Final
Chi White Sox leads 1-0 (as of 8/17)
| Game 1: Monday, August 17 | ||
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| Kansas City | 7 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 18 | ||
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| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 19 | ||
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| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | |
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8:11 PM ET, August 17, 2009
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| W Bloomquist lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Pena grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| S Podsednik struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| G Beckham popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Dye singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| P Konerko walked, J Dye to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Pierzynski grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| M Olivo grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| A Callaspo grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Teahen doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Maier doubled to left, M Teahen scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Y Betancourt homered to left, M Maier scored. | 3 | 0 |
| J Anderson bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| C Quentin singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| A Rios grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Quentin out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| A Ramirez singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| A Ramirez to second on wild pitch by B Bannister. | 3 | 0 |
| J Nix homered to left, A Ramirez scored. | 3 | 2 |
| S Podsednik struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| W Bloomquist flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| B Pena singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| B Butler singled to left, B Pena to second. | 3 | 2 |
| M Olivo grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Butler out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| G Beckham flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| J Dye walked. | 3 | 2 |
| P Konerko popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| A Pierzynski singled to right, J Dye to second. | 3 | 2 |
| C Quentin fouled out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| A Callaspo grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| M Teahen singled to right center. | 3 | 2 |
| M Maier doubled to deep right center, M Teahen to third. | 3 | 2 |
| Y Betancourt walked. | 3 | 2 |
| J Anderson grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher to first, M Teahen out at home. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| A Rios singled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| A Rios to second on wild pitch by B Bannister. | 3 | 2 |
| A Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, A Rios out at third. | 3 | 2 |
| J Nix flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| S Podsednik doubled to deep right center, A Ramirez scored. | 3 | 3 |
| G Beckham struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| W Bloomquist doubled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| B Pena grounded out to pitcher, W Bloomquist to third. | 3 | 3 |
| B Butler singled to left center, W Bloomquist scored. | 4 | 3 |
| M Olivo grounded into double play, third to second to first, B Butler out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| J Dye singled to right. | 4 | 3 |
| P Konerko fouled out to catcher. | 4 | 3 |
| A Pierzynski grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Dye out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| A Callaspo flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| M Teahen lined out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| M Maier walked. | 4 | 3 |
| Y Betancourt flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| C Quentin hit by pitch. | 4 | 3 |
| A Rios doubled to deep right center, C Quentin to third, C Quentin scored, A Rios to third on error by right fielder M Teahen. | 4 | 4 |
| A Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to left, A Rios scored. | 4 | 5 |
| J Nix grounded out to third. | 4 | 5 |
| S Podsednik struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| M Thornton relieved M Buehrle. | 4 | 5 |
| J Anderson flied out to left. | 4 | 5 |
| W Bloomquist grounded out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| B Pena safe at first on error by shortstop A Ramirez. | 4 | 5 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| G Beckham struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| J Dye walked. | 4 | 5 |
| P Konerko struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| A Pierzynski homered to right, J Dye scored. | 4 | 7 |
| C Quentin flied out to left. | 4 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Thornton pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| S Linebrink relieved M Thornton. | 4 | 7 |
| M Olivo struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| A Callaspo flied out to right. | 4 | 7 |
| M Teahen walked. | 4 | 7 |
| M Maier walked, M Teahen to second. | 4 | 7 |
| M Jacobs hit for Y Betancourt. | 4 | 7 |
| M Jacobs homered to right, M Teahen and M Maier scored. | 7 | 7 |
| J Anderson struck out looking. | 7 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | CWS |
| W Bloomquist at shortstop. | 7 | 7 |
| A Callaspo at second base. | 7 | 7 |
| A Gordon at third base. | 7 | 7 |
| R Colon relieved B Bannister. | 7 | 7 |
| A Rios walked. | 7 | 7 |
| A Ramirez sacrificed to pitcher, A Rios to second. | 7 | 7 |
| M Kotsay hit for J Nix. | 7 | 7 |
| J Bale relieved R Colon. | 7 | 7 |
| M Kotsay struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| S Podsednik singled to center, A Rios scored, S Podsednik to second advancing on throw. | 7 | 8 |
| G Beckham fouled out to first. | 7 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Scott Linebrink pitching for Chicago | KC | CWS |
| B Lillibridge at second base. | 7 | 8 |
| B Jenks relieved S Linebrink. | 7 | 8 |
| W Bloomquist grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 8 |
| B Pena grounded out to second. | 7 | 8 |
| B Butler grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||