Final
Minnesota won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, June 29 | ||
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| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, June 30 | ||
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| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 1 | ||
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| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 | |
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2:10 PM ET, July 1, 2009
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Span struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| M Tolbert grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D DeJesus grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| W Bloomquist reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler singled to right, W Bloomquist to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Guillen grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, B Butler out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| M Cuddyer homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| J Crede grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| M Redmond grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| C Gomez walked. | 1 | 0 |
| N Punto walked, C Gomez to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Span flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Teahen grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| A Callaspo singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| B Pena grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Callaspo out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| M Tolbert lined out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded out to pitcher, J Mauer to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer walked. | 1 | 0 |
| J Crede safe at first on error by second baseman A Callaspo, J Mauer scored, M Cuddyer to third. | 2 | 0 |
| M Redmond flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| L Hernandez grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| M Maier grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| D DeJesus singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| W Bloomquist grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| C Gomez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| N Punto grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| D Span singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| M Tolbert grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| B Butler singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| J Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Butler out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Teahen popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| A Callaspo grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Mauer singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer safe at first on error by right fielder W Bloomquist, J Mauer to second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Crede struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| M Redmond grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| B Pena grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| L Hernandez grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| J Morales catching. | 2 | 0 |
| M Maier struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| C Gomez doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| N Punto struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| D Span flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| M Tolbert walked. | 2 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to center, C Gomez scored, M Tolbert to third. | 3 | 0 |
| J Morneau flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D DeJesus singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| W Bloomquist flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| B Butler doubled to deep right center, D DeJesus to third. | 3 | 0 |
| J Guillen singled to left, D DeJesus scored, B Butler to third. | 3 | 1 |
| M Teahen grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Guillen out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Robinson Tejeda pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| R Tejeda relieved G Meche. | 3 | 1 |
| M Cuddyer flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| J Crede flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| J Morales grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| B Buscher at first base. | 3 | 1 |
| B Harris at shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| A Callaspo grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| B Pena singled to right center. | 3 | 1 |
| L Hernandez flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| M Maier singled to center, B Pena to second. | 3 | 1 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Robinson Tejeda pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| C Gomez struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| B Harris struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| D Span singled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| D Span stole second. | 3 | 1 |
| M Tolbert singled to right, D Span scored, M Tolbert to second advancing on throw. | 4 | 1 |
| J Mauer intentionally walked. | 4 | 1 |
| J Bale relieved R Tejeda. | 4 | 1 |
| B Buscher walked, M Tolbert to third, J Mauer to second. | 4 | 1 |
| M Cuddyer walked, M Tolbert scored, J Mauer to third, B Buscher to second. | 5 | 1 |
| R Colon relieved J Bale. | 5 | 1 |
| J Crede grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| R Dickey relieved G Perkins. | 5 | 1 |
| W Bloomquist popped out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| B Butler doubled to deep center. | 5 | 1 |
| J Guillen flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| M Teahen struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ron Mahay pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| R Mahay relieved R Colon. | 5 | 1 |
| J Morales grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| C Gomez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| B Harris struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| A Callaspo flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| B Pena singled to right. | 5 | 1 |
| L Hernandez struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| M Maier walked, B Pena to second. | 5 | 1 |
| J Nathan relieved R Dickey. | 5 | 1 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||