Final
St. Louis won 3-1
| Game 1: Thursday, July 15 | ||
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| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, July 16 | ||
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| St. Louis | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, July 17 | ||
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| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, July 18 | ||
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| St. Louis | 10 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 | |
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1:15 PM ET, July 18, 2004
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: J. Suppan (9-5)
L: J. Acevedo (4-8)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jose Acevedo pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| M Anderson flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| E Renteria singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| S Rolen lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| R Freel flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| B Larkin popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| S Casey grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jose Acevedo pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| J Edmonds walked. | 0 | 0 |
| R Sanders struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mabry doubled to right, J Edmonds to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Matheny singled to shallow right, J Edmonds scored, J Mabry to third. | 1 | 0 |
| J Suppan sacrificed to pitcher, M Matheny to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Anderson grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| A Dunn walked. | 1 | 0 |
| D Jimenez flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| A Dunn stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| W Pena struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| J Vander Wal homered to right, A Dunn scored. | 1 | 2 |
| J LaRue flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jose Acevedo pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| E Renteria homered to left. | 2 | 2 |
| A Pujols walked. | 2 | 2 |
| S Rolen singled to center, A Pujols to second. | 2 | 2 |
| J Edmonds doubled to deep right, A Pujols scored, S Rolen to third. | 3 | 2 |
| R Sanders intentionally walked. | 3 | 2 |
| J Mabry hit sacrifice fly to center, S Rolen scored. | 4 | 2 |
| M Matheny doubled to deep right, J Edmonds and R Sanders scored. | 6 | 2 |
| T Van Poppel relieved J Acevedo. | 6 | 2 |
| J Suppan struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| M Anderson struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| T Van Poppel grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| R Freel grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| B Larkin struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Todd Van Poppel pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| E Renteria flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| A Pujols flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| S Rolen flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| S Casey doubled to deep center. | 6 | 2 |
| A Dunn grounded out to second, S Casey to third. | 6 | 2 |
| D Jimenez singled to right, S Casey scored. | 6 | 3 |
| W Pena grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Jimenez out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Todd Van Poppel pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| J Edmonds struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| R Sanders homered to center. | 7 | 3 |
| J Mabry grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 3 |
| M Matheny grounded out to third. | 7 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| J Vander Wal grounded out to second. | 7 | 3 |
| J LaRue singled to deep left. | 7 | 3 |
| T Hummel hit for T Van Poppel. | 7 | 3 |
| T Hummel grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, J LaRue out at second. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Wagner pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| R Wagner relieved T Van Poppel. | 7 | 3 |
| J Suppan lined out to shortstop. | 7 | 3 |
| M Anderson grounded out to second. | 7 | 3 |
| E Renteria walked. | 7 | 3 |
| A Pujols reached on infield single to second, E Renteria to second. | 7 | 3 |
| S Rolen doubled to deep left, E Renteria and A Pujols scored, S Rolen to third advancing on throw. | 9 | 3 |
| J Edmonds struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| R Freel grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 3 |
| B Larkin flied out to left. | 9 | 3 |
| S Casey grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Phil Norton pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| P Norton relieved R Wagner. | 9 | 3 |
| J Castro at shortstop. | 9 | 3 |
| R Sanders grounded out to third. | 9 | 3 |
| J Mabry singled to right center, J Mabry out stretching at second. | 9 | 3 |
| M Matheny grounded out to catcher. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| A Dunn doubled to deep right. | 9 | 3 |
| D Jimenez singled to left center, A Dunn to third. | 9 | 3 |
| W Pena singled to right, A Dunn scored, D Jimenez to second. | 9 | 4 |
| S Kline relieved J Suppan. | 9 | 4 |
| S Taguchi in left field. | 9 | 4 |
| J Romano hit for J Vander Wal. | 9 | 4 |
| J Romano struck out swinging. | 9 | 4 |
| K Calero relieved S Kline. | 9 | 4 |
| J LaRue struck out swinging. | 9 | 4 |
| J Castro singled to center, D Jimenez tagged out at home, W Pena to second. | 9 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Phil Norton pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| W Pena in right field. | 9 | 4 |
| J Romano in center field. | 9 | 4 |
| S Taguchi struck out swinging. | 9 | 4 |
| M Anderson grounded out to second. | 9 | 4 |
| E Renteria flied out to right. | 9 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ray King pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| R King relieved K Calero. | 9 | 4 |
| R Freel singled to left center. | 9 | 4 |
| J Valentin hit for P Norton. | 9 | 4 |
| J Valentin lined out to right. | 9 | 4 |
| S Casey flied out to right. | 9 | 4 |
| R Freel to second on fielder's indifference. | 9 | 4 |
| A Dunn walked. | 9 | 4 |
| D Jimenez grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Riedling pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| J Riedling relieved P Norton. | 9 | 4 |
| A Pujols singled to center. | 9 | 4 |
| S Rolen flied out to center. | 9 | 4 |
| J Edmonds doubled to deep center, A Pujols scored. | 10 | 4 |
| R Sanders grounded out to third. | 10 | 4 |
| R Lankford hit for R King. | 10 | 4 |
| R Lankford popped out to second. | 10 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Cal Eldred pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| C Eldred relieved R King. | 10 | 4 |
| W Pena popped out to first. | 10 | 4 |
| J Romano flied out to right. | 10 | 4 |
| J LaRue struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||