Final
Series tied 2-2 (as of 5/29)
| 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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1:15 PM ET, May 29, 2005
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: B. Claussen (2-3)
L: K. Wells (3-4)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| F Sanchez grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| T Redman walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bay popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| T Wigginton struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kip Wells pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| R Freel reached on infield single to shortstop, R Freel to second on throwing error by shortstop J Wilson. | 0 | 0 |
| F Lopez grounded out to first, R Freel to third. | 0 | 0 |
| S Casey walked. | 0 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr hit sacrifice fly to left, R Freel scored. | 0 | 1 |
| A Dunn struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Castillo singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| M Restovich popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| H Cota grounded out to pitcher, J Castillo to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Wilson flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kip Wells pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| A Kearns lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| R Aurilia reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J LaRue homered to center, R Aurilia scored. | 0 | 3 |
| B Claussen walked. | 0 | 3 |
| R Freel walked, B Claussen to second. | 0 | 3 |
| F Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Freel out at second, B Claussen to third. | 0 | 3 |
| S Casey safe at first on throwing error by third baseman F Sanchez, B Claussen scored, F Lopez to third. | 0 | 4 |
| K Griffey Jr homered to right, F Lopez and S Casey scored. | 0 | 7 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| 6 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| K Wells grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| F Sanchez grounded out to first. | 0 | 7 |
| T Redman singled to center. | 0 | 7 |
| J Bay struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kip Wells pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| A Kearns walked. | 0 | 7 |
| R Aurilia struck out looking. | 0 | 7 |
| J LaRue doubled to deep right, A Kearns scored. | 0 | 8 |
| B Claussen grounded out to third. | 0 | 8 |
| R Freel doubled to left, J LaRue scored. | 0 | 9 |
| R Vogelsong relieved K Wells. | 0 | 9 |
| F Lopez struck out swinging. | 0 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| T Wigginton doubled to deep center. | 0 | 9 |
| J Castillo walked. | 0 | 9 |
| M Restovich grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Castillo out at second, T Wigginton to third. | 0 | 9 |
| H Cota singled to center, T Wigginton scored. | 1 | 9 |
| J Wilson flied out to center. | 1 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Vogelsong pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| F Sanchez at second base. | 1 | 9 |
| B Hill at third base. | 1 | 9 |
| S Casey singled to shallow center. | 1 | 9 |
| K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| A Dunn walked, S Casey to second. | 1 | 9 |
| A Kearns lined out to center, S Casey to third. | 1 | 9 |
| R Aurilia popped out to second. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| R Vogelsong grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 9 |
| F Sanchez singled to left center. | 1 | 9 |
| T Redman flied out to right. | 1 | 9 |
| J Bay flied out to right. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Vogelsong pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| R Mackowiak in right field. | 1 | 9 |
| M Restovich in left field. | 1 | 9 |
| J LaRue grounded out to third. | 1 | 9 |
| B Claussen struck out looking. | 1 | 9 |
| R Freel flied out to right. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| T Wigginton grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 9 |
| B Hill struck out looking. | 1 | 9 |
| M Restovich homered to left. | 2 | 9 |
| H Cota grounded out to third. | 2 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Vogelsong pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| F Lopez doubled to center. | 2 | 9 |
| S Casey flied out to right. | 2 | 9 |
| K Griffey Jr doubled to deep center, F Lopez scored. | 2 | 10 |
| A Dunn flied out to left. | 2 | 10 |
| A Kearns struck out looking. | 2 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| R Freel in center field. | 2 | 10 |
| L Lopez at second base. | 2 | 10 |
| J Wilson doubled to left. | 2 | 10 |
| R Vogelsong struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| F Sanchez popped out to second. | 2 | 10 |
| T Redman flied out to right. | 2 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Vogelsong pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| R Aurilia grounded out to third. | 2 | 10 |
| J LaRue singled to left center. | 2 | 10 |
| B Claussen struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| R Freel doubled to left, J LaRue scored, R Freel to third advancing on throw. | 2 | 11 |
| F Lopez lined out to right. | 2 | 11 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Romano in left field. | 2 | 11 |
| R Mackowiak grounded out to second. | 2 | 11 |
| T Wigginton flied out to center. | 2 | 11 |
| B Hill walked. | 2 | 11 |
| R Keisler relieved B Claussen. | 2 | 11 |
| M Restovich lined out to left. | 2 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Salomon Torres pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| S Torres relieved R Vogelsong. | 2 | 11 |
| S Casey lined out to left. | 2 | 11 |
| L Lopez struck out swinging. | 2 | 11 |
| J Romano flied out to left. | 2 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Randy Keisler pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| H Cota struck out swinging. | 2 | 11 |
| J Wilson grounded out to first. | 2 | 11 |
| D Ross hit for S Torres. | 2 | 11 |
| D Ross grounded out to third. | 2 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||