7:10 PM ET, May 28, 2008
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: B. Arroyo (4-4)
L: T. Gorzelanny (4-5)
Final
Cincinnati leads 2-0 (as of 5/28)
| Game 1: Tuesday, May 27 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, May 28 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, May 29 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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7:10 PM ET, May 28, 2008
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: B. Arroyo (4-4)
L: T. Gorzelanny (4-5)
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| F Sanchez 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .238 | ||
| L Rivas 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | ||
| J Wilson SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .190 | ||
| N McLouth CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .311 | ||
| J Bay LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .290 | ||
| b-J Michaels PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | ||
| X Nady RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .319 | ||
| A LaRoche 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .232 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 3B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .214 | ||
| C Gomez 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .321 | ||
| R Paulino C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .204 | ||
| T Gorzelanny P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .071 | ||
| F Osoria P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .500 | ||
| S Burnett P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-J Bautista PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | ||
| M Salas P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| T Yates P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | |||
| a-grounded to first for S Burnett in the 7th b-flied out to center for J Bay in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: X Nady (15, B Arroyo) RBI: F Osoria (1) 2-out RBI: F Osoria Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: F Osoria 1, D Mientkiewicz 1, F Sanchez 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (F Sanchez-J Wilson-A LaRoche). | ||||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| T Gorzelanny (L, 4-5) | 0.2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 38-18 | 7.38 | |
| F Osoria | 4.1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 55-39 | 4.15 | |
| S Burnett | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-10 | 8.10 | |
| M Salas | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 32-16 | 7.00 | |
| T Yates | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-9 | 3.80 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 157-92 | ||
| PITCHING WP: T Gorzelanny HBP: B Phillips (By M Salas) Batters faced: T Gorzelanny 8; F Osoria 16; S Burnett 6; M Salas 6; T Yates 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Gorzelanny 1-1; F Osoria 2-6; S Burnett 2-1; M Salas 2-0; T Yates 1-1 Game Scores: T Gorzelanny 18 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Hairston SS-LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .338 | ||
| J Bruce CF-RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .667 | ||
| K Griffey Jr RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .245 | ||
| M Lincoln P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| J Valentin C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .256 | ||
| B Phillips 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .294 | ||
| A Dunn LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .258 | ||
| P Janish SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .318 | ||
| E Encarnacion 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .234 | ||
| J Votto 1B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 | ||
| D Ross C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .293 | ||
| D Weathers P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Bray P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Arroyo P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .143 | ||
| R Freel CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .319 | ||
| Totals | 32 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |||
| BATTING 2B: E Encarnacion (11, T Gorzelanny); J Votto (10, F Osoria); J Bruce (2, F Osoria); J Hairston (7, T Yates) HR: D Ross (1, 1st inning off T Gorzelanny 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: K Griffey Jr (24), E Encarnacion (22), J Votto 2 (29), D Ross 4 (5), J Hairston (9) S: B Arroyo SF: K Griffey Jr 2-out RBI: E Encarnacion, J Votto 2, D Ross 2, J Hairston GIDP: R Freel Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: K Griffey Jr 1, B Phillips 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Hairston (9, 3rd base off T Gorzelanny/R Paulino); J Bruce (2, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/R Paulino); J Votto (3, 2nd base off T Gorzelanny/R Paulino) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Weathers (1, catch) | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| B Arroyo (W, 4-4) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 97-52 | 5.29 | |
| M Lincoln | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-8 | 6.08 | |
| D Weathers | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-12 | 4.67 | |
| B Bray | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 3.75 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 133-77 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: B Arroyo 25; M Lincoln 3; D Weathers 4; B Bray 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Arroyo 4-8; M Lincoln 1-1; D Weathers 0-2; B Bray 2-1 Game Scores: B Arroyo 64 | ||||||||||
| PIT | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | K Griffey Jr hit sacrifice fly to left, J Hairston scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st | E Encarnacion doubled to deep left, J Bruce scored, A Dunn to third. | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st | J Votto singled to left, A Dunn and E Encarnacion scored. | 0 | 4 | |
| 1st | D Ross homered to right center, J Votto scored. | 0 | 6 | |
| 2nd | F Osoria reached on infield single to third, A LaRoche scored, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 1 | 6 | |
| 4th | D Ross singled to center, J Votto scored. | 1 | 7 | |
| 6th | J Hairston singled to center, J Votto scored. | 1 | 8 | |
| 7th | D Ross walked, B Phillips scored, A Dunn to third, J Votto to second. | 1 | 9 | |
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| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 15,797 (37.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:36 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bruce Dreckman, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - Sam Holbrook, Third Base - Scott Barry |

