Final
Kansas City leads 2-0 (as of 8/15)
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 14 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 15 | ||
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| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 0 | |
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8:10 PM ET, August 15, 2012
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Will Smith pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| C Crisp lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Gomes struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Y Cespedes grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| A Gordon singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| A Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Gordon out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Escobar stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Escobar safe at third on throwing error by catcher D Norris. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Escobar scored. | 0 | 1 |
| M Moustakas flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| S Perez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Butler out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Will Smith pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| C Carter doubled to deep left. | 0 | 1 |
| D Norris grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| J Donaldson singled to left center, C Carter to third. | 0 | 1 |
| B Moss singled to right, C Carter scored, J Donaldson to third. | 1 | 1 |
| A Rosales grounded out to third, B Moss to second. | 1 | 1 |
| C Pennington grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| J Francoeur flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| E Hosmer struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| L Cain grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Will Smith pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| C Crisp popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| J Gomes grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Cespedes popped out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| C Getz bunt popped out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| A Gordon flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| A Escobar fouled out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Will Smith pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| C Carter grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| D Norris lined out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| J Donaldson homered to left (410 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| B Moss struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| B Butler singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| M Moustakas flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| S Perez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Butler out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Will Smith pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| A Rosales struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| C Pennington grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| C Crisp struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| J Francoeur singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| E Hosmer struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| J Francoeur caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| L Cain struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Will Smith pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| J Gomes walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Y Cespedes reached on infield single to shortstop, J Gomes to second. | 2 | 1 |
| C Carter grounded into fielder's choice to third, Y Cespedes out at second, J Gomes to third. | 2 | 1 |
| D Norris struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| J Donaldson popped out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| C Getz flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| A Gordon flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| A Escobar singled to left center. | 2 | 1 |
| B Butler singled to left, A Escobar to second. | 2 | 1 |
| M Moustakas struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Will Smith pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| B Moss grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| A Rosales grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| C Pennington flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| S Perez grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| J Francoeur grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| E Hosmer doubled to deep left. | 2 | 1 |
| L Cain doubled to deep left, E Hosmer scored. | 2 | 2 |
| S Doolittle relieved B McCarthy. | 2 | 2 |
| C Getz doubled to left, L Cain scored. | 2 | 3 |
| A Gordon popped out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Crow pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| A Crow relieved W Smith. | 2 | 3 |
| C Crisp grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| J Gomes struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Y Cespedes struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Pat Neshek pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| P Neshek relieved S Doolittle. | 2 | 3 |
| A Escobar doubled to right. | 2 | 3 |
| B Butler grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| M Moustakas intentionally walked. | 2 | 3 |
| S Perez flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| A Escobar stole third. | 2 | 3 |
| J Francoeur fouled out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Greg Holland pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| G Holland relieved A Crow. | 2 | 3 |
| C Carter singled to left. | 2 | 3 |
| J Weeks ran for C Carter. | 2 | 3 |
| D Norris struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| J Donaldson flied out to right. | 2 | 3 |
| B Moss struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||