Final
Houston leads 1-0 (as of 7/7)
| Game 1: Monday, July 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 8 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 12 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, July 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 11 | |
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8:05 PM ET, July 7, 2003
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: R. Oswalt (5-4)
L: R. Dempster (2-6)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU | |
| Adam Dunn | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), A Dunn reached on infield single to second | 0 | 0 |
| Barry Larkin | Ball, B Larkin flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | K Griffey Jr popped out to first | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Guillen | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Guillen hit by pitch, A Dunn to second | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron Boone | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), A Boone singled to center, A Dunn scored, J Guillen thrown out at third | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU | |
| Craig Biggio | C Biggio grounded out to third | 1 | 0 |
| Geoff Blum | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, G Blum lined out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | Strike (swinging), Ball, J Bagwell grounded out to third | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU | |
| Sean Casey | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), S Casey grounded out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Kelly Stinnett | Strike (looking), K Stinnett flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Olmedo | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, R Olmedo walked | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Dempster | Strike (foul), R Dempster lined out to second | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU | |
| Lance Berkman | L Berkman singled to right center | 1 | 0 |
| Richard Hidalgo | Ball, Strike (foul), R Hidalgo flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| Morgan Ensberg | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, M Ensberg grounded into fielder's choice to third, L Berkman out at second | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Ausmus | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, B Ausmus grounded out to third | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU | |
| Adam Dunn | Strike (foul), A Dunn popped out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Larkin | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), B Larkin flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | Strike (swinging), Ball, K Griffey Jr flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU | |
| Eric Bruntlett | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), E Bruntlett struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Roy Oswalt | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, R Oswalt walked | 1 | 0 |
| Craig Biggio | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, C Biggio walked, R Oswalt to second | 1 | 0 |
| Geoff Blum | G Blum safe at first on error by first baseman S Casey, R Oswalt to third, C Biggio to second | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Bagwell | Ball, Ball, J Bagwell reached on infield single to third, R Oswalt scored, C Biggio to third, G Blum to second | 1 | 1 |
| Lance Berkman | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), L Berkman struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Hidalgo | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, R Hidalgo doubled to deep left center, C Biggio, G Blum and J Bagwell scored, R Hidalgo to third on throwing error by center fielder K Griffey Jr | 1 | 4 |
| Morgan Ensberg | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), M Ensberg struck out swinging | 1 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU | |
| Jose Guillen | J Guillen grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 4 |
| Aaron Boone | Strike (looking), A Boone singled to center | 1 | 4 |
| Sean Casey | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), S Casey struck out swinging | 1 | 4 |
| Kelly Stinnett | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, K Stinnett grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Boone out at second | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU | |
| Brad Ausmus | B Ausmus singled to left | 1 | 4 |
| Eric Bruntlett | E Bruntlett homered to left, B Ausmus scored | 1 | 6 |
| Roy Oswalt | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), R Oswalt struck out looking | 1 | 6 |
| Craig Biggio | Ball, Strike (looking), C Biggio flied out to center | 1 | 6 |
| Geoff Blum | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, G Blum reached on infield single to second | 1 | 6 |
| Jeff Bagwell | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (swinging), J Bagwell struck out swinging | 1 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU | |
| Ray Olmedo | Ball, R Olmedo flied out to right | 1 | 6 |
| Reggie Taylor | R Taylor hit for R Dempster, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), R Taylor struck out swinging | 1 | 6 |
| Adam Dunn | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, A Dunn fouled out to third | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| John Riedling pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU | |
| J Riedling relieved R Dempster. | 1 | 6 | |
| Lance Berkman | Ball, L Berkman flied out to center | 1 | 6 |
| Richard Hidalgo | Ball, Strike (foul), R Hidalgo flied out to shallow left center | 1 | 6 |
| Morgan Ensberg | M Ensberg doubled to deep center | 1 | 6 |
| Brad Ausmus | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, B Ausmus walked | 1 | 6 |
| Eric Bruntlett | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), E Bruntlett struck out swinging | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Roy Oswalt pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU | |
| Barry Larkin | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), B Larkin flied out to right | 1 | 6 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), K Griffey Jr flied out to center | 1 | 6 |
| Jose Guillen | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Guillen struck out swinging | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| John Riedling pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU | |
| David Matranga | D Matranga hit for R Oswalt, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, D Matranga grounded out to third | 1 | 6 |
| Craig Biggio | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Biggio grounded out to third | 1 | 6 |
| Geoff Blum | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, G Blum singled to shallow left | 1 | 6 |
| Jeff Bagwell | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), J Bagwell grounded out to second | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Ricky Stone pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU | |
| R Stone relieved R Oswalt. | 1 | 6 | |
| Aaron Boone | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), A Boone struck out swinging | 1 | 6 |
| Sean Casey | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), S Casey grounded out to first | 1 | 6 |
| Kelly Stinnett | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), K Stinnett struck out swinging | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Todd Van Poppel pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU | |
| T Van Poppel relieved J Riedling. | 1 | 6 | |
| R Branyan at first base. | 1 | 6 | |
| Lance Berkman | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), L Berkman flied out to left | 1 | 6 |
| Richard Hidalgo | Ball, Strike (looking), R Hidalgo flied out to deep center | 1 | 6 |
| Morgan Ensberg | Strike (swinging), M Ensberg homered to left | 1 | 7 |
| Brad Ausmus | B Ausmus grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Ricky Stone pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU | |
| Ray Olmedo | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), R Olmedo struck out swinging | 1 | 7 |
| Russell Branyan | Strike (swinging), Ball, R Branyan singled to right, R Branyan out stretching at second | 1 | 7 |
| Adam Dunn | Ball, Ball, A Dunn flied out to right | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Todd Van Poppel pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU | |
| Eric Bruntlett | Ball, E Bruntlett flied out to shallow left | 1 | 7 |
| Orlando Merced | O Merced hit for R Stone, Strike (foul), Ball, O Merced lined out to right | 1 | 7 |
| Craig Biggio | C Biggio singled to left | 1 | 7 |
| Geoff Blum | G Blum grounded out to first | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Billy Wagner pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU | |
| B Wagner relieved R Stone. | 1 | 7 | |
| Barry Larkin | Ball, B Larkin flied out to center | 1 | 7 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | K Griffey Jr popped out to shortstop | 1 | 7 |
| Jose Guillen | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), J Guillen struck out swinging | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||