Final in 10
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 8/21)
| Game 1: Friday, August 21 | ||
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| Minnesota | 5 | Final in 10 |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 22 | ||
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| Minnesota | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 23 | ||
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| Minnesota | 10 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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8:10 PM ET, August 21, 2009
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Span grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| O Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D DeJesus flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Maier flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler homered to center. | 0 | 1 |
| M Jacobs walked. | 0 | 1 |
| A Callaspo singled to right, M Jacobs to second. | 0 | 1 |
| M Teahen grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Callaspo out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Kubel singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| M Cuddyer grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Kubel out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Crede fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Olivo grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Anderson flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Y Betancourt flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Young grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| C Gomez grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| A Casilla grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D DeJesus homered to right. | 0 | 2 |
| M Maier singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| B Butler grounded out to pitcher, M Maier to second. | 0 | 2 |
| M Jacobs grounded out to third, M Maier scored on throwing error by first baseman M Cuddyer. | 0 | 3 |
| A Callaspo singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| M Teahen grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Span grounded out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| O Cabrera flied out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Olivo singled to center. | 0 | 3 |
| J Anderson singled to left, M Olivo to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Y Betancourt struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| D DeJesus lined into double play, shortstop to second, M Olivo doubled off second. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| J Crede fouled out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Maier struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| M Jacobs grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Young grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 3 |
| C Gomez singled to shallow left. | 0 | 3 |
| C Gomez stole second. | 0 | 3 |
| C Gomez safe at third on throwing error by catcher M Olivo. | 0 | 3 |
| A Casilla doubled to right, C Gomez scored. | 1 | 3 |
| A Casilla to third on wild pitch by L Hochevar. | 1 | 3 |
| D Span tripled to deep right, A Casilla scored, D Span scored on error by right fielder J Anderson. | 3 | 3 |
| O Cabrera grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| J Mauer singled to right center. | 3 | 3 |
| J Kubel flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| A Callaspo struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| M Teahen fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 3 |
| M Olivo struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| M Cuddyer struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| J Crede flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| D Young grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| J Anderson grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| Y Betancourt grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| D DeJesus walked. | 3 | 3 |
| M Maier struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Farnsworth pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| K Farnsworth relieved L Hochevar. | 3 | 3 |
| C Gomez singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| A Casilla sacrificed to pitcher, C Gomez to second. | 3 | 3 |
| D Span singled to center, C Gomez scored, D Span to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 3 |
| O Cabrera struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| J Mauer intentionally walked. | 4 | 3 |
| J Bale relieved K Farnsworth. | 4 | 3 |
| J Kubel grounded out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Guerrier relieved N Blackburn. | 4 | 3 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| M Jacobs singled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| W Bloomquist ran for M Jacobs. | 4 | 3 |
| A Callaspo lined out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| J Mijares relieved M Guerrier. | 4 | 3 |
| W Bloomquist picked off first. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jamey Wright pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Wright relieved J Bale. | 4 | 3 |
| M Cuddyer struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| J Crede flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| D Young grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| J Nathan relieved J Mijares. | 4 | 3 |
| M Teahen grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| M Olivo struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| B Pena hit for J Anderson. | 4 | 3 |
| B Pena homered to right. | 4 | 4 |
| Y Betancourt doubled to deep left center. | 4 | 4 |
| D DeJesus flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| W Bloomquist in right field. | 4 | 4 |
| J Soria relieved J Wright. | 4 | 4 |
| J Soria relieved J Wright. | 4 | 4 |
| J Soria relieved J Wright. | 4 | 4 |
| C Gomez struck out looking. | 4 | 4 |
| A Casilla singled to right. | 4 | 4 |
| D Span flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| O Cabrera tripled to deep right, A Casilla scored. | 5 | 4 |
| J Mauer intentionally walked. | 5 | 4 |
| J Kubel grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Maier grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| B Butler singled to center. | 5 | 4 |
| W Bloomquist singled to right center, B Butler to second. | 5 | 4 |
| A Callaspo flied out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| M Teahen lined out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||