Final
Oakland won 3-0
| Game 1: Monday, June 7 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 13 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, June 8 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 10 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, June 9 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 8 | Final |
| Oakland | 17 | |
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10:05 PM ET, June 9, 2004
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
W: R. Harden (3-3)
L: J. Acevedo (3-5)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Harden pitching for Oakland | CIN | OAK | |
| Ryan Freel | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (swinging), R Freel struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), D Jimenez flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Casey | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, S Casey walked | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), K Griffey Jr struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Jose Acevedo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | OAK | |
| Billy McMillon | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, B McMillon singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Mark McLemore | Strike (looking), M McLemore singled to center, B McMillon to second | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Kotsay | Strike (looking), M Kotsay singled to center, B McMillon to third, M McLemore to second | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Dye | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, J Dye grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B McMillon scored, M Kotsay out at second, M McLemore to third | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Hatteberg | S Hatteberg flied out to left | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Rich Harden pitching for Oakland | CIN | OAK | |
| Adam Dunn | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), A Dunn struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Jason LaRue | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), J LaRue struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Jacob Cruz | J Cruz grounded out to first | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Jose Acevedo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | OAK | |
| Erubiel Durazo | Strike (looking), E Durazo singled to right | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Crosby | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, B Crosby flied out to center | 0 | 1 |
| Damian Miller | Ball, Ball, D Miller doubled to deep right center, E Durazo to third | 0 | 1 |
| Marco Scutaro | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, M Scutaro doubled to left, E Durazo and D Miller scored | 0 | 3 |
| Billy McMillon | B McMillon singled to center, M Scutaro scored | 0 | 4 |
| Mark McLemore | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, M McLemore grounded out to second, B McMillon to second | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Kotsay | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, M Kotsay flied out to left | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Rich Harden pitching for Oakland | CIN | OAK | |
| Brandon Larson | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), B Larson struck out looking | 0 | 4 |
| Felipe Lopez | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), F Lopez struck out swinging | 0 | 4 |
| Ryan Freel | Ball, Strike (bunted foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, R Freel singled to center | 0 | 4 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D Jimenez walked, R Freel to second | 0 | 4 |
| Sean Casey | Strike (foul), S Casey lined out to third | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Jose Acevedo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | OAK | |
| Jermaine Dye | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), J Dye singled to right | 0 | 4 |
| Scott Hatteberg | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), S Hatteberg singled to right, J Dye to second | 0 | 4 |
| Erubiel Durazo | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), E Durazo fouled out to third | 0 | 4 |
| Bobby Crosby | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, B Crosby walked, J Dye to third, S Hatteberg to second | 0 | 4 |
| Damian Miller | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, D Miller homered to left, J Dye, S Hatteberg and B Crosby scored | 0 | 8 |
| Marco Scutaro | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), M Scutaro struck out looking | 0 | 8 |
| Billy McMillon | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), B McMillon grounded out to second | 0 | 8 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Rich Harden pitching for Oakland | CIN | OAK | |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | Strike (foul), K Griffey Jr singled to deep right | 0 | 8 |
| Adam Dunn | Strike (foul), A Dunn fouled out to third | 0 | 8 |
| Jason LaRue | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J LaRue struck out swinging | 0 | 8 |
| Jacob Cruz | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, J Cruz grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Phil Norton pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | OAK | |
| P Norton relieved J Acevedo. | 0 | 8 | |
| Mark McLemore | M McLemore singled to left | 0 | 8 |
| Mark Kotsay | Ball, M Kotsay doubled to deep right, M McLemore to third | 0 | 8 |
| Jermaine Dye | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Dye singled to left, M McLemore scored, M Kotsay to third | 0 | 9 |
| Scott Hatteberg | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, S Hatteberg walked, J Dye to second | 0 | 9 |
| Erubiel Durazo | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), E Durazo struck out swinging | 0 | 9 |
| Bobby Crosby | Ball, Strike (swinging), B Crosby grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Kotsay scored, S Hatteberg out at second, J Dye to third, B Crosby to first, J Dye scored, B Crosby to second on error by first baseman S Casey | 0 | 11 |
| Damian Miller | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, D Miller grounded out to third | 0 | 11 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Rich Harden pitching for Oakland | CIN | OAK | |
| E German at third base. | 0 | 11 | |
| Brandon Larson | B Larson lined out to left | 0 | 11 |
| Felipe Lopez | Ball, F Lopez grounded out to first | 0 | 11 |
