Final
Cincinnati leads 2-0 (as of 9/20)
| Game 1: Friday, September 19 | ||
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| Milwaukee | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 11 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 20 | ||
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| Milwaukee | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 21 | ||
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| Milwaukee | 8 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 | |
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3:55 PM ET, September 20, 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 |
| Milwaukee - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN | |
| Mike Cameron | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, M Cameron grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Counsell | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), C Counsell struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Braun | Strike (looking), R Braun grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| CC Sabathia pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN | |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, J Hairston singled to left | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Ball, Strike (looking), J Keppinger singled to right, J Hairston to second | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Votto | J Votto singled to right, J Hairston scored, J Keppinger to second | 0 | 1 |
| Andy Phillips | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), A Phillips struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Bruce | J Bruce grounded out to first, J Keppinger to third, J Votto to second | 0 | 1 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, J Cabrera fouled out to catcher | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Milwaukee - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN | |
| Prince Fielder | Ball, P Fielder grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 1 |
| J.J. Hardy | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, J Hardy flied out to center | 0 | 1 |
| Corey Hart | C Hart grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| CC Sabathia pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN | |
| Ryan Hanigan | Strike (looking), Ball, R Hanigan grounded out to second | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Janish | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), P Janish struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Cueto | Ball, Strike (looking), J Cueto grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Milwaukee - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN | |
| Rickie Weeks | Ball, R Weeks singled to left | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Kendall | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, J Kendall flied out to center | 0 | 1 |
| CC Sabathia | C Sabathia singled to center, R Weeks to third | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Cameron | Ball, M Cameron popped out to third | 0 | 1 |
| Craig Counsell | Strike (looking), Ball, C Sabathia to second on wild pitch by J Cueto, C Counsell flied out to center | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| CC Sabathia pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN | |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | Ball, J Hairston lined out to center | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), J Keppinger flied out to center | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Votto | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Votto grounded out to second | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Milwaukee - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN | |
| Ryan Braun | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Ball, R Braun singled to center | 0 | 1 |
| Prince Fielder | Ball, P Fielder doubled to deep center, R Braun scored | 1 | 1 |
| J.J. Hardy | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Hardy grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 1 |
| Corey Hart | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, C Hart singled to center, P Fielder thrown out at home, C Hart to second advancing on throw | 1 | 1 |
| Rickie Weeks | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), R Weeks tripled to left, C Hart scored | 2 | 1 |
| Jason Kendall | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), J Kendall grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| CC Sabathia pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN | |
| Andy Phillips | Ball, A Phillips grounded out to third | 2 | 1 |
| Jay Bruce | Ball, Strike (swinging), J Bruce hit by pitch | 2 | 1 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), J Cabrera flied out to center | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan Hanigan | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, R Hanigan flied out to right | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Milwaukee - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN | |
| CC Sabathia | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), C Sabathia struck out swinging | 2 | 1 |
| Mike Cameron | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), M Cameron struck out swinging | 2 | 1 |
| Craig Counsell | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), C Counsell hit by pitch | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan Braun | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, R Braun grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Counsell out at second | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| CC Sabathia pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN | |
| Paul Janish | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, P Janish flied out to center | 2 | 1 |
| Johnny Cueto | J Cueto reached on bunt single to first | 2 | 1 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | Ball, J Hairston popped out to first | 2 | 1 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Keppinger grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Cueto out at second | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Milwaukee - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Johnny Cueto pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN | |
| J Hairston in right field. | 2 | 1 | |
| C Patterson in center field. | 2 | 1 | |
| Prince Fielder | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, P Fielder flied out to right | 2 | 1 |
| J.J. Hardy | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Hardy grounded out to third | 2 | 1 |
| Corey Hart | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), C Hart struck out swinging | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| CC Sabathia pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN | |
| Joey Votto | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Votto singled to left | 2 | 1 |
| Andy Phillips | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, A Phillips walked, J Votto to second | 2 | 1 |
| Corey Patterson | Strike (bunted foul), C Patterson sacrificed to first, J Votto to third, A Phillips to second, C Patterson safe at first on error by first baseman P Fielder. J Votto to third on error by first baseman P Fielder | 2 | 1 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | J Cabrera fouled out to catcher | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan Hanigan | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), R Hanigan struck out swinging, M Owings hit for P Janish | 2 | 1 |
| Micah Owings | Ball, Ball, M Owings singled to right, J Votto and A Phillips scored, C Patterson to third, A Rosales hit for J Cueto | 2 | 3 |
| Adam Rosales | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, A Rosales singled to left center, C Patterson scored, M Owings to third, T Coffey relieved C Sabathia | 2 | 4 |
| Jerry Hairston Jr. | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Hairston struck out swinging | 2 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Milwaukee - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Jared Burton pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN | |
| J Keppinger at shortstop. | 2 | 4 | |
| A Phillips at second base. | 2 | 4 | |
| J Burton relieved J Cueto. | 2 | 4 | |
| A Rosales at third base. | 2 | 4 | |
| Rickie Weeks | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, R Weeks walked | 2 | 4 |
| Jason Kendall | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), J Kendall flied out to center | 2 | 4 |
| Todd Coffey | B Nelson hit for T Coffey, Ball, B Nelson doubled to deep left, R Weeks to third | 2 | 4 |
| Mike Cameron | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, M Cameron flied out to left | 2 | 4 |
| Craig Counsell | B Bray relieved J Burton, B Hall hit for C Counsell, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, B Hall popped out to shortstop | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Eric Gagne pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN | |
| B Hall at third base. | 2 | 4 | |
| E Gagne relieved T Coffey. | 2 | 4 | |
| Jeff Keppinger | Ball, J Keppinger singled to left | 2 | 4 |
| Joey Votto | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), J Votto struck out looking | 2 | 4 |
| Andy Phillips | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, A Phillips grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Keppinger out at second | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Milwaukee - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| David Weathers pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN | |
| D Weathers relieved B Bray. | 2 | 4 | |
| Ryan Braun | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, R Braun lined out to shortstop | 2 | 4 |
| Prince Fielder | P Fielder flied out to left | 2 | 4 |
| J.J. Hardy | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, J Hardy tripled to deep right | 2 | 4 |
| Corey Hart | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), C Hart flied out to right | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Mitch Stetter pitching for Milwaukee | MIL | CIN | |
| M Stetter relieved E Gagne. | 2 | 4 | |
| Corey Patterson | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, C Patterson flied out to center, M DiFelice relieved M Stetter | 2 | 4 |
| Jolbert Cabrera | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Cabrera struck out swinging | 2 | 4 |
| Ryan Hanigan | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, R Hanigan singled to left, D Richar hit for D Weathers | 2 | 4 |
| Danny Richar | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, D Richar flied out to left | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Milwaukee - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Francisco Cordero pitching for Cincinnati | MIL | CIN | |
| F Cordero relieved D Weathers. | 2 | 4 | |
| Rickie Weeks | Ball, R Weeks homered to center | 3 | 4 |
| Jason Kendall | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), J Kendall singled to left center, T Gwynn hit for M DiFelice | 3 | 4 |
| Tony Gwynn | Strike (bunted foul), Strike (bunted foul), Ball, Ball, T Gwynn lined out to left | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Cameron | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), M Cameron struck out swinging, M Lamb hit for B Hall | 3 | 4 |
| Mike Lamb | Strike (foul), Ball, M Lamb safe at first on error by shortstop J Keppinger, J Kendall to second | 3 | 4 |
| Ryan Braun | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, R Braun walked, J Kendall to third, M Lamb to second | 3 | 4 |
| Prince Fielder | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), P Fielder struck out swinging | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | |||