Final
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 4/1)
| Game 1: Monday, April 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 | |
| Boxscore » | ||
| Game 2: Wednesday, April 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 0 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
4:05 PM ET, April 1, 2002
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Suppan pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Jones homered to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C Guzman fouled out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| D Mientkiewicz grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Ortiz homered to right center. | 1 | 0 |
| T Hunter struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| C Knoblauch grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| N Perez singled to shallow center. | 2 | 0 |
| C Beltran grounded into double play, shortstop to first, N Perez out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| C Koskie flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| B Buchanan homered to center. | 2 | 0 |
| A Pierzynski fouled out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| L Rivas grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Sweeney popped out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| M Tucker singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| M Tucker stole second, , M Tucker safe at third on throwing error by A Pierzynski. | 3 | 0 |
| J Randa hit sacrifice fly to left, M Tucker scored. | 3 | 0 |
| R Ibanez flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Jones grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| C Guzman grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| D Mientkiewicz grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| B Mayne singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| C Febles struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| C Knoblauch reached on infield single to third, B Mayne to second. | 3 | 1 |
| N Perez singled to shallow left, B Mayne to third, C Knoblauch to second. | 3 | 1 |
| C Beltran hit sacrifice fly to right, B Mayne scored, C Knoblauch to third. | 3 | 1 |
| M Sweeney doubled to third, C Knoblauch and N Perez scored. | 3 | 2 |
| M Tucker struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Ortiz singled to right. | 3 | 4 |
| T Hunter grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Ortiz out at second. | 3 | 4 |
| C Koskie grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| J Randa grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| R Ibanez grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| B Mayne lined out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| B Buchanan struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| A Pierzynski grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| L Rivas singled to shallow right. | 3 | 4 |
| J Jones singled to right, L Rivas to third. | 3 | 4 |
| C Guzman grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| C Febles hit a ground rule double to deep right center. | 3 | 4 |
| C Knoblauch grounded out to second, C Febles to third. | 3 | 4 |
| N Perez tripled to deep right center, C Febles scored. | 3 | 4 |
| J Cressand relieved B Radke. | 3 | 5 |
| C Beltran tripled to right, N Perez scored. | 3 | 5 |
| M Sweeney grounded out to first. | 3 | 6 |
| M Tucker walked. | 3 | 6 |
| M Tucker stole second. | 3 | 6 |
| J Randa struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Suppan pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Mientkiewicz grounded out to third. | 3 | 6 |
| D Ortiz walked. | 3 | 6 |
| T Hunter homered to center. | 3 | 6 |
| C Koskie struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| J Romero relieved J Cressand. | 4 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| J.C. Romero pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| R Ibanez flied out to center. | 4 | 6 |
| B Mayne grounded out to second. | 4 | 6 |
| C Febles struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| C Bailey relieved J Suppan. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cory Bailey pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| B Buchanan singled to left. | 4 | 6 |
| A Pierzynski grounded out to second, B Buchanan to second. | 4 | 6 |
| L Rivas reached on infield single to second, B Buchanan to third. | 4 | 6 |
| J Jones homered to right center, B Buchanan and L Rivas scored. | 4 | 6 |
| C Guzman grounded out to second. | 7 | 6 |
| D Mientkiewicz singled to right center. | 7 | 6 |
| D Ortiz doubled to right, D Mientkiewicz to third. | 7 | 6 |
| T Hunter intentionally walked. | 7 | 6 |
| B Shouse relieved C Bailey. | 7 | 6 |
| C Koskie walked, D Mientkiewicz scored, D Ortiz to third, T Hunter to second. | 7 | 6 |
| B Buchanan fouled out to first. | 8 | 6 |
| D Hocking in right field. | 8 | 6 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| J.C. Romero pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| C Knoblauch fouled out to right. | 8 | 6 |
| N Perez flied out to left. | 8 | 6 |
| C Beltran struck out swinging. | 8 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brian Shouse pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| A Pierzynski struck out swinging. | 8 | 6 |
| L Rivas flied out to right center. | 8 | 6 |
| J Jones struck out swinging. | 8 | 6 |
| M Jackson relieved J Romero. | 8 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Jackson pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Sweeney singled to center. | 8 | 6 |
| M Tucker flied out to shallow left. | 8 | 6 |
| J Randa grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Sweeney out at second. | 8 | 6 |
| J Grimsley relieved B Shouse. | 8 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grimsley pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| C Guzman grounded out to first. | 8 | 6 |
| D Mientkiewicz popped out to shallow center. | 8 | 6 |
| D Ortiz walked. | 8 | 6 |
| T Hunter grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Ortiz out at second. | 8 | 6 |
| E Guardado relieved M Jackson. | 8 | 6 |
| D Sadler hit for R Ibanez. | 8 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Eddie Guardado pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D Sadler flied out to center. | 8 | 6 |
| B Berger hit for B Mayne. | 8 | 6 |
| B Berger struck out swinging. | 8 | 6 |
| C Febles walked. | 8 | 6 |
| C Knoblauch walked, C Febles to second. | 8 | 6 |
| N Perez flied out to shallow center. | 0 | 0 |
| -6 Runs, -9 Hits, -2 Errors | ||