Final
Cincinnati leads 2-0 (as of 5/28)
| Game 1: Tuesday, May 27 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, May 28 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, May 29 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 7 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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7:10 PM ET, May 28, 2008
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: B. Arroyo (4-4)
L: T. Gorzelanny (4-5)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| F Sanchez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| J Wilson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| N McLouth walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bay struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tom Gorzelanny pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Hairston singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hairston to second on wild pitch by T Gorzelanny. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bruce walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hairston stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bruce stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr hit sacrifice fly to left, J Hairston scored. | 0 | 1 |
| B Phillips grounded out to first, J Bruce to third. | 0 | 1 |
| A Dunn walked. | 0 | 1 |
| E Encarnacion doubled to deep left, J Bruce scored, A Dunn to third. | 0 | 2 |
| J Votto singled to left, A Dunn and E Encarnacion scored. | 0 | 4 |
| J Votto stole second. | 0 | 4 |
| D Ross homered to right center, J Votto scored. | 0 | 6 |
| F Osoria relieved T Gorzelanny. | 0 | 6 |
| B Arroyo struck out looking. | 0 | 6 |
| 6 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| X Nady popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| A LaRoche walked. | 0 | 6 |
| D Mientkiewicz singled to deep right, A LaRoche to third. | 0 | 6 |
| R Paulino struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| F Osoria reached on infield single to third, A LaRoche scored, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 1 | 6 |
| F Sanchez struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Franquelis Osoria pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Hairston grounded out to second. | 1 | 6 |
| J Bruce lined out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| K Griffey Jr lined out to first. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Wilson flied out to left. | 1 | 6 |
| N McLouth grounded out to first. | 1 | 6 |
| J Bay grounded out to third. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Franquelis Osoria pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| B Phillips fouled out to first. | 1 | 6 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| E Encarnacion grounded out to first. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| X Nady lined out to left. | 1 | 6 |
| A LaRoche flied out to left. | 1 | 6 |
| D Mientkiewicz walked. | 1 | 6 |
| R Paulino walked, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 1 | 6 |
| F Osoria struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Franquelis Osoria pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Votto doubled to center. | 1 | 6 |
| D Ross singled to center, J Votto scored. | 1 | 7 |
| B Arroyo struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| J Hairston lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| J Bruce doubled to deep right, D Ross to third. | 1 | 7 |
| D Ross out at home on runner's fielder's choice. | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| F Sanchez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| J Wilson fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 7 |
| N McLouth grounded out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Franquelis Osoria pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| K Griffey Jr lined out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| B Phillips singled to right. | 1 | 7 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| E Encarnacion flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Bay lined out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| X Nady doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 7 |
| A LaRoche flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| D Mientkiewicz struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Sean Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| S Burnett relieved F Osoria. | 1 | 7 |
| J Votto singled to center. | 1 | 7 |
| D Ross flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| B Arroyo sacrificed to pitcher, J Votto to second. | 1 | 7 |
| J Hairston singled to center, J Votto scored. | 1 | 8 |
| J Bruce walked, J Hairston to second. | 1 | 8 |
| K Griffey Jr grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Lincoln pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| M Lincoln relieved B Arroyo. | 1 | 8 |
| R Freel in center field. | 1 | 8 |
| J Bruce in right field. | 1 | 8 |
| R Paulino lined out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| J Bautista hit for S Burnett. | 1 | 8 |
| J Bautista grounded out to first. | 1 | 8 |
| F Sanchez struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Marino Salas pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| M Salas relieved S Burnett. | 1 | 8 |
| B Phillips hit by pitch. | 1 | 8 |
| A Dunn singled to right, B Phillips to third. | 1 | 8 |
| E Encarnacion struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| J Votto walked, A Dunn to second. | 1 | 8 |
| D Ross walked, B Phillips scored, A Dunn to third, J Votto to second. | 1 | 9 |
| R Freel grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Ross out at second. | 1 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Weathers pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Valentin catching. | 1 | 9 |
| D Weathers relieved M Lincoln. | 1 | 9 |
| J Wilson struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| N McLouth safe at first on error by pitcher D Weathers. | 1 | 9 |
| J Michaels hit for J Bay. | 1 | 9 |
| J Michaels flied out to center. | 1 | 9 |
| X Nady lined out to right. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Yates pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| L Rivas at second base. | 1 | 9 |
| J Michaels in left field. | 1 | 9 |
| C Gomez at third base. | 1 | 9 |
| T Yates relieved M Salas. | 1 | 9 |
| J Hairston doubled to left. | 1 | 9 |
| J Bruce grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 9 |
| J Valentin struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| B Phillips popped out to first. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bill Bray pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Hairston in left field. | 1 | 9 |
| P Janish at shortstop. | 1 | 9 |
| B Bray relieved D Weathers. | 1 | 9 |
| A LaRoche grounded out to second. | 1 | 9 |
| C Gomez lined out to center. | 1 | 9 |
| R Paulino grounded out to third. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||