Final
Cincinnati won 2-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 23 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 24 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Washington | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 25 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 5 | Final |
| Washington | 3 | |
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1:05 PM ET, August 25, 2005
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Livan Hernandez pitching for Washington | CIN | WAS |
| F Lopez reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| R Aurilia walked, F Lopez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr grounded into fielder's choice to first, R Aurilia out at second, F Lopez to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dunn popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| S Casey walked, K Griffey Jr to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Kearns walked, F Lopez scored, K Griffey Jr to third, S Casey to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J LaRue struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WAS |
| B Wilkerson grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| J Vidro lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| N Johnson walked. | 1 | 0 |
| J Guillen struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Livan Hernandez pitching for Washington | CIN | WAS |
| E Encarnacion struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| B Claussen singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| F Lopez lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| R Aurilia grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Claussen out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WAS |
| P Wilson struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| V Castilla safe at first on error by shortstop F Lopez. | 1 | 0 |
| G Bennett struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| V Castilla to second on balk by B Claussen. | 1 | 0 |
| J Carroll singled to center, V Castilla scored. | 1 | 1 |
| L Hernandez singled to shallow left, J Carroll to third. | 1 | 1 |
| B Wilkerson flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Livan Hernandez pitching for Washington | CIN | WAS |
| K Griffey Jr singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| A Dunn flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| S Casey reached on infield single to shortstop, K Griffey Jr to second. | 1 | 1 |
| A Kearns singled to left, K Griffey Jr to third, S Casey to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J LaRue lined into double play, second to shortstop, S Casey doubled off second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WAS |
| J Vidro flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| N Johnson walked. | 1 | 1 |
| J Guillen lined out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| P Wilson flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Livan Hernandez pitching for Washington | CIN | WAS |
| E Encarnacion struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| B Claussen struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| F Lopez struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WAS |
| V Castilla reached on infield single to third, V Castilla to second on throwing error by third baseman E Encarnacion. | 1 | 1 |
| G Bennett lined out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| J Carroll singled to center, V Castilla to third. | 1 | 1 |
| L Hernandez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Carroll out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Livan Hernandez pitching for Washington | CIN | WAS |
| R Aurilia grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| K Griffey Jr singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| A Dunn flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| S Casey singled to right, K Griffey Jr to third. | 1 | 1 |
| A Kearns singled to center, K Griffey Jr scored, S Casey to second. | 2 | 1 |
| J LaRue flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WAS |
| B Wilkerson struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| J Vidro grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| N Johnson flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Livan Hernandez pitching for Washington | CIN | WAS |
| E Encarnacion singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| B Claussen bunt popped out to catcher. | 2 | 1 |
| F Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to first, E Encarnacion out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| F Lopez to second on balk by L Hernandez. | 2 | 1 |
| R Aurilia grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Claussen pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WAS |
| J Guillen struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| P Wilson doubled to deep center. | 2 | 1 |
| V Castilla singled to left, P Wilson to third. | 2 | 1 |
| G Bennett popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| M Belisle relieved B Claussen. | 2 | 1 |
| C Baerga hit for J Carroll. | 2 | 1 |
| C Baerga grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Livan Hernandez pitching for Washington | CIN | WAS |
| C Guzman at shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| K Griffey Jr homered to right. | 3 | 1 |
| A Dunn hit by pitch. | 3 | 1 |
| J Eischen relieved L Hernandez. | 3 | 1 |
| S Casey singled to right, A Dunn to third. | 3 | 1 |
| H Carrasco relieved J Eischen. | 3 | 1 |
| A Kearns struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| A Dunn scored, S Casey to second on wild pitch by H Carrasco. | 4 | 1 |
| J LaRue doubled to deep left, S Casey scored. | 5 | 1 |
| E Encarnacion fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 1 |
| J Cruz hit for M Belisle. | 5 | 1 |
| J Cruz popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Shackelford pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WAS |
| T Blanco flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| B Wilkerson walked. | 5 | 1 |
| J Vidro struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| B Wilkerson to second on balk by B Shackelford. | 5 | 1 |
| N Johnson grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Travis Hughes pitching for Washington | CIN | WAS |
| F Lopez singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| R Aurilia fouled out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| M Stanton relieved T Hughes. | 5 | 1 |
| K Griffey Jr flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| A Dunn flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Todd Coffey pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WAS |
| T Coffey relieved B Shackelford. | 5 | 1 |
| J Guillen singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| P Wilson flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| V Castilla grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Guillen out at second. | 5 | 1 |
| G Bennett popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mike Stanton pitching for Washington | CIN | WAS |
| S Casey lined out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| A Kearns flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| J LaRue grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Washington - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kent Mercker pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | WAS |
| K Mercker relieved T Coffey. | 5 | 1 |
| C Guzman grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| B Schneider hit for M Stanton. | 5 | 1 |
| B Schneider hit by pitch. | 5 | 1 |
| B Wilkerson homered to center, B Schneider scored. | 5 | 3 |
| D Weathers relieved K Mercker. | 5 | 3 |
| J Vidro singled to left. | 5 | 3 |
| N Johnson grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Vidro out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| J Guillen struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||