Final in 10
St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 4/17)
| Game 1: Tuesday, April 17 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 1 | Final in 10 |
| St. Louis | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, April 18 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 11 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, April 19 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 | |
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Coverage: FOX MIDW
8:15 PM ET, April 17, 2012
Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| B Phillips popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Z Cozart struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Votto grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| R Furcal popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| C Beltran homered to right (384 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| M Holliday doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 1 |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| D Freese struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| S Rolen grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J Bruce flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| R Ludwick lined out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| Y Molina hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| J Jay singled to center, Y Molina to second. | 0 | 1 |
| D Descalso grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Jay out at second, Y Molina to third. | 0 | 1 |
| K Lohse sacrificed to pitcher, D Descalso to second. | 0 | 1 |
| R Furcal popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| D Stubbs reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 1 |
| R Hanigan singled to right, D Stubbs thrown out at third. | 0 | 1 |
| J Cueto sacrificed to pitcher, R Hanigan to second. | 0 | 1 |
| B Phillips grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| C Beltran singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| M Holliday grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Beltran out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| L Berkman singled to center, M Holliday to second. | 0 | 1 |
| D Freese walked, M Holliday to third, L Berkman to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Y Molina fouled out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| J Jay grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Freese out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| Z Cozart walked. | 0 | 1 |
| J Votto singled to left, Z Cozart to second. | 0 | 1 |
| S Rolen struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| J Bruce struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| R Ludwick struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| D Descalso struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| K Lohse flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| R Furcal reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 1 |
| C Beltran walked, R Furcal to second. | 0 | 1 |
| M Holliday lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| D Stubbs flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| R Hanigan struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| J Cueto struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| D Freese struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Y Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Z Cozart grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Votto grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| J Jay lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| D Descalso singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| K Lohse flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| R Furcal grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Descalso out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| S Rolen singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| J Bruce flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| R Ludwick flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| D Stubbs grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| C Beltran grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| M Holliday flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| L Berkman flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mitchell Boggs pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| M Boggs relieved K Lohse. | 0 | 1 |
| R Hanigan safe at first on error by second baseman D Descalso. | 0 | 1 |
| D Mesoraco ran for R Hanigan. | 0 | 1 |
| W Valdez hit for J Cueto. | 0 | 1 |
| W Valdez sacrificed to catcher, D Mesoraco to second, W Valdez safe at first on error by pitcher M Boggs. | 0 | 1 |
| B Phillips lined into double play, second to first, W Valdez doubled off first. | 0 | 1 |
| Z Cozart singled to right, D Mesoraco scored. | 1 | 1 |
| M Rzepczynski relieved M Boggs. | 1 | 1 |
| J Votto struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Logan Ondrusek pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| D Mesoraco catching. | 1 | 1 |
| L Ondrusek relieved J Cueto. | 1 | 1 |
| D Freese flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Molina grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Jay grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Marc Rzepczynski pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| S Rolen grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| J Bruce grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| R Ludwick singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| F Salas relieved M Rzepczynski. | 1 | 1 |
| D Stubbs struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Logan Ondrusek pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| D Descalso walked. | 1 | 1 |
| E Komatsu hit for F Salas. | 1 | 1 |
| E Komatsu struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| R Furcal singled to right, D Descalso to third. | 1 | 1 |
| C Beltran intentionally walked, R Furcal to second. | 1 | 1 |
| M Holliday fouled out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| L Berkman popped out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Jason Motte pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| J Motte relieved F Salas. | 1 | 1 |
| D Mesoraco singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| W Harris hit for L Ondrusek. | 1 | 1 |
| W Harris struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| B Phillips struck out swinging. D Mesoraco caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Sam LeCure pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| S LeCure relieved L Ondrusek. | 1 | 1 |
| D Freese walked. | 1 | 1 |
| T Greene ran for D Freese. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Molina sacrificed to pitcher, T Greene to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Jay intentionally walked. | 1 | 1 |
| B Bray relieved S LeCure. | 1 | 1 |
| D Descalso walked, T Greene to third, J Jay to second. | 1 | 1 |
| M Carpenter hit for J Motte. | 1 | 1 |
| M Carpenter hit sacrifice fly to right, T Greene scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||