Final
Cleveland leads 1-0 (as of 4/24)
| Game 1: Tuesday, April 24 | ||
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| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, April 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 8 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, April 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 | |
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7:05 PM ET, April 24, 2012
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE | |
| Chris Getz | Strike (looking), C Getz grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Gordon | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), A Gordon flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Butler | Strike (looking), B Butler singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hosmer | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), E Hosmer struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Jonathan Sanchez pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE | |
| Jason Kipnis | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), J Kipnis hit by pitch | 0 | 0 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Ball, Ball, A Cabrera doubled to left, J Kipnis to third | 0 | 0 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), S Choo struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, C Santana hit sacrifice fly to left, J Kipnis scored | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Hafner | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, T Hafner walked | 0 | 1 |
| Shelley Duncan | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), S Duncan struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE | |
| Jeff Francoeur | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Francoeur grounded out to first | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Moustakas | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), M Moustakas struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Humberto Quintero | Strike (looking), H Quintero singled to center | 0 | 1 |
| Mitch Maier | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, M Maier singled to center, H Quintero to third | 0 | 1 |
| Alcides Escobar | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), A Escobar struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Jonathan Sanchez pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE | |
| Jack Hannahan | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Hannahan walked | 0 | 1 |
| Casey Kotchman | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Kotchman walked, J Hannahan to second | 0 | 1 |
| Aaron Cunningham | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A Cunningham walked, J Hannahan to third, C Kotchman to second | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Kipnis | J Kipnis flied out to left | 0 | 1 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (swinging), Ball, A Cabrera grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Cunningham out at second | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE | |
| Chris Getz | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), C Getz struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Alex Gordon | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, A Gordon walked | 0 | 1 |
| Billy Butler | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, B Butler grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Gordon out at second | 0 | 1 |
| Eric Hosmer | Ball, Ball, Ball, E Hosmer popped out to third | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Jonathan Sanchez pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, S Choo grounded out to third | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), C Santana singled to left | 0 | 1 |
| Travis Hafner | Ball, T Hafner popped out to second | 0 | 1 |
| Shelley Duncan | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, S Duncan singled to shallow left center, C Santana to second | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Hannahan | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, J Hannahan grounded out to first | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE | |
| Jeff Francoeur | Ball, Strike (looking), J Francoeur grounded out to third | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Moustakas | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), M Moustakas singled to center | 0 | 1 |
| Humberto Quintero | Ball, M Moustakas to second on wild pitch by D Lowe, H Quintero lined out to center, M Moustakas to third | 0 | 1 |
| Mitch Maier | Ball, Strike (looking), M Maier singled to center, M Moustakas scored | 1 | 1 |
| Alcides Escobar | Ball, Strike (foul), A Escobar reached on bunt single to third, M Maier to second | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Getz | Ball, C Getz reached on infield single to third, M Maier to third, A Escobar to second | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Gordon | Ball, Strike (swinging), A Gordon grounded out to first | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Jonathan Sanchez pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE | |
| Casey Kotchman | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), C Kotchman struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron Cunningham | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, A Cunningham grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Kipnis | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Kipnis struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE | |
| Billy Butler | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, B Butler grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Hosmer | Ball, Strike (looking), E Hosmer grounded out to third | 1 | 1 |
| Jeff Francoeur | J Francoeur grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Jonathan Sanchez pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE | |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A Cabrera walked | 1 | 1 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (swinging), S Choo struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, C Santana walked, A Cabrera to second | 1 | 1 |
| Travis Hafner | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, T Hafner walked, A Cabrera to third, C Santana to second | 1 | 1 |
| Shelley Duncan | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, S Duncan hit sacrifice fly to center, A Cabrera scored, C Santana to third | 1 | 2 |
| Jack Hannahan | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Hannahan doubled to deep right center, C Santana and T Hafner scored, T Collins relieved J Sanchez | 1 | 4 |
| Casey Kotchman | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Kotchman popped out to shortstop | 1 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE | |
| Mike Moustakas | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), M Moustakas struck out swinging | 1 | 4 |
| Humberto Quintero | H Quintero doubled to deep right center | 1 | 4 |
| Mitch Maier | Ball, Strike (swinging), M Maier grounded out to second, H Quintero to third | 1 | 4 |
| Alcides Escobar | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), A Escobar grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Tim Collins pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE | |
| Aaron Cunningham | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), A Cunningham fouled out to first | 1 | 4 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Kipnis reached on bunt single to pitcher | 1 | 4 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), A Cabrera flied out to left | 1 | 4 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Kipnis stole second, Ball, Ball, S Choo walked | 1 | 4 |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, C Santana grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Tony Sipp pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE | |
| T Sipp relieved D Lowe. | 1 | 4 | |
| Chris Getz | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), C Getz popped out to shortstop | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Gordon | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), A Gordon flied out to right | 1 | 4 |
| Billy Butler | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), B Butler struck out swinging | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Kelvin Herrera pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE | |
| K Herrera relieved T Collins. | 1 | 4 | |
| Travis Hafner | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, T Hafner lined out to right | 1 | 4 |
| Shelley Duncan | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), S Duncan struck out swinging | 1 | 4 |
| Jack Hannahan | Strike (foul), Ball, J Hannahan singled to center | 1 | 4 |
| Casey Kotchman | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, C Kotchman grounded out to first | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Vinnie Pestano pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE | |
| M Brantley in center field. | 1 | 4 | |
| A Cunningham in left field. | 1 | 4 | |
| V Pestano relieved T Sipp. | 1 | 4 | |
| Eric Hosmer | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, E Hosmer walked | 1 | 4 |
| Jeff Francoeur | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, J Francoeur grounded out to second, E Hosmer to second | 1 | 4 |
| Mike Moustakas | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), M Moustakas singled to left, E Hosmer to third | 1 | 4 |
| Humberto Quintero | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), H Quintero struck out swinging | 1 | 4 |
| Mitch Maier | Ball, M Maier doubled to deep right, E Hosmer scored, M Moustakas to third | 2 | 4 |
| Alcides Escobar | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), A Escobar grounded out to pitcher | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Jeremy Jeffress pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE | |
| J Jeffress relieved K Herrera. | 2 | 4 | |
| Aaron Cunningham | Strike (foul), A Cunningham singled to right center | 2 | 4 |
| Jason Kipnis | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Kipnis walked, A Cunningham to second, J Mijares relieved J Jeffress | 2 | 4 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, A Cabrera singled to left, A Cunningham to third, J Kipnis to second, J Donald hit for S Choo | 2 | 4 |
| Jason Donald | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Donald struck out swinging | 2 | 4 |
| Carlos Santana | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, C Santana fouled out to catcher | 2 | 4 |
| Travis Hafner | Strike (looking), Ball, T Hafner flied out to center | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Perez pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE | |
| J Donald in left field. | 2 | 4 | |
| A Cunningham in right field. | 2 | 4 | |
| C Perez relieved V Pestano. | 2 | 4 | |
| Chris Getz | Strike (looking), Ball, C Getz doubled to deep left | 2 | 4 |
| Alex Gordon | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, A Gordon grounded out to first, C Getz to third | 2 | 4 |
| Billy Butler | Strike (foul), B Butler grounded out to shortstop, C Getz scored | 3 | 4 |
| Eric Hosmer | Ball, Strike (looking), E Hosmer singled to left center | 3 | 4 |
| Jeff Francoeur | Ball, Strike (swinging), J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Hosmer out at second | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||