Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/27)
| Game 1: Thursday, May 26 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, May 27 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, May 28 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, May 29 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 11 | |
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7:10 PM ET, May 27, 2005
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: R. Wagner (2-1)
L: M. Gonzalez (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ramon Ortiz pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| M Lawton popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| T Redman struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bay flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Josh Fogg pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| R Freel grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| F Lopez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ortiz pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| D Ward flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| R Mackowiak struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Castillo popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Josh Fogg pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| A Kearns lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dunn grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Randa safe at second on throwing error by third baseman R Mackowiak. | 0 | 0 |
| J Cruz grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ortiz pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| F Sanchez singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ross reached on infield single to shortstop, F Sanchez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Fogg bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, F Sanchez out at third, D Ross to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Lawton grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Fogg out at second, D Ross to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Lawton stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| T Redman struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Josh Fogg pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Valentin struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| R Ortiz grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Freel flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ortiz pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Bay singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ward singled to right, J Bay to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Mackowiak homered to right, J Bay and D Ward scored. | 3 | 0 |
| J Castillo doubled to deep center. | 3 | 0 |
| F Sanchez grounded out to second, J Castillo to third. | 3 | 0 |
| D Ross flied out to right, J Castillo thrown out at home. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Josh Fogg pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| F Lopez doubled to deep center. | 3 | 0 |
| F Lopez to third on passed ball by D Ross. | 3 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr singled to right, F Lopez scored. | 3 | 1 |
| A Kearns flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| A Dunn singled to right, K Griffey Jr to third. | 3 | 1 |
| J Randa popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| J Cruz grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ortiz pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Fogg bunt grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| M Lawton singled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| T Redman popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| M Lawton caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Fogg pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Valentin homered to right. | 3 | 2 |
| R Ortiz grounded out to catcher. | 3 | 2 |
| R Freel flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| F Lopez singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| K Griffey Jr walked, F Lopez to second. | 3 | 2 |
| A Kearns struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ortiz pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Bay singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| D Ward grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Bay out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| R Mackowiak walked. | 3 | 2 |
| J Castillo grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Fogg pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| A Dunn homered to left center. | 3 | 3 |
| J Randa doubled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| J Cruz doubled to deep right, J Randa scored. | 3 | 4 |
| J Grabow relieved J Fogg. | 3 | 4 |
| J Valentin singled to center, J Cruz scored. | 3 | 5 |
| R Ortiz bunted into fielder's choice to third, J Valentin out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| R Freel grounded into double play, third to second to first, R Ortiz out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ortiz pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| F Sanchez singled to left. | 3 | 5 |
| D Ross struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| B Hill hit for J Grabow. | 3 | 5 |
| B Hill singled to center, F Sanchez to second. | 3 | 5 |
| K Mercker relieved R Ortiz. | 3 | 5 |
| M Lawton grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Hill out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Salomon Torres pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| S Torres relieved J Grabow. | 3 | 5 |
| F Lopez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 5 |
| K Griffey Jr flied out to center. | 3 | 5 |
| A Kearns grounded out to third. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kent Mercker pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| T Wigginton hit for T Redman. | 3 | 5 |
| T Wigginton struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| J Bay doubled to deep center. | 3 | 5 |
| D Ward flied out to center, J Bay to third. | 3 | 5 |
| R Mackowiak struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Salomon Torres pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| T Wigginton at third base. | 3 | 5 |
| R Mackowiak in center field. | 3 | 5 |
| A Dunn walked. | 3 | 5 |
| J Randa grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Dunn out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| J Cruz flied out to left. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Wagner pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| R Wagner relieved K Mercker. | 3 | 5 |
| J Romano in left field. | 3 | 5 |
| J Castillo singled to center. | 3 | 5 |
| F Sanchez doubled to deep center, J Castillo to third. | 3 | 5 |
| D Ross safe at second on throwing error by second baseman R Freel, J Castillo and F Sanchez scored. | 5 | 5 |
| J Wilson hit for S Torres. | 5 | 5 |
| J Wilson sacrificed to third, D Ross to third. | 5 | 5 |
| H Cota ran for D Ross. | 5 | 5 |
| M Lawton grounded out to catcher. | 5 | 5 |
| T Wigginton struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mike Gonzalez pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| H Cota catching. | 5 | 5 |
| M Gonzalez relieved S Torres. | 5 | 5 |
| J Valentin struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| J Romano doubled to deep left. | 5 | 5 |
| R Freel reached on infield single to third, J Romano to third. | 5 | 5 |
| F Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Romano scored, R Freel to second. | 5 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||