- Final0CWS
DET3
53
5 - Final1PIT
CIN0
60
6 - Final2HOU
NYM0
40
4 - Finalin 15in 153WAS
ATL2
12
1 - Finalin 11in 114TOR
BAL4
54
5 - Final5CLE
BOS7
127
12 - Finalin 10in 106FLA
PHI6
76
7 - Final7NYY
TB10
210
2 - Final8KC
MIN4
134
13 - Finalin 10in 109MIL
STL9
79
7 - Final10ARI
CHC5
25
2 - Final11LAA
OAK5
35
3 - Finalin 10in 1012SF
SD4
34
3 - Final13TEX
SEA3
43
4 - Final14COL
LA3
53
5
Final
Cincinnati won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, October 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, October 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 4 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 8 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 3: Sunday, October 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh | 0 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 6 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
1:10 PM ET, October 4, 2009
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: H. Bailey (8-5)
L: J. Karstens (4-6)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Pittsburgh - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN | |
| Andrew McCutchen | Ball, Strike (looking), A McCutchen singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Andy LaRoche | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), A LaRoche struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Garrett Jones | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, G Jones singled to left, A McCutchen to second | 0 | 0 |
| Lastings Milledge | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, L Milledge flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Moss | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, B Moss flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Karstens pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN | |
| Drew Stubbs | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, D Stubbs singled to left | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Janish | P Janish sacrificed to pitcher, D Stubbs to second | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Votto | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Votto walked | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Phillips | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, B Phillips doubled to deep right, D Stubbs scored, J Votto to third | 0 | 1 |
| Scott Rolen | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), S Rolen popped out to shortstop | 0 | 1 |
| Jay Bruce | Ball, J Bruce grounded out to first | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN | |
| Delwyn Young | Ball, D Young grounded out to second | 0 | 1 |
| Robinzon Diaz | Strike (looking), R Diaz grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 1 |
| Luis Cruz | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), L Cruz struck out looking | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Karstens pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN | |
| Laynce Nix | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), L Nix struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Corky Miller | C Miller popped out to second | 0 | 1 |
| Homer Bailey | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), H Bailey struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN | |
| Jeff Karstens | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (looking), J Karstens struck out looking | 0 | 1 |
| Andrew McCutchen | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A McCutchen walked | 0 | 1 |
| Andy LaRoche | Ball, A McCutchen stole second, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), A LaRoche struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Garrett Jones | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, G Jones grounded out to second | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Karstens pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN | |
| Drew Stubbs | D Stubbs singled to left | 0 | 1 |
| Paul Janish | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, P Janish flied out to right | 0 | 1 |
| Joey Votto | Strike (looking), J Votto singled to left center, D Stubbs to second, S Jackson relieved J Karstens | 0 | 1 |
| Brandon Phillips | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, D Stubbs to third, J Votto to second on wild pitch by S Jackson, B Phillips grounded out to third, D Stubbs scored | 0 | 2 |
| Scott Rolen | Strike (foul), Ball, S Rolen flied out to center | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN | |
| Lastings Milledge | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, L Milledge singled to center | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Moss | Strike (looking), B Moss singled to right, L Milledge to second | 0 | 2 |
| Delwyn Young | D Young sacrificed to pitcher, L Milledge to third, B Moss to second | 0 | 2 |
| Robinzon Diaz | Ball, Strike (foul), R Diaz grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, L Milledge out at home, B Moss to third | 0 | 2 |
| Luis Cruz | Strike (foul), L Cruz flied out to center | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN | |
| P Dumatrait relieved S Jackson. | 0 | 2 | |
| Jay Bruce | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, J Bruce fouled out to third | 0 | 2 |
| Laynce Nix | Ball, L Nix grounded out to first | 0 | 2 |
| Corky Miller | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, C Miller walked | 0 | 2 |
| Homer Bailey | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (swinging), H Bailey struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN | |
| S Pearce hit for P Dumatrait. | 0 | 2 | |
| Steve Pearce | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, S Pearce tripled to deep left center | 0 | 2 |
| Andrew McCutchen | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, A McCutchen walked | 0 | 2 |
| Andy LaRoche | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), A LaRoche struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| Garrett Jones | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), G Jones struck out looking | 0 | 2 |
