Final
Detroit leads 1-0 (as of 4/16)
| Game 1: Monday, April 16 | ||
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| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, April 17 | ||
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| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, April 18 | ||
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| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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8:10 PM ET, April 16, 2012
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: J. Verlander (1-1)
L: D. Duffy (1-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Duffy pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| A Jackson homered to left. (419 feet) | 1 | 0 |
| B Boesch singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| M Cabrera walked, B Boesch to second. | 1 | 0 |
| P Fielder grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Cabrera out at second, B Boesch to third. | 1 | 0 |
| D Young lined out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| A Gordon doubled to deep right. | 1 | 0 |
| C Getz sacrificed to pitcher, A Gordon to third. | 1 | 0 |
| E Hosmer walked. | 1 | 0 |
| B Butler singled to right, A Gordon scored, E Hosmer to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Francoeur struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| M Moustakas struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Danny Duffy pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| R Raburn flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| J Peralta doubled to deep right. | 1 | 1 |
| A Avila struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| B Inge flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| H Quintero grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| M Maier struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| A Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Danny Duffy pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| A Jackson struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| B Boesch struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| A Gordon struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| C Getz struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| E Hosmer grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Danny Duffy pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| P Fielder struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| D Young popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| R Raburn grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| B Butler grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Francoeur flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| M Moustakas struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Danny Duffy pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| J Peralta doubled to deep left center. | 1 | 1 |
| A Avila struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| B Inge homered to center, J Peralta scored. (429 feet) | 3 | 1 |
| A Jackson flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| B Boesch flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| H Quintero singled to left center. | 3 | 1 |
| M Maier singled to center, H Quintero to second. | 3 | 1 |
| A Escobar bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, H Quintero out at third, M Maier to second. | 3 | 1 |
| M Maier stole third, A Escobar stole second. | 3 | 1 |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| C Getz lined out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Danny Duffy pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| P Fielder flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| E Hosmer grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| J Francoeur struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Danny Duffy pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| R Raburn grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| J Peralta singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| A Avila singled to right, J Peralta thrown out at third. | 3 | 1 |
| A Crow relieved D Duffy. | 3 | 1 |
| B Inge grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| M Moustakas grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 1 |
| H Quintero grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| M Maier singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| A Escobar grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Crow pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| A Jackson walked. | 3 | 1 |
| B Boesch grounded out to shortstop, A Jackson to second. | 3 | 1 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| P Fielder intentionally walked. | 3 | 1 |
| D Young grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| D Kelly in right field. | 3 | 1 |
| A Gordon popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| C Getz lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| E Hosmer fouled out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| G Holland relieved A Crow. | 3 | 1 |
| R Raburn fouled out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| J Peralta struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| A Avila struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| B Butler singled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| J Bourgeois ran for B Butler. | 3 | 1 |
| J Francoeur grounded out to second, J Bourgeois to second. | 3 | 1 |
| M Moustakas grounded out to second, J Bourgeois to third. | 3 | 1 |
| H Quintero singled to right, J Bourgeois scored. | 3 | 2 |
| M Maier walked, H Quintero to second. | 3 | 2 |
| A Escobar hit by pitch, H Quintero to third, M Maier to second. | 3 | 2 |
| A Gordon struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||