Final
Cincinnati leads 2-1 (as of 8/11)
| Game 1: Thursday, August 9 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, August 10 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 10 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, August 11 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, August 12 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 | |
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4:05 PM ET, August 11, 2012
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC | |
| Zack Cozart | Z Cozart grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Drew Stubbs | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Strike (looking), D Stubbs struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Phillips | Ball, Ball, B Phillips flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC | |
| David DeJesus | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D DeJesus flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Darwin Barney | Strike (looking), Ball, D Barney grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Rizzo | Strike (looking), Ball, A Rizzo reached on infield single to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonso Soriano | A Soriano flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC | |
| Ryan Ludwick | R Ludwick flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Frazier | T Frazier singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Heisey | Strike (looking), C Heisey flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| Wilson Valdez | W Valdez grounded out to first | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC | |
| Starlin Castro | Ball, S Castro flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| Luis Valbuena | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, L Valbuena doubled to left | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan LaHair | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, B LaHair walked | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Clevenger | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), S Clevenger singled to shallow left, L Valbuena to third, B LaHair to second | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Wood | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), T Wood struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| David DeJesus | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), D DeJesus singled to center, L Valbuena and B LaHair scored, S Clevenger to second | 0 | 2 |
| Darwin Barney | D Barney popped out to first | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC | |
| Ryan Hanigan | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), R Hanigan flied out to right | 0 | 2 |
| Bronson Arroyo | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), B Arroyo struck out looking | 0 | 2 |
| Zack Cozart | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), Z Cozart struck out looking | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC | |
| Anthony Rizzo | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, A Rizzo grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 2 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, A Soriano grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 2 |
| Starlin Castro | S Castro lined out to center | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC | |
| Drew Stubbs | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), D Stubbs struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Phillips | Ball, Strike (foul), B Phillips doubled to deep left | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Ludwick | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, R Ludwick hit by pitch | 0 | 2 |
| Todd Frazier | Ball, T Frazier singled to left center, B Phillips scored, R Ludwick to third | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Heisey | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), C Heisey struck out looking | 1 | 2 |
| Wilson Valdez | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, W Valdez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Frazier out at second | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC | |
| Luis Valbuena | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, L Valbuena grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 2 |
| Bryan LaHair | B LaHair flied out to center | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Clevenger | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), S Clevenger struck out swinging | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC | |
| Ryan Hanigan | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), R Hanigan singled to right | 1 | 2 |
| Bronson Arroyo | Strike (bunted foul), B Arroyo sacrificed to pitcher, R Hanigan to second | 1 | 2 |
| Zack Cozart | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Z Cozart struck out swinging | 1 | 2 |
| Drew Stubbs | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (looking), D Stubbs struck out looking | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC | |
| Travis Wood | T Wood lined out to left | 1 | 2 |
| David DeJesus | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Ball, D DeJesus flied out to center | 1 | 2 |
| Darwin Barney | Strike (looking), D Barney flied out to right | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC | |
| Brandon Phillips | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, B Phillips grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Ludwick | R Ludwick flied out to center | 1 | 2 |
| Todd Frazier | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, T Frazier walked | 1 | 2 |
| Chris Heisey | Strike (foul), C Heisey flied out to center | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC | |
| Anthony Rizzo | Strike (looking), A Rizzo flied out to center | 1 | 2 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (foul), A Soriano popped out to second | 1 | 2 |
| Starlin Castro | Strike (looking), S Castro singled to center | 1 | 2 |
| Luis Valbuena | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, L Valbuena flied out to left | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC | |
| Wilson Valdez | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, W Valdez lined out to shortstop | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Hanigan | Strike (foul), R Hanigan singled to center | 1 | 2 |
| Bronson Arroyo | B Arroyo bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, R Hanigan out at second | 1 | 2 |
| Zack Cozart | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Z Cozart struck out swinging | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC | |
| Bryan LaHair | Ball, B LaHair grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 2 |
| Steve Clevenger | Ball, Strike (looking), S Clevenger lined out to right | 1 | 2 |
| Travis Wood | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), T Wood struck out swinging | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| James Russell pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC | |
| J Mather in right field. | 1 | 2 | |
| J Russell relieved T Wood. | 1 | 2 | |
| Drew Stubbs | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, D Stubbs doubled to left | 1 | 2 |
| Brandon Phillips | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, B Phillips singled to left, D Stubbs to third | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Ludwick | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), R Ludwick doubled to deep left, D Stubbs and B Phillips scored | 3 | 2 |
| Todd Frazier | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), T Frazier lined into double play, left to second, R Ludwick doubled off second | 3 | 2 |
| Chris Heisey | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), C Heisey doubled to shallow right center | 3 | 2 |
| Wilson Valdez | Ball, Strike (looking), C Heisey stole third, Strike (foul), W Valdez singled to right, C Heisey scored | 4 | 2 |
| Ryan Hanigan | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), R Hanigan grounded out to second | 4 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC | |
| David DeJesus | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 2 |
| Darwin Barney | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), D Barney struck out swinging | 4 | 2 |
| Anthony Rizzo | Strike (swinging), A Rizzo grounded out to second | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Alberto Cabrera pitching for Chicago | CIN | CHC | |
| A Cabrera relieved J Russell. | 4 | 2 | |
| X Paul hit for B Arroyo. | 4 | 2 | |
| Xavier Paul | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), X Paul grounded out to first | 4 | 2 |
| Zack Cozart | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Z Cozart reached on infield single to shortstop | 4 | 2 |
| Drew Stubbs | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, D Stubbs flied out to left | 4 | 2 |
| Brandon Phillips | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, B Phillips singled to right, Z Cozart to third | 4 | 2 |
| Ryan Ludwick | Ball, Ball, R Ludwick flied out to center | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | CHC | |
| A Chapman relieved B Arroyo. | 4 | 2 | |
| X Paul in left field. | 4 | 2 | |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), A Soriano struck out swinging | 4 | 2 |
| Starlin Castro | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, S Castro fouled out to third, J Vitters hit for L Valbuena | 4 | 2 |
| Josh Vitters | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Vitters struck out swinging | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||