Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/8)
| Game 1: Friday, August 7 | ||
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| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 8 | ||
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| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 9 | ||
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| Cleveland | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | |
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7:05 PM ET, August 8, 2009
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: D. Carrasco (4-1)
L: J. Todd (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Carlos Torres pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS |
| G Sizemore lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Cabrera walked. | 0 | 0 |
| S Choo walked, A Cabrera to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Peralta walked, A Cabrera to third, S Choo to second. | 0 | 0 |
| T Hafner struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Gimenez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS |
| S Podsednik grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| G Beckham reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Thome struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| P Konerko hit by pitch, G Beckham to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pierzynski singled to left, G Beckham scored, P Konerko to second. | 0 | 1 |
| C Quentin grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Torres pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS |
| L Valbuena singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| K Shoppach struck out looking. L Valbuena caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| T Crowe struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS |
| C Getz struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| A Ramirez walked. | 0 | 1 |
| D Wise struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| S Podsednik grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carlos Torres pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS |
| G Sizemore struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| A Cabrera singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| S Choo walked, A Cabrera to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Peralta doubled to deep left, A Cabrera and S Choo scored. | 2 | 1 |
| T Hafner flied out to right, J Peralta to third. | 2 | 1 |
| C Gimenez flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS |
| G Beckham struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| J Thome doubled to deep center. | 2 | 1 |
| J Thome to third on wild pitch by J Masterson. | 2 | 1 |
| P Konerko grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| A Pierzynski grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carlos Torres pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS |
| L Valbuena walked. | 2 | 1 |
| K Shoppach walked, L Valbuena to second. | 2 | 1 |
| T Crowe sacrificed to pitcher, L Valbuena to third, K Shoppach to second. | 2 | 1 |
| R Williams relieved C Torres. | 2 | 1 |
| G Sizemore grounded out to first, L Valbuena scored, K Shoppach to third. | 3 | 1 |
| A Cabrera reached on infield single to shortstop, K Shoppach scored. | 4 | 1 |
| A Cabrera stole second. | 4 | 1 |
| S Choo struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS |
| C Quentin popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| C Getz singled to right. | 4 | 1 |
| A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop, C Getz to second. | 4 | 1 |
| D Wise grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Randy Williams pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| T Hafner struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| C Gimenez walked. | 4 | 1 |
| C Gimenez stole second. | 4 | 1 |
| L Valbuena doubled to deep right, C Gimenez scored. | 5 | 1 |
| D Carrasco relieved R Williams. | 5 | 1 |
| K Shoppach lined out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tomo Ohka pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS |
| T Ohka relieved J Masterson. | 5 | 1 |
| S Podsednik struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| G Beckham hit by pitch. | 5 | 1 |
| J Thome homered to center, G Beckham scored. | 5 | 3 |
| P Konerko singled to center. | 5 | 3 |
| A Pierzynski singled to center, P Konerko to second. | 5 | 3 |
| C Quentin doubled to deep right, P Konerko and A Pierzynski scored. | 5 | 5 |
| J Todd relieved T Ohka. | 5 | 5 |
| C Getz fouled out to third. | 5 | 5 |
| A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| D.J. Carrasco pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS |
| T Crowe singled to shallow right. | 5 | 5 |
| G Sizemore grounded out to second, T Crowe to second. | 5 | 5 |
| A Cabrera struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| S Choo intentionally walked. | 5 | 5 |
| J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to first, S Choo out at second. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jess Todd pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS |
| D Wise doubled to left. | 5 | 5 |
| S Podsednik grounded out to second, D Wise to third. | 5 | 5 |
| G Beckham hit sacrifice fly to center, D Wise scored. | 5 | 6 |
| R Perez relieved J Todd. | 5 | 6 |
| J Thome grounded out to first. | 5 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| D.J. Carrasco pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS |
| T Hafner struck out swinging. | 5 | 6 |
| C Gimenez singled to right. | 5 | 6 |
| L Valbuena popped out to third. | 5 | 6 |
| K Shoppach struck out looking. | 5 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Perez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS |
| P Konerko singled to center. | 5 | 6 |
| A Pierzynski grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, P Konerko out at second, A Pierzynski to second on throwing error by second baseman L Valbuena. | 5 | 6 |
| C Quentin intentionally walked. | 5 | 6 |
| C Getz singled to right, A Pierzynski scored, C Quentin to third, C Getz thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. | 5 | 7 |
| A Ramirez intentionally walked. | 5 | 7 |
| D Wise fouled out to first. | 5 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Thornton pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS |
| M Thornton relieved D Carrasco. | 5 | 7 |
| T Crowe singled to right center. | 5 | 7 |
| G Sizemore flied out to center. | 5 | 7 |
| A Cabrera singled to center, T Crowe to second. | 5 | 7 |
| S Choo struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| T Crowe stole third, A Cabrera stole second. | 5 | 7 |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jensen Lewis pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS |
| J Lewis relieved R Perez. | 5 | 7 |
| S Podsednik hit by pitch. | 5 | 7 |
| G Beckham out on batter's interference to pitcher. | 5 | 7 |
| J Thome grounded out to first, S Podsednik to second. | 5 | 7 |
| P Konerko safe at first on error by third baseman J Peralta, S Podsednik scored. | 5 | 8 |
| A Pierzynski flied out to left. | 5 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Thornton pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS |
| T Hafner struck out looking. | 5 | 8 |
| B Jenks relieved M Thornton. | 5 | 8 |
| C Gimenez struck out swinging. | 5 | 8 |
| L Valbuena flied out to left. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||