Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/24)
| Game 1: Tuesday, May 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 5 | Final in 10 |
| Minnesota | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, May 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 11 | Final |
| Minnesota | 0 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
1:10 PM ET, May 24, 2006
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: C. Sabathia (4-1)
L: B. Radke (4-6)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| G Sizemore popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| L Ford grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| N Punto bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| M Redmond singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| T Hunter singled to right, M Redmond to third. | 0 | 0 |
| T Hunter stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| C Blake flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| R Belliard singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| A Boone popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| G Sizemore flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| J Morneau grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| R White flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| T Batista struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| J Michaels singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Michaels caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Peralta singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| T Hafner grounded out to pitcher, J Peralta to second. | 0 | 0 |
| V Martinez flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| J Castro grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| L Ford struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| N Punto grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| B Broussard flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| C Blake homered to left center. | 1 | 0 |
| R Belliard grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| A Boone grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| M Redmond struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| T Hunter grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| G Sizemore singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| J Michaels flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| G Sizemore stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| T Hafner struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Minnesota's Manager R Gardenhire ejected by A Hernandez in the 5th. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| R White lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| T Batista popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brad Radke pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| V Martinez singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| B Broussard singled to center, V Martinez to second. | 1 | 0 |
| C Blake walked, V Martinez to third, B Broussard to second. | 1 | 0 |
| R Belliard grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, V Martinez scored, C Blake out at second, B Broussard to third. | 2 | 0 |
| A Boone singled to center, B Broussard scored. | 3 | 0 |
| A Boone stole second. | 3 | 0 |
| G Sizemore singled to center, A Boone scored, G Sizemore to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 0 |
| M Guerrier relieved B Radke. | 4 | 0 |
| J Michaels grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| J Castro flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| L Ford singled to left. | 4 | 0 |
| N Punto grounded into fielder's choice to second, L Ford out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| M Redmond grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| J Peralta grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| T Hafner walked. | 4 | 0 |
| V Martinez singled to right, T Hafner to second. | 4 | 0 |
| D Reyes relieved M Guerrier. | 4 | 0 |
| B Broussard flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| C Blake homered to left center, T Hafner and V Martinez scored. | 7 | 0 |
| R Belliard lined out to left. | 7 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| T Hunter struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Silva pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| L Ford in center field. | 7 | 0 |
| J Kubel in left field. | 7 | 0 |
| C Silva relieved D Reyes. | 7 | 0 |
| A Boone singled to center. | 7 | 0 |
| G Sizemore walked, A Boone to second. | 7 | 0 |
| J Michaels flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| J Peralta safe at first on error by third baseman T Batista, A Boone to third, G Sizemore to second. | 7 | 0 |
| T Hafner singled to left, A Boone and G Sizemore scored, J Peralta to second. | 9 | 0 |
| V Martinez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, T Hafner out at second. | 9 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| R White singled to center. | 9 | 0 |
| T Batista lined out to center. | 9 | 0 |
| J Castro grounded out to shortstop, R White to second. | 9 | 0 |
| L Ford flied out to right. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Silva pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| B Broussard struck out swinging. | 9 | 0 |
| C Blake grounded out to second. | 9 | 0 |
| R Belliard grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| N Punto singled to center. | 9 | 0 |
| M Redmond singled to center, N Punto to second. | 9 | 0 |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 9 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer flied out to center. | 9 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded out to first. | 9 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||