Final
Houston leads 3-1 (as of 7/3)
| 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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1:15 PM ET, July 3, 2005
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: R. Clemens (7-3)
L: B. Claussen (4-6)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| W Taveras reached on infield single to first. | 0 | 0 |
| C Burke flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| L Berkman grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, W Taveras out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| F Lopez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dunn walked. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dunn picked off first. | 0 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| M Ensberg walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lane popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| A Everett safe at first on error by third baseman J Randa, M Ensberg to second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Bruntlett struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| B Ausmus singled to center, M Ensberg scored, A Everett to third. | 1 | 0 |
| A Everett scored, B Ausmus to second on wild pitch by B Claussen. | 2 | 0 |
| R Clemens flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| S Casey grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| J Randa singled to right center. | 2 | 0 |
| R Aurilia struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| J Cruz grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| W Taveras safe at first on error by shortstop F Lopez. | 2 | 0 |
| C Burke grounded out to shortstop, W Taveras to second. | 2 | 0 |
| L Berkman lined out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| M Ensberg struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| J Valentin flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| B Claussen flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| F Lopez grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| J Lane flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| A Everett struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| E Bruntlett safe at first on error by shortstop F Lopez. | 2 | 0 |
| E Bruntlett stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| B Ausmus singled to center, E Bruntlett scored, B Ausmus to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 0 |
| R Clemens singled to left, B Ausmus scored. | 4 | 0 |
| W Taveras grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| A Dunn singled to right. | 4 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| S Casey grounded out to first, A Dunn to second. | 4 | 0 |
| J Randa grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| C Burke flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| L Berkman flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| M Ensberg grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| R Aurilia grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| J Cruz grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| J Valentin flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| J Lane struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| A Everett grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| E Bruntlett grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| E Encarnacion hit for B Claussen. | 4 | 0 |
| E Encarnacion struck out looking. | 4 | 0 |
| F Lopez singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| A Dunn flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr singled to right center, F Lopez to second. | 4 | 0 |
| S Casey grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Todd Coffey pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| T Coffey relieved B Claussen. | 4 | 0 |
| B Ausmus grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| R Clemens hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 4 | 0 |
| W Taveras reached on infield single to catcher. | 4 | 0 |
| C Burke singled to left, R Clemens to third, W Taveras to second. | 4 | 0 |
| L Berkman doubled to left, R Clemens and W Taveras scored, C Burke to third. | 6 | 0 |
| M Ensberg intentionally walked. | 6 | 0 |
| J Lane hit sacrifice fly to center, C Burke scored. | 7 | 0 |
| A Everett doubled to left, L Berkman scored, M Ensberg thrown out at home. | 8 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Roger Clemens pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| J Randa flied out to right. | 8 | 0 |
| R Aurilia grounded out to third. | 8 | 0 |
| J Cruz struck out looking. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brian Shackelford pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| B Shackelford relieved T Coffey. | 8 | 0 |
| E Bruntlett grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| B Ausmus walked. | 8 | 0 |
| J Vizcaino hit for R Clemens. | 8 | 0 |
| J Vizcaino popped out to first. | 8 | 0 |
| W Taveras doubled to right, B Ausmus to third. | 8 | 0 |
| C Burke flied out to center. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Gallo pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| M Gallo relieved R Clemens. | 8 | 0 |
| J Valentin lined out to second. | 8 | 0 |
| J Romano hit for B Shackelford. | 8 | 0 |
| J Romano struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| F Lopez hit by pitch. | 8 | 0 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Wagner pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| R Wagner relieved B Shackelford. | 8 | 0 |
| R Olmedo at shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| J Romano in center field. | 8 | 0 |
| L Berkman popped out to third. | 8 | 0 |
| M Ensberg homered to center. | 9 | 0 |
| J Lane grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 0 |
| A Everett grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mike Burns pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| M Burns relieved M Gallo. | 9 | 0 |
| M Lamb at third base. | 9 | 0 |
| R Olmedo grounded out to first. | 9 | 0 |
| S Casey grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 0 |
| J Randa grounded out to second. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

