Final in 12
Minnesota leads 2-0 (as of 4/24)
| Game 1: Friday, April 23 | ||
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| 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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7:10 PM ET, April 24, 2010
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Span flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| O Hudson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer tripled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau walked. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D DeJesus doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| S Podsednik sacrificed to pitcher, D DeJesus to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler singled to right, D DeJesus scored. | 0 | 1 |
| J Guillen doubled to deep left, B Butler scored. | 0 | 2 |
| A Callaspo flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| R Ankiel walked. | 0 | 2 |
| J Kendall walked, J Guillen to third, R Ankiel to second. | 0 | 2 |
| A Gordon flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Kubel grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| D Young grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| J Hardy struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| Y Betancourt singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| D DeJesus tripled to deep center, Y Betancourt scored. | 0 | 3 |
| S Podsednik hit sacrifice fly to left, D DeJesus scored. | 0 | 4 |
| B Butler doubled to deep right. | 0 | 4 |
| J Guillen grounded out to shortstop, B Butler to third. | 0 | 4 |
| A Callaspo flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| B Harris doubled to deep right. | 0 | 4 |
| D Span grounded out to first, B Harris to third. | 0 | 4 |
| O Hudson grounded out to second, B Harris scored. | 1 | 4 |
| J Mauer grounded out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| R Ankiel doubled to right. | 1 | 4 |
| J Kendall grounded out to first, R Ankiel to third. | 1 | 4 |
| A Gordon safe at first on error by second baseman O Hudson, R Ankiel scored. | 1 | 5 |
| A Gordon caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Morneau doubled to center. | 1 | 5 |
| M Cuddyer doubled to center, J Morneau scored. | 2 | 5 |
| J Kubel safe at second on error by left fielder S Podsednik, M Cuddyer scored. | 3 | 5 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| J Hardy lined into double play, center to shortstop to second, J Kubel doubled off second. | 3 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D DeJesus reached on infield single to catcher. | 3 | 5 |
| S Podsednik grounded into double play, third to second to first, D DeJesus out at second. | 3 | 5 |
| B Butler singled to left. | 3 | 5 |
| J Guillen flied out to left. | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| B Harris struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| D Span struck out swinging. | 3 | 5 |
| O Hudson doubled to right center. | 3 | 5 |
| J Mauer singled to center, O Hudson scored. | 4 | 5 |
| J Morneau grounded out to second. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| A Callaspo singled to right. | 4 | 5 |
| R Ankiel grounded into fielder's choice to first, A Callaspo out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| J Kendall hit by pitch, M Maier to second. | 4 | 5 |
| A Gordon singled to right, M Maier to third, J Kendall to second. | 4 | 5 |
| Y Betancourt singled to left, M Maier scored, J Kendall to third, A Gordon to second. | 4 | 6 |
| D DeJesus grounded into double play, first to catcher to first, J Kendall out at home. | 4 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| M Cuddyer reached on infield single to third. | 4 | 6 |
| J Kubel flied out to center. | 4 | 6 |
| D Young safe at first on error by third baseman A Gordon, M Cuddyer to second. | 4 | 6 |
| J Hardy struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| B Harris grounded out to second. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ron Mahay pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| S Podsednik struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| B Butler lined out to second. | 4 | 6 |
| J Guillen struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Span grounded out to first. | 4 | 6 |
| O Hudson grounded out to first. | 4 | 6 |
| J Mauer doubled to deep left center. | 4 | 6 |
| J Morneau homered to center (431 feet), J Mauer scored. | 6 | 6 |
| M Cuddyer walked. | 6 | 6 |
| J Kubel walked, M Cuddyer to second. | 6 | 6 |
| D Young walked, M Cuddyer to third, J Kubel to second. | 6 | 6 |
| J Hardy grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Young out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Crain pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| A Callaspo lined out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| M Maier popped out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| J Kendall grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Josh Rupe pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| B Harris grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| D Span grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| O Hudson struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Crain pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| A Gordon popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| Y Betancourt singled to right. | 6 | 6 |
| D DeJesus walked, Y Betancourt to second. | 6 | 6 |
| S Podsednik lined into double play, to second, Y Betancourt doubled off second. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Mauer singled to center. | 6 | 6 |
| J Morneau popped out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| M Cuddyer struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| B Butler popped out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| J Guillen popped out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| A Callaspo grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| J Hardy flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| J Thome flied out to left. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Matt Guerrier pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Maier grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| J Kendall singled to left. | 6 | 6 |
| A Gordon singled to right, J Kendall to third. | 6 | 6 |
| Y Betancourt struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| D DeJesus intentionally walked, A Gordon to second. | 6 | 6 |
| S Podsednik flied out to left. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Span grounded out to third. | 6 | 6 |
| O Hudson safe at first on error by first baseman B Butler. | 6 | 6 |
| J Mauer singled to center, O Hudson to third. | 6 | 6 |
| J Morneau walked, J Mauer to second. | 6 | 6 |
| M Cuddyer hit sacrifice fly to right, O Hudson scored, J Mauer to third. | 7 | 6 |
| J Kubel fouled out to catcher. | 7 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Jon Rauch pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| B Butler singled to left. | 7 | 6 |
| J Guillen doubled to left, W Bloomquist scored. | 7 | 7 |
| A Callaspo flied out to center, B Pena to third. | 7 | 7 |
| M Maier flied out to left. | 7 | 7 |
| J Kendall walked. | 7 | 7 |
| A Gordon grounded out to second. | 7 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 12th | SCORE | |
| Robinson Tejeda pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Young doubled to deep left center. | 7 | 7 |
| J Hardy walked. | 7 | 7 |
| A Casilla reached on bunt single to third, D Young to third, J Hardy to second. | 7 | 7 |
| D Span singled to center, D Young scored, J Hardy to third, A Casilla to second. | 8 | 7 |
| O Hudson popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 7 |
| J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to center, J Hardy scored. | 9 | 7 |
| J Morneau lined out to third. | 9 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 12th | SCORE | |
| Jon Rauch pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| Y Betancourt flied out to center. | 9 | 7 |
| D DeJesus flied out to right. | 9 | 7 |
| S Podsednik reached on infield single to third. | 9 | 7 |
| W Bloomquist grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, S Podsednik out at second. | 9 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||