Final
Cleveland leads 2-0 (as of 8/20)
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 19 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 20 | ||
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| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 21 | ||
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| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 10 | |
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7:05 PM ET, August 20, 2008
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zach Jackson pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| M Aviles singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| E German singled to center, M Aviles to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D DeJesus singled to right, M Aviles to third, E German to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Guillen hit sacrifice fly to center, M Aviles scored, E German to third. | 1 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D DeJesus out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| G Sizemore walked. | 1 | 0 |
| F Gutierrez grounded into double play, shortstop to first, G Sizemore out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| B Francisco safe at first on throwing error by third baseman A Gordon. | 1 | 0 |
| J Peralta homered to left center, B Francisco scored. | 1 | 2 |
| D Dellucci struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zach Jackson pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| M Olivo struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| A Gordon grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| J Buck walked. | 1 | 2 |
| M Maier grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| R Garko flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| K Shoppach homered to right. | 1 | 3 |
| A Marte struck out looking. | 1 | 3 |
| A Cabrera struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zach Jackson pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| M Aviles singled to left. | 1 | 3 |
| E German grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Aviles out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| G Sizemore struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| F Gutierrez flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| B Francisco popped out to first. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zach Jackson pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| J Guillen grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| B Butler flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| M Olivo flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| J Peralta lined out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| D Dellucci grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| R Garko flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zach Jackson pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| A Gordon reached on infield single to second. | 1 | 3 |
| J Buck singled to right, A Gordon to second. | 1 | 3 |
| M Maier hit by pitch, A Gordon to third, J Buck to second. | 1 | 3 |
| M Teahen ran for M Maier. | 1 | 3 |
| M Aviles doubled to deep center, A Gordon, J Buck and M Teahen scored. | 4 | 3 |
| E German flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| D DeJesus struck out swinging, M Aviles stole third, M Aviles scored on throwing error by catcher K Shoppach. | 5 | 3 |
| J Guillen struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| D DeJesus in center field. | 5 | 3 |
| J Guillen in left field. | 5 | 3 |
| M Teahen in right field. | 5 | 3 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| A Marte flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| A Cabrera struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zach Jackson pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| B Butler flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| M Olivo flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| A Gordon grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| G Sizemore flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| F Gutierrez struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| B Francisco struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Zach Jackson pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| J Buck popped out to pitcher. | 5 | 3 |
| M Teahen struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| M Aviles flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| D Dellucci grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| R Garko grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Juan Rincon pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| J Rincon relieved Z Jackson. | 5 | 3 |
| E German lined out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| J Guillen flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ramirez pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| R Gload at first base. | 5 | 3 |
| R Ramirez relieved G Meche. | 5 | 3 |
| K Shoppach homered to left. | 5 | 4 |
| S Choo hit for A Marte. | 5 | 4 |
| S Choo walked. | 5 | 4 |
| A Cabrera sacrificed to pitcher, S Choo to second. | 5 | 4 |
| J Soria relieved R Ramirez. | 5 | 4 |
| G Sizemore walked. | 5 | 4 |
| F Gutierrez homered to left, S Choo and G Sizemore scored. | 5 | 7 |
| B Francisco popped out to first. | 5 | 7 |
| J Peralta hit by pitch. | 5 | 7 |
| D Dellucci walked, J Peralta to second. | 5 | 7 |
| R Garko singled to right, J Peralta scored, D Dellucci to third, R Garko to second advancing on throw. | 5 | 8 |
| J Fulchino relieved J Soria. | 5 | 8 |
| K Shoppach walked. | 5 | 8 |
| S Choo grounded out to second. | 5 | 8 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jensen Lewis pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| J Carroll at third base. | 5 | 8 |
| J Lewis relieved J Rincon. | 5 | 8 |
| R Gload flied out to right. | 5 | 8 |
| M Olivo struck out swinging. | 5 | 8 |
| A Gordon flied out to right. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||