Final
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 9/24)
| Game 1: Tuesday, September 24 | ||
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| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, September 25 | ||
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| Cleveland | 5 | Final in 12 |
| Minnesota | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 26 | ||
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| Cleveland | 8 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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8:05 PM ET, September 24, 2002
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: L. Hawkins (5-0)
L: D. Elder (0-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Eric Milton pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| C Crisp flied out to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| O Vizquel lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| E Burks grounded out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| D Mohr struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Guzman grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Koskie flied out to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| J Thome singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| K Garcia popped out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| T Fryman singled to center, J Thome to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bard grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, T Fryman out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| D Ortiz walked. | 0 | 0 |
| T Hunter flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Mientkiewicz struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| C Magruder singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| J McDonald flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crisp grounded into fielder's choice to first, C Magruder out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| O Vizquel hit a ground rule double to deep left center, C Crisp to third. | 0 | 0 |
| E Burks flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| A Pierzynski hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| L Rivas doubled to deep left, A Pierzynski to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Mohr grounded out to shortstop, A Pierzynski scored. | 0 | 1 |
| C Guzman walked. | 0 | 1 |
| C Koskie struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| D Ortiz singled to center, L Rivas scored, C Guzman to third. | 0 | 2 |
| T Hunter flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| B Kielty in right field. | 0 | 2 |
| M Cuddyer at third base. | 0 | 2 |
| J Thome homered to left. | 1 | 2 |
| K Garcia grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| T Fryman flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| J Bard grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| D Mientkiewicz walked. | 1 | 2 |
| M Cuddyer singled to center, D Mientkiewicz to second. | 1 | 2 |
| A Pierzynski flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| L Rivas grounded out to first, D Mientkiewicz to third, M Cuddyer to second. | 1 | 2 |
| D Mohr flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| C Magruder flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| J McDonald fouled out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| C Crisp struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| C Guzman grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| B Kielty tripled to right center. | 1 | 2 |
| D Ortiz singled to right, B Kielty scored. | 1 | 3 |
| D Ortiz safe at first on error by second baseman J McDonald, B Kielty scored. | 1 | 3 |
| T Hunter flied out to deep left. | 1 | 3 |
| D Ortiz to second on wild pitch by R Rodriguez. | 1 | 3 |
| D Mientkiewicz flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| O Vizquel grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| E Burks popped out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| J Thome struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ricardo Rodriguez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| A Pierzynski grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| L Rivas popped out to shallow right. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Eric Milton pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| K Garcia walked. | 1 | 3 |
| T Fryman struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| J Bard flied out to left center. | 1 | 3 |
| C Magruder singled to left, K Garcia to second. | 1 | 3 |
| M Jackson relieved E Milton. | 1 | 3 |
| B Selby hit for J McDonald. | 1 | 3 |
| B Selby grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| CLE | MIN | |
| B Phillips at second base. | 1 | 3 |
| C Sadler relieved R Rodriguez. | 1 | 3 |
| D Mohr walked. | 1 | 3 |
| C Guzman grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Mohr out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| C Guzman to third on wild pitch by C Sadler. | 1 | 3 |
| B Kielty popped out to shallow right center. | 1 | 3 |
| M Restovich hit for D Ortiz. | 1 | 3 |
| J Riggan relieved C Sadler. | 1 | 3 |
| M Restovich struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Lohse pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| D Hocking at third base. | 1 | 3 |
| K Lohse relieved M Jackson. | 1 | 3 |
| C Crisp walked. | 1 | 3 |
| O Vizquel grounded out to first, C Crisp to second. | 1 | 3 |
| E Burks homered to left, C Crisp scored. | 3 | 3 |
| J Romero relieved K Lohse. | 3 | 3 |
| J Thome walked. | 3 | 3 |
| K Garcia reached on infield single to pitcher, J Thome to second. | 3 | 3 |
| T Fryman struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| J Bard grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dave Elder pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| D Elder relieved J Riggan. | 3 | 3 |
| T Hunter struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| D Mientkiewicz grounded out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| D Hocking grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| LaTroy Hawkins pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| L Hawkins relieved J Romero. | 3 | 3 |
| C Magruder grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| B Phillips flied out to left center. | 3 | 3 |
| C Crisp singled to left center. | 3 | 3 |
| C Crisp stole second. | 3 | 3 |
| O Vizquel flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dave Elder pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| A Pierzynski doubled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| M Ryan ran for A Pierzynski. | 3 | 3 |
| L Rivas sacrificed to pitcher, M Ryan to third. | 3 | 3 |
| D Mohr intentionally walked. | 3 | 3 |
| C Guzman intentionally walked, D Mohr to second. | 3 | 3 |
| B Kielty hit sacrifice fly to shallow left, M Ryan scored. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||