Final
Cincinnati won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, August 31 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 9 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 1 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 2 | ||
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| Cincinnati | 5 | Final |
| Houston | 3 | |
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Coverage: FOX SW
2:05 PM ET, September 2, 2012
Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cincinnati - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| Z Cozart flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Stubbs grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Phillips popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| J Altuve grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| J Paredes grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Wallace grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| J Bruce flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| T Frazier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| X Paul singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| X Paul stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cairo lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| J Castro flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Dominguez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| F Martinez lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| R Hanigan grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Arroyo flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Z Cozart walked. | 0 | 0 |
| D Stubbs fouled out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| T Greene grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Bogusevic doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| B Bogusevic caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Norris grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bruce struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| T Frazier struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| J Altuve grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Paredes popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Wallace grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| X Paul struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cairo safe at first on throwing error by shortstop T Greene. | 0 | 0 |
| R Hanigan flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| B Arroyo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| J Castro doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Dominguez grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Castro out at third. | 0 | 0 |
| F Martinez walked, M Dominguez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| T Greene singled to left, M Dominguez to third, F Martinez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Bogusevic grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Dominguez scored, T Greene out at second, F Martinez to third. | 0 | 1 |
| B Norris grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bud Norris pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| Z Cozart safe at first on error by shortstop T Greene. | 0 | 1 |
| D Stubbs singled to center, Z Cozart to second. | 0 | 1 |
| B Phillips singled to center, Z Cozart to third, D Stubbs to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Bruce struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| T Frazier grounded into double play, third to second to first, B Phillips out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bronson Arroyo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| J Altuve struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| J Paredes grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| B Wallace flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Valdez pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| J Valdez relieved B Norris. | 0 | 1 |
| B Bogusevic in right field. | 0 | 1 |
| J Schafer in center field. | 0 | 1 |
| X Paul singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| M Cairo flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| R Hanigan flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| H Rodriguez hit for B Arroyo. | 0 | 1 |
| H Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Arredondo pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| J Arredondo relieved B Arroyo. | 0 | 1 |
| J Castro walked. | 0 | 1 |
| M Dominguez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| F Martinez tripled to deep center, J Castro scored. | 0 | 2 |
| F Martinez picked off third. | 0 | 2 |
| T Greene homered to left (405 feet). | 0 | 3 |
| B Bogusevic struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hector Ambriz pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| H Ambriz relieved J Valdez. | 0 | 3 |
| Z Cozart popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| D Stubbs walked. | 0 | 3 |
| B Phillips singled to right, D Stubbs to third. | 0 | 3 |
| X Cedeno relieved H Ambriz. | 0 | 3 |
| J Bruce homered to right (430 feet), D Stubbs and B Phillips scored. | 3 | 3 |
| T Frazier singled to left center. | 3 | 3 |
| C Heisey hit for X Paul. | 3 | 3 |
| B Barnes in right field. | 3 | 3 |
| W Lopez relieved X Cedeno. | 3 | 3 |
| C Heisey doubled to left, T Frazier scored. | 4 | 3 |
| M Cairo doubled to deep left center, C Heisey scored. | 5 | 3 |
| R Hanigan flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| D Navarro hit for J Arredondo. | 5 | 3 |
| D Navarro fouled out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Broxton pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| C Heisey in left field. | 5 | 3 |
| J Broxton relieved J Arredondo. | 5 | 3 |
| J Schafer flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| J Altuve struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| S Moore hit for B Barnes. | 5 | 3 |
| S Moore struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cincinnati - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodriguez pitching for Houston | CIN | HOU |
| S Moore in right field. | 5 | 3 |
| F Rodriguez relieved W Lopez. | 5 | 3 |
| Z Cozart struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| D Stubbs struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| B Phillips struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aroldis Chapman pitching for Cincinnati | CIN | HOU |
| A Chapman relieved J Broxton. | 5 | 3 |
| B Wallace struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| M Downs hit for J Castro. | 5 | 3 |
| M Downs struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| M Dominguez fouled out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||