Final
Pittsburgh won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, August 21 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 22 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 12 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 23 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | |
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1:35 PM ET, August 23, 2009
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Hart pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| C Dickerson singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C Dickerson stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| P Janish grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| J Votto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Phillips singled to center, C Dickerson scored. | 1 | 0 |
| B Phillips stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| S Rolen walked. | 1 | 0 |
| L Nix struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| A McCutchen singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| D Young singled to left, A McCutchen to second. | 1 | 0 |
| G Jones lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| L Milledge grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Young out at second, A McCutchen to third. | 1 | 0 |
| R Doumit walked, L Milledge to second. | 1 | 0 |
| B Moss struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Hart pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| J Gomes flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| R Hanigan lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| H Bailey grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| R Vazquez flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| B Bixler flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| K Hart walked. | 1 | 0 |
| A McCutchen walked, K Hart to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Young popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Hart pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| C Dickerson walked. | 1 | 0 |
| C Dickerson picked off first. | 1 | 0 |
| P Janish singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| J Votto flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| B Phillips grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| D Stubbs in center field. | 1 | 0 |
| G Jones grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| L Milledge grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| R Doumit grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Hart pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| S Rolen walked. | 1 | 0 |
| L Nix singled to right, S Rolen to third. | 1 | 0 |
| J Gomes hit sacrifice fly to center, S Rolen scored. | 2 | 0 |
| R Hanigan struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| H Bailey grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| B Moss flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| R Vazquez flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| B Bixler doubled to deep right center. | 2 | 0 |
| K Hart struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Hart pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| D Stubbs hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 2 | 0 |
| P Janish grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| J Votto singled to center, D Stubbs scored, J Votto to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 0 |
| B Phillips flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| S Rolen struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| A McCutchen walked. | 3 | 0 |
| A McCutchen stole second. | 3 | 0 |
| D Young singled to right, A McCutchen scored. | 3 | 1 |
| G Jones grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Young out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| L Milledge flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Steven Jackson pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| S Jackson relieved K Hart. | 3 | 1 |
| L Nix flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| J Gomes reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| R Hanigan walked, J Gomes to second. | 3 | 1 |
| H Bailey sacrificed to pitcher, J Gomes to third, R Hanigan to second. | 3 | 1 |
| D Stubbs flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| R Doumit grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| B Moss grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| R Vazquez struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| J Chavez relieved S Jackson. | 3 | 1 |
| P Janish hit a ground rule double to deep left. | 3 | 1 |
| J Votto singled to center, P Janish to third. | 3 | 1 |
| B Phillips grounded into fielder's choice to second, P Janish scored, J Votto out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| S Rolen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Phillips out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| L Nix popped out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| B Bixler struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| S Pearce hit for J Chavez. | 4 | 1 |
| S Pearce grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| A McCutchen flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chris Bootcheck pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| C Bootcheck relieved J Chavez. | 4 | 1 |
| J Gomes flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| R Hanigan grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| K Barker hit for H Bailey. | 4 | 1 |
| K Barker fouled out to catcher. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Arthur Rhodes pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| W Balentien in right field. | 4 | 1 |
| A Rhodes relieved H Bailey. | 4 | 1 |
| C Tatum catching. | 4 | 1 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| G Jones flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| L Milledge struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joel Hanrahan pitching for Pittsburgh | CIN | PIT |
| J Hanrahan relieved C Bootcheck. | 4 | 1 |
| D Stubbs struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| P Janish walked. | 4 | 1 |
| P Janish to second on wild pitch by J Hanrahan. | 4 | 1 |
| J Votto walked. | 4 | 1 |
| B Phillips singled to right, P Janish to third, J Votto to second. | 4 | 1 |
| S Rolen struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| L Nix struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Cordero pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | PIT |
| F Cordero relieved A Rhodes. | 4 | 1 |
| R Doumit grounded out to second. | 4 | 1 |
| B Moss flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| R Vazquez singled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| B Bixler struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||