Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/18)
| Game 1: Friday, April 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 18 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 2 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, April 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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7:05 PM ET, April 18, 2009
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
W: W. Rodriguez (1-1)
L: A. Harang (1-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| W Taveras struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hairston Jr. singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| J Votto grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Hairston Jr. out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| M Bourn struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Tejada singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Tejada stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| L Berkman struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Lee reached on infield single to shortstop, M Tejada to third. | 0 | 0 |
| H Pence singled to left, M Tejada scored, C Lee to second. | 0 | 1 |
| G Blum singled to left, C Lee scored, H Pence to second. | 0 | 2 |
| H Pence stole third. | 0 | 2 |
| I Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| B Phillips popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| E Encarnacion struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| L Nix struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| J Smith grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| W Rodriguez struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| M Bourn lined out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| R Hernandez struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| A Gonzalez struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| A Harang struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| M Tejada grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| L Berkman flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| C Lee singled to right center. | 0 | 2 |
| H Pence singled to center, C Lee to second. | 0 | 2 |
| G Blum flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| W Taveras grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| J Hairston Jr. flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| J Votto singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| B Phillips grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Votto out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| I Rodriguez grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| J Smith popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| W Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| E Encarnacion grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| L Nix struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| R Hernandez flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| M Bourn singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| M Bourn stole second. | 0 | 2 |
| M Tejada flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| L Berkman flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| C Lee doubled to left, M Bourn scored. | 0 | 3 |
| H Pence grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| A Gonzalez flied out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| A Harang struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| W Taveras flied out to center. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| G Blum singled to right. | 0 | 3 |
| I Rodriguez reached on infield single to second, G Blum to second, G Blum to third, I Rodriguez to second on throwing error by second baseman B Phillips. | 0 | 3 |
| J Smith struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| W Rodriguez fouled out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| M Bourn struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wandy Rodriguez pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| J Hairston Jr. flied out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| J Votto struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| B Phillips walked. | 0 | 3 |
| E Encarnacion walked, B Phillips to second. | 0 | 3 |
| L Nix struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Harang pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| M Tejada hit by pitch. | 0 | 3 |
| M Tejada to second on wild pitch by A Harang. | 0 | 3 |
| L Berkman walked. | 0 | 3 |
| J Burton relieved A Harang. | 0 | 3 |
| C Dickerson in right field. | 0 | 3 |
| C Lee walked, M Tejada to third, L Berkman to second. | 0 | 3 |
| H Pence struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| G Blum doubled to deep right, M Tejada and L Berkman scored, C Lee to third. | 0 | 5 |
| I Rodriguez doubled to deep left, C Lee and G Blum scored. | 0 | 7 |
| J Smith struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| D Erstad hit for W Rodriguez. | 0 | 7 |
| D Erstad reached on infield single to first, I Rodriguez to third. | 0 | 7 |
| M Bourn struck out swinging. | 0 | 7 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sampson pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| C Sampson relieved W Rodriguez. | 0 | 7 |
| D Erstad in left field. | 0 | 7 |
| R Hernandez walked. | 0 | 7 |
| A Gonzalez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Hernandez out at second. | 0 | 7 |
| C Dickerson grounded out to first. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Danny Herrera pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| D Herrera relieved J Burton. | 0 | 7 |
| P Janish at shortstop. | 0 | 7 |
| R Hanigan catching. | 0 | 7 |
| M Tejada lined out to left. | 0 | 7 |
| L Berkman grounded out to first. | 0 | 7 |
| J Michaels hit for C Sampson. | 0 | 7 |
| J Michaels grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Fulchino pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| J Fulchino relieved C Sampson. | 0 | 7 |
| W Taveras flied out to right. | 0 | 7 |
| J Hairston Jr. flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| J Votto flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||