The Reds shutout the Marlins through eight innings. Mike Lincoln pitched the eight, and got a chance to finish the game, but the first four batters reached base in the ninth. That brought Cordero into a 6-1 game with the bases loaded. A Treanor single and a Ross homer later, the game was tied.

All was not lost, however, as Pinto walked two Reds in the tenth, then gave up the game winning single to Janish. The Reds take the first three games of the series, in close, high scoring games.