco - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN | |
| Matt Cain | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, M Cain popped out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Eugenio Velez | Ball, Strike (foul), E Velez flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| Juan Uribe | Ball, J Uribe grounded out to second | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN | |
| Chris Dickerson | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), C Dickerson flied out to center | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Stubbs | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), D Stubbs struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Joey Votto | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), J Votto grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Francisco - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN | |
| Nate Schierholtz | N Schierholtz popped out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Pablo Sandoval | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), P Sandoval singled to center | 1 | 0 |
| Randy Winn | Ball, R Winn singled to center, P Sandoval to second | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Garko | R Garko flied out to center | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Rowand | A Rowand flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN | |
| Drew Sutton | Strike (foul), T Ishikawa at first base, D Sutton popped out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Laynce Nix | Strike (looking), L Nix homered to center | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Rosales | Strike (looking), A Rosales grounded out to second | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Janish | P Janish lined out to second | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Francisco - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN | |
| Eli Whiteside | E Whiteside doubled to deep center | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Cain | M Cain sacrificed to third, E Whiteside to third | 1 | 1 |
| Eugenio Velez | E Velez popped out to shortstop | 1 | 1 |
| Juan Uribe | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Uribe lined out to right | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN | |
| Craig Tatum | Strike (swinging), Ball, C Tatum lined out to third, K Barker hit for A Harang | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Barker | Ball, Strike (looking), K Barker singled to center | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Dickerson | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), C Dickerson singled to right, K Barker to second, B Arroyo ran for K Barker | 1 | 1 |
| Drew Stubbs | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), D Stubbs struck out looking | 1 | 1 |
| Joey Votto | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, J Votto flied out to center | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Francisco - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Arthur Rhodes pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN | |
| A Rhodes relieved A Harang. | 1 | 1 | |
| Nate Schierholtz | Strike (swinging), N Schierholtz grounded out to third | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Sandoval | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, P Sandoval doubled to deep right | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Winn | R Winn reached on infield single to shortstop, P Sandoval to third, E Renteria hit for T Ishikawa | 1 | 1 |
| Edgar Renteria | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), E Renteria grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Winn out at second | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Matt Cain pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN | |
| J Uribe at third base. | 1 | 1 | |
| P Sandoval at first base. | 1 | 1 | |
| E Renteria at shortstop. | 1 | 1 | |
| Drew Sutton | D Sutton grounded out to second | 1 | 1 |
| Laynce Nix | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), L Nix singled to shallow left | 1 | 1 |
| Adam Rosales | Strike (looking), A Rosales lined out to third | 1 | 1 |
| Paul Janish | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, L Nix caught stealing second, catcher to second | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| San Francisco - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Nick Masset pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN | |
| N Masset relieved A Rhodes. | 1 | 1 | |
| Aaron Rowand | A Rowand singled to center | 1 | 1 |
| Eli Whiteside | Strike (bunted foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (bunted foul), E Whiteside bunt popped out foul to catcher | 1 | 1 |
| Matt Cain | F Lewis hit for M Cain, Ball, F Lewis singled to left, A Rowand to second, F Lewis hit for M Cain | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Lewis | Ball, F Lewis singled to left, A Rowand to second, F Lewis hit for M Cain | 1 | 1 |
| Fred Lewis | Ball, F Lewis singled to left, A Rowand to second | 1 | 1 |
| Eugenio Velez | D Herrera relieved N Masset, D Herrera relieved N Masset, D Herrera relieved N Masset, D Herrera relieved N Masset | 1 | 1 |
| Eugenio Velez | E Velez lined out to left | 1 | 1 |
| Juan Uribe | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Uribe struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Bob Howry pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN | |
| B Howry relieved M Cain. | 1 | 1 | |
| Paul Janish | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, P Janish grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 1 |
| Craig Tatum | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, C Tatum safe at first on error by second baseman E Velez, J Gomes hit for D Herrera | 1 | 1 |
| Jonny Gomes | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Gomes struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Dickerson | C Dickerson flied out to left | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| San Francisco - Top of 10th | SCORE | ||
| Francisco Cordero pitching for Cincinnati | SF | CIN | |
| F Cordero relieved D Herrera. | 1 | 1 | |
| Nate Schierholtz | Strike (swinging), N Schierholtz flied out to left | 1 | 1 |
| Pablo Sandoval | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, P Sandoval singled to center | 1 | 1 |
| Randy Winn | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), P Sandoval caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop, Strike (swinging), R Winn struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | ||
| Bob Howry pitching for San Francisco | SF | CIN | |
| Drew Stubbs | Ball, Ball, D Stubbs homered to left | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||