Final
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 7/14)
| Game 1: Thursday, July 14 | ||
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| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, July 15 | ||
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| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, July 16 | ||
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| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, July 17 | ||
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| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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8:10 PM ET, July 14, 2011
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: F. Liriano (6-7)
L: B. Chen (5-3)
| 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 |
| C Getz grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Cabrera safe at second on error by shortstop T Nishioka. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| E Hosmer walked, M Cabrera to third, A Gordon to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera scored, A Gordon to third, E Hosmer to second on wild pitch by F Liriano, A Gordon scored, E Hosmer safe at third on throwing error by catcher J Mauer. | 2 | 0 |
| J Francoeur struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| B Revere struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| A Casilla singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| J Mauer walked, A Casilla to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer walked, A Casilla to third, J Mauer to second. | 2 | 0 |
| D Valencia flied out to center, A Casilla thrown out at home. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| M Moustakas grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| B Pena flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| A Escobar walked. | 2 | 0 |
| C Getz struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| D Young doubled to deep left. | 2 | 0 |
| T Plouffe grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| L Hughes singled to left, D Young to third. | 2 | 0 |
| T Nishioka fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| B Revere lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| M Cabrera singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| A Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Cabrera out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| A Gordon stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| E Hosmer grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| A Casilla reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Mauer grounded out to third, A Casilla to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer lined out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| D Valencia grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| J Francoeur flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| M Moustakas doubled to deep left. | 2 | 0 |
| B Pena singled to right, M Moustakas scored, B Pena thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. | 3 | 0 |
| A Escobar grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| D Young grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| T Plouffe singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| L Hughes struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| T Nishioka singled to right, T Plouffe to second. | 3 | 0 |
| B Revere flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| C Getz reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| M Cabrera grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Getz out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| A Gordon reached on infield single to first. | 3 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| A Casilla popped out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| J Mauer grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer walked. | 3 | 0 |
| D Valencia doubled to deep right, M Cuddyer scored. | 3 | 1 |
| D Young doubled to deep left, D Valencia scored. | 3 | 2 |
| T Plouffe homered to left (381 feet), D Young scored. | 3 | 4 |
| L Hughes grounded out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| E Hosmer doubled to deep right. | 3 | 4 |
| J Francoeur fouled out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| M Moustakas struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| B Pena lined out to pitcher. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| G Holland relieved B Chen. | 3 | 4 |
| T Nishioka singled to left. | 3 | 4 |
| B Revere struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| A Casilla struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| J Mauer singled to left, T Nishioka to second. | 3 | 4 |
| M Cuddyer walked, T Nishioka to third, J Mauer to second. | 3 | 4 |
| D Valencia lined out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| A Escobar grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| C Getz flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| M Cabrera fouled out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Blake Wood pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| B Wood relieved G Holland. | 3 | 4 |
| D Young singled to center. | 3 | 4 |
| J Repko ran for D Young. | 3 | 4 |
| T Plouffe walked, J Repko to second. | 3 | 4 |
| L Hughes sacrificed to catcher, J Repko to third, T Plouffe to second. | 3 | 4 |
| T Nishioka walked. | 3 | 4 |
| B Revere walked, J Repko scored, T Plouffe to third, T Nishioka to second. | 3 | 5 |
| A Casilla hit by pitch, T Plouffe scored, T Nishioka to third, B Revere to second. | 3 | 6 |
| E Teaford relieved B Wood. | 3 | 6 |
| J Mauer singled to center, T Nishioka and B Revere scored, A Casilla to third. | 3 | 8 |
| L Coleman relieved E Teaford. | 3 | 8 |
| M Cuddyer flied out to right. | 3 | 8 |
| D Valencia struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Mijares pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| J Repko in left field. | 3 | 8 |
| J Mijares relieved F Liriano. | 3 | 8 |
| A Gordon walked. | 3 | 8 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| E Hosmer struck out looking. | 3 | 8 |
| J Francoeur walked, A Gordon to second. | 3 | 8 |
| M Moustakas popped out to first. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Crow pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| A Crow relieved L Coleman. | 3 | 8 |
| J Repko grounded out to third. | 3 | 8 |
| T Plouffe struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| L Hughes flied out to right. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| P Dumatrait relieved J Mijares. | 3 | 8 |
| B Pena singled to center. | 3 | 8 |
| A Escobar singled to right, B Pena to second, B Pena to third, A Escobar to second on error by right fielder M Cuddyer. | 3 | 8 |
| C Getz grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 8 |
| M Cabrera hit sacrifice fly to center, B Pena scored, A Escobar to third. | 4 | 8 |
| A Gordon struck out looking. | 4 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||