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Final in 15
Cincinnati leads 2-0 (as of 5/24)
| Game 1: Monday, May 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, May 24 | ||
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| Washington | 3 | Final in 15 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 12 | |
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7:10 PM ET, May 24, 2005
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: R. Keisler (1-0)
L: L. Ayala (2-3)
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| B Wilkerson CF | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .276 | ||
| J Carroll 2B-SS | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .284 | ||
| N Johnson 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .317 | ||
| J Guillen RF | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .289 | ||
| V Castilla 3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .286 | ||
| R Church LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .298 | ||
| a-M Byrd PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .343 | ||
| C Guzman SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .188 | ||
| b-C Baerga PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | ||
| B Harris PR-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | ||
| B Schneider C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .238 | ||
| G Bennett PR-C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .261 | ||
| L Hernandez P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 | ||
| C Cordero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-G Majewski PH-P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-T Blanco PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| L Ayala P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 52 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 31 | |||
| a-hit sacrifice fly to right for R Church in the 5th b-singled to right for C Guzman in the 9th c-struck out swinging for C Cordero in the 10th d-singled to left for G Majewski in the 12th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: V Castilla (14, B Claussen); J Carroll (2, B Claussen); J Guillen (11, B Claussen); B Wilkerson (16, T Coffey) RBI: V Castilla (25), M Byrd (6), C Baerga (4) S: L Hernandez 2 SF: M Byrd 2-out RBI: V Castilla, C Baerga GIDP: B Harris, B Wilkerson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Bennett 1, N Johnson 1, R Church 4, J Carroll 1, B Wilkerson 1, C Guzman 2 Team LOB: 17 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Carroll (2, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Carroll-B Harris-N Johnson). | ||||||||||
| Washington Nationals | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| L Hernandez | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 123-71 | 3.70 | |
| C Cordero | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-16 | 0.86 | |
| G Majewski | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22-15 | 1.37 | |
| L Ayala (L, 8-7) | 2.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30-21 | 2.79 | |
| Totals | 13.1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 200-123 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: A Dunn (By L Hernandez); S Casey (By L Hernandez); J LaRue (By G Majewski) Batters faced: L Hernandez 30; C Cordero 6; G Majewski 8; L Ayala 10 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Hernandez 7-3; C Cordero 1-4; G Majewski 3-2; L Ayala 5-2 Game Scores: L Hernandez 58 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| R Freel 3B-LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .314 | ||
| F Lopez SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .304 | ||
| S Casey 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .312 | ||
| b-W Bergolla PH-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | ||
| K Griffey Jr CF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .240 | ||
| A Dunn LF-1B | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .247 | ||
| A Kearns RF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .254 | ||
| J LaRue C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .216 | ||
| L Lopez 2B-3B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 | ||
| B Claussen P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-J Cruz PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .231 | ||
| R Wagner P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| K Mercker P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| D Weathers P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-J Valentin PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | ||
| T Coffey P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| R Stone P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| d-J Randa PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | ||
| R Keisler P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Totals | 48 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 18 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for B Claussen in the 6th b-grounded to second for S Casey in the 7th c-fouled out to third for D Weathers in the 9th d-popped out to shortstop for R Stone in the 12th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Kearns (9, L Hernandez); L Lopez (1, L Ayala) RBI: A Kearns 3 (21), R Keisler (1) 2-out RBI: A Kearns 3 GIDP: L Lopez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J LaRue 1, A Dunn 1, A Kearns 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: F Lopez (3, 3rd base off L Hernandez/B Schneider); S Casey (1, 2nd base off L Hernandez/B Schneider) CS: R Freel 2 (6, 2nd base by L Hernandez/B Schneider, 2nd base by L Hernandez/B Schneider); F Lopez (2, 2nd base by L Hernandez/B Schneider, 2nd base by L Hernandez/B Schneider2nd base by L Hernandez/B Schneider) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: K Griffey Jr (3, throw) DP: 2 (W Bergolla-F Lopez-A Dunn 2). | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Claussen | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 107-60 | 4.33 | |
| R Wagner (H, 12) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-11 | 3.75 | |
| K Mercker (H, 21) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-9 | 2.61 | |
| D Weathers (B, 4) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-10 | 4.44 | |
| T Coffey | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33-22 | 9.00 | |
| R Stone | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 4.50 | |
| R Keisler (W, 2-1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-10 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 14.0 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 219-127 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: V Castilla 2 (By B Claussen) Batters faced: B Claussen 29; R Wagner 5; K Mercker 5; D Weathers 5; T Coffey 8; R Stone 3; R Keisler 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Claussen 8-6; R Wagner 1-0; K Mercker 1-1; D Weathers 2-0; T Coffey 3-2; R Stone 3-0; R Keisler 3-3 Game Scores: B Claussen 50 | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 36,539 (86.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:20 |
| Weather | 62 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Reilly, First Base - Andy Fletcher, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - Rob Drake |