Final
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 4/23)
| Game 1: Friday, April 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 24 | ||
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| Minnesota | 9 | Final in 12 |
| Kansas City | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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8:10 PM ET, April 23, 2010
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Span grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| O Hudson singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer grounded out to first, O Hudson to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau singled to right center, O Hudson scored. | 1 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer doubled to deep left, J Morneau scored. | 2 | 0 |
| J Kubel grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| S Podsednik grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| B Butler struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Thome flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| J Hardy struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| B Harris grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| J Guillen grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| A Callaspo singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| R Ankiel grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, A Callaspo out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Span singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| D Span stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| D Span to third on wild pitch by G Meche. | 2 | 0 |
| O Hudson walked. | 2 | 0 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging, O Hudson stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Morneau walked. | 2 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Span scored, J Morneau out at second, O Hudson to third. | 3 | 0 |
| J Kubel walked, M Cuddyer to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Thome grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| J Kendall flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| Y Betancourt doubled to right center. | 3 | 0 |
| D DeJesus singled to center, Y Betancourt scored. | 3 | 1 |
| S Podsednik flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Gil Meche pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Hardy grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| B Harris walked. | 3 | 1 |
| D Span walked, B Harris to second. | 3 | 1 |
| O Hudson grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Span out at second, B Harris to third, B Harris scored on throwing error by second baseman A Callaspo. | 4 | 1 |
| J Mauer doubled to left, O Hudson to third. | 4 | 1 |
| J Morneau intentionally walked. | 4 | 1 |
| M Cuddyer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Morneau out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| J Guillen struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| A Callaspo flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brad Thompson pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Kubel flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| J Thome homered to left (374 feet). | 5 | 1 |
| J Hardy flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| B Harris grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| R Ankiel struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| J Kendall lined out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| A Gordon flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dusty Hughes pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Span struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| O Hudson singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| J Morneau flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| Y Betancourt grounded out to third. | 5 | 1 |
| D DeJesus inside-the-park home run to deep right. | 5 | 2 |
| S Podsednik grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| B Butler grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dusty Hughes pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| M Cuddyer flied out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| J Kubel flied out to right. | 5 | 2 |
| J Thome grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| J Guillen flied out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| A Callaspo fouled out to third. | 5 | 2 |
| R Ankiel grounded out to first. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Farnsworth pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Hardy homered to left (387 feet). | 6 | 2 |
| B Harris grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| D Span grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| O Hudson singled to right. | 6 | 2 |
| J Mauer lined out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| J Kendall walked. | 6 | 2 |
| A Gordon singled to center, J Kendall to second. | 6 | 2 |
| Y Betancourt struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| D DeJesus hit by pitch, J Kendall to third, A Gordon to second. | 6 | 2 |
| S Podsednik grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Kendall scored, D DeJesus out at second, A Gordon to third. | 6 | 3 |
| B Butler flied out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Robinson Tejeda pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 6 | 3 |
| M Cuddyer walked. | 6 | 3 |
| M Cuddyer stole second. | 6 | 3 |
| J Kubel singled to left, M Cuddyer to third. | 6 | 3 |
| J Thome doubled to deep right, M Cuddyer and J Kubel scored. | 8 | 3 |
| J Hardy struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| B Harris flied out to right. | 8 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| J Guillen flied out to right. | 8 | 3 |
| A Callaspo reached on infield single to third. | 8 | 3 |
| R Ankiel popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| J Kendall struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||