Final
Minnesota won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, July 10 | ||
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| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, July 11 | ||
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| Chi White Sox | 8 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, July 12 | ||
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| Chi White Sox | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota | 13 | |
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2:10 PM ET, July 12, 2009
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: S. Baker (7-7)
L: M. Buehrle (9-3)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | CWS | MIN |
| S Podsednik flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Dye struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | CWS | MIN |
| D Span homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
| B Harris doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| J Morneau grounded out to shortstop, B Harris to third. | 0 | 1 |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | CWS | MIN |
| J Thome struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| P Konerko grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| A Pierzynski struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | CWS | MIN |
| J Crede singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| M Redmond singled to center, J Crede to second. | 0 | 1 |
| C Gomez homered to left, J Crede and M Redmond scored. | 0 | 4 |
| N Punto fouled out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| D Span walked. | 0 | 4 |
| D Span stole second. | 0 | 4 |
| B Harris doubled to deep right center, D Span scored. | 0 | 5 |
| J Mauer grounded out to second, B Harris to third. | 0 | 5 |
| J Morneau lined out to third. | 0 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | CWS | MIN |
| C Getz doubled to deep right. | 0 | 5 |
| G Beckham lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| D Wise doubled to deep right, C Getz scored. | 1 | 5 |
| S Podsednik popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| A Ramirez grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | CWS | MIN |
| M Cuddyer singled to right. | 1 | 5 |
| J Crede fouled out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| M Redmond grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Cuddyer out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | CWS | MIN |
| J Dye grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| J Thome grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| P Konerko lined out to center. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | CWS | MIN |
| C Gomez hit a ground rule double to deep left center. | 1 | 5 |
| N Punto grounded out to second, C Gomez to third. | 1 | 5 |
| D Span singled to right, C Gomez scored. | 1 | 6 |
| B Harris homered to left, D Span scored. | 1 | 8 |
| D Carrasco relieved M Buehrle. | 1 | 8 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| J Morneau singled to deep right, J Morneau out stretching at second. | 1 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | CWS | MIN |
| A Pierzynski popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| C Getz grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 8 |
| G Beckham struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| D.J. Carrasco pitching for Chicago | CWS | MIN |
| M Cuddyer popped out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| J Crede struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| M Redmond singled to center. | 1 | 8 |
| C Gomez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Redmond out at second. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | CWS | MIN |
| D Wise flied out to left. | 1 | 8 |
| S Podsednik grounded out to third. | 1 | 8 |
| A Ramirez walked. | 1 | 8 |
| J Dye singled to right, A Ramirez to third. | 1 | 8 |
| J Thome homered to left center, A Ramirez and J Dye scored. | 4 | 8 |
| P Konerko grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Poreda pitching for Chicago | CWS | MIN |
| A Poreda relieved D Carrasco. | 4 | 8 |
| N Punto walked. | 4 | 8 |
| N Punto picked off first. | 4 | 8 |
| D Span walked. | 4 | 8 |
| D Span stole second. | 4 | 8 |
| B Harris safe at first on error by third baseman G Beckham, D Span to third. | 4 | 8 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. B Harris caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 4 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | CWS | MIN |
| A Pierzynski flied out to left. | 4 | 8 |
| C Getz singled to center. | 4 | 8 |
| G Beckham singled to left, C Getz to second. | 4 | 8 |
| J Mijares relieved S Baker. | 4 | 8 |
| B Anderson hit for D Wise. | 4 | 8 |
| B Anderson reached on infield single to third, C Getz to third, G Beckham to second. | 4 | 8 |
| S Podsednik hit sacrifice fly to center, C Getz scored. | 5 | 8 |
| M Guerrier relieved J Mijares. | 5 | 8 |
| A Ramirez reached on infield single to first, G Beckham to third, B Anderson to second. | 5 | 8 |
| J Dye popped out to second. | 5 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Poreda pitching for Chicago | CWS | MIN |
| S Podsednik in left field. | 5 | 8 |
| B Anderson in center field. | 5 | 8 |
| J Morneau doubled to deep right. | 5 | 8 |
| T Pena relieved A Poreda. | 5 | 8 |
| M Cuddyer hit by pitch. | 5 | 8 |
| J Crede reached on infield single to third, J Morneau to third, M Cuddyer to second. | 5 | 8 |
| M Redmond popped out to second. | 5 | 8 |
| C Gomez singled to left center, J Morneau and M Cuddyer scored, J Crede to second. | 5 | 10 |
| N Punto walked, J Crede to third, C Gomez to second. | 5 | 10 |
| D Span grounded out to second, J Crede scored, C Gomez to third, N Punto to second. | 5 | 11 |
| B Harris safe at first on error by third baseman G Beckham, C Gomez scored, N Punto to third. | 5 | 12 |
| N Punto scored, B Harris to second on passed ball by A Pierzynski. | 5 | 13 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 5 | 13 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | CWS | MIN |
| R Castro hit for J Thome. | 5 | 13 |
| R Castro grounded out to third. | 5 | 13 |
| J Fields hit for P Konerko. | 5 | 13 |
| J Fields walked. | 5 | 13 |
| A Pierzynski safe at first on error by left fielder D Span, J Fields to second. | 5 | 13 |
| C Getz grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Pierzynski out at second, J Fields to third. | 5 | 13 |
| G Beckham singled to left, J Fields scored, C Getz to second. | 6 | 13 |
| B Anderson grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Getz out at third, G Beckham to second. | 6 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Scott Linebrink pitching for Chicago | CWS | MIN |
| J Fields at first base. | 6 | 13 |
| S Linebrink relieved T Pena. | 6 | 13 |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 6 | 13 |
| M Cuddyer struck out swinging. | 6 | 13 |
| J Crede flied out to center. | 6 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Keppel pitching for Minnesota | CWS | MIN |
| B Keppel relieved M Guerrier. | 6 | 13 |
| S Podsednik walked. | 6 | 13 |
| A Ramirez singled to right, S Podsednik to second. | 6 | 13 |
| J Nix hit for J Dye. | 6 | 13 |
| J Nix grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Ramirez out at second, S Podsednik to third. | 6 | 13 |
| R Castro singled to left, S Podsednik scored, J Nix to second. | 7 | 13 |
| J Fields grounded out to third, J Nix to third, R Castro to second. | 7 | 13 |
| A Pierzynski grounded out to second. | 7 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||