Final in 11
Kansas City won 3-0
| 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 2, 2012
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| S Choo singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Lillibridge flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| S Choo stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| S Choo caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Cabrera singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C Santana popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| A Gordon homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
| A Escobar singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| A Escobar stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| L Cain singled to center, A Escobar scored. | 0 | 2 |
| B Butler grounded out to shortstop, L Cain to second. | 0 | 2 |
| M Moustakas struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| B Pena walked. | 0 | 2 |
| E Hosmer homered to center, L Cain and B Pena scored. | 0 | 5 |
| C Getz tripled to deep right. | 0 | 5 |
| J Dyson singled to right, C Getz scored. | 0 | 6 |
| J Dyson stole second. | 0 | 6 |
| J Dyson to third on passed ball by L Marson. | 0 | 6 |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| M Brantley doubled to deep right. | 0 | 6 |
| J Lopez flied out to center, M Brantley to third. | 0 | 6 |
| V Rottino hit sacrifice fly to right, M Brantley scored. | 1 | 6 |
| S Duncan flied out to right. | 1 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| A Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| L Cain grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| L Marson grounded out to second. | 1 | 6 |
| S Choo singled to center. | 1 | 6 |
| B Lillibridge singled to left, S Choo to second. | 1 | 6 |
| A Cabrera singled to right, S Choo to third, B Lillibridge to second. | 1 | 6 |
| C Santana singled to right, S Choo and B Lillibridge scored, A Cabrera to third. | 3 | 6 |
| M Brantley hit sacrifice fly to center, A Cabrera scored. | 4 | 6 |
| J Lopez walked, C Santana to second. | 4 | 6 |
| E Teaford relieved B Chen. | 4 | 6 |
| V Rottino grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Santana out at third, J Lopez to second. | 4 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| M Moustakas singled to deep right. | 4 | 6 |
| B Pena popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| E Hosmer grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, M Moustakas out at second. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Everett Teaford pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| S Duncan fouled out to first. | 4 | 6 |
| L Marson grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| S Choo struck out looking. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| C Getz grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| J Dyson singled to center. | 4 | 6 |
| A Gordon singled to left, J Dyson to second. | 4 | 6 |
| J Dyson stole third. | 4 | 6 |
| A Gordon stole second. | 4 | 6 |
| J Dyson out at home on runner's fielder's choice. | 4 | 6 |
| A Escobar flied out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Everett Teaford pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| B Lillibridge singled to left. | 4 | 6 |
| B Lillibridge stole second. | 4 | 6 |
| A Cabrera flied out to right. | 4 | 6 |
| C Santana homered to left, B Lillibridge scored. | 6 | 6 |
| M Brantley flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| J Lopez singled to left. | 6 | 6 |
| V Rottino grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Lopez out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Corey Kluber pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| L Cain safe at first on error by second baseman B Lillibridge. | 6 | 6 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| T Sipp relieved C Kluber. | 6 | 6 |
| M Moustakas popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| B Pena flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Everett Teaford pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| S Duncan grounded out to third. | 6 | 6 |
| L Marson struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| S Choo lined out to pitcher. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tony Sipp pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| E Hosmer grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| C Getz struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| J Dyson struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kelvin Herrera pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| K Herrera relieved E Teaford. | 6 | 6 |
| B Lillibridge struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| A Cabrera struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| C Santana struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Smith relieved T Sipp. | 6 | 6 |
| A Gordon struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| A Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| L Cain singled to center. | 6 | 6 |
| B Butler grounded out to first. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kelvin Herrera pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| M Brantley grounded out to third. | 6 | 6 |
| J Lopez singled to center. | 6 | 6 |
| V Rottino flied out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| J Kipnis hit for S Duncan. | 6 | 6 |
| J Lopez caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Vinnie Pestano pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| V Pestano relieved J Smith. | 6 | 6 |
| M Moustakas flied out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| B Pena grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| E Hosmer grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tim Collins pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| T Collins relieved K Herrera. | 6 | 6 |
| J Kipnis grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| L Marson flied out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| S Choo struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Vinnie Pestano pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| C Getz walked. | 6 | 6 |
| J Dyson bunt popped out foul to third. | 6 | 6 |
| A Gordon grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, C Getz out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| G Holland relieved T Collins. | 6 | 6 |
| B Lillibridge struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| A Cabrera flied out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| C Santana popped out to third. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Esmil Rogers pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| E Rogers relieved V Pestano. | 6 | 6 |
| A Escobar grounded out to third. | 6 | 6 |
| L Cain struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| B Butler singled to right. | 6 | 6 |
| J Francoeur ran for B Butler. | 6 | 6 |
| M Moustakas singled to right, J Francoeur to third. | 6 | 6 |
| M Moustakas to second on fielder's indifference. | 6 | 6 |
| B Pena grounded out to first. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Crow pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| A Crow relieved G Holland. | 6 | 6 |
| M Brantley grounded out to first. | 6 | 6 |
| J Lopez grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| V Rottino struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Esmil Rogers pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| E Hosmer singled to right. | 6 | 6 |
| C Getz sacrificed to pitcher, E Hosmer to second. | 6 | 6 |
| E Hosmer to third on wild pitch by E Rogers. | 6 | 6 |
| J Dyson flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| A Gordon intentionally walked. | 6 | 6 |
| C Perez relieved E Rogers. | 6 | 6 |
| A Gordon to second on fielder's indifference. | 6 | 6 |
| A Escobar singled to left, E Hosmer scored, A Gordon to third. | 6 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||