Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/8)
| Game 1: Friday, September 7 | ||
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| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 8 | ||
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| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 9 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Houston | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 | |
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Coverage: FOX OHIO
7:10 PM ET, September 8, 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 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| J Paredes struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| F Martinez doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| B Wallace struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Maxwell singled to center, F Martinez scored. | 1 | 0 |
| J Castro flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| B Phillips lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| C Heisey struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| J Votto singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| R Ludwick popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| J Martinez safe at first on error by second baseman B Phillips. | 1 | 0 |
| M Dominguez flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| J Martinez caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 1 | 0 |
| T Greene reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| B Norris grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| J Bruce homered to center (432 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| T Frazier hit by pitch. | 1 | 1 |
| R Hanigan lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| W Valdez flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| B Arroyo struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| J Paredes flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| F Martinez walked. | 1 | 1 |
| B Wallace struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| J Maxwell struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| B Phillips homered to right (357 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| C Heisey flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| J Votto grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| R Ludwick flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| J Castro flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| J Martinez singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| M Dominguez singled to right center, J Martinez to second. | 1 | 2 |
| T Greene grounded into double play, third to second to first, M Dominguez out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| J Bruce grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| T Frazier popped out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| R Hanigan grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| B Norris popped out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| J Paredes flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| F Martinez singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| B Wallace grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| W Valdez flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| B Arroyo struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| B Phillips reached on infield single to second. | 1 | 2 |
| B Phillips stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| C Heisey struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| J Maxwell grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| J Castro walked. | 1 | 2 |
| J Martinez singled to center, J Castro to second. | 1 | 2 |
| M Dominguez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Martinez out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| J Votto hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 1 | 2 |
| R Ludwick lined out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| J Bruce intentionally walked. | 1 | 2 |
| T Frazier walked, J Votto to third, J Bruce to second. | 1 | 2 |
| R Hanigan singled to right center, J Votto scored, J Bruce to third, T Frazier to second. | 1 | 3 |
| F Rodriguez relieved B Norris. | 1 | 3 |
| W Valdez reached on infield single to pitcher, J Bruce scored, T Frazier to third, R Hanigan to second, T Frazier scored, R Hanigan to third, W Valdez to second on throwing error by pitcher F Rodriguez. | 1 | 5 |
| B Arroyo struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| B Phillips walked. | 1 | 5 |
| C Heisey struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| T Greene struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| J Schafer hit for F Rodriguez. | 1 | 5 |
| J Schafer popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| J Paredes flied out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Xavier Cedeno pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| X Cedeno relieved F Rodriguez. | 1 | 5 |
| J Votto hit by pitch. | 1 | 5 |
| M Cairo ran for J Votto. | 1 | 5 |
| R Ludwick popped out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| J Bruce struck out swinging, M Cairo stole second. | 1 | 5 |
| J Valdez relieved X Cedeno. | 1 | 5 |
| T Frazier lined out to left. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Sean Marshall pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| M Cairo at first base. | 1 | 5 |
| S Marshall relieved B Arroyo. | 1 | 5 |
| B Barnes hit for F Martinez. | 1 | 5 |
| B Barnes struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| B Wallace grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 5 |
| J Maxwell walked. | 1 | 5 |
| J Castro grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Valdez pitching for Houston | HOU | CIN |
| B Barnes in right field. | 1 | 5 |
| R Hanigan walked. | 1 | 5 |
| W Valdez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Hanigan out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| H Rodriguez hit for S Marshall. | 1 | 5 |
| H Rodriguez singled to right, W Valdez thrown out at third. | 1 | 5 |
| B Phillips walked, H Rodriguez to second. | 1 | 5 |
| C Heisey popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Broxton pitching for Cincinnati | HOU | CIN |
| J Broxton relieved S Marshall. | 1 | 5 |
| J Martinez grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| M Dominguez singled to center. | 1 | 5 |
| B Bogusevic hit for T Greene. | 1 | 5 |
| B Bogusevic lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| M Downs hit for J Valdez. | 1 | 5 |
| M Dominguez to second on fielder's indifference. | 1 | 5 |
| M Downs reached on infield single to shortstop, M Dominguez to third. | 1 | 5 |
| J Paredes struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||