5:05 PM ET, August 28, 2007
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Final
Pittsburgh leads 1-0 (as of 8/28)
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 28 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 28 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 29 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 8 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 0 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, August 30 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 5 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 | |
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5:05 PM ET, August 28, 2007
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N Hopper CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .314 | ||
| J Keppinger SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .364 | ||
| K Griffey Jr RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .284 | ||
| B Phillips 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .285 | ||
| J Cantu 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 | ||
| b-S Hatteberg PH-1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .303 | ||
| E Encarnacion 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .276 | ||
| J Valentin C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .289 | ||
| J Ellison LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .067 | ||
| d-A Dunn PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .264 | ||
| E Ramirez P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .200 | ||
| a-A Gonzalez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .261 | ||
| M Gosling P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| G Majewski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| c-J Hamilton PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 | ||
| E Guardado P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 31 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for E Ramirez in the 6th b-grounded into fielder's choice to first for J Cantu in the 7th c-lined out to left for G Majewski in the 8th d-struck out swinging for J Ellison in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Keppinger (12, T Gorzelanny) HR: J Cantu (1, 6th inning off T Gorzelanny 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Keppinger (23), J Cantu (4), B Phillips (78), E Encarnacion (56) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Griffey Jr 1, J Cantu 1, E Ramirez 2, B Phillips 1, N Hopper 1, A Dunn 1, J Ellison 1 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Keppinger (2, throw) DP: 1 (J Keppinger-B Phillips-S Hatteberg). | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| E Ramirez (L, 0-2) | 5.0 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 96-66 | 7.71 | |
| M Gosling | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18-9 | 4.34 | |
| G Majewski | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 7.47 | |
| E Guardado | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-13 | 15.00 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 140-93 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: E Ramirez 27; M Gosling 4; G Majewski 3; E Guardado 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Ramirez 5-5; M Gosling 2-1; G Majewski 3-0; E Guardado 0-3 Game Scores: E Ramirez 27 | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| N McLouth CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .251 | ||
| J Bautista 3B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .259 | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .311 | ||
| A LaRoche 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .267 | ||
| X Nady RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .293 | ||
| J Bay LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .255 | ||
| R Paulino C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .249 | ||
| C Izturis SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .247 | ||
| T Gorzelanny P | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .078 | ||
| F Osoria P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Grabow P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| S Chacon P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .273 | ||
| D Marte P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-J Phelps PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .440 | ||
| M Capps P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |||
| a-flied out to left for D Marte in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: F Sanchez (11, 4th inning off E Ramirez 3 on, 2 Out); J Bay (20, 5th inning off E Ramirez 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: F Sanchez 5 (66), J Bay (82) 2-out RBI: F Sanchez 4 GIDP: R Paulino Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: N McLouth 1, J Bay 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N McLouth (13, 2nd base off E Ramirez/J Valentin) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Bautista (13, ground ball) Outfield Assist: X Nady (K Griffey Jr at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| T Gorzelanny (W, 14-10) | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 99-59 | 3.50 | |
| F Osoria | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.25 | |
| J Grabow (H, 8) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.56 | |
| S Chacon (H, 12) | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-4 | 4.15 | |
| D Marte (H, 15) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.02 | |
| M Capps (S, 18) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-21 | 2.12 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 160-102 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: J Ellison (By T Gorzelanny) Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 30; F Osoria 1; J Grabow 5; S Chacon 2; D Marte 1; M Capps 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Gorzelanny 10-5; F Osoria 0-0; J Grabow 2-1; S Chacon 0-1; D Marte 0-0; M Capps 0-1 Game Scores: T Gorzelanny 41 | ||||||||||
| CIN | PIT | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | F Sanchez singled to left, N McLouth scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 4th | F Sanchez homered to center, R Paulino, T Gorzelanny and J Bautista scored. | 0 | 5 | |
| 5th | J Keppinger doubled to deep left center, E Ramirez scored. | 1 | 5 | |
| 5th | J Bay homered to right center. | 1 | 6 | |
| 6th | J Cantu homered to left. | 2 | 6 | |
| 7th | B Phillips singled to right, J Keppinger scored, K Griffey Jr to second. | 3 | 6 | |
| 7th | E Encarnacion singled to left, K Griffey Jr scored, S Hatteberg to second. | 4 | 6 | |
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| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Game Time | 3:04 |
| Weather | 85 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Laz Diaz, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - Wally Bell, Third Base - John Hirschbeck |

