Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/24)
| Game 1: Thursday, September 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, September 24 | ||
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| Minnesota | 8 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, September 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, September 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 24, 2004
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
W: J. Santana (20-6)
L: K. Denney (1-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Denney pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| S Stewart singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Jones grounded out to second, S Stewart to second. | 0 | 0 |
| L Ford struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| C Crisp walked. | 0 | 0 |
| O Vizquel sacrificed to pitcher, C Crisp to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Blake struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| V Martinez flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Denney pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| C Koskie flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kubel struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Guzman grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| J Phelps struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| R Ludwick hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| E Young struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| G Sizemore flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Denney pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| A Ojeda singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| H Blanco grounded out to third, A Ojeda to third. | 0 | 0 |
| S Stewart struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Jones walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Jones to second on wild pitch by K Denney. | 0 | 0 |
| L Ford singled to right, A Ojeda scored, J Jones to third, L Ford to second on throwing error by right fielder R Ludwick. | 1 | 0 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| B Phillips flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| C Crisp walked. | 1 | 0 |
| O Vizquel walked, C Crisp to second. | 1 | 0 |
| C Blake struck out swinging. C Crisp caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Denney pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| C Koskie flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| J Kubel flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| C Guzman walked. | 1 | 0 |
| A Ojeda singled to center, C Guzman to second. | 1 | 0 |
| H Blanco singled to left, C Guzman scored, A Ojeda to second. | 2 | 0 |
| S Stewart singled to center, A Ojeda scored, H Blanco to third. | 3 | 0 |
| J Jones singled to right, H Blanco scored, S Stewart to second. | 4 | 0 |
| L Ford doubled to left, S Stewart and J Jones scored. | 6 | 0 |
| J Guthrie relieved K Denney. | 6 | 0 |
| L Ford to third on wild pitch by J Guthrie. | 6 | 0 |
| J Morneau struck out looking. | 6 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| V Martinez singled to left. | 6 | 0 |
| J Phelps doubled to deep right center, V Martinez scored. | 6 | 1 |
| R Ludwick struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| E Young struck out looking. | 6 | 1 |
| G Sizemore walked. | 6 | 1 |
| B Phillips lined out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Guthrie pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| C Koskie singled to right. | 6 | 1 |
| J Kubel doubled to center, C Koskie to third. | 6 | 1 |
| C Guzman grounded out to second. | 6 | 1 |
| A Ojeda flied out to left, C Koskie thrown out at home. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| C Crisp flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| O Vizquel grounded out to first. | 6 | 1 |
| C Blake flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Guthrie pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| H Blanco singled to left. | 6 | 1 |
| S Stewart flied out to right. | 6 | 1 |
| J Jones lined out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| L Ford grounded into fielder's choice to third, H Blanco out at second. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| V Martinez grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| J Phelps flied out to left. | 6 | 1 |
| R Ludwick lined out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Guthrie pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| J Morneau singled to center. | 6 | 1 |
| C Koskie walked, J Morneau to second. | 6 | 1 |
| J Kubel flied out to right, J Morneau to third. | 6 | 1 |
| J Robbins relieved J Guthrie. | 6 | 1 |
| C Guzman grounded out to second, J Morneau scored, C Koskie to second. | 7 | 1 |
| A Ojeda flied out to right. | 7 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Crain pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| J Crain relieved J Santana. | 7 | 1 |
| T Hafner hit for E Young. | 7 | 1 |
| T Hafner flied out to right. | 7 | 1 |
| G Sizemore grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| B Phillips lined out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jake Robbins pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| H Blanco grounded out to third. | 7 | 1 |
| S Stewart grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| J Jones homered to center. | 8 | 1 |
| L Ford singled to center. | 8 | 1 |
| J Morneau singled to center, L Ford to third. | 8 | 1 |
| F Cabrera relieved J Robbins. | 8 | 1 |
| C Koskie struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Juan Rincon pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| M Cuddyer at third base. | 8 | 1 |
| J Rincon relieved J Crain. | 8 | 1 |
| C Crisp struck out looking. | 8 | 1 |
| O Vizquel struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| C Blake homered to left. | 8 | 2 |
| V Martinez struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Cabrera pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| J Kubel flied out to right. | 8 | 2 |
| C Guzman flied out to left. | 8 | 2 |
| A Ojeda grounded out to first. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| J Nathan relieved J Rincon. | 8 | 2 |
| J Phelps doubled to deep center. | 8 | 2 |
| R Ludwick struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| T Hafner grounded out to first, J Phelps to third. | 8 | 2 |
| G Sizemore flied out to left. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||