Final
Cleveland won 2-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 22 | ||
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| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 23 | ||
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| Cleveland | 15 | Final in 10 |
| Kansas City | 13 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 24 | ||
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| Cleveland | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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8:10 PM ET, August 24, 2006
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: C. Sabathia (9-8)
L: J. Gobble (3-5)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Redman pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| G Sizemore struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Michaels singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| T Hafner grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, J Michaels out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| D DeJesus struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| E German reached on bunt single to first. | 0 | 0 |
| M Sweeney struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| E German to second on wild pitch by C Sabathia. | 0 | 0 |
| M Teahen grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mark Redman pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| V Martinez walked. | 0 | 0 |
| R Garko flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| J Peralta singled to right, V Martinez to third. | 0 | 0 |
| H Luna grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, V Martinez scored, J Peralta out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| F Gutierrez walked, H Luna to second. | 1 | 0 |
| A Marte popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| E Brown grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| R Sanders grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| R Shealy singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| J Buck fouled out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mark Redman pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| G Sizemore struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| J Michaels hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| T Hafner singled to center, J Michaels to third. | 1 | 0 |
| V Martinez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, T Hafner out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| A Berroa lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D DeJesus singled to right, D DeJesus to second on error by right fielder F Gutierrez. | 1 | 0 |
| E German popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Sweeney singled to right center, D DeJesus scored. | 1 | 1 |
| M Teahen flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mark Redman pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| R Garko doubled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| J Peralta singled to left, R Garko to third. | 1 | 1 |
| H Luna singled to right, R Garko scored, J Peralta to second. | 2 | 1 |
| F Gutierrez reached on bunt single to pitcher, J Peralta to third, H Luna to second. | 2 | 1 |
| A Marte doubled to deep left, J Peralta and H Luna scored, F Gutierrez to third. | 4 | 1 |
| G Sizemore grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| J Michaels struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| T Hafner lined out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| E Brown singled to right center. | 4 | 1 |
| R Sanders walked, E Brown to second. | 4 | 1 |
| R Shealy struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| J Buck grounded into double play, second to first, R Sanders out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mark Redman pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| V Martinez flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| R Garko walked. | 4 | 1 |
| J Peralta doubled to deep left, R Garko to third. | 4 | 1 |
| H Luna struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| F Gutierrez fouled out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| A Berroa safe at first on error by second baseman H Luna. | 4 | 1 |
| D DeJesus grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, A Berroa out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| E German singled to right. | 4 | 1 |
| M Sweeney homered to center, E German scored. | 4 | 3 |
| M Teahen struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mark Redman pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| A Marte singled to left. | 4 | 3 |
| J Gobble relieved M Redman. | 4 | 3 |
| G Sizemore lined out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| J Michaels flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| T Hafner struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| E Brown doubled to deep left center. | 4 | 3 |
| R Sanders fouled out to catcher. | 4 | 3 |
| R Shealy singled to right, E Brown scored. | 4 | 4 |
| J Buck flied out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| A Berroa struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Gobble pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| V Martinez struck out looking. | 4 | 4 |
| R Garko flied out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| J Peralta struck out looking. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| D DeJesus singled to center. | 4 | 4 |
| E German sacrificed to third, D DeJesus to second. | 4 | 4 |
| M Sweeney intentionally walked. | 4 | 4 |
| M Teahen struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| E Brown struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Gobble pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| H Luna safe at first on throwing error by shortstop A Berroa. | 4 | 4 |
| F Gutierrez sacrificed to pitcher, H Luna to second. | 4 | 4 |
| A Marte doubled to deep center, H Luna scored. | 5 | 4 |
| A Marte to third on wild pitch by J Gobble. | 5 | 4 |
| G Sizemore struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| J Michaels struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| CC Sabathia pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| R Sanders grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| R Shealy doubled to deep left center. | 5 | 4 |
| J Buck popped out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| M Grudzielanek hit for A Berroa. | 5 | 4 |
| M Grudzielanek lined out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ambiorix Burgos pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| M Grudzielanek at shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| A Burgos relieved J Gobble. | 5 | 4 |
| T Hafner struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| V Martinez homered to right. | 6 | 4 |
| R Garko homered to center. | 7 | 4 |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| H Luna doubled to deep left. | 7 | 4 |
| F Gutierrez singled to right, H Luna scored, F Gutierrez to second advancing on throw. | 8 | 4 |
| F Gutierrez to third on wild pitch by A Burgos. | 8 | 4 |
| A Marte walked. | 8 | 4 |
| A Sisco relieved A Burgos. | 8 | 4 |
| D DeJesus in left field. | 8 | 4 |
| E Brown in right field. | 8 | 4 |
| J Gathright in center field. | 8 | 4 |
| G Sizemore walked, A Marte to second. | 8 | 4 |
| J Michaels struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Thomas Mastny pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| T Mastny relieved C Sabathia. | 8 | 4 |
| D DeJesus struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| E German fouled out to right. | 8 | 4 |
| M Sweeney singled to right. | 8 | 4 |
| M Teahen walked, M Sweeney to second. | 8 | 4 |
| E Brown struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||