Final
Cleveland won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, May 20 | ||
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| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 21 | ||
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| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 22 | ||
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| Cleveland | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 2 | |
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1:15 PM ET, May 22, 2005
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ramon Ortiz pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| G Sizemore flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Blake singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| B Broussard flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C Blake caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| F Lopez lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| W Bergolla struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| S Casey flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ortiz pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| R Ludwick popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bard singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Boone fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Cora grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| K Griffey Jr lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dunn walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Randa popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Kearns singled to left, A Dunn to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J LaRue struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ortiz pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| R Belliard singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Lee struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| G Sizemore tripled to deep center, R Belliard scored. | 1 | 0 |
| C Blake singled to left center, G Sizemore scored. | 2 | 0 |
| B Broussard singled to center, C Blake to second. | 2 | 0 |
| R Ludwick flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| J Bard struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| R Ortiz struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| F Lopez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| W Bergolla flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ortiz pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| A Boone flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| A Cora flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| R Belliard reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 0 |
| C Lee grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| S Casey grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr walked. | 2 | 0 |
| A Dunn flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| J Randa popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ortiz pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| G Sizemore flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| C Blake flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| B Broussard flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| A Kearns struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| J LaRue grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| R Ortiz walked. | 2 | 0 |
| F Lopez singled to left center, R Ortiz to second. | 2 | 0 |
| W Bergolla struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ortiz pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| R Ludwick homered to left. | 2 | 0 |
| J Bard grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| A Boone grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| A Cora singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| R Belliard reached on infield single to first, A Cora to third. | 3 | 0 |
| D Weathers relieved R Ortiz. | 3 | 0 |
| C Lee grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| S Casey doubled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| A Dunn flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| J Randa singled to left, S Casey scored. | 3 | 1 |
| R Betancourt relieved C Lee. | 3 | 1 |
| A Kearns reached on infield single to third, J Randa to second. | 3 | 1 |
| J LaRue struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Weathers pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| G Sizemore struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| C Blake grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| B Broussard flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Betancourt pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| L Lopez hit for D Weathers. | 3 | 1 |
| L Lopez grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| F Lopez struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| W Bergolla grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Wagner pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| R Wagner relieved D Weathers. | 3 | 1 |
| L Lopez at second base. | 3 | 1 |
| J Gerut hit for R Ludwick. | 3 | 1 |
| J Gerut grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| J Bard lined out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| A Boone grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Scott Sauerbeck pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| J Gerut in left field. | 3 | 1 |
| S Sauerbeck relieved R Betancourt. | 3 | 1 |
| S Casey struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| K Griffey Jr grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| A Dunn homered to right. | 3 | 2 |
| B Howry relieved S Sauerbeck. | 3 | 2 |
| J Randa grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Danny Graves pitching for Cincinnati | CLE | CIN |
| D Graves relieved R Wagner. | 3 | 2 |
| A Cora singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| R Belliard sacrificed to pitcher, A Cora to second. | 3 | 2 |
| T Hafner hit for B Howry. | 3 | 2 |
| T Hafner intentionally walked. | 3 | 2 |
| G Sizemore singled to left, A Cora scored, T Hafner to second. | 4 | 2 |
| C Blake doubled to deep center, T Hafner and G Sizemore scored. | 6 | 2 |
| B Broussard singled to center, C Blake scored. | 7 | 2 |
| R Stone relieved D Graves. | 7 | 2 |
| J Gerut doubled to deep right, B Broussard to third. | 7 | 2 |
| J Bard singled to center, B Broussard and J Gerut scored. | 9 | 2 |
| A Boone struck out looking. | 9 | 2 |
| A Cora lined out to center. | 9 | 2 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| David Riske pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CIN |
| D Riske relieved B Howry. | 9 | 2 |
| A Kearns struck out looking. | 9 | 2 |
| J LaRue singled to center. | 9 | 2 |
| L Lopez grounded into fielder's choice to first, J LaRue out at second. | 9 | 2 |
| F Lopez hit a ground rule double to deep right, L Lopez to third. | 9 | 2 |
| J Cruz hit for R Stone. | 9 | 2 |
| J Cruz struck out swinging. | 9 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||