Final
Cincinnati leads 3-0 (as of 9/1)
| Game 1: Monday, August 31 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Monday, August 31 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Tuesday, September 1 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 11 | |
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| Game 4: Wednesday, September 2 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 | |
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7:10 PM ET, September 1, 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 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Lehr pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| A McCutchen walked. | 0 | 0 |
| A McCutchen picked off first. | 0 | 0 |
| D Young flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| G Jones singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| R Doumit singled to center, G Jones to second. | 0 | 0 |
| S Pearce flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Charlie Morton pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| D Stubbs grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| P Janish walked. | 0 | 0 |
| B Phillips doubled to deep right center, P Janish to third. | 0 | 0 |
| K Barker singled to left, P Janish scored, B Phillips to third. | 0 | 1 |
| S Rolen walked, K Barker to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Gomes singled to right, B Phillips scored, K Barker to third, S Rolen to second. | 0 | 2 |
| W Balentien struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| C Tatum singled to center, K Barker and S Rolen scored, J Gomes to third. | 0 | 4 |
| J Lehr grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Tatum out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Lehr pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| L Milledge popped out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| A LaRoche flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| R Cedeno flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Charlie Morton pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| D Stubbs flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| P Janish popped out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| B Phillips walked. | 0 | 4 |
| K Barker singled to right, K Barker out at first, B Phillips to third. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Lehr pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| C Morton struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| A McCutchen walked. | 0 | 4 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| G Jones homered to left, A McCutchen scored. | 2 | 4 |
| R Doumit grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Charlie Morton pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| S Rolen popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| J Gomes singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| W Balentien singled to left, J Gomes to third. | 2 | 4 |
| C Tatum grounded out to shortstop, J Gomes scored, W Balentien to second. | 2 | 5 |
| J Lehr grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Lehr pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| S Pearce grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| L Milledge singled to center. | 2 | 5 |
| A LaRoche walked, L Milledge to second. | 2 | 5 |
| R Cedeno singled to center, L Milledge to third, A LaRoche to second. | 2 | 5 |
| C Morton singled to left, L Milledge scored, A LaRoche to third, R Cedeno to second. | 3 | 5 |
| A McCutchen walked, A LaRoche scored, R Cedeno to third, C Morton to second. | 4 | 5 |
| D Young grounded into double play, pitcher to second to shortstop to first, A McCutchen out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Charlie Morton pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| D Stubbs popped out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| P Janish hit by pitch. | 4 | 5 |
| B Phillips grounded into double play, third to second to first, P Janish out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Justin Lehr pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| G Jones grounded out to first. | 4 | 5 |
| R Doumit grounded out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| S Pearce grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Charlie Morton pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| K Barker flied out to center. | 4 | 5 |
| S Rolen singled to deep left center. | 4 | 5 |
| J Gomes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Rolen out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| J Gomes stole second. | 4 | 5 |
| W Balentien walked. | 4 | 5 |
| C Tatum singled to center, J Gomes scored, W Balentien tagged out at home. | 4 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Justin Lehr pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| L Milledge flied out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| A LaRoche grounded out to second. | 4 | 6 |
| R Cedeno walked. | 4 | 6 |
| N Walker hit for C Morton. | 4 | 6 |
| N Walker grounded out to second. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Bootcheck pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| C Bootcheck relieved C Morton. | 4 | 6 |
| D Sutton hit for J Lehr. | 4 | 6 |
| D Sutton walked. | 4 | 6 |
| D Stubbs reached on bunt single to pitcher, D Sutton to second, D Sutton to third on error by pitcher C Bootcheck. | 4 | 6 |
| P Janish doubled to deep left, D Sutton and D Stubbs scored. | 4 | 8 |
| B Phillips grounded out to shortstop, P Janish to third. | 4 | 8 |
| K Barker hit sacrifice fly to center, P Janish scored. | 4 | 9 |
| S Rolen flied out to center. | 4 | 9 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Micah Owings pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| M Owings relieved J Lehr. | 4 | 9 |
| A McCutchen struck out swinging. | 4 | 9 |
| D Young singled to right. | 4 | 9 |
| G Jones walked, D Young to second. | 4 | 9 |
| R Doumit flied out to right. | 4 | 9 |
| S Pearce flied out to right. | 4 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Virgil Vasquez pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| V Vasquez relieved C Bootcheck. | 4 | 9 |
| J Gomes doubled to deep center. | 4 | 9 |
| W Balentien homered to center, J Gomes scored. | 4 | 11 |
| C Tatum struck out swinging. | 4 | 11 |
| M Owings struck out looking. | 4 | 11 |
| D Stubbs grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 11 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Micah Owings pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| L Milledge singled to left. | 4 | 11 |
| A LaRoche grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, L Milledge out at second. | 4 | 11 |
| R Cedeno grounded out to third. | 4 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Capps pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| M Capps relieved V Vasquez. | 4 | 11 |
| P Janish grounded out to third. | 4 | 11 |
| B Phillips singled to center. | 4 | 11 |
| K Barker grounded out to second, B Phillips to second. | 4 | 11 |
| A Rosales hit for S Rolen. | 4 | 11 |
| A Rosales flied out to right. | 4 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Micah Owings pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| L Cruz hit for M Capps. | 4 | 11 |
| A Rosales at third base. | 4 | 11 |
| L Cruz singled to right. | 4 | 11 |
| A McCutchen walked, L Cruz to second. | 4 | 11 |
| D Young singled to right, L Cruz to third, A McCutchen to second. | 4 | 11 |
| G Jones grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, L Cruz scored, D Young out at second, A McCutchen to third. | 5 | 11 |
| R Doumit lined out to center. | 5 | 11 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||