Reds 4, 
Pirates 1
| W: | B. Arroyo (14-13) |
| L: | C. Morton (4-9) |
| SV: | F. Cordero (39) |
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| W Taveras CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .241 | .276 |
| D Sutton SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .213 | .294 |
P Janish SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | .299 |
| J Votto 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .314 | .406 |
| B Phillips 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .280 | .335 |
| S Rolen 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | .267 | .350 |
| J Gomes RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .265 | .338 |
J Bruce RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .213 | .288 |
| W Balentien LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .268 | .366 |
| R Hanigan C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11 | .266 | .360 |
| B Arroyo P | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .103 | .103 |
a-J Francisco PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .375 | .444 |
N Masset P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
| Totals | 31 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 128 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for B Arroyo in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Sutton (4, C Morton); J Votto (32, C Morton) RBI: D Sutton (9), J Votto 2 (76), B Phillips (95) 2-out RBI: D Sutton, J Votto 2, B Phillips GIDP: S Rolen, R Hanigan Team LOB: 2 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (B Phillips-D Sutton-J Votto, F Cordero-P Janish-J Votto). | |||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B Arroyo (W, 14-13) | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 108-78 | 3.95 |
| N Masset (H, 19) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-10 | 2.52 |
| F Cordero (S, 39) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-16 | 2.19 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 145-104 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Arroyo 15/26; N Masset 3/3; F Cordero 3/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Arroyo 23-8-28-19; N Masset 3-3-3-1; F Cordero 6-2-5-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Arroyo 9-8; N Masset 1-0; F Cordero 2-0 Game Scores: B Arroyo 66 | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| A McCutchen CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | .278 | .353 |
| D Young 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .262 | .321 |
| G Jones 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .301 | .373 |
| L Milledge LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .291 | .333 |
| B Moss RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .241 | .300 |
| A LaRoche 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .247 | .326 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | |
a-R Doumit PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .248 | .291 |
| J Jaramillo C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | .259 | .318 |
| L Cruz SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .178 | .255 |
| C Morton P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .148 | .148 |
N Walker 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .182 | .270 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 145 | ||
| a-singled to left for S Jackson in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A LaRoche (22, B Arroyo) HR: L Milledge (3, 7th inning off B Arroyo 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: L Milledge (17) S: C Morton GIDP: D Young, L Milledge Pirates RISP: 0-5 (L Cruz 0-1, C Morton 0-1, A McCutchen 0-1, J Jaramillo 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (B Moss-G Jones, A LaRoche-D Young-G Jones, D Young-L Cruz-G Jones). Outfield Assist: B Moss (D Sutton at 1st base). | |||||||||
| Pittsburgh Pirates | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Morton (L, 4-9) | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 103-66 | 5.01 |
| S Jackson | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 25-17 | 3.18 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 128-83 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Morton 16/26; S Jackson 5/7 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Morton 10-7-29-20; S Jackson 2-6-5-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Morton 10-7; S Jackson 2-1 Game Scores: C Morton 50 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CIN | PIT | |||
 | 3rd | D Sutton hit a ground rule double to deep left, B Arroyo scored, W Taveras to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | J Votto doubled to deep center, W Taveras and D Sutton scored. | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd | B Phillips singled to left, J Votto scored. | 4 | 0 |
 | 7th | L Milledge homered to left. | 4 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA |
| Attendance | 15,892 (41.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:40 |
| Weather | 72 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 3 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Todd Tichenor, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Tim Tschida, Third Base - Bob Davidson |
MLB Scores
Thursday, September 24th
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 |
| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Oakland | 12 |
| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 6 |
| Seattle | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 4 |
| Philadelphia | 9 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 4 |
| Boston | 10 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 |
| San Diego | 5 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| San Francisco | 2 |