Final
Pittsburgh won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, May 28 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, May 29 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 30 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 | |
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Coverage: ROOT Sports
7:05 PM ET, May 30, 2012
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| Z Cozart hit a ground rule double to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Stubbs sacrificed to third, Z Cozart to third, D Stubbs safe at first on error by third baseman P Alvarez. Z Cozart to third on error by third baseman P Alvarez. | 0 | 0 |
| D Stubbs stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bruce lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| B Phillips hit sacrifice fly to left, Z Cozart scored. | 1 | 0 |
| D Stubbs stole third. | 1 | 0 |
| C Heisey struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| J Tabata flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| J Mercer singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| A McCutchen flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| P Alvarez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| T Frazier struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| M Costanzo grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| R Hanigan grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| N Walker struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| G Jones tripled to deep left. | 1 | 0 |
| M Hague grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| R Barajas intentionally walked. | 1 | 0 |
| A Burnett walked, R Barajas to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Tabata grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| J Cueto grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Z Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| D Stubbs grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| J Mercer grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| A McCutchen grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| J Bruce struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| C Heisey flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| N Walker flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| G Jones struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| M Hague flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| T Frazier flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| M Costanzo grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| R Hanigan grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| R Barajas grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| A Burnett singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| J Tabata grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Burnett out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Tabata safe at second on error by first baseman M Costanzo. | 1 | 0 |
| J Mercer struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| J Cueto grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Z Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| D Stubbs walked. | 1 | 0 |
| J Bruce safe at first on error by second baseman N Walker, D Stubbs to third. | 1 | 0 |
| B Phillips grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| A McCutchen grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| N Walker walked. | 1 | 0 |
| G Jones singled to right, N Walker to third. | 1 | 0 |
| M Hague doubled to deep center, N Walker and G Jones scored. | 1 | 2 |
| R Barajas intentionally walked. | 1 | 2 |
| A Burnett grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| A.J. Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| J Tabata in right field. | 1 | 2 |
| G Hernandez in left field. | 1 | 2 |
| C Heisey singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| T Frazier grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Heisey out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| M Costanzo walked. | 1 | 2 |
| M Cairo ran for M Costanzo. | 1 | 2 |
| R Hanigan flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| M Cairo at first base. | 1 | 2 |
| J Tabata grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| J Mercer grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| A McCutchen struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| C McGehee at first base. | 1 | 2 |
| J Grilli relieved A Burnett. | 1 | 2 |
| R Ludwick hit for J Cueto. | 1 | 2 |
| R Ludwick flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| Z Cozart struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| D Stubbs walked. | 1 | 2 |
| J Bruce struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sean Marshall pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| S Marshall relieved J Cueto. | 1 | 2 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| N Walker walked. | 1 | 2 |
| L Ondrusek relieved S Marshall. | 1 | 2 |
| G Hernandez grounded into fielder's choice to second, N Walker out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| G Hernandez stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| C McGehee fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joel Hanrahan pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| J Hanrahan relieved J Grilli. | 1 | 2 |
| B Phillips flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| C Heisey singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| J Votto hit for T Frazier. | 1 | 2 |
| J Votto singled to left center, C Heisey to second. | 1 | 2 |
| M Cairo struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| R Hanigan struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||