Final
Cincinnati leads 1-0 (as of 9/9)
| Game 1: Monday, September 9 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 10 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 0 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 11 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 | |
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7:10 PM ET, September 9, 2002
Cinergy Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| P Reese grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Wilson doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Giles singled to right, J Wilson scored. | 1 | 0 |
| A Ramirez singled to shallow right, B Giles to third. | 1 | 0 |
| K Young grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Ramirez out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Salomon Torres pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| R Taylor flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| B Larkin singled to left center. | 1 | 0 |
| T Walker sacrificed to third, B Larkin to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Guillen singled to left, B Larkin scored, J Guillen to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 1 |
| A Dunn grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Kendall walked. | 1 | 1 |
| J Davis grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Kendall out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| A Brown grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Davis out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Salomon Torres pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| A Boone struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| R Branyan grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| J Larue homered to left. | 1 | 2 |
| R Dempster bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| S Torres struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| P Reese reached on infield single to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| J Wilson flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| B Giles homered to left, P Reese scored. | 3 | 2 |
| A Ramirez grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Salomon Torres pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| R Taylor walked. | 3 | 2 |
| B Larkin singled to left, R Taylor to third. | 3 | 2 |
| T Walker singled to right, R Taylor scored, B Larkin to second. | 3 | 3 |
| J Guillen sacrificed to pitcher, B Larkin to third, T Walker to second. | 3 | 3 |
| A Dunn intentionally walked. | 3 | 3 |
| A Boone hit by pitch, B Larkin scored, T Walker to third, A Dunn to second. | 3 | 4 |
| R Branyan walked, T Walker scored, A Dunn to third, A Boone to second. | 3 | 5 |
| J Larue fouled out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| R Dempster grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Boone out at third, R Branyan to second. | 3 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| K Young flied out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| J Kendall doubled to left. | 3 | 5 |
| J Davis flied out to right. | 3 | 5 |
| A Brown flied out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Salomon Torres pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| R Taylor bunt grounded out to first. | 3 | 5 |
| B Larkin hit by pitch. | 3 | 5 |
| T Walker flied out to deep left. | 3 | 5 |
| J Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Larkin out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| T Alvarez hit for S Torres. | 3 | 5 |
| T Alvarez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| P Reese grounded out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| J Wilson grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Anderson pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Anderson relieved S Torres. | 3 | 5 |
| A Dunn walked. | 3 | 5 |
| A Boone grounded out to shortstop, A Dunn to second. | 3 | 5 |
| R Branyan popped out to shallow center. | 3 | 5 |
| A Dunn stole third. | 3 | 5 |
| J Larue struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| B Giles walked. | 3 | 5 |
| A Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Giles out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| K Young struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| J Kendall grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Ramirez out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Anderson pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| R Dempster flied out to right. | 3 | 5 |
| R Taylor singled to center. | 3 | 5 |
| B Larkin walked, R Taylor to second. | 3 | 5 |
| T Walker singled to right, R Taylor to third, B Larkin to second. | 3 | 5 |
| A Reyes relieved J Anderson. | 3 | 5 |
| J Guillen homered to left, R Taylor, B Larkin and T Walker scored. | 3 | 9 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 3 | 9 |
| A Boone struck out swinging. | 3 | 9 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Davis reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 9 |
| A Brown doubled to left center, J Davis scored. | 4 | 9 |
| A Rios hit for A Reyes. | 4 | 9 |
| A Rios singled to right center, A Brown scored, A Rios to second on error by center fielder R Taylor. | 5 | 9 |
| J Riedling relieved R Dempster. | 5 | 9 |
| P Reese grounded out to third. | 5 | 9 |
| J Wilson walked. | 5 | 9 |
| B Chen relieved J Riedling. | 5 | 9 |
| B Giles walked, A Rios to third, J Wilson to second. | 5 | 9 |
| J Hamilton relieved B Chen. | 5 | 9 |
| A Ramirez singled to center, A Rios and J Wilson scored, B Giles to second. | 7 | 9 |
| K Young grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Ramirez out at second. | 7 | 9 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joe Beimel pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Beimel relieved A Reyes. | 7 | 9 |
| R Branyan struck out swinging. | 7 | 9 |
| J Larue grounded out to third. | 7 | 9 |
| J Hamilton doubled to left. | 7 | 9 |
| R Taylor grounded out to first. | 7 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joey Hamilton pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Kendall singled to left center. | 7 | 9 |
| R Mackowiak hit for J Davis. | 7 | 9 |
| R Mackowiak struck out looking. | 7 | 9 |
| A Brown popped out to second. | 7 | 9 |
| C Wilson hit for J Beimel. | 7 | 9 |
| C Wilson grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Kendall out at second. | 7 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Lincoln pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| R Mackowiak in right field. | 7 | 9 |
| M Lincoln relieved J Beimel. | 7 | 9 |
| B Larkin doubled to right center. | 7 | 9 |
| T Walker struck out looking. | 7 | 9 |
| J Guillen grounded out to third. | 7 | 9 |
| A Dunn struck out looking. | 7 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joey Hamilton pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| P Reese walked. | 7 | 9 |
| J Wilson flied out to center. | 7 | 9 |
| B Giles walked, P Reese to second. | 7 | 9 |
| S Williamson relieved J Hamilton. | 7 | 9 |
| A Ramirez singled to left, P Reese to third, B Giles to second. | 7 | 9 |
| M Benjamin ran for A Ramirez. | 7 | 9 |
| K Young grounded into fielder's choice to third, P Reese out at home, B Giles to third, M Benjamin to second. | 7 | 9 |
| J Kendall walked, B Giles scored, M Benjamin to third, K Young to second. | 8 | 9 |
| R Mackowiak grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||