- Final0TOR
NYY2
42
4 - Final1LAD
WSH1
31
3 - Final2OAK
DET2
62
6 - Final3MIN
CLE6
46
4 - Final4MIL
PIT3
13
1 - Final5TOR
NYY1
21
2 - Final6LAD
WSH7
67
6 - Final7PHI
NYM3
23
2 - Final8ATL
MIA3
03
0 - Final9BOS
TB3
133
13 - Finalin 11in 1110CIN
CHC6
56
5 - Final11CHW
KC0
30
3 - Final12HOU
STL0
50
5 - Final13SD
ARI2
62
6 - Final14TEX
LAA6
26
2 - Finalin 11in 1115BAL
SEA3
13
1 - Final16COL
SF1
71
7
Final
Minnesota leads 2-0 (as of 9/19)
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 18 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 6 | Final in 12 |
| Cleveland | 5 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 2: Wednesday, September 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 3: Thursday, September 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3 | Final in 10 |
| Cleveland | 4 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
7:05 PM ET, September 19, 2012
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE | |
| Denard Span | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, D Span grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, J Carroll singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Mauer flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Willingham | J Willingham singled to right, J Carroll to third | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), J Morneau struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Ball, Strike (foul), S Choo flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (looking), J Kipnis grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Ball, A Cabrera homered to right (394 feet) | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Santana grounded out to first | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE | |
| Chris Parmelee | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, C Parmelee flied out to center | 0 | 1 |
| Trevor Plouffe | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, T Plouffe popped out to first | 0 | 1 |
| Chris Herrmann | Strike (looking), C Herrmann grounded out to first | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE | |
| Michael Brantley | Ball, Ball, M Brantley flied out to left | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Hafner | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, T Hafner hit by pitch | 0 | 1 |
| Russ Canzler | Strike (looking), R Canzler popped out to second | 0 | 1 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), L Chisenhall struck out looking | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE | |
| Pedro Florimon | Ball, Ball, P Florimon popped out to shortstop | 0 | 1 |
| Denard Span | D Span doubled to right | 0 | 1 |
| Jamey Carroll | Ball, J Carroll singled to left | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Mauer | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, J Mauer singled to center, D Span scored, J Carroll to third | 1 | 1 |
| Josh Willingham | J Willingham singled to left, J Carroll scored, J Mauer to second | 2 | 1 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Morneau grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Willingham out at second | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE | |
| Vinny Rottino | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, V Rottino walked | 2 | 1 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (looking), V Rottino stole second, S Choo grounded out to shortstop, V Rottino to third | 2 | 1 |
| Jason Kipnis | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, J Kipnis singled to left, V Rottino scored | 2 | 2 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, A Cabrera flied out to center | 2 | 2 |
| Carlos Santana | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, C Santana fouled out to third | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE | |
| Chris Parmelee | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), C Parmelee struck out swinging | 2 | 2 |
| Trevor Plouffe | T Plouffe reached on infield single to shortstop | 2 | 2 |
| Chris Herrmann | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), C Herrmann struck out swinging, T Plouffe stole second | 2 | 2 |
| Pedro Florimon | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, P Florimon walked | 2 | 2 |
| Denard Span | Ball, D Span flied out to center | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE | |
| Michael Brantley | Ball, M Brantley grounded out to third | 2 | 2 |
| Travis Hafner | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, T Hafner safe at first on error by shortstop P Florimon | 2 | 2 |
| Russ Canzler | Ball, T Hafner to second on wild pitch by L Hendriks, Ball, T Hafner to third on passed ball by C Herrmann, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), R Canzler grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Hafner out at home | 2 | 2 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | Strike (looking), L Chisenhall grounded out to second | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE | |
| Jamey Carroll | Ball, J Carroll grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, J Mauer walked | 2 | 2 |
| Josh Willingham | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, J Willingham homered to left (396 feet), J Mauer scored, C Seddon relieved Z McAllister | 4 | 2 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Morneau walked | 4 | 2 |
| Chris Parmelee | Ball, C Parmelee singled to right, J Morneau to second | 4 | 2 |
| Trevor Plouffe | T Plouffe singled to left, J Morneau to third, C Parmelee to second | 4 | 2 |
| Chris Herrmann | Strike (looking), C Herrmann grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Morneau scored, T Plouffe out at second, C Parmelee to third | 5 | 2 |
| Pedro Florimon | P Florimon grounded out to third | 5 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE | |
| Vinny Rottino | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), V Rottino struck out looking | 5 | 2 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Foul, S Choo grounded out to first | 5 | 2 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (looking), Ball, J Kipnis flied out to center | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Seddon pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE | |
| Denard Span | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D Span walked | 5 | 2 |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), Ball, J Carroll flied out to right | 5 | 2 |
| Joe Mauer | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), J Mauer struck out swinging, D Span stole second | 5 | 2 |
| Josh Willingham | Ball, J Willingham singled to left center, D Span scored | 6 | 2 |
| Justin Morneau | J Morneau grounded out to first | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE | |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, A Cabrera grounded out to third | 6 | 2 |
| Carlos Santana | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, C Santana walked | 6 | 2 |
| Michael Brantley | Ball, M Brantley grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Santana out at second | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Maine pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE | |
| S Maine relieved C Seddon. | 6 | 2 | |
| Chris Parmelee | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, C Parmelee flied out to center | 6 | 2 |
| Trevor Plouffe | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, T Plouffe popped out to second | 6 | 2 |
| Chris Herrmann | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), C Herrmann struck out swinging | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Alex Burnett pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE | |
| A Burnett relieved L Hendriks. | 6 | 2 | |
| Travis Hafner | T Hafner grounded out to shortstop | 6 | 2 |
| Russ Canzler | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), R Canzler flied out to center | 6 | 2 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), L Chisenhall flied out to left | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Tony Sipp pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE | |
| B Lillibridge at shortstop. | 6 | 2 | |
| T Sipp relieved S Maine. | 6 | 2 | |
| Pedro Florimon | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, P Florimon grounded out to second | 6 | 2 |
| Denard Span | D Span grounded out to second | 6 | 2 |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), J Carroll doubled to deep left | 6 | 2 |
| Joe Mauer | Strike (looking), Ball, J Mauer lined out to left | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Alex Burnett pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE | |
| Vinny Rottino | V Rottino doubled to left | 6 | 2 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), S Choo struck out looking | 6 | 2 |
| Jason Kipnis | J Kipnis singled to center, V Rottino scored | 6 | 3 |
| Brent Lillibridge | B Lillibridge singled to right, J Kipnis to second | 6 | 3 |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, C Santana flied out to center, J Kipnis to third, T Robertson relieved A Burnett | 6 | 3 |
| Michael Brantley | Ball, Strike (swinging), M Brantley singled to right, J Kipnis scored, B Lillibridge to second | 6 | 4 |
| Travis Hafner | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), T Hafner struck out swinging | 6 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Frank Herrmann pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE | |
| F Herrmann relieved T Sipp. | 6 | 4 | |
| Josh Willingham | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, J Willingham flied out to left | 6 | 4 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), J Morneau struck out looking | 6 | 4 |
| Chris Parmelee | Ball, Ball, C Parmelee lined out to right | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE | |
| M Carson in left field. | 6 | 4 | |
| B Revere in right field. | 6 | 4 | |
| G Perkins relieved T Robertson. | 6 | 4 | |
| Russ Canzler | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, R Canzler flied out to right | 6 | 4 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | Strike (looking), L Chisenhall reached on infield single to first | 6 | 4 |
| Vinny Rottino | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, V Rottino flied out to right | 6 | 4 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), S Choo struck out swinging | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||