Final in 12
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 5/27)
| Game 1: Tuesday, May 27 | ||
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| Minnesota | 4 | Final in 12 |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, May 28 | ||
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| Minnesota | 9 | Final in 10 |
| Kansas City | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, May 29 | ||
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| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 | |
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8:10 PM ET, May 27, 2008
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| C Gomez grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Casilla grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Gathright singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Guillen lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Morneau singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer singled to center, J Morneau to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kubel grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, M Cuddyer out at second, J Morneau to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Young flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Olivo singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Teahen lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Buck grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Olivo out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| M Lamb grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Harris struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Gomez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| E German fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| T Pena singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to first, T Pena to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Gathright struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| A Casilla reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Casilla out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau walked, J Mauer to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer singled to center, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third. | 1 | 0 |
| J Kubel grounded out to second, J Morneau scored, M Cuddyer to second. | 2 | 0 |
| D Young grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| A Gordon flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| J Guillen grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| M Olivo grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| M Lamb struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| B Harris singled to right center. | 2 | 0 |
| C Gomez reached on infield single to shortstop, B Harris to second. | 2 | 0 |
| A Casilla singled to center, B Harris scored, C Gomez to third, A Casilla to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 0 |
| J Mauer walked. | 3 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded into fielder's choice to first, C Gomez out at home, A Casilla to third, J Mauer to second. | 3 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Teahen grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| J Buck struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| E German grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ron Mahay pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| R Mahay relieved B Bannister. | 3 | 0 |
| J Kubel flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| D Young grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| M Lamb fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| T Pena flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| D DeJesus reached on infield single to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Gathright flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| A Gordon struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ron Mahay pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| B Harris flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| C Gomez lined out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| A Casilla singled to right center. | 3 | 0 |
| A Casilla stole second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Mauer popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| J Guillen flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| M Olivo grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| M Teahen doubled to deep left center. | 3 | 0 |
| J Buck grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Gobble pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Gobble relieved R Mahay. | 3 | 0 |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer popped out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| A Callaspo hit for E German. | 3 | 0 |
| A Callaspo singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| T Pena flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| D DeJesus singled to center, A Callaspo to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Gathright lined into double play, third to first, D DeJesus doubled off first. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jimmy Gobble pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| A Callaspo at second base. | 3 | 0 |
| D Young grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| M Lamb flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| B Harris doubled to deep left. | 3 | 0 |
| C Gomez walked. | 3 | 0 |
| A Casilla popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| A Gordon hit by pitch. | 3 | 0 |
| J Guillen flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| M Olivo singled to left, A Gordon to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Nathan relieved N Blackburn. | 3 | 0 |
| M Teahen inside-the-park home run to left, A Gordon and M Olivo scored. | 3 | 3 |
| J Buck struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| A Callaspo grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Soria relieved J Gobble. | 3 | 3 |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| J Morneau singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| M Cuddyer struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| J Kubel flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Dennys Reyes pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D Reyes relieved J Nathan. | 3 | 3 |
| T Pena struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| D DeJesus hit by pitch. | 3 | 3 |
| J Gathright sacrificed to pitcher, D DeJesus to second. | 3 | 3 |
| A Gordon grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Young grounded out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| M Lamb flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| B Harris hit by pitch. | 3 | 3 |
| C Gomez struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Crain pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| J Crain relieved D Reyes. | 3 | 3 |
| J Guillen grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| M Olivo reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| M Teahen struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| J Buck grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 12th | SCORE | |
| Juan Carlos Oviedo pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Morneau singled to left center, J Mauer to third, J Morneau to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 3 |
| M Cuddyer singled to right, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third. | 4 | 3 |
| J Kubel walked, M Cuddyer to second. | 4 | 3 |
| D Young grounded into double play, second to first, J Kubel out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 12th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| J Gathright grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||