Reds 8, 
Cubs 4
| W: | H. Bailey (4-2) |
| L: | R. Dempster (2-7) |
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| S Fuld PR-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Fontenot 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .278 |
| D Lee 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .317 |
| H Blanco 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .167 |
| C Floyd RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .284 |
| M Murton RF-LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .310 |
| M DeRosa 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| J Jones CF | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .285 |
| F Pie CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .215 |
| R Cedeno SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .203 |
| J Kendall C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .270 |
| G Soto C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .389 |
| T Lilly P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .137 |
| J Marquis P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .139 |
| W Ohman P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-D Ward PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .327 |
| R Dempster P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| K Wood P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-C Monroe PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .204 |
| M Wuertz P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Marmol P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B Howry P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | |
| a-struck out swinging for W Ohman in the 4th b-struck out looking for K Wood in the 6th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Lee (43, H Bailey); J Jones (33, H Bailey); A Soriano (42, H Bailey) HR: A Soriano (33, 1st inning off H Bailey 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Soriano 3 (70), J Jones (66) S: T Lilly 2-out RBI: A Soriano 2, J Jones GIDP: D Lee Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Fontenot 1, R Cedeno 1, F Pie 1, H Blanco 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Lilly | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-15 | 3.83 |
| J Marquis | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31-17 | 4.60 |
| W Ohman | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 4.95 |
| R Dempster (L, 2-7) | 1.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21-12 | 4.72 |
| K Wood | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14-10 | 3.33 |
| M Wuertz | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-7 | 3.48 |
| C Marmol | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 1.43 |
| B Howry | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-14 | 3.32 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 138-90 | |
| PITCHING WP: K Wood Batters faced: T Lilly 6; J Marquis 8; W Ohman 1; R Dempster 7; K Wood 4; M Wuertz 3; C Marmol 4; B Howry 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Lilly 1-4; J Marquis 0-0; W Ohman 0-0; R Dempster 1-2; K Wood 0-0; M Wuertz 2-1; C Marmol 0-2; B Howry 0-1 Game Scores: T Lilly 57 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Keppinger SS | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .332 |
| R Hanigan C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .300 |
| J Votto LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 |
| E Encarnacion 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .289 |
| J Cantu 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .298 |
| B Coats CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .206 |
| J Ellison RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .188 |
| P Lopez 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .178 |
| H Bailey P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .273 |
| B Bray P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-N Hopper PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .329 |
| T Coffey P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| E Guardado P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-M Bellhorn PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .071 |
| M Stanton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 33 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 13 | |
| a-grounded to pitcher for B Bray in the 6th b-struck out swinging for E Guardado in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Votto (7, J Marquis); J Cantu (8, K Wood) HR: J Votto (4, 4th inning off R Dempster 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: R Hanigan 2 (2), J Votto 5 (17), J Cantu (9) 2-out RBI: R Hanigan 2, J Votto 5, J Cantu Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Coats 1, P Lopez 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Ellison (1, 2nd base off J Marquis/J Kendall) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Encarnacion (16, throw) DP: 1 (J Keppinger-P Lopez-J Cantu). | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| H Bailey (W, 4-2) | 5.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 105-62 | 5.76 |
| B Bray (H, 3) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-3 | 6.28 |
| T Coffey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-9 | 5.82 |
| E Guardado | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-8 | 7.24 |
| M Stanton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 5.93 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 146-88 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: H Bailey 28; B Bray 1; T Coffey 4; E Guardado 3; M Stanton 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: H Bailey 8-4; B Bray 1-0; T Coffey 2-1; E Guardado 1-2; M Stanton 0-3 Game Scores: H Bailey 38 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHC | CIN | |||
 | 1st | A Soriano homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | A Soriano singled to center, J Jones and J Kendall scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd | J Jones doubled to right, D Lee scored. | 4 | 0 |
 | 3rd | R Hanigan singled to center, J Ellison scored, J Keppinger to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd | J Votto doubled to deep center, J Keppinger and R Hanigan scored. | 4 | 3 |
| 3rd | J Cantu singled to center, J Votto scored, E Encarnacion to second. | 4 | 4 |
| 4th | R Hanigan singled to left, P Lopez scored, H Bailey to second. | 4 | 5 |
| 4th | J Votto homered to right center, H Bailey and R Hanigan scored. | 4 | 8 |
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| Game Notes |
| CUBS OUTFIELDER ALFONSO SORIANO SET A MAJOR LEAGUE RECORD WITH HIS SEVENTH LEADOFF HOME RUN OF THE MONTH. IT WAS HIS 12TH OF THE SEASON. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 32,620 (77.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:38 |
| Weather | 81 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Reynolds, First Base - Gary Cederstrom, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - Tim Welke |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 30th 2007
| Tampa Bay | 8 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| Florida | 8 | Final |
| NY Mets | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 |
| NY Yankees | 10 | Final |
| Baltimore | 4 |
| Washington | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| St. Louis | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 |
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 2 |
| Detroit | 13 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 3 |
| San Diego | 6 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 11 |
| Atlanta | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 3 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 3 |
| Texas | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| San Francisco | 11 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 2 |