Final
Cincinnati leads 1-0 (as of 6/30)
| Game 1: Friday, June 30 | ||
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| Cleveland | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, July 1 | ||
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| Cleveland | 12 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, July 2 | ||
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| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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7:10 PM ET, June 30, 2006
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: K. Mercker (1-1)
L: B. Wickman (1-4)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Elizardo Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| G Sizemore grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Belliard homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| J Peralta reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| V Martinez singled to left center, J Peralta to second. | 1 | 0 |
| B Broussard singled to center, J Peralta scored, V Martinez to second. | 2 | 0 |
| T Hollandsworth doubled to deep right, V Martinez scored, B Broussard to third. | 3 | 0 |
| A Boone singled to left, B Broussard and T Hollandsworth scored. | 5 | 0 |
| F Gutierrez safe at second on throwing error by third baseman R Aurilia, A Boone to third. | 5 | 0 |
| P Byrd grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| G Sizemore struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Paul Byrd pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| F Lopez flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| A Dunn walked. | 5 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr lined out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| R Aurilia grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Dunn out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Elizardo Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| R Belliard flied out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| J Peralta grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| V Martinez grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Paul Byrd pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| S Hatteberg lined out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| A Kearns flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| B Phillips struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Elizardo Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| B Broussard grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| T Hollandsworth flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| A Boone grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Paul Byrd pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| J Valentin popped out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| E Ramirez singled to center. | 5 | 0 |
| F Lopez singled to right, E Ramirez to second. | 5 | 0 |
| A Dunn grounded out to first, E Ramirez to third, F Lopez to second. | 5 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Elizardo Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| F Gutierrez reached on infield single to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| P Byrd sacrificed to first, F Gutierrez to second. | 5 | 0 |
| G Sizemore doubled to deep right, F Gutierrez scored. | 6 | 0 |
| R Belliard flied out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| J Peralta struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Paul Byrd pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| R Aurilia grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| S Hatteberg doubled to right. | 6 | 0 |
| A Kearns struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| B Phillips singled to left, S Hatteberg to third. | 6 | 0 |
| J Valentin flied out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Elizardo Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| V Martinez struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| B Broussard lined out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| T Hollandsworth lined out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Paul Byrd pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| Q McCracken hit for E Ramirez. | 6 | 0 |
| Q McCracken singled to right. | 6 | 0 |
| F Lopez walked, Q McCracken to second. | 6 | 0 |
| A Dunn struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr flied out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| R Aurilia fouled out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jason Standridge pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| J Standridge relieved E Ramirez. | 6 | 0 |
| A Boone struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| F Gutierrez walked. | 6 | 0 |
| P Byrd sacrificed to pitcher, F Gutierrez to second. | 6 | 0 |
| G Sizemore struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Paul Byrd pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| S Hatteberg singled to left. | 6 | 0 |
| A Kearns struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| B Phillips singled to center, S Hatteberg to second. | 6 | 0 |
| J Valentin lined out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| D Ross hit for J Standridge. | 6 | 0 |
| D Ross flied out to center. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Esteban Yan pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| E Yan relieved J Standridge. | 6 | 0 |
| R Belliard popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| J Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| V Martinez flied out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Paul Byrd pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| F Lopez singled to center. | 6 | 0 |
| A Dunn singled to right center, F Lopez to second. | 6 | 0 |
| R Perez relieved P Byrd. | 6 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr flied out to center, F Lopez to third. | 6 | 0 |
| R Aurilia struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| S Hatteberg grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Esteban Yan pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| B Broussard grounded out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| T Hollandsworth homered to left. | 7 | 0 |
| A Boone flied out to left. | 7 | 0 |
| F Gutierrez popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Betancourt pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| R Betancourt relieved R Perez. | 7 | 0 |
| A Kearns homered to right. | 7 | 1 |
| B Phillips singled to center. | 7 | 1 |
| J Valentin singled to center, B Phillips to third. | 7 | 1 |
| J Castro hit for E Yan. | 7 | 1 |
| J Castro homered to left, B Phillips and J Valentin scored. | 7 | 4 |
| F Carmona relieved R Betancourt. | 7 | 4 |
| F Lopez grounded out to second. | 7 | 4 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| K Griffey Jr doubled to deep center. | 7 | 4 |
| R Aurilia grounded out to second. | 7 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kent Mercker pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| K Mercker relieved E Yan. | 7 | 4 |
| R Garko hit for F Carmona. | 7 | 4 |
| R Garko lined out to second. | 7 | 4 |
| G Sizemore doubled to left. | 7 | 4 |
| R Belliard singled to right, G Sizemore scored. | 8 | 4 |
| J Peralta grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Belliard out at second. | 8 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bob Wickman pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| B Wickman relieved F Carmona. | 8 | 4 |
| S Hatteberg popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 4 |
| A Kearns singled to left center. | 8 | 4 |
| A Kearns stole second. | 8 | 4 |
| B Phillips singled to right center, A Kearns to third. | 8 | 4 |
| B Phillips to second on wild pitch by B Wickman. | 8 | 4 |
| J Valentin grounded out to first, A Kearns scored, B Phillips to third. | 8 | 5 |
| R Freel hit for K Mercker. | 8 | 5 |
| R Freel walked. | 8 | 5 |
| R Freel to second on fielder's indifference. | 8 | 5 |
| F Lopez walked. | 8 | 5 |
| A Dunn homered to right, B Phillips, R Freel and F Lopez scored. | 8 | 9 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||