Final
Cincinnati leads 2-0 (as of 8/4)
| Game 1: Friday, August 3 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 0 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 4 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 5 | ||
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| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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Coverage: FOX OHIO
7:10 PM ET, August 4, 2012
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| A Presley struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| N Walker walked. | 0 | 0 |
| N Walker safe at second on throwing error by pitcher M Leake. | 0 | 0 |
| A McCutchen struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| G Jones flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Z Cozart singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Stubbs reached on bunt single to third, Z Cozart to second, Z Cozart to third, D Stubbs to second on throwing error by third baseman P Alvarez. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bruce struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| R Ludwick struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| S Rolen singled to right center, Z Cozart and D Stubbs scored. | 0 | 2 |
| T Frazier grounded into fielder's choice to third, S Rolen out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| M McKenry homered to left (359 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| T Snider grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| J Harrison hit by pitch. | 1 | 2 |
| J McDonald struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| D Navarro struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| W Valdez bunt grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| M Leake grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| A Presley tripled to deep right center. | 1 | 2 |
| N Walker hit sacrifice fly to right, A Presley scored. | 2 | 2 |
| A McCutchen flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| G Jones singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| M McKenry flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| Z Cozart fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 2 |
| D Stubbs reached on infield single to catcher. | 2 | 2 |
| J Bruce singled to left, D Stubbs to second. | 2 | 2 |
| R Ludwick doubled to left, D Stubbs scored, J Bruce to third. | 2 | 3 |
| S Rolen flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| T Frazier reached on infield single to shortstop, J Bruce scored, R Ludwick to third. | 2 | 4 |
| D Navarro popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| P Alvarez struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| T Snider grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 4 |
| J Harrison homered to left (356 feet). | 3 | 4 |
| J McDonald grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| W Valdez grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| M Leake flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| Z Cozart walked. | 3 | 4 |
| D Stubbs struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| A Presley singled to right. | 3 | 4 |
| N Walker grounded into double play, shortstop to first, A Presley out at second. | 3 | 4 |
| A McCutchen struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Bruce struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| R Ludwick flied out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| S Rolen struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mike Leake pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| G Jones doubled to right. | 3 | 4 |
| M McKenry struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| P Alvarez struck out swinging, P Alvarez safe at first on wild pitch by M Leake, G Jones to third. | 3 | 4 |
| T Snider hit sacrifice fly to center, G Jones scored. | 4 | 4 |
| J Harrison grounded into fielder's choice to third, P Alvarez out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| T Frazier struck out looking. | 4 | 4 |
| D Navarro flied out to left. | 4 | 4 |
| W Valdez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Sean Marshall pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| S Marshall relieved M Leake. | 4 | 4 |
| M Cairo at second base. | 4 | 4 |
| S Marte hit for J McDonald. | 4 | 4 |
| S Marte struck out looking. | 4 | 4 |
| A Presley grounded out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| N Walker flied out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jared Hughes pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| J Hughes relieved J McDonald. | 4 | 4 |
| S Marte in left field. | 4 | 4 |
| M Cairo singled to right center. | 4 | 4 |
| Z Cozart popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 4 |
| M Cairo stole second. | 4 | 4 |
| D Stubbs grounded out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| J Bruce intentionally walked. | 4 | 4 |
| R Ludwick grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Cairo out at third, J Bruce to second. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Broxton pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| J Broxton relieved S Marshall. | 4 | 4 |
| A McCutchen flied out to left. | 4 | 4 |
| G Jones grounded out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| M McKenry singled to right center. | 4 | 4 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to second. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jared Hughes pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN |
| S Rolen tripled to deep center. | 4 | 4 |
| T Frazier grounded out to pitcher, S Rolen scored. | 4 | 5 |
| D Navarro grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 5 |
| X Paul hit for J Broxton. | 4 | 5 |
| X Paul grounded out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN |
| A Chapman relieved J Broxton. | 4 | 5 |
| R Hanigan catching. | 4 | 5 |
| T Snider popped out to first. | 4 | 5 |
| J Harrison singled to left. | 4 | 5 |
| S Marte struck out swinging, J Harrison to second on wild pitch by A Chapman. | 4 | 5 |
| G Sanchez hit for J Hughes. | 4 | 5 |
| G Sanchez struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||