Final
Kansas City won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, May 16 | ||
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| Kansas City | 7 | Final |
| Florida | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 17 | ||
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| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 18 | ||
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| Kansas City | 9 | Final |
| Florida | 3 | |
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Royals 9
(21-22, 11-10 away)
Marlins 3
(24-19, 13-11 home)
1:10 PM ET, May 18, 2008
Sun Life Stadium, Miami, Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| KC | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 0 |
| FLA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
W: Z. Greinke (5-1)
L: B. Badenhop (1-3)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Florida | KC | FLA |
| D DeJesus singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Grudzielanek flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon singled to right, D DeJesus to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Guillen doubled to deep left center, D DeJesus and A Gordon scored. | 2 | 0 |
| M Teahen grounded out to second, J Guillen to third. | 2 | 0 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | KC | FLA |
| A Amezaga grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| J Hermida struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| H Ramirez struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Florida | KC | FLA |
| M Olivo struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| T Pena flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Z Greinke doubled to deep left center. | 2 | 0 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | KC | FLA |
| M Jacobs struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| D Uggla singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| J Cantu struck out swinging. D Uggla caught stealing. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Florida | KC | FLA |
| M Grudzielanek singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| A Gordon walked, M Grudzielanek to second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Guillen safe at second on throwing error by third baseman J Cantu, M Grudzielanek and A Gordon scored. | 4 | 0 |
| M Teahen homered to left, J Guillen scored. | 6 | 0 |
| B Butler singled to center. | 6 | 0 |
| M Olivo struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| B Butler caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 6 | 0 |
| T Pena grounded out to second. | 6 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Florida - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | KC | FLA |
| L Gonzalez doubled to deep right. | 6 | 0 |
| M Treanor reached on infield single to second, L Gonzalez to third. | 6 | 0 |
| R Andino hit for B Badenhop. | 6 | 0 |
| R Andino walked, M Treanor to second. | 6 | 0 |
| A Amezaga popped out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| J Hermida grounded into fielder's choice to second, L Gonzalez scored, R Andino out at second, M Treanor to third. | 6 | 1 |
| H Ramirez struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Doug Waechter pitching for Florida | KC | FLA |
| D Waechter relieved B Badenhop. | 6 | 1 |
| Z Greinke grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to second. | 6 | 1 |
| M Grudzielanek flied out to right. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | KC | FLA |
| M Jacobs homered to right. | 6 | 2 |
| D Uggla flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| J Cantu singled to right, J Cantu out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| L Gonzalez grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Doug Waechter pitching for Florida | KC | FLA |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| J Guillen grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| M Teahen struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | KC | FLA |
| M Treanor grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| D Waechter fouled out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| A Amezaga doubled to deep left. | 6 | 2 |
| J Hermida grounded out to first. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Doug Waechter pitching for Florida | KC | FLA |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| M Olivo doubled to deep left. | 6 | 2 |
| T Pena flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| Z Greinke reached on infield single to catcher, M Olivo to third. | 6 | 2 |
| T Tankersley relieved D Waechter. | 6 | 2 |
| D DeJesus flied out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | KC | FLA |
| H Ramirez singled to right. | 6 | 2 |
| M Jacobs flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| D Uggla doubled to deep center, H Ramirez scored. | 6 | 3 |
| J Cantu lined out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| L Gonzalez singled to left, D Uggla thrown out at home. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Logan Kensing pitching for Florida | KC | FLA |
| L Kensing relieved T Tankersley. | 6 | 3 |
| M Grudzielanek singled to left. | 6 | 3 |
| A Gordon flied out to right. | 6 | 3 |
| J Guillen homered to left, M Grudzielanek scored. | 8 | 3 |
| M Teahen walked. | 8 | 3 |
| M Teahen stole second. | 8 | 3 |
| B Butler walked. | 8 | 3 |
| J Miller relieved L Kensing. | 8 | 3 |
| C Ross in left field. | 8 | 3 |
| M Olivo doubled to left, M Teahen scored, B Butler to third. | 9 | 3 |
| T Pena struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| R Gload hit for Z Greinke. | 9 | 3 |
| R Gload popped out to first. | 9 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Gobble pitching for Kansas City | KC | FLA |
| A Callaspo at second base. | 9 | 3 |
| E German in left field. | 9 | 3 |
| J Gobble relieved Z Greinke. | 9 | 3 |
| R Gload at first base. | 9 | 3 |
| M Treanor grounded out to third. | 9 | 3 |
| C Ross popped out to shortstop. | 9 | 3 |
| A Amezaga singled to left center. | 9 | 3 |
| J Hermida struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Miller pitching for Florida | KC | FLA |
| D DeJesus struck out looking. | 9 | 3 |
| A Callaspo singled to left center. | 9 | 3 |
| A Gordon flied out to left. | 9 | 3 |
| E German struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Gobble pitching for Kansas City | KC | FLA |
| H Ramirez grounded out to third. | 9 | 3 |
| M Jacobs flied out to center. | 9 | 3 |
| D Uggla struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gregg pitching for Florida | KC | FLA |
| K Gregg relieved J Miller. | 9 | 3 |
| M Teahen popped out to shortstop. | 9 | 3 |
| M Tupman hit for J Gobble. | 9 | 3 |
| M Tupman singled to right. | 9 | 3 |
| M Olivo lined into double play, second to first, M Tupman doubled off first. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Florida - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Yasuhiko Yabuta pitching for Kansas City | KC | FLA |
| M Tupman catching. | 9 | 3 |
| Y Yabuta relieved J Gobble. | 9 | 3 |
| J Cantu grounded out to second. | 9 | 3 |
| B Carroll hit for K Gregg. | 9 | 3 |
| B Carroll walked. | 9 | 3 |
| M Treanor grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Carroll out at second. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||