| Ryan Freel | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, R Freel singled to center | 0 | 11 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (looking), D Jimenez struck out looking | 0 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Phil Norton pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | OAK | |
| Marco Scutaro | Ball, Ball, M Scutaro doubled to left | 0 | 11 |
| Billy McMillon | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), B McMillon struck out swinging | 0 | 11 |
| Esteban German | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), E German struck out swinging | 0 | 11 |
| Mark Kotsay | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), M Kotsay struck out swinging | 0 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Rich Harden pitching for Oakland | CIN | OAK | |
| E Karros at first base. | 0 | 11 | |
| Sean Casey | Strike (foul), S Casey safe at first on error by pitcher R Harden | 0 | 11 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, K Griffey Jr popped out to shortstop | 0 | 11 |
| Adam Dunn | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, A Dunn walked, S Casey to second | 0 | 11 |
| Jason LaRue | Strike (foul), Ball, J LaRue hit by pitch, S Casey to third, A Dunn to second | 0 | 11 |
| Jacob Cruz | J Cruz singled to center, S Casey and A Dunn scored, J LaRue to second | 2 | 11 |
| Brandon Larson | Ball, B Larson doubled to deep right center, J LaRue scored, J Cruz to third | 3 | 11 |
| Felipe Lopez | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), F Lopez doubled to deep right, J Cruz and B Larson scored, J Duchscherer relieved R Harden | 5 | 11 |
| Ryan Freel | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, R Freel walked | 5 | 11 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, D Jimenez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Freel out at second | 5 | 11 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| John Riedling pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | OAK | |
| J Valentin catching. | 5 | 11 | |
| J Riedling relieved P Norton. | 5 | 11 | |
| Jermaine Dye | Strike (looking), Ball, J Dye popped out to second | 5 | 11 |
| Eric Karros | Ball, Strike (foul), E Karros fouled out to first | 5 | 11 |
| Erubiel Durazo | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, E Durazo walked | 5 | 11 |
| Bobby Crosby | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), B Crosby singled to center, E Durazo to second | 5 | 11 |
| Damian Miller | Strike (looking), D Miller grounded out to first | 5 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Justin Duchscherer pitching for Oakland | CIN | OAK | |
| Sean Casey | S Casey grounded out to second | 5 | 11 |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | K Griffey Jr singled to left | 5 | 11 |
| Adam Dunn | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), A Dunn homered to right, K Griffey Jr scored | 7 | 11 |
| Javier Valentin | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, J Valentin grounded out to third | 7 | 11 |
| Jacob Cruz | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), J Cruz homered to right | 8 | 11 |
| Brandon Larson | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, B Larson singled to left center | 8 | 11 |
| Felipe Lopez | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), F Lopez struck out looking | 8 | 11 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| John Riedling pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | OAK | |
| Marco Scutaro | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), M Scutaro lined out to right | 8 | 11 |
| Billy McMillon | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, B McMillon walked, E Byrnes ran for B McMillon | 8 | 11 |
| Esteban German | Strike (looking), E Byrnes stole second, Ball, E German singled to shallow center, E Byrnes scored | 8 | 12 |
| Mark Kotsay | Strike (swinging), Ball, M Kotsay singled to center, E German to third | 8 | 12 |
| Jermaine Dye | J Dye singled to left center, E German scored, M Kotsay to second | 8 | 13 |
| Eric Karros | E Karros doubled to deep left, M Kotsay and J Dye scored | 8 | 15 |
| Erubiel Durazo | E Durazo homered to center, E Karros scored, T Jones relieved J Riedling | 8 | 17 |
| Bobby Crosby | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), B Crosby struck out swinging | 8 | 17 |
| Damian Miller | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), D Miller struck out swinging | 8 | 17 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Hammond pitching for Oakland | CIN | OAK | |
| E Byrnes in left field. | 8 | 17 | |
| C Hammond relieved J Duchscherer. | 8 | 17 | |
| Ryan Freel | Strike (looking), R Freel grounded out to pitcher | 8 | 17 |
| D'Angelo Jimenez | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, D Jimenez fouled out to first, T Hummel hit for S Casey | 8 | 17 |
| Tim Hummel | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, T Hummel flied out to center | 8 | 17 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Danny Graves pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | OAK | |
| R Freel in center field. | 8 | 17 | |
| T Hummel at first base. | 8 | 17 | |
| W Pena in right field. | 8 | 17 | |
| D Graves relieved T Jones. | 8 | 17 | |
| Marco Scutaro | Strike (looking), M Scutaro flied out to center | 8 | 17 |
| Eric Byrnes | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, E Byrnes singled to left | 8 | 17 |
| Esteban German | Strike (looking), Ball, E German reached on infield single to shortstop, E Byrnes to second, B Kielty hit for M Kotsay | 8 | 17 |
| Bobby Kielty | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (looking), B Kielty struck out looking | 8 | 17 |
| Jermaine Dye | Strike (looking), J Dye fouled out to first | 8 | 17 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Chad Bradford pitching for Oakland | CIN | OAK | |
| E Byrnes in center field. | 8 | 17 | |
| B Kielty in left field. | 8 | 17 | |
| C Bradford relieved C Hammond. | 8 | 17 | |
| Wily Mo Pena | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), W Pena struck out swinging | 8 | 17 |
| Adam Dunn | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, A Dunn walked | 8 | 17 |
| Javier Valentin | J Valentin grounded out to first, A Dunn to second | 8 | 17 |
| Jacob Cruz | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Cruz struck out swinging | 8 | 17 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||