Final
Cleveland won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, September 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 21 | ||
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| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 22 | ||
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| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
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2:05 PM ET, September 22, 2002
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| CLE | KC | |
| C Crisp grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| O Vizquel grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| E Burks popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| C Knoblauch flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| C Beltran flied out to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Sweeney reached on infield single to third, M Sweeney to second on throwing error by third baseman G Larocca. | 0 | 0 |
| M Sweeney reached on infield single to third, M Sweeney to second on throwing error by third baseman G Larocca. | 0 | 0 |
| J Randa flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CLE | KC | |
| K Garcia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| G Larocca walked. | 0 | 0 |
| E Snyder struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| G Larocca to second on wild pitch by D May. | 0 | 0 |
| B Phillips walked. | 0 | 0 |
| C Magruder singled to center, G Larocca scored, B Phillips to third, C Magruder to second advancing on throw. B Phillips scored, C Magruder to third on throwing error by catcher B Mayne. | 2 | 0 |
| E Perez fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| R Ibanez flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| K Pellow struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| A Berroa grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CLE | KC | |
| C Crisp singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| O Vizquel grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, C Crisp out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| E Burks homered to center. | 3 | 0 |
| K Garcia flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| B Mayne singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| C Febles reached on bunt single to third, B Mayne to second. | 3 | 0 |
| C Knoblauch grounded out to second, B Mayne to third, C Febles to second. | 3 | 0 |
| C Beltran flied out to shallow right. | 3 | 0 |
| M Sweeney grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| CLE | KC | |
| G Larocca singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| E Snyder flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| B Phillips doubled to left, G Larocca thrown out at home, B Phillips to third advancing on throw. | 3 | 0 |
| C Magruder grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Randa grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| R Ibanez flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| K Pellow struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| CLE | KC | |
| E Perez popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| C Crisp grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| O Vizquel doubled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| E Burks intentionally walked. | 3 | 0 |
| K Garcia grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| A Berroa flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| B Mayne grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| C Febles singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| C Knoblauch flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| CLE | KC | |
| G Larocca grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| E Snyder struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| B Phillips grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| C Beltran singled to left center. | 3 | 0 |
| M Sweeney singled to right, C Beltran to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Randa flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| R Ibanez doubled to right, M Sweeney and C Beltran scored, R Ibanez to third on throwing error by first baseman E Snyder. | 3 | 2 |
| K Pellow singled to shallow center, R Ibanez scored. | 3 | 3 |
| A Berroa grounded into double play, shortstop to first, K Pellow out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| CLE | KC | |
| C Magruder grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| E Perez popped out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| C Crisp grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| B Mayne struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| C Febles struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| C Knoblauch walked. | 3 | 3 |
| C Beltran flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| CLE | KC | |
| J Grimsley relieved D May. | 3 | 3 |
| O Vizquel struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| E Burks reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 3 |
| K Garcia homered to right center, E Burks scored. | 5 | 3 |
| G Larocca walked. | 5 | 3 |
| E Snyder struck out swinging, G Larocca stole second. | 5 | 3 |
| J Hill relieved J Grimsley. | 5 | 3 |
| B Phillips walked. | 5 | 3 |
| C Magruder struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mark Wohlers pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| M Wohlers relieved C Sabathia. | 5 | 3 |
| M Sweeney fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 3 |
| J Randa singled to center. | 5 | 3 |
| J Randa to second on passed ball by E Perez. | 5 | 3 |
| R Ibanez walked. | 5 | 3 |
| M Tucker hit for K Pellow. | 5 | 3 |
| M Tucker flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| A Berroa doubled to right, J Randa scored, R Ibanez thrown out at home. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hill pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| L Ordaz at third base. | 5 | 4 |
| E Perez popped out to first. | 5 | 4 |
| C Crisp flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| O Vizquel homered to right. | 6 | 4 |
| E Burks grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Danys Baez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| D Baez relieved M Wohlers. | 6 | 4 |
| B Mayne grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| L Alicea hit for C Febles. | 6 | 4 |
| L Alicea walked. | 6 | 4 |
| D Brown hit for C Knoblauch. | 6 | 4 |
| D Brown struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| C Beltran walked, L Alicea to second. | 6 | 4 |
| M Sweeney singled to shallow right, L Alicea scored, C Beltran to third. | 6 | 5 |
| J Randa grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Sweeney out at second. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

