Final
Minnesota leads 2-0 (as of 8/22)
| 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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7:10 PM ET, August 22, 2009
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Davies pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Span popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| O Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kubel grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D DeJesus flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Pena grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Davies pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| M Cuddyer homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| B Harris struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| C Gomez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Olivo grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| A Callaspo singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| M Teahen hit by pitch, A Callaspo to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Maier grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, M Teahen out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Davies pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| A Casilla singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| D Span walked, A Casilla to second. | 1 | 0 |
| O Cabrera flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| J Mauer popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| J Kubel doubled to center, A Casilla and D Span scored. | 3 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| Y Betancourt flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| J Anderson reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| D DeJesus hit by pitch, J Anderson to second. | 3 | 0 |
| B Pena grounded out to pitcher, J Anderson to third, D DeJesus to second. | 3 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Davies pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Young flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| B Harris grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| C Gomez struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Olivo struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| A Callaspo walked. | 3 | 0 |
| M Teahen reached on bunt single to pitcher, A Callaspo to second. | 3 | 0 |
| M Maier struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Y Betancourt grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Teahen out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Davies pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| A Casilla fouled out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| D Span flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| O Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| J Anderson singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| D DeJesus singled to left, J Anderson to second. | 3 | 0 |
| B Pena sacrificed to pitcher, J Anderson to third, D DeJesus to second. | 3 | 0 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| M Olivo doubled to deep right, J Anderson and D DeJesus scored. | 3 | 2 |
| A Callaspo lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Davies pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Mauer struck out swinging, J Mauer safe at first on wild pitch by K Davies. | 3 | 2 |
| J Kubel flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| M Cuddyer walked, J Mauer to second. | 3 | 2 |
| D Young grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Cuddyer out at second, J Mauer to third. | 3 | 2 |
| B Harris singled to center, J Mauer scored, D Young to second. | 4 | 2 |
| R Mahay relieved K Davies. | 4 | 2 |
| C Gomez singled to center, D Young scored, B Harris to third. | 5 | 2 |
| A Casilla singled to right, B Harris scored, C Gomez to third. | 6 | 2 |
| D Span grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Keppel pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| B Keppel relieved B Duensing. | 6 | 2 |
| M Teahen doubled to deep right. | 6 | 2 |
| M Maier walked. | 6 | 2 |
| Y Betancourt struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| J Anderson grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Maier out at second, M Teahen to third. | 6 | 2 |
| D DeJesus tripled to deep center, M Teahen and J Anderson scored. | 6 | 4 |
| J Crain relieved B Keppel. | 6 | 4 |
| B Pena struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ron Mahay pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| O Cabrera singled to right. | 6 | 4 |
| J Bale relieved R Mahay. | 6 | 4 |
| J Mauer singled to center, O Cabrera to third. | 6 | 4 |
| J Kubel singled to right, O Cabrera scored, J Mauer to second. | 7 | 4 |
| R Colon relieved J Bale. | 7 | 4 |
| M Cuddyer flied out to right. | 7 | 4 |
| D Young lined out to shortstop. | 7 | 4 |
| B Harris flied out to center. | 7 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Crain pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| B Butler singled to right. | 7 | 4 |
| M Olivo singled to right center, B Butler to second. | 7 | 4 |
| A Callaspo walked, B Butler to third, M Olivo to second. | 7 | 4 |
| J Mijares relieved J Crain. | 7 | 4 |
| M Teahen singled to center, B Butler scored, M Olivo to third, A Callaspo to second. | 7 | 5 |
| M Maier fouled out to third. | 7 | 5 |
| Y Betancourt hit into fielder's choice to center, M Olivo scored, A Callaspo out at third, M Teahen to second. | 7 | 6 |
| J Anderson lined out to left. | 7 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Roman Colon pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| C Gomez bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 6 |
| A Casilla popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 6 |
| D Span flied out to center. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Mijares pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D DeJesus singled to left. | 7 | 6 |
| B Pena sacrificed to pitcher, D DeJesus to second. | 7 | 6 |
| M Guerrier relieved J Mijares. | 7 | 6 |
| B Butler flied out to right, D DeJesus to third. | 7 | 6 |
| M Olivo grounded out to third. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Roman Colon pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| O Cabrera singled to right. | 7 | 6 |
| J Mauer walked, O Cabrera to second. | 7 | 6 |
| J Wright relieved R Colon. | 7 | 6 |
| J Kubel grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Mauer out at second, O Cabrera to third. | 7 | 6 |
| M Cuddyer doubled to right, O Cabrera scored. | 8 | 6 |
| D Young flied out to right. | 8 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| A Callaspo singled to center. | 8 | 6 |
| M Teahen struck out swinging. | 8 | 6 |
| M Maier singled to center, A Callaspo to third. | 8 | 6 |
| Y Betancourt grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Callaspo scored, M Maier out at second. | 8 | 7 |
| J Anderson grounded out to second. | 8 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||