Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/16)
| Game 1: Friday, April 15 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 11 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 16 | ||
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| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 | |
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1:15 PM ET, April 16, 2005
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Milton pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| A Everett flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| C Biggio fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bagwell walked. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ensberg grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Bagwell out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| D Jimenez fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| S Casey grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| J Lane struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Burke grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Ausmus grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| J Randa flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Kearns struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| W Pena struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| W Taveras popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pettitte grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Everett struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| R Aurilia bunt popped out foul to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| J LaRue reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| E Milton bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, J LaRue out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Jimenez grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| C Biggio popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bagwell struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ensberg singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lane popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| K Griffey Jr walked. | 0 | 0 |
| S Casey singled to right, K Griffey Jr to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Randa flied into double play, left to shortstop to first, S Casey doubled off first. | 0 | 0 |
| A Kearns walked. | 0 | 0 |
| W Pena singled to left, K Griffey Jr scored, A Kearns to third, W Pena to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 1 |
| R Aurilia singled to right, A Kearns and W Pena scored. | 0 | 3 |
| J LaRue popped out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| C Burke singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| B Ausmus doubled to deep right center, C Burke scored. | 1 | 3 |
| W Taveras flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| A Pettitte struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| A Everett grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| E Milton grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 3 |
| D Jimenez lined out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| K Griffey Jr doubled to deep right. | 1 | 3 |
| S Casey singled to center, K Griffey Jr to third. | 1 | 3 |
| J Randa grounded into fielder's choice to third, S Casey out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| C Biggio struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| J Bagwell lined out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| M Ensberg walked. | 1 | 3 |
| J Lane struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| A Kearns grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| W Pena doubled to center. | 1 | 3 |
| R Aurilia walked. | 1 | 3 |
| J LaRue grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Aurilia out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| C Burke fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 3 |
| B Ausmus grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| W Taveras struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| R Freel hit for E Milton. | 1 | 3 |
| R Freel struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| D Jimenez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| K Griffey Jr doubled to right. | 1 | 3 |
| S Casey popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Wagner pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| R Wagner relieved E Milton. | 1 | 3 |
| O Palmeiro hit for A Pettitte. | 1 | 3 |
| O Palmeiro struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| A Everett struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| C Biggio grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| C Harville relieved A Pettitte. | 1 | 3 |
| C Burke at second base. | 1 | 3 |
| O Palmeiro in left field. | 1 | 3 |
| J Randa flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| A Kearns struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| W Pena struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Danny Graves pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| D Graves relieved R Wagner. | 1 | 3 |
| J Bagwell doubled to left. | 1 | 3 |
| M Ensberg grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 3 |
| J Lane grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 3 |
| M Lamb hit for C Burke. | 1 | 3 |
| M Lamb singled to center, J Bagwell scored. | 2 | 3 |
| J Vizcaino hit for B Ausmus. | 2 | 3 |
| E Bruntlett ran for M Lamb. | 2 | 3 |
| J Vizcaino grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||