Final
St. Louis leads 2-0 (as of 8/16)
| Game 1: Friday, August 15 | ||
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| St. Louis | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 16 | ||
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| St. Louis | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 17 | ||
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| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 | |
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7:10 PM ET, August 16, 2008
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: J. Pineiro (6-5)
L: A. Harang (3-13)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| St. Louis - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| S Schumaker grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Ludwick struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pujols flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| C Dickerson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hairston singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bruce singled to center, J Hairston to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Phillips hit sacrifice fly to center, J Hairston scored. | 0 | 1 |
| J Valentin grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| R Ankiel walked. | 0 | 1 |
| T Glaus singled to left, R Ankiel to second. | 0 | 1 |
| R Ankiel to third, T Glaus to second on passed ball by R Hanigan. | 0 | 1 |
| F Lopez walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Y Molina singled to left, R Ankiel scored, T Glaus to third, F Lopez to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Pineiro struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| A Miles grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Glaus scored, Y Molina out at second, F Lopez to third. | 2 | 1 |
| S Schumaker homered to center, F Lopez and A Miles scored. | 5 | 1 |
| R Ludwick flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| J Keppinger singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| C Patterson reached on bunt single to pitcher, J Keppinger to second. | 5 | 1 |
| R Hanigan grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Patterson out at second, J Keppinger to third. | 5 | 1 |
| A Harang bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, R Hanigan to second, A Harang safe at first on throwing error by catcher Y Molina. | 5 | 1 |
| C Dickerson struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| J Hairston flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| A Pujols homered to left. | 6 | 1 |
| R Ankiel struck out looking. | 6 | 1 |
| T Glaus flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| F Lopez walked. | 6 | 1 |
| Y Molina doubled to deep right, F Lopez to third. | 6 | 1 |
| J Pineiro struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| J Bruce grounded out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| B Phillips struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| J Valentin struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| A Miles reached on infield single to second. | 6 | 1 |
| S Schumaker grounded out to second, A Miles to second. | 6 | 1 |
| R Ludwick homered to left, A Miles scored. | 8 | 1 |
| G Majewski relieved A Harang. | 8 | 1 |
| A Pujols homered to center. | 9 | 1 |
| R Ankiel grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 1 |
| T Glaus walked. | 9 | 1 |
| F Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Glaus out at second. | 9 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| J Keppinger grounded out to third. | 9 | 1 |
| C Patterson struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| R Hanigan grounded out to second. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Gary Majewski pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| Y Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 1 |
| J Pineiro struck out swinging. | 9 | 1 |
| A Miles reached on infield single to second. | 9 | 1 |
| S Schumaker singled to center, A Miles to second. | 9 | 1 |
| R Ludwick grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Schumaker out at second, A Miles to third. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| A Phillips hit for G Majewski. | 9 | 1 |
| A Phillips homered to left. | 9 | 2 |
| C Dickerson struck out looking. | 9 | 2 |
| J Hairston flied out to center. | 9 | 2 |
| J Bruce grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Fogg pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| J Fogg relieved G Majewski. | 9 | 2 |
| A Pujols singled to left center. | 9 | 2 |
| R Ankiel grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, A Pujols out at second. | 9 | 2 |
| T Glaus grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Ankiel out at second. | 9 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| B Phillips homered to left. | 9 | 3 |
| J Valentin singled to center. | 9 | 3 |
| J Keppinger grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Valentin out at second. | 9 | 3 |
| C Patterson flied out to center. | 9 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Fogg pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| F Lopez struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| Y Molina flied out to right. | 9 | 3 |
| A Kennedy hit for J Pineiro. | 9 | 3 |
| A Kennedy walked. | 9 | 3 |
| A Miles flied out to center. | 9 | 3 |
| A Miles flied out to center. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jason Isringhausen pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| J Isringhausen relieved J Pineiro. | 9 | 3 |
| C Izturis at shortstop. | 9 | 3 |
| F Lopez at second base. | 9 | 3 |
| J Votto hit for J Fogg. | 9 | 3 |
| R Hanigan to second on wild pitch by J Isringhausen. | 9 | 3 |
| J Votto flied out to left. | 9 | 3 |
| C Dickerson walked. | 9 | 3 |
| J Hairston struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| J Bruce lined out to pitcher. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Affeldt pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| J Affeldt relieved J Fogg. | 9 | 3 |
| S Schumaker grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 3 |
| R Ludwick reached on infield single to shortstop. | 9 | 3 |
| R Ludwick to second on wild pitch by J Affeldt. | 9 | 3 |
| A Pujols hit by pitch. | 9 | 3 |
| J Mather hit for R Ankiel. | 9 | 3 |
| J Mather singled to left, R Ludwick to third, A Pujols to second. | 9 | 3 |
| T Glaus grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Mather out at second. | 9 | 3 |
| T Glaus grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Mather out at second. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Russ Springer pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| J Mather in left field. | 9 | 3 |
| R Springer relieved J Isringhausen. | 9 | 3 |
| B Phillips struck out looking. | 9 | 3 |
| J Valentin singled to center. | 9 | 3 |
| J Keppinger flied out to right. | 9 | 3 |
| C Patterson grounded out to second. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| St. Louis - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Cordero pitching for Cincinnati | STL | CIN |
| F Cordero relieved J Affeldt. | 9 | 3 |
| J Cabrera at second base. | 9 | 3 |
| F Lopez struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| Y Molina grounded out to second. | 9 | 3 |
| C Izturis struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ron Villone pitching for St. Louis | STL | CIN |
| R Villone relieved R Springer. | 9 | 3 |
| R Hanigan grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 3 |
| J Cabrera doubled to deep right center. | 9 | 3 |
| C Dickerson flied out to center. | 9 | 3 |
| J Hairston lined out to third. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||