Final
NY Mets won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, April 6 | ||
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| NY Mets | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, April 8 | ||
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| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, April 9 | ||
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| NY Mets | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 | |
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12:35 PM ET, April 9, 2009
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| J Reyes struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| D Murphy singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| D Wright grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Murphy safe at second on error by second baseman B Phillips. | 0 | 0 |
| C Delgado grounded into fielder's choice to first, D Wright out at second, D Murphy to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Beltran walked, C Delgado to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Church grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Beltran out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Oliver Perez pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| W Taveras popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D McDonald grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| R Castro grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| A Cora flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| O Perez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Oliver Perez pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| B Phillips struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bruce struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| E Encarnacion struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| J Reyes singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Reyes caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| D Murphy grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Wright walked. | 0 | 0 |
| C Delgado singled to right, D Wright to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Beltran singled to left, D Wright scored, C Delgado to second. | 1 | 0 |
| R Church doubled to deep left, C Delgado and C Beltran scored. | 3 | 0 |
| R Castro struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Oliver Perez pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| R Hanigan walked. | 3 | 0 |
| P Janish struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| B Arroyo sacrificed to pitcher, R Hanigan to second. | 3 | 0 |
| W Taveras walked. | 3 | 0 |
| D McDonald singled to center, R Hanigan scored, W Taveras to second. | 3 | 1 |
| J Votto homered to right center, W Taveras and D McDonald scored. | 3 | 4 |
| B Phillips flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| A Cora grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| O Perez grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| J Reyes struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Perez pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| J Bruce fouled out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| E Encarnacion walked. | 3 | 4 |
| R Hanigan singled to left, E Encarnacion to second. | 3 | 4 |
| P Janish struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| B Arroyo struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| D Murphy singled to center. | 3 | 4 |
| D Wright singled to right, D Murphy to third. | 3 | 4 |
| C Delgado grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Murphy scored, D Wright out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| C Beltran grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Delgado out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Oliver Perez pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| W Taveras reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 4 | 4 |
| D McDonald walked, W Taveras to second. | 4 | 4 |
| J Votto singled to center, W Taveras scored, D McDonald to third. | 4 | 5 |
| B Phillips hit sacrifice fly to center, D McDonald scored. | 4 | 6 |
| J Bruce walked, J Votto to second. | 4 | 6 |
| D O'Day relieved O Perez. | 4 | 6 |
| E Encarnacion hit by pitch, J Votto to third, J Bruce to second. | 4 | 6 |
| R Hanigan flied out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| P Janish singled to center, J Votto and J Bruce scored, E Encarnacion to second. | 4 | 8 |
| B Arroyo fouled out to right. | 4 | 8 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| R Church doubled to deep left center. | 4 | 8 |
| R Castro flied out to right, R Church to third. | 4 | 8 |
| A Cora hit sacrifice fly to right, R Church scored. | 5 | 8 |
| M Anderson hit for D O'Day. | 5 | 8 |
| M Anderson grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brian Stokes pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| B Stokes relieved D O'Day. | 5 | 8 |
| W Taveras struck out swinging. | 5 | 8 |
| D McDonald grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 8 |
| J Votto singled to center. | 5 | 8 |
| B Phillips grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Votto out at second. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jared Burton pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| J Burton relieved B Arroyo. | 5 | 8 |
| J Reyes singled to center. | 5 | 8 |
| D Murphy grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Reyes out at second. | 5 | 8 |
| D Wright singled to left, D Murphy to third. | 5 | 8 |
| A Rhodes relieved J Burton. | 5 | 8 |
| C Dickerson in left field. | 5 | 8 |
| C Delgado hit sacrifice fly to center, D Murphy scored. | 6 | 8 |
| C Beltran struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Stokes pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| J Bruce struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| E Encarnacion singled to center. | 6 | 8 |
| E Encarnacion stole second. | 6 | 8 |
| R Hanigan grounded out to third, E Encarnacion to third. | 6 | 8 |
| P Janish struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Arthur Rhodes pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| F Tatis hit for R Church. | 6 | 8 |
| F Tatis struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| D Weathers relieved A Rhodes. | 6 | 8 |
| J Reed hit for R Castro. | 6 | 8 |
| J Reed fouled out to first. | 6 | 8 |
| A Cora grounded out to second. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Parnell pitching for New York | NYM | CIN |
| F Tatis in right field. | 6 | 8 |
| B Schneider catching. | 6 | 8 |
| R Parnell relieved B Stokes. | 6 | 8 |
| C Dickerson singled to right. | 6 | 8 |
| W Taveras grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, C Dickerson out at second. | 6 | 8 |
| L Nix hit for D Weathers. | 6 | 8 |
| P Feliciano relieved R Parnell. | 6 | 8 |
| L Nix struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| J Votto struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Cordero pitching for Cincinnati | NYM | CIN |
| F Cordero relieved D Weathers. | 6 | 8 |
| G Sheffield hit for P Feliciano. | 6 | 8 |
| G Sheffield struck out looking. | 6 | 8 |
| J Reyes struck out looking. | 6 | 8 |
| D Murphy struck out swinging. | 6 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||