Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/5)
| Game 1: Friday, September 4 | ||
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| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 5 | ||
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| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 6 | ||
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| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 | |
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4:10 PM ET, September 5, 2009
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| D Span walked. | 0 | 0 |
| O Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to left, D Span to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Mauer out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| M Brantley flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| A Cabrera walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Peralta grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| J Kubel singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to shortstop, J Kubel to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Harris walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morales grounded into double play, shortstop to first, B Harris out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| T Hafner grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M LaPorta struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| L Valbuena grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| N Punto walked. | 0 | 0 |
| D Span sacrificed to catcher, N Punto to second. | 0 | 0 |
| O Cabrera struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer reached on infield single to third, N Punto to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| A Marte homered to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| W Toregas popped out to catcher. | 0 | 1 |
| M Brantley singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| J Carroll flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| A Cabrera walked, M Brantley to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Peralta grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| J Kubel walked. | 0 | 1 |
| M Cuddyer popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| B Harris grounded out to second, J Kubel to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Morales reached on infield single to second, J Kubel to third. | 0 | 1 |
| N Punto doubled to left, J Kubel scored, J Morales to third, J Morales scored, N Punto to third on error by left fielder J Carroll. | 2 | 1 |
| D Span flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| T Hafner struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| M LaPorta struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| L Valbuena popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| O Cabrera popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| J Mauer grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| J Morneau flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| A Marte grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| W Toregas walked. | 2 | 1 |
| M Brantley grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, W Toregas out at second, M Brantley to second on throwing error by shortstop O Cabrera. | 2 | 1 |
| J Carroll lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| J Kubel walked. | 2 | 1 |
| M Cuddyer fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 1 |
| B Harris grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, J Kubel out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| A Cabrera struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| J Peralta doubled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| T Hafner walked. | 2 | 1 |
| M LaPorta grounded out to shortstop, J Peralta to third, T Hafner to second. | 2 | 1 |
| L Valbuena popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Perez pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| C Perez relieved J Masterson. | 2 | 1 |
| J Morales flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| N Punto struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| D Span hit by pitch. | 2 | 1 |
| D Span stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| O Cabrera walked. | 2 | 1 |
| R Perez relieved C Perez. | 2 | 1 |
| D Span to third, O Cabrera to second on balk by R Perez. | 2 | 1 |
| J Mauer walked. | 2 | 1 |
| J Morneau flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jon Rauch pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| J Rauch relieved S Baker. | 2 | 1 |
| A Marte flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| W Toregas singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| M Brantley struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| J Carroll struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Perez pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| J Kubel doubled to deep left center. | 2 | 1 |
| J Todd relieved R Perez. | 2 | 1 |
| C Gomez ran for J Kubel. | 2 | 1 |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to second, C Gomez to third. | 2 | 1 |
| B Harris hit sacrifice fly to center, C Gomez scored. | 3 | 1 |
| J Morales struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| D Span in left field. | 3 | 1 |
| C Gomez in center field. | 3 | 1 |
| M Guerrier relieved J Rauch. | 3 | 1 |
| A Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| J Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| T Hafner flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jess Todd pitching for Cleveland | MIN | CLE |
| N Punto singled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| D Span singled to right, N Punto to third. | 3 | 1 |
| O Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to center, N Punto scored. | 4 | 1 |
| M Gosling relieved J Todd. | 4 | 1 |
| J Mauer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Span out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CLE |
| J Nathan relieved M Guerrier. | 4 | 1 |
| M LaPorta struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| L Valbuena grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 1 |
| A Marte struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||