Final
Cleveland won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, September 5 | ||
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| Cleveland | 9 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 6 | ||
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| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 7 | ||
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| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 | |
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2:10 PM ET, September 7, 2008
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| G Sizemore flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| S Choo singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Peralta singled to left, S Choo to second. | 0 | 0 |
| V Martinez singled to center, S Choo and J Peralta scored. | 2 | 0 |
| R Garko flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| D DeJesus grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Aviles lined out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| J Guillen singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Guillen out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| K Shoppach grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| F Gutierrez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| A Cabrera walked. | 2 | 0 |
| G Sizemore struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| M Teahen grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| J Buck walked. | 2 | 0 |
| A Callaspo struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| E German flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| J Carroll struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| S Choo struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| J Peralta flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Gathright struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| D DeJesus fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| M Aviles flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| V Martinez walked. | 2 | 0 |
| R Garko struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| V Martinez to second on wild pitch by Z Greinke. | 2 | 0 |
| F Gutierrez grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Guillen flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| B Butler singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| M Teahen singled to left, B Butler to second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Buck struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| A Callaspo grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| A Cabrera flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| G Sizemore fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| J Carroll struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| E German doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| J Gathright struck out bunting foul. | 2 | 0 |
| D DeJesus flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| E German stole third. | 2 | 0 |
| M Aviles grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Zack Greinke pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| S Choo doubled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| J Peralta grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| V Martinez doubled to left, S Choo scored. | 3 | 0 |
| R Garko grounded out to second, V Martinez to third. | 3 | 0 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Guillen hit by pitch. | 3 | 0 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| M Teahen struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| J Buck singled to right, J Guillen to third. | 3 | 0 |
| A Callaspo singled to right, J Guillen scored, J Buck to second. | 3 | 1 |
| E German flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Juan Carlos Oviedo pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| L Nunez relieved Z Greinke. | 3 | 1 |
| F Gutierrez singled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| A Cabrera sacrificed to catcher, F Gutierrez to second. | 3 | 1 |
| J Bale relieved L Nunez. | 3 | 1 |
| G Sizemore struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| J Carroll flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Gathright bunt popped out foul to catcher. | 3 | 1 |
| D DeJesus flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| M Aviles flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| John Bale pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| S Choo walked. | 3 | 1 |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| V Martinez popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| R Garko singled to center, S Choo to second. | 3 | 1 |
| K Shoppach grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Guillen singled to shallow right center. | 3 | 1 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| R Perez relieved C Lee. | 3 | 1 |
| M Teahen singled to center, J Guillen to second. | 3 | 1 |
| J Buck struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| R Betancourt relieved R Perez. | 3 | 1 |
| A Callaspo flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Robinson Tejeda pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| R Tejeda relieved J Bale. | 3 | 1 |
| F Gutierrez flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| A Cabrera fouled out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| G Sizemore lined out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jensen Lewis pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Lewis relieved R Betancourt. | 3 | 1 |
| E German flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| J Gathright grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| D DeJesus walked. | 3 | 1 |
| D DeJesus to second on fielder's indifference. | 3 | 1 |
| M Aviles struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||