Final
Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 6/27)
| Game 1: Tuesday, June 27 | ||
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| Kansas City | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, June 28 | ||
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| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, June 29 | ||
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| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 | |
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7:10 PM ET, June 27, 2006
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Milton pitching for Cincinnati | KC | CIN |
| D DeJesus walked. | 0 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| R Sanders grounded into double play, third to second to first, D DeJesus out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mike Wood pitching for Kansas City | KC | CIN |
| F Lopez grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Cincinnati | KC | CIN |
| E Brown homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| T Graffanino doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| D Mientkiewicz flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| A Berroa grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| J Buck struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Wood pitching for Kansas City | KC | CIN |
| R Aurilia grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| S Hatteberg flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| A Kearns walked. | 1 | 0 |
| B Phillips flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Cincinnati | KC | CIN |
| M Wood bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| D DeJesus lined out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Wood pitching for Kansas City | KC | CIN |
| D Ross flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| E Milton doubled to deep left. | 1 | 0 |
| F Lopez grounded out to second, E Milton to third. | 1 | 0 |
| A Dunn singled to right center, E Milton scored. | 1 | 1 |
| K Griffey Jr homered to right center, A Dunn scored. | 1 | 3 |
| R Aurilia doubled to left. | 1 | 3 |
| S Hatteberg doubled to right, R Aurilia scored, S Hatteberg to third on error by right fielder R Sanders. | 1 | 4 |
| A Kearns reached on infield single to shortstop, S Hatteberg scored. | 1 | 5 |
| B Phillips grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Cincinnati | KC | CIN |
| R Sanders grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| E Brown flied out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| T Graffanino grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Wood pitching for Kansas City | KC | CIN |
| D Ross grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| E Milton grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| F Lopez singled to shallow right. | 1 | 5 |
| T Wellemeyer relieved M Wood. | 1 | 5 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Cincinnati | KC | CIN |
| D Mientkiewicz popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| A Berroa flied out to right. | 1 | 5 |
| J Buck homered to left center. | 2 | 5 |
| T Wellemeyer struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Todd Wellemeyer pitching for Kansas City | KC | CIN |
| K Griffey Jr fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 5 |
| R Aurilia struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| S Hatteberg grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Cincinnati | KC | CIN |
| D DeJesus homered to right. | 3 | 5 |
| M Grudzielanek singled to right. | 3 | 5 |
| R Sanders walked, M Grudzielanek to second. | 3 | 5 |
| E Brown doubled to deep center, M Grudzielanek and R Sanders scored. | 5 | 5 |
| T Graffanino flied out to left, E Brown to third. | 5 | 5 |
| D Mientkiewicz reached on infield single to pitcher, E Brown scored. | 6 | 5 |
| J Standridge relieved E Milton. | 6 | 5 |
| A Berroa grounded out to first, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 6 | 5 |
| J Buck struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Todd Wellemeyer pitching for Kansas City | KC | CIN |
| A Kearns struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| D Ross flied out to right. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jason Standridge pitching for Cincinnati | KC | CIN |
| E German hit for T Wellemeyer. | 6 | 5 |
| E German walked. | 6 | 5 |
| D DeJesus walked, E German to second. | 6 | 5 |
| E Yan relieved J Standridge. | 6 | 5 |
| M Grudzielanek sacrificed to pitcher, E German to third, D DeJesus to second. | 6 | 5 |
| R Sanders intentionally walked. | 6 | 5 |
| E Brown hit sacrifice fly to right, E German scored, D DeJesus to third. | 7 | 5 |
| T Graffanino flied out to right. | 7 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Sisco pitching for Kansas City | KC | CIN |
| A Sisco relieved T Wellemeyer. | 7 | 5 |
| R Freel hit for E Yan. | 7 | 5 |
| R Freel flied out to right. | 7 | 5 |
| F Lopez grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 5 |
| A Dunn singled to right center. | 7 | 5 |
| K Griffey Jr walked, A Dunn to second. | 7 | 5 |
| E Dessens relieved A Sisco. | 7 | 5 |
| M Teahen at third base. | 7 | 5 |
| R Aurilia singled to right, A Dunn to third, K Griffey Jr to second. | 7 | 5 |
| S Hatteberg grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Aurilia out at second. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kent Mercker pitching for Cincinnati | KC | CIN |
| K Mercker relieved E Yan. | 7 | 5 |
| D Mientkiewicz flied out to left. | 7 | 5 |
| A Berroa grounded out to first. | 7 | 5 |
| J Buck singled to left. | 7 | 5 |
| M Teahen grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Buck safe at second on error by second baseman B Phillips. | 7 | 5 |
| D DeJesus flied out to left. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Elmer Dessens pitching for Kansas City | KC | CIN |
| A Kearns singled to right. | 7 | 5 |
| B Phillips singled to right, A Kearns to second. | 7 | 5 |
| A Kearns to third, B Phillips to second on wild pitch by E Dessens. | 7 | 5 |
| D Ross singled to left, A Kearns scored, B Phillips to third. | 7 | 6 |
| J Valentin hit for K Mercker. | 7 | 6 |
| J Valentin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Phillips scored, D Ross out at second. | 7 | 7 |
| Q McCracken ran for J Valentin. | 7 | 7 |
| J Affeldt relieved E Dessens. | 7 | 7 |
| F Lopez grounded out to catcher, Q McCracken to second. | 7 | 7 |
| A Dunn walked. | 7 | 7 |
| K Griffey Jr flied out to left. | 7 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Todd Coffey pitching for Cincinnati | KC | CIN |
| T Coffey relieved K Mercker. | 7 | 7 |
| M Grudzielanek grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 7 |
| R Sanders struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| E Brown doubled to deep center. | 7 | 7 |
| M Stairs hit for J Affeldt. | 7 | 7 |
| M Stairs homered to right center, E Brown scored. | 9 | 7 |
| D Mientkiewicz lined out to center. | 9 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ambiorix Burgos pitching for Kansas City | KC | CIN |
| A Burgos relieved J Affeldt. | 9 | 7 |
| R Aurilia bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 7 |
| S Hatteberg homered to center. | 9 | 8 |
| A Kearns struck out swinging. | 9 | 8 |
| B Phillips flied out to center. | 9 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||