Final
Pittsburgh won 2-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 2 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 3 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 4 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 | |
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12:35 PM ET, September 4, 2008
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Fogg pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| N McLouth hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| C Gomez singled to right, N McLouth to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Mientkiewicz walked, N McLouth to third, C Gomez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Michaels flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| An LaRoche grounded out to third, N McLouth scored, C Gomez to third, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 1 | 0 |
| S Pearce singled to center, C Gomez and D Mientkiewicz scored. | 3 | 0 |
| L Cruz fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tom Gorzelanny pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| C Dickerson doubled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| J Keppinger popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| B Phillips grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| J Votto struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Josh Fogg pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| R Chavez singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| T Gorzelanny sacrificed to first, R Chavez to second. | 3 | 0 |
| N McLouth flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| C Gomez homered to left, R Chavez scored. | 5 | 0 |
| D Mientkiewicz flied out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tom Gorzelanny pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| E Encarnacion struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| J Bruce homered to right. | 5 | 1 |
| R Hanigan flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| W Castillo flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Josh Fogg pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Michaels struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| An LaRoche grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| S Pearce grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tom Gorzelanny pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Fogg doubled to deep right. | 5 | 1 |
| J Fogg to third on wild pitch by T Gorzelanny. | 5 | 1 |
| C Dickerson walked. | 5 | 1 |
| J Keppinger hit sacrifice fly to center, J Fogg scored. | 5 | 2 |
| B Phillips singled to shallow right, C Dickerson to second. | 5 | 2 |
| J Votto struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| E Encarnacion walked, C Dickerson to third, B Phillips to second. | 5 | 2 |
| J Bruce struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ramon A. Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| R Ramirez relieved J Fogg. | 5 | 2 |
| L Cruz popped out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| R Chavez lined out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| T Gorzelanny struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tom Gorzelanny pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| R Hanigan flied out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| W Castillo hit a ground rule double to deep left. | 5 | 2 |
| R Ramirez singled to right, W Castillo to third. | 5 | 2 |
| C Dickerson struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| J Keppinger doubled to deep left, W Castillo scored, R Ramirez to third. | 5 | 3 |
| J Davis relieved T Gorzelanny. | 5 | 3 |
| B Phillips flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ramon A. Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| N McLouth struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| C Gomez lined out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| D Mientkiewicz grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jason Davis pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Votto homered to left. | 5 | 4 |
| E Encarnacion hit by pitch. | 5 | 4 |
| J Bruce grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, E Encarnacion out at second. | 5 | 4 |
| R Hanigan walked. | 5 | 4 |
| R Hanigan to second on wild pitch by J Davis. | 5 | 4 |
| W Castillo lined out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ramon A. Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Michaels grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| An LaRoche grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| S Pearce grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Chavez relieved J Davis. | 5 | 4 |
| B Moss in right field. | 5 | 4 |
| A Phillips hit for R Ramirez. | 5 | 4 |
| A Phillips singled to center. | 5 | 4 |
| C Dickerson singled to center, A Phillips to second. | 5 | 4 |
| J Keppinger sacrificed to third, A Phillips to third, C Dickerson to second. | 5 | 4 |
| B Phillips grounded out to second, A Phillips scored, C Dickerson to third. | 5 | 5 |
| S Burnett relieved J Chavez. | 5 | 5 |
| J Votto grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nick Masset pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| N Masset relieved R Ramirez. | 5 | 5 |
| L Cruz flied out to left. | 5 | 5 |
| R Chavez grounded out to first. | 5 | 5 |
| B Moss struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Sean Burnett pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| E Encarnacion struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| J Bruce grounded out to first. | 5 | 5 |
| R Hanigan flied out to center. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Nick Masset pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| N McLouth homered to right. | 6 | 5 |
| C Gomez struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| D Mientkiewicz walked. | 6 | 5 |
| J Michaels grounded into double play, shortstop to first, D Mientkiewicz out at second. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Craig Hansen pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| C Hansen relieved S Burnett. | 6 | 5 |
| W Castillo walked. | 6 | 5 |
| C Patterson hit for N Masset. | 6 | 5 |
| C Patterson reached on bunt single to pitcher, W Castillo to second. | 6 | 5 |
| C Dickerson sacrificed to catcher, W Castillo to third, C Patterson to second. | 6 | 5 |
| W Castillo scored, C Patterson to third on wild pitch by C Hansen. | 6 | 6 |
| J Keppinger walked. | 6 | 6 |
| T Beam relieved C Hansen. | 6 | 6 |
| B Phillips hit by pitch, J Keppinger to second. | 6 | 6 |
| J Votto singled to right, C Patterson scored, J Keppinger to third, B Phillips to second. | 6 | 7 |
| E Encarnacion hit sacrifice fly to center, J Keppinger scored, B Phillips to third. | 6 | 8 |
| J Bruce popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Cordero pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| C Dickerson in left field. | 6 | 8 |
| F Cordero relieved N Masset. | 6 | 8 |
| C Patterson in center field. | 6 | 8 |
| N Morgan hit for An LaRoche. | 6 | 8 |
| N Morgan struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| Ad LaRoche hit for T Beam. | 6 | 8 |
| Ad LaRoche grounded out to first. | 6 | 8 |
| F Sanchez hit for L Cruz. | 6 | 8 |
| F Sanchez walked. | 6 | 8 |
| R Doumit hit for R Chavez. | 6 | 8 |
| R Doumit reached on infield single to second, F Sanchez to second, F Sanchez to third on throwing error by second baseman B Phillips. | 6 | 8 |
| B Bixler ran for R Doumit. | 6 | 8 |
| B Moss grounded out to first. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||