Final
Seattle won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, August 4 | ||
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| Minnesota | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 11 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 5 | ||
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| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Seattle | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 6 | ||
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| Minnesota | 7 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 | |
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4:40 PM ET, August 6, 2008
Safeco Field, Seattle, Washington
W: N. Blackburn (9-6)
L: J. Washburn (5-11)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jarrod Washburn pitching for Seattle | MIN | SEA |
| D Span struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| N Punto struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| M Redmond singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | SEA |
| I Suzuki grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Reed singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| R Ibanez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Beltre singled to left, J Reed to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lopez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jarrod Washburn pitching for Seattle | MIN | SEA |
| J Kubel grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| R Ruiz singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Harris safe at first on error by third baseman A Beltre, R Ruiz to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Everett singled to shallow left, R Ruiz scored, B Harris to second. | 1 | 0 |
| C Gomez walked, B Harris to third, A Everett to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Span tripled to deep right, B Harris, A Everett and C Gomez scored. | 4 | 0 |
| N Punto popped out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| M Redmond grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | SEA |
| J Clement singled to right. | 4 | 0 |
| W Balentien grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Clement out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| B LaHair flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jarrod Washburn pitching for Seattle | MIN | SEA |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| J Kubel flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| R Ruiz struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | SEA |
| Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| I Suzuki grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| J Reed walked. | 4 | 0 |
| R Ibanez singled to right, J Reed to third. | 4 | 0 |
| A Beltre singled to center, J Reed scored, R Ibanez to second. | 4 | 1 |
| J Lopez lined out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jarrod Washburn pitching for Seattle | MIN | SEA |
| B Harris doubled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| A Everett sacrificed to pitcher, B Harris to third. | 4 | 1 |
| C Gomez struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| D Span bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | SEA |
| J Clement popped out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| W Balentien singled to shallow center. | 4 | 1 |
| B LaHair grounded into double play, third to second to first, W Balentien out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jarrod Washburn pitching for Seattle | MIN | SEA |
| N Punto lined out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| M Redmond flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| J Morneau flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | SEA |
| Y Betancourt hit by pitch. | 4 | 1 |
| I Suzuki singled to left, Y Betancourt to second. | 4 | 1 |
| J Reed singled to shallow left, Y Betancourt scored, I Suzuki to second. | 4 | 2 |
| R Ibanez grounded out to second, I Suzuki to third, J Reed to second. | 4 | 2 |
| A Beltre grounded out to third, I Suzuki scored. | 4 | 3 |
| J Lopez popped out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jarrod Washburn pitching for Seattle | MIN | SEA |
| J Kubel popped out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| R Ruiz lined out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| B Harris walked. | 4 | 3 |
| A Everett walked, B Harris to second. | 4 | 3 |
| C Gomez struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | SEA |
| J Clement singled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| W Balentien struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| B LaHair flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| Y Betancourt flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mark Lowe pitching for Seattle | MIN | SEA |
| M Lowe relieved J Washburn. | 4 | 3 |
| D Span singled to left. | 4 | 3 |
| N Punto lined out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| M Redmond singled to right, D Span to third. | 4 | 3 |
| J Morneau grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Redmond out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dennys Reyes pitching for Minnesota | MIN | SEA |
| D Reyes relieved N Blackburn. | 4 | 3 |
| I Suzuki grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| W Bloomquist hit for J Reed. | 4 | 3 |
| W Bloomquist grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| R Ibanez reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| J Crain relieved D Reyes. | 4 | 3 |
| A Beltre flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mark Lowe pitching for Seattle | MIN | SEA |
| J Kubel singled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| D Young ran for J Kubel. | 4 | 3 |
| R Ruiz singled to center, D Young to second. | 4 | 3 |
| B Harris doubled to deep right center, D Young and R Ruiz scored. | 6 | 3 |
| J Wells relieved M Lowe. | 6 | 3 |
| A Everett sacrificed into fielder's choice to pitcher, B Harris to third. | 6 | 3 |
| C Gomez popped out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| D Span reached on bunt single to first, B Harris scored, A Everett to second, A Everett to third on error by second baseman J Lopez. | 7 | 3 |
| D Span stole second. | 7 | 3 |
| N Punto walked. | 7 | 3 |
| M Redmond struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| J Morneau flied out to left. | 7 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Crain pitching for Minnesota | MIN | SEA |
| D Young in left field. | 7 | 3 |
| J Lopez lined out to left. | 7 | 3 |
| J Clement grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 3 |
| W Balentien grounded out to third. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jared Wells pitching for Seattle | MIN | SEA |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 7 | 3 |
| R Ruiz grounded out to third. | 7 | 3 |
| B Harris grounded out to third. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Seattle - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | MIN | SEA |
| J Nathan relieved J Crain. | 7 | 3 |
| B LaHair singled to shallow left. | 7 | 3 |
| Y Betancourt grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, B LaHair out at second. | 7 | 3 |
| I Suzuki lined out to right. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||