Final in 10
Pittsburgh won 2-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, June 5 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, June 6 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, June 7 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | |
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Coverage: FOX OHIO
7:10 PM ET, June 7, 2012
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| A Presley grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| N Walker struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A McCutchen struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kevin Correia pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Z Cozart grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| C Heisey flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Votto doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Phillips singled to right, J Votto thrown out at home. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| G Jones struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Tabata struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Correia pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Bruce homered to center (407 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| T Frazier struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| R Ludwick grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| D Mesoraco grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| C Barmes grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| M McKenry struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| K Correia grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Correia pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| M Leake struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| Z Cozart flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| C Heisey struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| A Presley doubled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| N Walker doubled to deep right, A Presley scored. | 1 | 1 |
| A McCutchen singled to left, N Walker to third. | 1 | 1 |
| G Jones hit sacrifice fly to center, N Walker scored. | 2 | 1 |
| P Alvarez singled to center, A McCutchen to second. | 2 | 1 |
| J Tabata grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, P Alvarez out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Correia pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Votto struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| B Phillips flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| J Bruce walked. | 2 | 1 |
| T Frazier flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| C Barmes flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| M McKenry popped out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| K Correia grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Correia pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| R Ludwick homered to left (401 feet). | 2 | 2 |
| D Mesoraco popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| M Leake grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| Z Cozart reached on bunt single to third. | 2 | 2 |
| C Heisey grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| A Presley singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| N Walker grounded out to second, A Presley to second. | 2 | 2 |
| A McCutchen flied out to center, A Presley to third. | 2 | 2 |
| G Jones singled to left, A Presley scored. | 3 | 2 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Correia pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Votto singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| B Phillips singled to center, J Votto to second. | 3 | 2 |
| J Bruce singled to center, J Votto scored, B Phillips to third. | 3 | 3 |
| J Hughes relieved K Correia. | 3 | 3 |
| T Frazier grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Bruce out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| R Ludwick struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| D Mesoraco flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Tabata reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| C Barmes sacrificed to first, J Tabata to second, J Tabata to third advancing on throw. | 3 | 3 |
| M McKenry hit sacrifice fly to right, J Tabata scored. | 4 | 3 |
| M Hague hit for J Hughes. | 4 | 3 |
| M Hague flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Juan Cruz pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Cruz relieved J Hughes. | 4 | 3 |
| M Cairo hit for M Leake. | 4 | 3 |
| M Cairo lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| Z Cozart walked. | 4 | 3 |
| C Heisey struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| T Watson relieved J Cruz. | 4 | 3 |
| J Votto struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sean Marshall pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| S Marshall relieved M Leake. | 4 | 3 |
| A Presley grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| N Walker grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| A McCutchen popped out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| C McGehee at first base. | 4 | 3 |
| J Grilli relieved T Watson. | 4 | 3 |
| B Phillips grounded out to catcher. | 4 | 3 |
| J Bruce struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| T Frazier popped out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Arredondo pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Arredondo relieved S Marshall. | 4 | 3 |
| C McGehee grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| P Alvarez struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| J Tabata grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joel Hanrahan pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Hanrahan relieved J Grilli. | 4 | 3 |
| R Ludwick homered to left (424 feet). | 4 | 4 |
| D Mesoraco grounded out to catcher. | 4 | 4 |
| R Hanigan hit for J Arredondo. | 4 | 4 |
| R Hanigan walked. | 4 | 4 |
| K Negron ran for R Hanigan. | 4 | 4 |
| Z Cozart popped out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| C Heisey fouled out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| A Chapman relieved J Arredondo. | 4 | 4 |
| C Barmes hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 4 | 4 |
| M McKenry doubled to deep right, C Barmes scored. | 5 | 4 |
| J Harrison hit for J Hanrahan. | 5 | 4 |
| J Harrison struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| A Presley popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| N Walker struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Chris Resop pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| C Resop relieved J Hanrahan. | 5 | 4 |
| J Harrison at second base. | 5 | 4 |
| J Votto doubled to deep center. | 5 | 4 |
| B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| J Bruce intentionally walked. | 5 | 4 |
| T Frazier fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 4 |
| R Ludwick struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||