| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE |
| Cory Lidle pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| M Grudzielanek grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Patterson homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
| S Sosa popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Alou lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE |
| Kerry Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| D Jimenez singled to left center. | 1 | 0 |
| B Larkin grounded into double play, second to first, D Jimenez out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| S Casey struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE |
| Cory Lidle pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| A Ramirez grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| D Lee struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE |
| Kerry Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| A Kearns safe at first on error by shortstop A Gonzalez. | 1 | 0 |
| A Dunn struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| J LaRue grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Kearns out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors |
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE |
| Cory Lidle pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| M Barrett grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| K Wood grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| C Patterson hit by pitch, M Grudzielanek to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek to third, C Patterson to second on passed ball by J LaRue. | 1 | 0 |
| S Sosa walked. | 1 | 0 |
| M Alou doubled to left, M Grudzielanek, C Patterson and S Sosa scored. | 4 | 0 |
| A Ramirez singled to right, M Alou to third. | 4 | 0 |
| D Lee grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Ramirez out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE |
| Kerry Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| R Freel struck out swinging, R Freel safe at first on wild pitch by K Wood. | 4 | 0 |
| R Freel stole second. | 4 | 0 |
| J Castro walked. | 4 | 0 |
| C Lidle sacrificed to third, R Freel to third, J Castro to second. | 4 | 0 |
| D Jimenez singled to center, R Freel scored, J Castro to third. | 4 | 1 |
| B Larkin grounded out to second, J Castro scored, D Jimenez to second. | 4 | 2 |
| S Casey struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE |
| Cory Lidle pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| M Barrett tripled to right. | 4 | 2 |
| K Wood reached on infield single to shortstop, M Barrett scored. | 5 | 2 |
| M Grudzielanek struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| C Patterson struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE |
| Kerry Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| A Kearns singled to center. | 5 | 2 |
| A Dunn walked, A Kearns to second. | 5 | 2 |
| J LaRue struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| R Freel grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, A Dunn out at second, A Kearns to third. | 5 | 2 |
| J Castro lined out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE |
| Cory Lidle pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| S Sosa struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| M Alou flied out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE |
| Kerry Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| W Pena hit for C Lidle. | 5 | 2 |
| W Pena struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| D Jimenez singled to center. | 5 | 2 |
| B Larkin walked, D Jimenez to second. | 5 | 2 |
| S Casey doubled to deep center, D Jimenez and B Larkin scored. | 5 | 4 |
| A Kearns flied out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| A Dunn flied out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE |
| John Riedling pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| J Riedling relieved C Lidle. | 5 | 4 |
| D Lee struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to catcher. | 5 | 4 |
| M Barrett grounded out to catcher. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE |
| Michael Wuertz pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| M Wuertz relieved K Wood. | 5 | 4 |
| J LaRue struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| R Freel struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| J Castro grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE |
| John Riedling pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| T Goodwin hit for M Wuertz. | 5 | 4 |
| P Norton relieved J Riedling. | 5 | 4 |
| T Goodwin grounded out to first. | 5 | 4 |
| M Grudzielanek reached on infield single to second. | 5 | 4 |
| C Patterson grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Grudzielanek out at second. | 5 | 4 |
| B Reith relieved P Norton. | 5 | 4 |
| S Sosa grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE |
| Kent Mercker pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| K Mercker relieved M Wuertz. | 5 | 4 |
| J Valentin hit for B Reith. | 5 | 4 |
| J Valentin flied out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| D Jimenez popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| B Larkin grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE |
| Ryan Wagner pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| R Wagner relieved B Reith. | 5 | 4 |
| M Alou struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| A Ramirez struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| D Lee walked. | 5 | 4 |
| A Gonzalez safe at second on error by left fielder A Dunn, D Lee scored. | 6 | 4 |
| M Barrett singled to center, A Gonzalez scored. | 7 | 4 |
| T Walker hit for K Mercker. | 7 | 4 |
| T Walker popped out to third. | 7 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors |
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE |
| Kyle Farnsworth pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| K Farnsworth relieved K Mercker. | 7 | 4 |
| S Casey singled to center. | 7 | 4 |
| A Kearns struck out looking. | 7 | 4 |
| A Dunn fouled out to shortstop. | 7 | 4 |
| J LaRue grounded into fielder's choice to third, S Casey out at second. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE |
| Todd Jones pitching for Cincinnati | CHC | CIN |
| T Jones relieved R Wagner. | 7 | 4 |
| M Grudzielanek singled to left. | 7 | 4 |
| C Patterson walked, M Grudzielanek to second. | 7 | 4 |
| S Sosa flied out to center, M Grudzielanek to third. | 7 | 4 |
| M Alou singled to center, M Grudzielanek out at home, C Patterson tagged out at third. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors |
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE |
| Joe Borowski pitching for Chicago | CHC | CIN |
| J Borowski relieved K Farnsworth. | 7 | 4 |
| R Freel flied out to left. | 7 | 4 |
| J Castro struck out looking. | 7 | 4 |
| R Olmedo hit for T Jones. | 7 | 4 |
| R Olmedo walked. | 7 | 4 |
| D Jimenez walked, R Olmedo to second. | 7 | 4 |
| B Larkin struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors |
Cubs 7, 
Reds 4