Final
Tampa Bay leads 1-0 (as of 7/17)
| Game 1: Friday, July 17 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, July 18 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, July 19 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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8:10 PM ET, July 17, 2009
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | TB | KC |
| B Upton grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | KC |
| D DeJesus doubled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| W Bloomquist sacrificed to pitcher, D DeJesus to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler walked. | 0 | 0 |
| M Teahen grounded into fielder's choice to second, D DeJesus scored, B Butler out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| M Jacobs struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | TB | KC |
| C Pena walked. | 0 | 1 |
| B Zobrist flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| P Burrell flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| G Gross singled to right, C Pena to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J Bartlett walked, G Gross to second. | 0 | 1 |
| D Navarro flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | KC |
| M Olivo doubled to deep left. | 0 | 1 |
| A Gordon grounded out to pitcher, M Olivo to third. | 0 | 1 |
| A Callaspo grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | TB | KC |
| B Upton doubled to deep right. | 0 | 1 |
| C Crawford singled to right, B Upton scored. | 1 | 1 |
| E Longoria flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| C Crawford stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| C Pena flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| B Zobrist walked. | 1 | 1 |
| P Burrell singled to shallow center, C Crawford scored, B Zobrist to third. | 2 | 1 |
| G Gross grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | KC |
| D DeJesus singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| W Bloomquist singled to shallow left center, D DeJesus to second. | 2 | 1 |
| B Butler singled to left center, D DeJesus to third, W Bloomquist to second. | 2 | 1 |
| M Teahen singled to center, D DeJesus and W Bloomquist scored, B Butler to second. | 2 | 3 |
| M Jacobs homered to right, B Butler and M Teahen scored. | 2 | 6 |
| M Olivo flied out to right. | 2 | 6 |
| A Gordon struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| A Callaspo grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 6 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | TB | KC |
| J Bartlett flied out to left. | 2 | 6 |
| D Navarro safe at first on error by third baseman A Gordon. | 2 | 6 |
| B Upton struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| C Crawford singled to center, D Navarro to second. | 2 | 6 |
| E Longoria singled to left center, D Navarro scored, C Crawford to third. | 3 | 6 |
| C Crawford scored, E Longoria to second on passed ball by M Olivo. | 4 | 6 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | KC |
| Y Betancourt singled to center. | 4 | 6 |
| D DeJesus grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Y Betancourt out at second. | 4 | 6 |
| W Bloomquist flied out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | TB | KC |
| B Zobrist singled to left. | 4 | 6 |
| P Burrell lined into double play, second to first, B Zobrist doubled off first. | 4 | 6 |
| G Gross walked. | 4 | 6 |
| J Bartlett grounded into fielder's choice to second, G Gross out at second. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | KC |
| B Butler struck out looking. | 4 | 6 |
| M Teahen reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| M Jacobs fouled out to left. | 4 | 6 |
| M Olivo singled to center, M Teahen to second. | 4 | 6 |
| A Gordon flied out to left. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ron Mahay pitching for Kansas City | TB | KC |
| R Mahay relieved B Bannister. | 4 | 6 |
| D Navarro grounded out to third. | 4 | 6 |
| B Upton singled to center. | 4 | 6 |
| C Crawford grounded out to second, B Upton to second. | 4 | 6 |
| E Longoria flied out to center. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | KC |
| A Callaspo flied out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| Y Betancourt tripled to deep center. | 4 | 6 |
| R Choate relieved J Shields. | 4 | 6 |
| D DeJesus singled to center, Y Betancourt scored. | 4 | 7 |
| C Bradford relieved R Choate. | 4 | 7 |
| W Bloomquist lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 7 |
| B Butler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D DeJesus out at second. | 4 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ron Mahay pitching for Kansas City | TB | KC |
| C Pena flied out to left. | 4 | 7 |
| B Zobrist singled to center. | 4 | 7 |
| J Wright relieved R Mahay. | 4 | 7 |
| P Burrell homered to left, B Zobrist scored. | 6 | 7 |
| G Gross grounded out to second. | 6 | 7 |
| J Bartlett struck out swinging. | 6 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nelson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | KC |
| J Nelson relieved C Bradford. | 6 | 7 |
| M Teahen grounded out to first. | 6 | 7 |
| M Jacobs popped out to third. | 6 | 7 |
| M Olivo walked. | 6 | 7 |
| A Gordon singled to right, M Olivo to second. | 6 | 7 |
| A Callaspo grounded out to second. | 6 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Juan Cruz pitching for Kansas City | TB | KC |
| J Cruz relieved J Wright. | 6 | 7 |
| D Navarro grounded out to second. | 6 | 7 |
| B Upton flied out to left. | 6 | 7 |
| C Crawford singled to left. | 6 | 7 |
| C Crawford to second on wild pitch by J Cruz. | 6 | 7 |
| E Longoria homered to left, C Crawford scored. | 8 | 7 |
| J Bale relieved J Cruz. | 8 | 7 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dan Wheeler pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | KC |
| D Wheeler relieved J Nelson. | 8 | 7 |
| Y Betancourt struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| D DeJesus flied out to left. | 8 | 7 |
| W Bloomquist grounded out to third. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| John Bale pitching for Kansas City | TB | KC |
| B Zobrist grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 7 |
| P Burrell flied out to right. | 8 | 7 |
| G Gross struck out looking. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | KC |
| J Howell relieved D Wheeler. | 8 | 7 |
| B Butler grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 7 |
| M Teahen flied out to left. | 8 | 7 |
| J Guillen hit for M Jacobs. | 8 | 7 |
| J Guillen struck out swinging. | 8 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||