Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 7/31)
| Game 1: Monday, July 30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 | |
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8:10 PM ET, July 31, 2012
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | CHW | MIN | |
| Alejandro De Aza | Strike (looking), A De Aza grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, K Youkilis grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Dunn | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), A Dunn struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Chicago | CHW | MIN | |
| Denard Span | Ball, Strike (looking), D Span singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Darin Mastroianni | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), D Mastroianni lined into double play, second to first, D Span doubled off first | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Mauer struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | CHW | MIN | |
| Paul Konerko | P Konerko grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Rios | Strike (looking), Ball, A Rios doubled to left | 0 | 0 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Ball, Strike (foul), A Pierzynski singled to deep right, A Rios to third | 0 | 0 |
| Dayan Viciedo | Ball, Strike (swinging), D Viciedo hit sacrifice fly to right, A Rios scored | 1 | 0 |
| Alexei Ramirez | Ball, A Ramirez lined out to second | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Chicago | CHW | MIN | |
| Josh Willingham | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Willingham struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, J Morneau walked | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Doumit | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, R Doumit lined out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Valencia | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), D Valencia struck out looking | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | CHW | MIN | |
| Gordon Beckham | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, G Beckham popped out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Alejandro De Aza | Strike (looking), A De Aza flied out to center | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, K Youkilis flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Chicago | CHW | MIN | |
| Brian Dozier | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, B Dozier flied out to center | 1 | 0 |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Ball, J Carroll walked | 1 | 0 |
| Denard Span | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, D Span singled to center, J Carroll to second | 1 | 0 |
| Darin Mastroianni | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, D Mastroianni flied out to center, J Carroll to third | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D Span stole second, Foul, Strike (looking), J Mauer struck out looking | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | CHW | MIN | |
| Adam Dunn | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, A Dunn lined out to first | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Konerko | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, P Konerko walked | 1 | 0 |
| Alex Rios | Strike (looking), A Rios flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Strike (foul), Ball, A Pierzynski flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Chicago | CHW | MIN | |
| Josh Willingham | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), J Willingham struck out looking | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Morneau flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Doumit | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), R Doumit struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | CHW | MIN | |
| Dayan Viciedo | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), D Viciedo lined out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Alexei Ramirez | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, A Ramirez grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Gordon Beckham | Strike (foul), Ball, G Beckham grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Chicago | CHW | MIN | |
| Danny Valencia | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, D Valencia popped out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Dozier | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), B Dozier struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), J Carroll lined out to center | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | CHW | MIN | |
| Alejandro De Aza | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, A De Aza grounded out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), K Youkilis flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Dunn | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), A Dunn struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Chicago | CHW | MIN | |
| Denard Span | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), D Span struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Darin Mastroianni | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), D Mastroianni reached on infield single to first | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Ball, D Mastroianni stole second, Ball, D Mastroianni stole third, Ball, J Mauer walked | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Willingham | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, J Willingham walked, J Mauer to second | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, J Morneau grounded into fielder's choice to first, D Mastroianni scored, J Mauer to third, J Willingham to second | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Doumit | Ball, R Doumit fouled out to third | 1 | 1 |
| Danny Valencia | Ball, Ball, D Valencia reached on infield single to shortstop, J Mauer scored, J Willingham to third, J Morneau to second | 1 | 2 |
| Brian Dozier | Strike (foul), Ball, B Dozier flied out to left | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | CHW | MIN | |
| Paul Konerko | Strike (looking), Ball, P Konerko flied out to right | 1 | 2 |
| Alex Rios | Strike (looking), A Rios grounded out to second | 1 | 2 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, A Pierzynski hit by pitch | 1 | 2 |
| Dayan Viciedo | Ball, Strike (foul), D Viciedo singled to center, A Pierzynski to second | 1 | 2 |
| Alexei Ramirez | Ball, A Ramirez singled to left, A Pierzynski scored, D Viciedo to second | 2 | 2 |
| Gordon Beckham | Ball, Strike (looking), G Beckham grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Jesse Crain pitching for Chicago | CHW | MIN | |
| J Crain relieved F Liriano. | 2 | 2 | |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, J Carroll grounded out to second | 2 | 2 |
| Denard Span | Ball, D Span singled to center | 2 | 2 |
| Darin Mastroianni | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, D Mastroianni walked, D Span to second | 2 | 2 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Mauer lined out to left | 2 | 2 |
| Josh Willingham | J Willingham fouled out to first | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | CHW | MIN | |
| Alejandro De Aza | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), A De Aza flied out to center | 2 | 2 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, Strike (looking), K Youkilis grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 2 |
| Adam Dunn | Ball, Strike (looking), A Dunn singled to right center | 2 | 2 |
| Paul Konerko | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, P Konerko popped out to second | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Matt Thornton pitching for Chicago | CHW | MIN | |
| M Thornton relieved J Crain. | 2 | 2 | |
| Justin Morneau | Strike (looking), Ball, J Morneau lined out to third | 2 | 2 |
| Ryan Doumit | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, R Doumit popped out to second | 2 | 2 |
| Danny Valencia | Ball, Strike (looking), D Valencia lined out to right | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Gray pitching for Minnesota | CHW | MIN | |
| J Gray relieved N Blackburn. | 2 | 2 | |
| Alex Rios | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), A Rios singled to left | 2 | 2 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), A Pierzynski homered to right (375 feet), A Rios scored | 4 | 2 |
| Dayan Viciedo | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, D Viciedo lined out to second | 4 | 2 |
| Alexei Ramirez | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), A Ramirez popped out to shortstop | 4 | 2 |
| Gordon Beckham | Ball, G Beckham lined out to left | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Addison Reed pitching for Chicago | CHW | MIN | |
| A Reed relieved M Thornton. | 4 | 2 | |
| B Revere hit for B Dozier. | 4 | 2 | |
| Ben Revere | Ball, Strike (looking), B Revere singled to right | 4 | 2 |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, J Carroll grounded out to second, B Revere to second | 4 | 2 |
| Denard Span | D Span singled to center, B Revere scored | 4 | 3 |
| Darin Mastroianni | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), D Mastroianni struck out swinging | 4 | 3 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Strike (foul), J Mauer grounded out to first | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||