Final
St. Louis leads 1-0 (as of 9/30)
| Game 1: Friday, September 30 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 12 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, October 1 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 6 | Final |
| St. Louis | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, October 2 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 7 | |
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8:10 PM ET, September 30, 2005
Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| R Freel struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| F Lopez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dunn walked. | 0 | 0 |
| R Aurilia singled to center, A Dunn to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J LaRue struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Randy Keisler pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| D Eckstein singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Edmonds walked, D Eckstein to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| R Sanders fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| L Walker popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| A Kearns grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| E Encarnacion walked. | 0 | 0 |
| C Denorfia walked, E Encarnacion to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Keisler struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| R Freel struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Randy Keisler pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| M Grudzielanek grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Y Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| A Nunez singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Mulder flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| F Lopez walked. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dunn struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| F Lopez caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Aurilia grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Randy Keisler pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| D Eckstein singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Eckstein stole second, D Eckstein safe at third on throwing error by pitcher R Keisler. | 0 | 0 |
| J Edmonds singled to right, D Eckstein scored. | 0 | 1 |
| A Pujols grounded out to third, J Edmonds to second. | 0 | 1 |
| R Sanders struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| L Walker walked. | 0 | 1 |
| J Edmonds stole third. | 0 | 1 |
| M Grudzielanek reached on infield single to third, J Edmonds scored, L Walker to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Y Molina lined out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mark Mulder pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| J LaRue walked. | 0 | 2 |
| J LaRue to second on wild pitch by M Mulder. | 0 | 2 |
| A Kearns walked. | 0 | 2 |
| E Encarnacion walked, J LaRue to third, A Kearns to second. | 0 | 2 |
| C Denorfia grounded into fielder's choice to third, J LaRue out at home, A Kearns to third, E Encarnacion to second. | 0 | 2 |
| R Keisler grounded into fielder's choice to first, A Kearns out at home, E Encarnacion to third, C Denorfia to second. | 0 | 2 |
| R Freel safe at first on error by pitcher M Mulder, E Encarnacion scored, C Denorfia to third, R Keisler to second. | 1 | 2 |
| F Lopez singled to right, C Denorfia and R Keisler scored, R Freel to third, F Lopez to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 2 |
| A Dunn flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Randy Keisler pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| A Nunez reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 2 |
| S Seabol hit for M Mulder. | 3 | 2 |
| S Seabol singled to center, A Nunez to second. | 3 | 2 |
| D Eckstein singled to center, A Nunez scored, S Seabol to third. | 3 | 3 |
| S Taguchi hit for J Edmonds. | 3 | 3 |
| S Taguchi struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| A Pujols singled to right, S Seabol scored, D Eckstein to second. | 3 | 4 |
| L Hudson relieved R Keisler. | 3 | 4 |
| R Sanders grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Pujols out at second. | 3 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brad Thompson pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| S Taguchi in center field. | 3 | 4 |
| B Thompson relieved M Mulder. | 3 | 4 |
| R Aurilia struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| J LaRue grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| A Kearns singled to left. | 3 | 4 |
| E Encarnacion walked, A Kearns to second. | 3 | 4 |
| C Denorfia grounded out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hudson pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| L Walker struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| M Grudzielanek singled to center. | 3 | 4 |
| Y Molina popped out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| A Nunez grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brad Thompson pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| L Hudson hit a ground rule double to left. | 3 | 4 |
| R Freel walked. | 3 | 4 |
| R King relieved B Thompson. | 3 | 4 |
| F Lopez singled to right, L Hudson to third, R Freel to second. | 3 | 4 |
| A Dunn walked, L Hudson scored, R Freel to third, F Lopez to second. | 4 | 4 |
| A Reyes relieved R King. | 4 | 4 |
| S Schumaker in right field. | 4 | 4 |
| St Louis's R King ejected by T Reininger in the 6th. | 4 | 4 |
| R Aurilia struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| J LaRue struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| A Kearns struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hudson pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| S Schumaker grounded out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| D Eckstein lined out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| S Taguchi safe at first on throwing error by second baseman R Aurilia. | 4 | 4 |
| A Pujols walked, S Taguchi to second. | 4 | 4 |
| R Sanders doubled to right, S Taguchi and A Pujols scored. | 4 | 6 |
| J Rodriguez hit for A Reyes. | 4 | 6 |
| B Shackelford relieved L Hudson. | 4 | 6 |
| H Luna hit for J Rodriguez. | 4 | 6 |
| H Luna singled to left, R Sanders thrown out at home. | 4 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cal Eldred pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| C Eldred relieved A Reyes. | 4 | 6 |
| H Luna in right field. | 4 | 6 |
| S Schumaker in left field. | 4 | 6 |
| E Encarnacion singled to center. | 4 | 6 |
| C Denorfia grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, E Encarnacion out at second. | 4 | 6 |
| R Olmedo hit for B Shackelford. | 4 | 6 |
| R Olmedo grounded out to second. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Belisle pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| M Belisle relieved B Shackelford. | 4 | 6 |
| M Grudzielanek lined out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| Y Molina safe at first on throwing error by pitcher M Belisle. | 4 | 6 |
| A Nunez struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| S Schumaker singled to center, Y Molina to second. | 4 | 6 |
| Y Molina to third on passed ball by J LaRue. | 4 | 6 |
| D Eckstein singled to center, Y Molina scored, S Schumaker to second. | 4 | 7 |
| S Taguchi reached on infield single to pitcher, S Schumaker to third, D Eckstein to second. | 4 | 7 |
| A Pujols homered to left center, S Schumaker, D Eckstein and S Taguchi scored. | 4 | 11 |
| C Duncan hit for C Eldred. | 4 | 11 |
| C Duncan lined out to second. | 4 | 11 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Randy Flores pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| R Flores relieved C Eldred. | 4 | 11 |
| R Freel grounded out to third. | 4 | 11 |
| F Lopez struck out looking. | 4 | 11 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 4 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Valentine pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | STL |
| J Valentine relieved M Belisle. | 4 | 11 |
| H Luna safe at first on throwing error by shortstop F Lopez, H Luna to second on throwing error by shortstop F Lopez. | 4 | 11 |
| M Grudzielanek singled to center, H Luna to third. | 4 | 11 |
| J Mabry hit for Y Molina. | 4 | 11 |
| J Mabry hit sacrifice fly to left, H Luna scored. | 4 | 12 |
| A Nunez grounded out to first, M Grudzielanek to second. | 4 | 12 |
| S Schumaker grounded out to second. | 4 | 12 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Julian Tavarez pitching for St. Louis | CIN | STL |
| J Gall in left field. | 4 | 12 |
| E Diaz catching. | 4 | 12 |
| J Tavarez relieved R Flores. | 4 | 12 |
| H Luna at shortstop. | 4 | 12 |
| J Mabry at first base. | 4 | 12 |
| S Schumaker in right field. | 4 | 12 |
| R Aurilia reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 12 |
| J LaRue flied out to center. | 4 | 12 |
| A Kearns doubled to right, R Aurilia to third. | 4 | 12 |
| E Encarnacion singled to center, R Aurilia scored, A Kearns to third. | 5 | 12 |
| A Kearns scored, E Encarnacion to second on passed ball by E Diaz. | 6 | 12 |
| C Denorfia grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 12 |
| J Cruz hit for J Valentine. | 6 | 12 |
| J Cruz grounded out to first. | 6 | 12 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||