Final
Kansas City leads 2-0 (as of 8/1)
| Game 1: Tuesday, July 31 | ||
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| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 1 | ||
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| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 2 | ||
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| Cleveland | 6 | Final in 11 |
| Kansas City | 7 | |
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8:10 PM ET, August 1, 2012
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | S Choo singled to left center | 0 | 0 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Ball, A Cabrera flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), J Kipnis struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brantley | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), M Brantley popped out to second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| Alex Gordon | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, A Gordon flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Alcides Escobar | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A Escobar walked | 0 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Cain | Strike (looking), L Cain singled to center, A Escobar to second | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Butler | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), A Escobar stole third, L Cain stole second, A Escobar scored, L Cain safe at third on throwing error by catcher C Santana, B Butler grounded out to second, L Cain scored | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Moustakas | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, M Moustakas grounded out to second | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, C Santana flied out to center | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Lopez | Strike (looking), J Lopez safe at first on throwing error by third baseman M Moustakas | 0 | 2 |
| Johnny Damon | Ball, Strike (foul), J Damon grounded out to third, J Lopez to second | 0 | 2 |
| Casey Kotchman | Ball, Ball, C Kotchman grounded out to first | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| Salvador Perez | Ball, Strike (foul), S Perez grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Hosmer | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), E Hosmer struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| Chris Getz | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Getz walked | 0 | 2 |
| Jarrod Dyson | Ball, C Getz stole second, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), J Dyson singled to center, C Getz scored | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Gordon | Ball, J Dyson stole second, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, A Gordon doubled to deep left center, J Dyson scored | 0 | 4 |
| Alcides Escobar | Strike (looking), Ball, A Escobar grounded out to third | 0 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Jack Hannahan | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, J Hannahan doubled to deep right center | 0 | 4 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), S Choo grounded out to third | 0 | 4 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), A Cabrera struck out swinging | 0 | 4 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, J Kipnis grounded out to first | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| Lorenzo Cain | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), L Cain grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 4 |
| Billy Butler | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, B Butler flied out to right | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Moustakas | Strike (looking), M Moustakas flied out to left | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Michael Brantley | Strike (looking), M Brantley flied out to center | 0 | 4 |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), C Santana homered to right center (414 feet) | 1 | 4 |
| Jose Lopez | J Lopez flied out to left | 1 | 4 |
| Johnny Damon | Strike (looking), J Damon flied out to left | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| Salvador Perez | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (looking), S Perez struck out looking | 1 | 4 |
| Eric Hosmer | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, E Hosmer flied out to center | 1 | 4 |
| Chris Getz | Strike (looking), Ball, C Getz grounded out to first | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Casey Kotchman | C Kotchman grounded out to second | 1 | 4 |
| Jack Hannahan | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Hannahan struck out swinging | 1 | 4 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, S Choo popped out to shortstop | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| Jarrod Dyson | J Dyson flied out to center | 1 | 4 |
| Alex Gordon | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Ball, A Gordon grounded out to third | 1 | 4 |
| Alcides Escobar | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, A Escobar singled to right | 1 | 4 |
| Lorenzo Cain | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, L Cain doubled to left, A Escobar scored, L Cain to third advancing on throw | 1 | 5 |
| Billy Butler | B Butler grounded out to third | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | A Cabrera lined out to first | 1 | 5 |
| Jason Kipnis | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, J Kipnis grounded out to second | 1 | 5 |
| Michael Brantley | M Brantley lined out to shortstop | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Zach McAllister pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| Mike Moustakas | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, M Moustakas flied out to center | 1 | 5 |
| Salvador Perez | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, S Perez flied out to right | 1 | 5 |
| Eric Hosmer | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), E Hosmer struck out swinging | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Santana walked | 1 | 5 |
| Jose Lopez | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Lopez grounded into double play, third to second to first, C Santana out at second | 1 | 5 |
| Johnny Damon | Ball, J Damon grounded out to second | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Vinnie Pestano pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| V Pestano relieved Z McAllister. | 1 | 5 | |
| Chris Getz | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, C Getz grounded out to second | 1 | 5 |
| Jarrod Dyson | Strike (looking), J Dyson doubled to deep center | 1 | 5 |
| Alex Gordon | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), A Gordon struck out swinging, J Dyson to third on wild pitch by V Pestano | 1 | 5 |
| Alcides Escobar | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, A Escobar flied out to right | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Casey Kotchman | Strike (foul), C Kotchman fouled out to first | 1 | 5 |
| Jack Hannahan | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, J Hannahan doubled to deep right center, J Mijares relieved L Mendoza | 1 | 5 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Ball, S Choo hit by pitch | 1 | 5 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (foul), A Cabrera singled to left, J Hannahan scored, S Choo to second | 2 | 5 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), J Kipnis grounded out to second, S Choo to third, A Cabrera to second | 2 | 5 |
| Michael Brantley | Ball, Ball, M Brantley flied out to left | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Perez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| C Perez relieved V Pestano. | 2 | 5 | |
| Lorenzo Cain | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), L Cain struck out swinging | 2 | 5 |
| Billy Butler | Ball, B Butler flied out to right | 2 | 5 |
| Mike Moustakas | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, M Moustakas flied out to center | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Greg Holland pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| G Holland relieved J Mijares. | 2 | 5 | |
| Carlos Santana | Strike (looking), Ball, C Santana grounded out to first | 2 | 5 |
| Jose Lopez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Lopez flied out to right | 2 | 5 |
| Johnny Damon | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Ball, J Damon grounded out to catcher | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||