Final
LA Angels leads 2-0 (as of 8/1)
| Game 1: Friday, July 31 | ||
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| LA Angels | 11 | Final in 11 |
| Minnesota | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 1 | ||
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| LA Angels | 11 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 2 | ||
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| LA Angels | 13 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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7:10 PM ET, August 1, 2009
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: J. Saunders (9-6)
L: A. Swarzak (3-4)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | LAA | MIN |
| C Figgins flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Izturis grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Abreu struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Joe Saunders pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | MIN |
| D Span grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| O Cabrera grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | LAA | MIN |
| J Rivera singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| K Morales flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Napoli grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Rivera safe at second on error by third baseman J Crede. | 0 | 0 |
| E Aybar flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| G Matthews doubled to deep right center, J Rivera and M Napoli scored, G Matthews out stretching at third. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Joe Saunders pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | MIN |
| J Morneau grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Crede grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| D Young singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| M Redmond doubled to deep right center, D Young scored. | 2 | 1 |
| C Gomez tripled to deep center, M Redmond scored. | 2 | 2 |
| N Punto grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | LAA | MIN |
| S Rodriguez singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| C Figgins singled to left, S Rodriguez to third. | 2 | 2 |
| M Izturis singled to right, S Rodriguez scored, C Figgins to third. | 3 | 2 |
| B Abreu singled to right, C Figgins scored, M Izturis to second. | 4 | 2 |
| J Rivera flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| K Morales singled to left, M Izturis scored, B Abreu to second. | 5 | 2 |
| M Napoli grounded into double play, third to second to first, K Morales out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Joe Saunders pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | MIN |
| D Span reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 5 | 2 |
| O Cabrera doubled to deep right, D Span to third. | 5 | 2 |
| J Mauer grounded out to second, D Span scored, O Cabrera to third. | 5 | 3 |
| J Morneau singled to center, O Cabrera scored. | 5 | 4 |
| J Crede fouled out to first. | 5 | 4 |
| D Young flied out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | LAA | MIN |
| E Aybar tripled to deep right center. | 5 | 4 |
| G Matthews singled to right, E Aybar scored. | 6 | 4 |
| R Dickey relieved A Swarzak. | 6 | 4 |
| S Rodriguez popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| G Matthews stole second. | 6 | 4 |
| C Figgins walked. | 6 | 4 |
| M Izturis fouled out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| B Abreu walked, G Matthews to third, C Figgins to second. | 6 | 4 |
| J Rivera grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Abreu out at second. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Joe Saunders pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | MIN |
| M Redmond walked. | 6 | 4 |
| C Gomez grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Redmond out at second. | 6 | 4 |
| N Punto struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| C Gomez stole second. | 6 | 4 |
| D Span fouled out to third. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Minnesota | LAA | MIN |
| K Morales grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| M Napoli doubled to center. | 6 | 4 |
| E Aybar grounded out to first, M Napoli to third. | 6 | 4 |
| G Matthews struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Joe Saunders pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | MIN |
| O Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| J Mauer grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| J Morneau singled to center. | 6 | 4 |
| J Crede grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Morneau out at second. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Minnesota | LAA | MIN |
| S Rodriguez singled to left. | 6 | 4 |
| S Rodriguez safe at third on throwing error by pitcher R Dickey. | 6 | 4 |
| C Figgins walked. | 6 | 4 |
| M Izturis homered to right, S Rodriguez and C Figgins scored. | 9 | 4 |
| B Abreu lined out to left. | 9 | 4 |
| B Keppel relieved R Dickey. | 9 | 4 |
| J Rivera homered to left center. | 10 | 4 |
| K Morales homered to right. | 11 | 4 |
| M Napoli singled to center. | 11 | 4 |
| E Aybar grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Napoli out at second. | 11 | 4 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Joe Saunders pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | MIN |
| D Young grounded out to third. | 11 | 4 |
| M Redmond singled to left. | 11 | 4 |
| C Gomez struck out looking. | 11 | 4 |
| N Punto singled to center, M Redmond to second. | 11 | 4 |
| D Span lined out to pitcher. | 11 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Keppel pitching for Minnesota | LAA | MIN |
| G Matthews struck out swinging. | 11 | 4 |
| S Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 11 | 4 |
| C Figgins reached on infield single to third. | 11 | 4 |
| M Izturis flied out to center. | 11 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Palmer pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | MIN |
| M Palmer relieved J Saunders. | 11 | 4 |
| O Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 4 |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 11 | 4 |
| J Morneau homered to right. | 11 | 5 |
| J Crede singled to center. | 11 | 5 |
| D Young struck out looking. | 11 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Keppel pitching for Minnesota | LAA | MIN |
| B Abreu grounded out to second. | 11 | 5 |
| J Rivera flied out to center. | 11 | 5 |
| K Morales walked. | 11 | 5 |
| M Napoli singled to left, K Morales to second. | 11 | 5 |
| E Aybar grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Napoli out at second. | 11 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Palmer pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | MIN |
| R Willits in right field. | 11 | 5 |
| M Redmond flied out to right. | 11 | 5 |
| C Gomez grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 5 |
| N Punto singled to right. | 11 | 5 |
| D Span reached on infield single to first, N Punto to second. | 11 | 5 |
| O Cabrera singled to right, N Punto scored, D Span to third. | 11 | 6 |
| S Loux relieved M Palmer. | 11 | 6 |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 11 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Crain pitching for Minnesota | LAA | MIN |
| J Crain relieved B Keppel. | 11 | 6 |
| G Matthews reached on infield single to second. | 11 | 6 |
| S Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, G Matthews out at second. | 11 | 6 |
| C Figgins grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, S Rodriguez out at second. | 11 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Shane Loux pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | MIN |
| J Morneau grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 6 |
| J Crede popped out to second. | 11 | 6 |
| D Young flied out to center. | 11 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||