| Lastings Milledge | Ball, Strike (looking), A McCutchen stole second, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), L Milledge struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Donnie Veal pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN | |
| D Veal relieved P Dumatrait. | 0 | 2 | |
| Drew Stubbs | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), D Stubbs struck out looking | 0 | 2 |
| Paul Janish | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, P Janish walked | 0 | 2 |
| Joey Votto | Ball, Ball, P Janish stole second, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Votto reached on infield single to second, P Janish to third | 0 | 2 |
| Brandon Phillips | Ball, Strike (looking), B Phillips doubled to deep right, P Janish scored, J Votto to third | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Rolen | Ball, S Rolen tripled to deep center, J Votto and B Phillips scored | 0 | 5 |
| Jay Bruce | Ball, J Bruce singled to center, S Rolen scored | 0 | 6 |
| Laynce Nix | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, L Nix flied out to center | 0 | 6 |
| Corky Miller | C Miller grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Bruce out at second | 0 | 6 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Homer Bailey pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN | |
| Brandon Moss | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, B Moss walked | 0 | 6 |
| Delwyn Young | Strike (looking), Ball, D Young grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Moss out at second | 0 | 6 |
| Robinzon Diaz | Strike (looking), R Diaz singled to right | 0 | 6 |
| Luis Cruz | Strike (foul), L Cruz singled to shallow left, R Diaz to second, N Walker hit for D Veal | 0 | 6 |
| Neil Walker | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, N Walker lined out to left | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Denny Bautista pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN | |
| D Bautista relieved D Veal. | 0 | 6 | |
| J Francisco hit for H Bailey. | 0 | 6 | |
| Juan Francisco | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, J Francisco walked | 0 | 6 |
| Drew Stubbs | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, D Stubbs singled to right, J Francisco to second | 0 | 6 |
| Paul Janish | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, P Janish flied out to left | 0 | 6 |
| Joey Votto | Ball, J Votto singled to right, J Francisco to third, D Stubbs to second | 0 | 6 |
| Brandon Phillips | B Phillips grounded into double play, shortstop to first, J Votto out at second | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Jared Burton pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN | |
| J Burton relieved H Bailey. | 0 | 6 | |
| Andrew McCutchen | Strike (looking), Ball, A McCutchen reached on infield single to pitcher | 0 | 6 |
| Andy LaRoche | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, A LaRoche grounded into fielder's choice to third, A McCutchen out at second | 0 | 6 |
| Garrett Jones | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), G Jones hit by pitch, A LaRoche to second | 0 | 6 |
| Lastings Milledge | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), L Milledge grounded into fielder's choice to first, G Jones out at second, A LaRoche to third | 0 | 6 |
| Brandon Moss | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, B Moss walked, L Milledge to second | 0 | 6 |
| Delwyn Young | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), D Young flied out to center | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Virgil Vasquez pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN | |
| V Vasquez relieved D Bautista. | 0 | 6 | |
| A Rosales hit for S Rolen. | 0 | 6 | |
| Adam Rosales | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), A Rosales struck out swinging | 0 | 6 |
| Jay Bruce | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Foul, J Bruce flied out to left | 0 | 6 |
| Laynce Nix | L Nix doubled to deep right center, R Hanigan hit for C Miller | 0 | 6 |
| Ryan Hanigan | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), R Hanigan struck out swinging | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Ramon A. Ramirez pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN | |
| A Rosales at third base. | 0 | 6 | |
| R Hanigan catching. | 0 | 6 | |
| R Ramirez relieved J Burton. | 0 | 6 | |
| Robinzon Diaz | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, R Diaz singled to left | 0 | 6 |
| Luis Cruz | Strike (foul), L Cruz flied out to center, R Vazquez hit for V Vasquez | 0 | 6 |
| Ramon Vazquez | Strike (foul), R Vazquez singled to right, R Diaz to second | 0 | 6 |
| Andrew McCutchen | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Foul, A McCutchen grounded into double play, second to first, R Vazquez out at second | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Eric Hacker pitching for Pittsburgh | PIT | CIN | |
| E Hacker relieved V Vasquez. | 0 | 6 | |
| K Barker hit for R Ramirez. | 0 | 6 | |
| Kevin Barker | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), K Barker struck out swinging | 0 | 6 |
| Drew Stubbs | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, D Stubbs walked, D Sutton hit for P Janish | 0 | 6 |
| Drew Sutton | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D Sutton grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, D Stubbs out at second | 0 | 6 |
| Joey Votto | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), J Votto grounded out to second | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Pittsburgh - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Carlos Fisher pitching for Cincinnati | PIT | CIN | |
| D Sutton at shortstop. | 0 | 6 | |
| C Fisher relieved R Ramirez. | 0 | 6 | |
| K Barker at first base. | 0 | 6 | |
| Andy LaRoche | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, A LaRoche grounded out to third | 0 | 6 |
| Garrett Jones | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), G Jones popped out to shortstop | 0 | 6 |
| Lastings Milledge | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, L Milledge flied out to right | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||

