Final
Minnesota leads 2-0 (as of 9/7)
| Game 1: Monday, September 6 | ||
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| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 7 | ||
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| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 10 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 8 | ||
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| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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8:10 PM ET, September 7, 2010
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: F. Liriano (13-7)
L: B. Bannister (7-12)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| G Blanco lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Aviles popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| D Span grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| O Hudson grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kubel grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| W Betemit popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Fields singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Pena grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Fields out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Thome walked. | 0 | 0 |
| D Young doubled to deep right center, J Thome to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hardy hit sacrifice fly to right, J Thome scored, D Young to third. | 0 | 1 |
| M Tolbert flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| J Miller singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Y Betancourt grounded out to second, J Miller to second. | 0 | 1 |
| G Blanco grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| M Aviles grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| D Span reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 1 |
| K Ka'aihue at first base. | 0 | 1 |
| D Span stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| O Hudson flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| J Mauer grounded out to pitcher, D Span to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J Kubel singled to center, D Span scored. | 0 | 2 |
| M Cuddyer singled to left, J Kubel to second. | 0 | 2 |
| J Thome walked, J Kubel to third, M Cuddyer to second. | 0 | 2 |
| D Young singled to left center, J Kubel and M Cuddyer scored, J Thome to second. | 0 | 4 |
| J Thome to third, D Young to second on wild pitch by B Bannister. | 0 | 4 |
| J Hardy singled to center, J Thome and D Young scored. | 0 | 6 |
| M Tolbert tripled to deep right, J Hardy scored. | 0 | 7 |
| G Holland relieved B Bannister. | 0 | 7 |
| D Span grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| K Ka'aihue grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| W Betemit grounded out to third. | 0 | 7 |
| J Fields homered to left (378 feet). | 1 | 7 |
| A Gordon grounded out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| L Hochevar relieved G Holland. | 1 | 7 |
| O Hudson singled to left. | 1 | 7 |
| J Mauer singled to center, O Hudson to second. | 1 | 7 |
| J Kubel popped out to third. | 1 | 7 |
| M Cuddyer struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| J Thome hit by pitch, O Hudson to third, J Mauer to second. | 1 | 7 |
| D Young doubled to deep left, O Hudson and J Mauer scored, J Thome to third. | 1 | 9 |
| J Hardy flied out to right. | 1 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| B Pena grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 9 |
| J Miller doubled to center. | 1 | 9 |
| Y Betancourt reached on infield single to second, J Miller to third. | 1 | 9 |
| G Blanco struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| J Miller scored, Y Betancourt to second on wild pitch by F Liriano. | 2 | 9 |
| M Aviles grounded out to second. | 2 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| M Tolbert walked. | 2 | 9 |
| D Span struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| O Hudson singled to left center, M Tolbert to second. | 2 | 9 |
| J Mauer grounded out to first, M Tolbert to third, O Hudson to second. | 2 | 9 |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 2 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| K Ka'aihue flied out to center. | 2 | 9 |
| W Betemit grounded out to third. | 2 | 9 |
| J Fields grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| M Cuddyer flied out to left. | 2 | 9 |
| J Thome homered to right (440 feet). | 2 | 10 |
| D Young flied out to left. | 2 | 10 |
| J Hardy flied out to left. | 2 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| B Pena singled to left. | 2 | 10 |
| J Miller struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| Y Betancourt singled to center, B Pena to second. | 2 | 10 |
| G Blanco flied out to center. | 2 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| J Chavez relieved L Hochevar. | 2 | 10 |
| M Tolbert flied out to center. | 2 | 10 |
| B Revere hit for D Span. | 2 | 10 |
| B Revere struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| O Hudson grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| B Revere in center field. | 2 | 10 |
| J Morales catching. | 2 | 10 |
| G Perkins relieved F Liriano. | 2 | 10 |
| M Aviles reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 10 |
| K Ka'aihue grounded out to first, M Aviles to second. | 2 | 10 |
| W Betemit struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| J Fields struck out swinging. | 2 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Chavez pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| J Morales flied out to center. | 2 | 10 |
| J Kubel struck out looking. | 2 | 10 |
| M Cuddyer walked. | 2 | 10 |
| T Plouffe hit for J Thome. | 2 | 10 |
| T Plouffe flied out to right. | 2 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Pat Neshek pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| P Neshek relieved G Perkins. | 2 | 10 |
| J Dyson hit for A Gordon. | 2 | 10 |
| J Dyson walked. | 2 | 10 |
| L May hit for B Pena. | 2 | 10 |
| L May flied out to center. | 2 | 10 |
| J Miller flied out to right. | 2 | 10 |
| Y Betancourt walked, J Dyson to second. | 2 | 10 |
| G Blanco singled to right, J Dyson scored, Y Betancourt to third. | 3 | 10 |
| G Blanco to second on fielder's indifference. | 3 | 10 |
| M Aviles popped out to second. | 3 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||