Final
Houston leads 1-0 (as of 7/1)
| Game 1: Thursday, June 30 | ||
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| Houston | 2 | Final in 7 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, July 1 | ||
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| Houston | 10 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, July 2 | ||
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| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Saturday, July 2 | ||
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| Houston | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 11 | |
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| Game 5: Sunday, July 3 | ||
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| Houston | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 0 | |
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7:10 PM ET, July 1, 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Hudson pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| W Taveras lined out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| C Biggio singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| L Berkman doubled to center, C Biggio scored. | 1 | 0 |
| M Ensberg doubled to left, L Berkman scored. | 2 | 0 |
| J Lane walked. | 2 | 0 |
| A Everett struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| C Burke struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| F Lopez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| R Aurilia lined out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| S Casey singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luke Hudson pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| B Ausmus singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| A Pettitte sacrificed to catcher, B Ausmus to second. | 2 | 0 |
| B Ausmus to third on passed ball by J LaRue. | 2 | 0 |
| W Taveras hit by pitch. | 2 | 0 |
| W Taveras caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 0 |
| C Biggio walked. | 2 | 0 |
| L Berkman singled to center, B Ausmus scored, C Biggio to second. | 3 | 0 |
| M Ensberg homered to left, C Biggio and L Berkman scored. | 6 | 0 |
| J Lane struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| J Randa doubled to deep center. | 6 | 0 |
| W Pena grounded out to second, J Randa to third. | 6 | 0 |
| A Dunn safe at first on error by pitcher A Pettitte. | 6 | 0 |
| J LaRue hit sacrifice fly to right, J Randa scored. | 6 | 1 |
| E Encarnacion hit for L Hudson. | 6 | 1 |
| E Encarnacion hit a ground rule double to shallow left, A Dunn to third. | 6 | 1 |
| F Lopez reached on infield single to third, A Dunn scored, E Encarnacion to third. | 6 | 2 |
| R Aurilia flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ricky Stone pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| R Stone relieved L Hudson. | 6 | 2 |
| A Everett grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| C Burke walked. | 6 | 2 |
| B Ausmus doubled to deep center, C Burke scored. | 7 | 2 |
| A Pettitte struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| W Taveras lined out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| S Casey singled to right center. | 7 | 2 |
| K Griffey Jr singled to center, S Casey to second, S Casey to third, K Griffey Jr to second on error by center fielder W Taveras. | 7 | 2 |
| J Randa grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 2 |
| W Pena grounded out to shortstop, S Casey scored, K Griffey Jr to third. | 7 | 3 |
| A Dunn doubled to right, K Griffey Jr scored. | 7 | 4 |
| J LaRue grounded out to second. | 7 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Stone pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| C Biggio fouled out to first. | 7 | 4 |
| L Berkman lined out to right. | 7 | 4 |
| M Ensberg flied out to center. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| R Stone struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| F Lopez singled to center. | 7 | 4 |
| R Aurilia struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| S Casey grounded out to second. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ricky Stone pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| J Lane doubled to deep center. | 7 | 4 |
| A Everett homered to left, J Lane scored. | 9 | 4 |
| C Burke flied out to center. | 9 | 4 |
| B Ausmus struck out looking. | 9 | 4 |
| A Pettitte flied out to center. | 9 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| K Griffey Jr grounded out to first. | 9 | 4 |
| J Randa singled to center. | 9 | 4 |
| W Pena singled to right center, J Randa to second. | 9 | 4 |
| A Dunn fouled out to third. | 9 | 4 |
| J LaRue lined out to shortstop. | 9 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brian Shackelford pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| B Shackelford relieved R Stone. | 9 | 4 |
| W Taveras popped out to shortstop. | 9 | 4 |
| C Biggio grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 4 |
| L Berkman singled to right. | 9 | 4 |
| M Ensberg doubled to left, L Berkman to third. | 9 | 4 |
| L Berkman scored, M Ensberg to third on passed ball by J LaRue. | 10 | 4 |
| J Lane struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Andy Pettitte pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| J Romano hit for B Shackelford. | 10 | 4 |
| J Romano struck out looking. | 10 | 4 |
| F Lopez grounded out to second. | 10 | 4 |
| R Aurilia grounded out to shortstop. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Todd Coffey pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| T Coffey relieved B Shackelford. | 10 | 4 |
| A Everett struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| C Burke struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| B Ausmus doubled to left. | 10 | 4 |
| M Lamb hit for A Pettitte. | 10 | 4 |
| M Lamb flied out to left. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Russ Springer pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| R Springer relieved A Pettitte. | 10 | 4 |
| S Casey struck out looking. | 10 | 4 |
| K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| J Randa struck out looking. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Todd Coffey pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| W Taveras grounded out to third. | 10 | 4 |
| C Biggio singled to center. | 10 | 4 |
| L Berkman flied out to center. | 10 | 4 |
| M Ensberg struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Russ Springer pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| W Pena struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| J Franco relieved R Springer. | 10 | 4 |
| A Dunn singled to right center. | 10 | 4 |
| J LaRue walked, A Dunn to second. | 10 | 4 |
| R Olmedo hit for T Coffey. | 10 | 4 |
| R Olmedo struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| F Lopez reached on infield single to first, A Dunn to third, J LaRue to second. | 10 | 4 |
| R Aurilia doubled to deep center, A Dunn, J LaRue and F Lopez scored. | 10 | 7 |
| S Casey grounded out to second. | 10 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kent Mercker pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| K Mercker relieved T Coffey. | 10 | 7 |
| J Lane popped out to shortstop. | 10 | 7 |
| A Everett walked. | 10 | 7 |
| A Everett to second on wild pitch by K Mercker. | 10 | 7 |
| C Burke singled to right center, A Everett to third. | 10 | 7 |
| C Burke caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 10 | 7 |
| B Ausmus grounded out to third. | 10 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dan Wheeler pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| D Wheeler relieved J Franco. | 10 | 7 |
| E Bruntlett in left field. | 10 | 7 |
| K Griffey Jr flied out to left. | 10 | 7 |
| J Randa grounded out to third. | 10 | 7 |
| W Pena struck out swinging. | 10 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||