Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/18)
| Game 1: Monday, August 17 | ||
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| Kansas City | 7 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 18 | ||
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| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | |
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8:11 PM ET, August 18, 2009
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Freddy Garcia pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| D DeJesus grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| W Bloomquist flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Jacobs fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| S Podsednik flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| G Beckham walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Dye grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, G Beckham out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| P Konerko singled to center, J Dye to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pierzynski singled to left, J Dye scored, P Konerko to second. | 0 | 1 |
| C Quentin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Pierzynski out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| A Callaspo flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| M Teahen grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| M Maier walked. | 0 | 1 |
| J Buck struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| A Rios struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| A Ramirez safe at second on error by second baseman A Callaspo, A Ramirez advanced to first on A Callaspo error, A Ramirez tagged out at second attempting to advance on play. | 0 | 1 |
| J Nix singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| J Nix stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| S Podsednik walked. | 0 | 1 |
| G Beckham walked, J Nix to third, S Podsednik to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Dye grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, G Beckham out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| Y Betancourt struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| W Bloomquist singled to right center. | 0 | 1 |
| B Butler doubled to left, W Bloomquist scored. | 1 | 1 |
| M Jacobs popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| P Konerko homered to right. | 1 | 2 |
| A Pierzynski singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| C Quentin homered to left center, A Pierzynski scored. | 1 | 4 |
| A Rios grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| A Ramirez singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| J Nix flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| S Podsednik lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| A Callaspo grounded out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| M Teahen hit a ground rule double to deep right center. | 1 | 4 |
| M Maier struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| J Buck homered to left, M Teahen scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Y Betancourt popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| G Beckham hit by pitch. | 3 | 4 |
| J Dye grounded out to third, G Beckham to second. | 3 | 4 |
| P Konerko grounded out to shortstop, G Beckham to third. | 3 | 4 |
| A Pierzynski grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| D DeJesus grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| W Bloomquist reached on infield single to pitcher. | 3 | 4 |
| B Butler doubled to deep left center, W Bloomquist scored. | 4 | 4 |
| R Williams relieved F Garcia. | 4 | 4 |
| M Jacobs grounded out to first, B Butler to third. | 4 | 4 |
| A Callaspo singled to left, B Butler scored. | 5 | 4 |
| M Teahen flied out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| C Quentin walked. | 5 | 4 |
| A Rios singled to right, C Quentin to third. | 5 | 4 |
| A Ramirez flied out to right, C Quentin thrown out at home. | 5 | 4 |
| A Rios stole second, A Rios safe at third on throwing error by catcher J Buck. | 5 | 4 |
| J Nix walked. | 5 | 4 |
| S Podsednik struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Randy Williams pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| M Maier struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| O Dotel relieved R Williams. | 5 | 4 |
| J Buck popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| Y Betancourt grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Robinson Tejeda pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| R Tejeda relieved G Meche. | 5 | 4 |
| G Beckham struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| J Dye walked. | 5 | 4 |
| P Konerko flied out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| A Pierzynski flied out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Octavio Dotel pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| D DeJesus walked. | 5 | 4 |
| W Bloomquist struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| M Jacobs struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Robinson Tejeda pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| C Quentin struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| A Rios struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| A Ramirez struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| D.J. Carrasco pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| D Carrasco relieved O Dotel. | 5 | 4 |
| A Callaspo struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| M Teahen doubled to deep left center. | 5 | 4 |
| M Maier grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| J Buck struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Robinson Tejeda pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| J Nix grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| S Podsednik fouled out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| G Beckham struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tony Pena pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| T Pena relieved D Carrasco. | 5 | 4 |
| Y Betancourt struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| D DeJesus singled to center. | 5 | 4 |
| W Bloomquist fouled out to first. | 5 | 4 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| J Soria relieved R Tejeda. | 5 | 4 |
| J Dye struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| P Konerko flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| A Pierzynski grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||