Reds 4, 
Cubs 3
| W: | F. Cordero (5-4) |
| L: | K. Wood (4-4) |
| Chicago Cubs | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Soriano LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .289 |
| M Hoffpauir RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| N Cotts P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| C Marmol P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-D Ward PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .221 |
| K Wood P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Lee 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .296 |
| A Ramirez 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .275 |
| G Soto C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .290 |
| M DeRosa 2B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .288 |
| J Edmonds CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .234 |
| R Theriot SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| R Cedeno SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .285 |
| S Marshall P | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .417 |
| a-M Fontenot PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .301 |
| K Fukudome RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .262 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |
| a-hit sacrifice fly to right for S Marshall in the 7th b-fouled out to third for C Marmol in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: R Cedeno (10, A Harang); A Ramirez (38, D Weathers) RBI: R Cedeno (27), M Fontenot (36) SF: M Fontenot GIDP: G Soto, A Soriano Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M DeRosa 1, R Cedeno 1, D Lee 2, A Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Soriano 2 (19, 2nd base off A Harang/R Hanigan, 2nd base off F Cordero/R Hanigan) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Cotts (2, catch); J Edmonds (6, bobble) DP: 1 (A Soriano-G Soto). Outfield Assist: A Soriano (J Votto at Home). | ||||||||
| Chicago Cubs | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Marshall | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 103-64 | 3.77 |
| N Cotts (H, 7) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 3.94 |
| C Marmol (H, 26) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22-11 | 2.62 |
| K Wood (L, 4-4; B, 6) | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28-14 | 3.26 |
| Totals | 8.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 164-97 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Bruce (By S Marshall) Batters faced: S Marshall 23; N Cotts 3; C Marmol 5; K Wood 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Marshall 7-7; N Cotts 0-1; C Marmol 2-0; K Wood 1-0 Game Scores: S Marshall 63 | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Cabrera LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .289 |
| J Keppinger SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .264 |
| B Phillips 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .262 |
| J Votto 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .292 |
| E Encarnacion 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .254 |
| J Bruce RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .259 |
| R Hanigan C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .279 |
| C Patterson CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .204 |
| b-J Valentin PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .246 |
| W Castillo PR | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| A Harang P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .130 |
| a-A Phillips PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .210 |
| D Weathers P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| F Cordero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-C Dickerson PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .322 |
| Totals | 29 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | |
| a-struck out swinging for A Harang in the 7th b-walked for C Patterson in the 9th c-doubled to shortstop for F Cordero in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Dickerson (9, K Wood) RBI: C Patterson (28), C Dickerson 2 (15), J Cabrera (9) S: A Harang SF: C Patterson Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Keppinger 1, A Harang 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Votto (6, 2nd base off S Marshall/G Soto) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (J Keppinger-B Phillips-J Votto, E Encarnacion-J Votto). | ||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Harang | 7.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 111-68 | 5.18 |
| D Weathers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-8 | 3.23 |
| F Cordero (W, 5-4) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24-13 | 3.47 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 153-89 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Edmonds (By D Weathers) HBP: G Soto (By A Harang); M DeRosa (By A Harang) Batters faced: A Harang 30; D Weathers 5; F Cordero 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Harang 10-6; D Weathers 0-2; F Cordero 0-2 Game Scores: A Harang 55 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHC | CIN | |||
 | 2nd | C Patterson hit sacrifice fly to right, E Encarnacion scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 4th | G Soto grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Hoffpauir scored, A Ramirez out at second, D Lee to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 7th | R Cedeno doubled to right, G Soto scored, M DeRosa to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 7th | M Fontenot hit sacrifice fly to right, M DeRosa scored, R Cedeno to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 9th | C Dickerson doubled to shortstop, J Bruce and R Hanigan scored, W Castillo to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 9th | J Cabrera singled to left, W Castillo scored, C Dickerson to third. | 3 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 37,540 (88.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:02 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Scott Barry, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Charlie Reliford, Third Base - Brian Runge |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 7th 2008
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| Washington | 7 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 | in 14 |
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 2 |
| San Diego | 10 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 1 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Boston | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 2 |
| Houston | 7 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| San Francisco | 11 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |