Final in 10
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/22)
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 22 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 11 | Final in 10 |
| Atlanta | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 22, 2004
Turner Field, Atlanta, Georgia
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Byrd pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| R Freel reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| F Lopez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| R Freel caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| S Casey struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Josh Hancock pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| R Furcal walked. | 0 | 0 |
| R Furcal caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Giles homered to center. | 0 | 1 |
| J Drew walked. | 0 | 1 |
| C Jones flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| J Estrada walked, J Drew to second. | 0 | 1 |
| A LaRoche safe at first on throwing error by shortstop A Machado, J Drew scored, J Estrada to third. | 0 | 2 |
| A Jones fouled out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Paul Byrd pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| A Dunn doubled to deep right. | 0 | 2 |
| D Jimenez doubled to deep right center, A Dunn scored. | 1 | 2 |
| A Kearns struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| J Valentin singled to center, D Jimenez to third. | 1 | 2 |
| A Machado grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Jimenez scored, J Valentin out at second. | 2 | 2 |
| J Hancock struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Josh Hancock pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| C Thomas flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| P Byrd grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| R Furcal popped out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Paul Byrd pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| R Freel popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| F Lopez singled to left. | 2 | 2 |
| S Casey grounded out to second, F Lopez to second. | 2 | 2 |
| A Dunn singled to right center, F Lopez scored. | 3 | 2 |
| D Jimenez struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Josh Hancock pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| M Giles grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| J Drew lined out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| C Jones grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Paul Byrd pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| A Kearns struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| J Valentin singled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| A Machado sacrificed to first, J Valentin to second, A Machado safe at home on throwing error by pitcher P Byrd. J Valentin on throwing error by pitcher P Byrd.and J Valentin scored on throwing error | 6 | 2 |
| J Hancock struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| R Freel singled to right. | 6 | 2 |
| F Lopez singled to center, R Freel to third. | 6 | 2 |
| S Casey singled to left, R Freel scored, F Lopez to second. | 7 | 2 |
| A Dunn grounded out to first. | 7 | 2 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Josh Hancock pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| J Estrada fouled out to third. | 7 | 2 |
| A LaRoche grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 2 |
| A Jones grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Juan Cruz pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| J Cruz relieved P Byrd. | 7 | 2 |
| D Jimenez flied out to left. | 7 | 2 |
| A Kearns struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| J Valentin flied out to left. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Hancock pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| C Thomas struck out looking. | 7 | 2 |
| D Wise hit for J Cruz. | 7 | 2 |
| D Wise flied out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| R Furcal flied out to left. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Roman Colon pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| R Colon relieved J Cruz. | 7 | 2 |
| D Wise in center field. | 7 | 2 |
| A Machado doubled to right. | 7 | 2 |
| J Hancock walked. | 7 | 2 |
| R Freel sacrificed to pitcher, A Machado to third, J Hancock to second. | 7 | 2 |
| F Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to first, A Machado out at home, J Hancock to third. | 7 | 2 |
| T Martin relieved R Colon. | 7 | 2 |
| S Casey popped out to second. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Hancock pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| M Giles reached on infield single to third. | 7 | 2 |
| J Drew walked, M Giles to second. | 7 | 2 |
| C Jones walked, M Giles to third, J Drew to second. | 7 | 2 |
| J Estrada hit sacrifice fly to center, M Giles scored, J Drew to third, C Jones to second. | 7 | 3 |
| A LaRoche doubled to right, J Drew and C Jones scored. | 7 | 5 |
| J Franco hit for T Martin. | 7 | 5 |
| N Green ran for A LaRoche. | 7 | 5 |
| J Franco struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| G White relieved J Hancock. | 7 | 5 |
| E Marrero hit for C Thomas. | 7 | 5 |
| E Marrero lined out to left. | 7 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Antonio Alfonseca pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| A Alfonseca relieved T Martin. | 7 | 5 |
| J Franco at first base. | 7 | 5 |
| E Marrero in left field. | 7 | 5 |
| A Dunn grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 5 |
| D Jimenez grounded out to second. | 7 | 5 |
| A Kearns grounded out to third. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Gabe White pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| D Wise bunt popped out to pitcher. | 7 | 5 |
| R Furcal struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| J Riedling relieved G White. | 7 | 5 |
| D Bragg in right field. | 7 | 5 |
| M Giles hit by pitch. | 7 | 5 |
| J Drew singled to right center, M Giles to second. | 7 | 5 |
| C Jones homered to left, M Giles and J Drew scored. | 7 | 8 |
| J Estrada singled to center. | 7 | 8 |
| M Derosa hit for A Alfonseca. | 7 | 8 |
| M Derosa safe at first on throwing error by third baseman F Lopez, J Estrada to second. | 7 | 8 |
| J Franco grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Derosa out at second. | 7 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Reitsma pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| C Reitsma relieved A Alfonseca. | 7 | 8 |
| M Derosa at second base. | 7 | 8 |
| J Valentin singled to right. | 7 | 8 |
| A Machado struck out swinging. | 7 | 8 |
| D Bragg struck out swinging. | 7 | 8 |
| R Freel struck out swinging. | 7 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Todd Van Poppel pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| T Van Poppel relieved J Riedling. | 7 | 8 |
| E Marrero popped out to third. | 7 | 8 |
| D Wise safe at first on throwing error by shortstop A Machado. | 7 | 8 |
| R Furcal struck out looking. | 7 | 8 |
| W Betemit hit for C Reitsma. | 7 | 8 |
| D Wise stole second. | 7 | 8 |
| W Betemit walked. | 7 | 8 |
| P Norton relieved T Van Poppel. | 7 | 8 |
| J Drew walked, D Wise to third, W Betemit to second. | 7 | 8 |
| C Jones grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Smoltz pitching for Atlanta | CIN | ATL |
| J Smoltz relieved C Reitsma. | 7 | 8 |
| F Lopez singled to right. | 7 | 8 |
| F Lopez to second on wild pitch by J Smoltz. | 7 | 8 |
| S Casey singled to left, F Lopez scored. | 8 | 8 |
| S Casey to second on wild pitch by J Smoltz. | 8 | 8 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 8 | 8 |
| D Jimenez doubled to deep right, S Casey scored. | 9 | 8 |
| J Cruz hit for P Norton. | 9 | 8 |
| J Cruz intentionally walked. | 9 | 8 |
| J Valentin homered to right, D Jimenez and J Cruz scored. | 12 | 8 |
| T Smith relieved J Smoltz. | 12 | 8 |
| A Machado singled to center. | 12 | 8 |
| D Bragg grounded into double play, second to first to shortstop, A Machado out at second. | 12 | 8 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Atlanta - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Valentine pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | ATL |
| J Valentine relieved P Norton. | 12 | 8 |
| J Estrada walked. | 12 | 8 |
| M Derosa flied out to center. | 12 | 8 |
| J Franco walked, J Estrada to second. | 12 | 8 |
| E Marrero grounded into double play, shortstop to first, J Franco out at second. | 12 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||