Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/21)
| Game 1: Friday, May 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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7:10 PM ET, May 21, 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 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Elizardo Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| G Sizemore struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Blake lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Broussard doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| V Martinez singled to right, B Broussard scored. | 1 | 0 |
| J Gerut struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| F Lopez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| W Bergolla singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| S Casey singled to right, W Bergolla to second. | 1 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr singled to left center, W Bergolla scored, S Casey to second. | 1 | 1 |
| A Dunn grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, K Griffey Jr out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Elizardo Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| A Boone flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| A Cora hit by pitch. | 1 | 1 |
| J Peralta grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Cora out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| J Randa grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| A Kearns singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| J Valentin flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| E Ramirez struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Elizardo Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| C Sabathia flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| G Sizemore lined out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| C Blake singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| B Broussard grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| F Lopez singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| W Bergolla grounded into fielder's choice to first, F Lopez out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| S Casey doubled to deep right, W Bergolla scored, S Casey to third on throwing error by shortstop J Peralta. | 1 | 1 |
| K Griffey Jr reached on infield single to shortstop, S Casey scored. | 1 | 2 |
| A Dunn grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Elizardo Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| V Martinez struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| J Gerut singled to right. | 1 | 3 |
| A Boone hit by pitch, J Gerut to second. | 1 | 3 |
| A Cora fouled out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| J Gerut to third, A Boone to second on wild pitch by E Ramirez. | 1 | 3 |
| J Peralta singled to center, J Gerut and A Boone scored. | 3 | 3 |
| C Sabathia homered to center, J Peralta scored. | 5 | 3 |
| G Sizemore popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| J Randa grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| A Kearns doubled to deep right, A Kearns to third on error by right fielder C Blake. | 5 | 3 |
| J Valentin popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| E Ramirez struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Elizardo Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| C Blake grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| B Broussard singled to left. | 5 | 3 |
| V Martinez flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| J Gerut grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| F Lopez grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| W Bergolla grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| S Casey struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Elizardo Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| A Boone lined out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| A Cora grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| J Peralta grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| K Griffey Jr grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| J Randa struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Elizardo Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| C Sabathia grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| G Sizemore grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| C Blake flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bob Howry pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| B Howry relieved C Sabathia. | 5 | 3 |
| A Kearns struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| J Valentin singled to right. | 5 | 3 |
| L Lopez hit for E Ramirez. | 5 | 3 |
| L Lopez fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 3 |
| F Lopez grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kent Mercker pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| K Mercker relieved E Ramirez. | 5 | 3 |
| B Broussard grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| V Martinez flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| J Gerut grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bob Howry pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| W Bergolla flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| A Rhodes relieved B Howry. | 5 | 3 |
| S Casey singled to left. | 5 | 3 |
| K Griffey Jr struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| A Dunn struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Wagner pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| R Wagner relieved K Mercker. | 5 | 3 |
| A Boone struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| A Cora doubled to left center. | 5 | 3 |
| J Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| R Belliard hit for A Rhodes. | 5 | 3 |
| R Belliard grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Arthur Rhodes pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| B Wickman relieved A Rhodes. | 5 | 3 |
| J Randa grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| A Kearns grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| J Valentin flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||