| 2000 Reds score early 2010 Reds score often |
| In the first inning Votto bombs a home run to take the lead 1-0. The 2000 Reds then score the next 5 runs as they hit Cueto hard. Cueto would end up going 5 innings giving up 6 runs all earned. The last time the 2000 Reds would have the lead 7-3 going into the 6th. The 2010 Reds would ultimately score in the last 5 innings and not scoring in only 2 innings. The 2010 Reds would score 6 runs in the bottom of the 6th to take the lead 9-7. They would add on 2 the next inning. The 2000 Reds only comeback threat was in the 8th inning when they would have the bases loaded with 2 outs and Coco Cordero come in for a 4-out save opportunity. Coco would walk the first run in and then give up a single scoring 2 runs. He would then get the next out. The 2010 would add 5 insurance runs in the bottom of the 8th lead by a Joey Votto and Drew Stubbs home run. Coco would have a easy 9th only giving up a double to Sean Casey. |
| Outs: | 3 | Inning: | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | R | H | E | |
| Away | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| Home | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 0 | |||||||
| 2000 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| AB | Runs | Hits | 2b | 3b | HR | BB | SO | RBI | |
| Pokey Reese | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Barry Larkin | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Casey | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Griffey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Boone | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dmitri Young | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Dante Bichette | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Stynes | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Michael Tucker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| IP | Hits | Runs | BB | SO | W | L | S | ||
| Steve Parris | 5.3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Graves | 0.3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Sullivan | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennys Reyes | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Denny Neagle | 0.3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Manuel Aybar | 0.6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2010 Cincinnati Reds | |||||||||
| AB | Runs | Hits | 2b | 3b | HR | BB | SO | RBI | |
| Drew Stubbs | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Brandon Phillips | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joey Votto | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Scott Rolen | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jay Bruce | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonny Gomes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Hanigan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Orlando Cabrera | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Heisey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| IP | Hits | Runs | BB | SO | W | L | S | ||
| Johnny Cueto | 4.3 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Micah Owings | 0.6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Arthur Rhodes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Nick Masset | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Logan Ondrusek | 0.6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Francisco Cordero | 1.3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||