Final in 10
Minnesota won 3-0
| Game 1: Friday, May 26 | ||
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| Seattle | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 27 | ||
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| Seattle | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 28 | ||
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| Seattle | 3 | Final in 10 |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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2:10 PM ET, May 28, 2006
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: J. Nathan (3-0)
L: E. Guardado (0-3)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Seattle - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | SEA | MIN |
| I Suzuki singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lopez homered to left center, I Suzuki scored. | 2 | 0 |
| R Ibanez grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| R Sexson struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| A Beltre grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for Seattle | SEA | MIN |
| L Ford grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| L Castillo flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| T Hunter grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Mauer out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | SEA | MIN |
| M Morse struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| W Bloomquist grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| R Rivera struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for Seattle | SEA | MIN |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| J Morneau walked. | 2 | 0 |
| M Redmond flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| L Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Morneau out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | SEA | MIN |
| Y Betancourt doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| I Suzuki bunt popped out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| J Lopez walked. | 2 | 0 |
| R Ibanez grounded out to first, Y Betancourt to third, J Lopez to second. | 2 | 0 |
| R Sexson popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for Seattle | SEA | MIN |
| N Punto grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| L Ford struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| L Castillo struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | SEA | MIN |
| A Beltre doubled to deep center. | 2 | 0 |
| M Morse grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| W Bloomquist grounded out to second, A Beltre to third. | 2 | 0 |
| R Rivera struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for Seattle | SEA | MIN |
| J Mauer singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| T Hunter grounded into double play, shortstop to first, J Mauer out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| J Morneau homered to center, M Cuddyer scored. | 2 | 2 |
| M Redmond singled to center. | 2 | 2 |
| L Rodriguez popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | SEA | MIN |
| Y Betancourt reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 2 |
| I Suzuki singled to left, Y Betancourt to second. | 2 | 2 |
| J Lopez sacrificed to third, Y Betancourt to third, I Suzuki to second. | 2 | 2 |
| R Ibanez hit sacrifice fly to left, Y Betancourt scored. | 3 | 2 |
| R Sexson struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for Seattle | SEA | MIN |
| N Punto grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| L Ford grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| L Castillo safe at first on error by shortstop Y Betancourt. | 3 | 2 |
| L Castillo caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | SEA | MIN |
| A Beltre popped out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| M Morse grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| W Bloomquist singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| R Rivera flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for Seattle | SEA | MIN |
| J Mauer hit a ground rule double to deep right center. | 3 | 2 |
| T Hunter grounded out to first, J Mauer to third. | 3 | 2 |
| M Cuddyer reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 2 |
| J Morneau walked, M Cuddyer to second. | 3 | 2 |
| M Redmond hit sacrifice fly to center, J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to third. | 3 | 3 |
| L Rodriguez lined out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Johan Santana pitching for Minnesota | SEA | MIN |
| Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| I Suzuki tripled to deep right center. | 3 | 3 |
| J Lopez bunt popped into double play, pitcher to third, I Suzuki out at third. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joel Pineiro pitching for Seattle | SEA | MIN |
| N Punto flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| L Ford flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| L Castillo reached on infield single to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| G Sherrill relieved J Pineiro. | 3 | 3 |
| L Castillo caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | SEA | MIN |
| M Guerrier relieved J Santana. | 3 | 3 |
| R Ibanez grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| R Sexson walked. | 3 | 3 |
| A Beltre struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| M Morse struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| George Sherrill pitching for Seattle | SEA | MIN |
| J Mauer struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| R Soriano relieved G Sherrill. | 3 | 3 |
| T Hunter struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| M Cuddyer flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | SEA | MIN |
| W Bloomquist singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| R Rivera sacrificed to first, W Bloomquist to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Y Betancourt grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, W Bloomquist out at third. | 3 | 3 |
| Y Betancourt caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Soriano pitching for Seattle | SEA | MIN |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| M Redmond grounded out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| L Rodriguez walked. | 3 | 3 |
| N Punto struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | SEA | MIN |
| J Nathan relieved M Guerrier. | 3 | 3 |
| I Suzuki reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 3 |
| J Lopez singled to center, I Suzuki to second. | 3 | 3 |
| R Ibanez lined out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| R Sexson flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| A Beltre flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Eddie Guardado pitching for Seattle | SEA | MIN |
| E Guardado relieved R Soriano. | 3 | 3 |
| L Ford homered to right center. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

