Final
Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 9/21)
| Game 1: Friday, September 21 | ||
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| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 22 | ||
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| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 23 | ||
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| Cleveland | 15 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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8:10 PM ET, September 21, 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 | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, S Choo singled to right center | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (foul), J Kipnis singled to left, S Choo to second | 0 | 0 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | A Cabrera sacrificed to pitcher, S Choo to third, J Kipnis to second | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), C Santana struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brantley | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball (intentional Ball), M Brantley intentionally walked | 0 | 0 |
| Travis Hafner | Ball, Ball, T Hafner grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| Jarrod Dyson | Strike (looking), Ball, J Dyson grounded out to first | 0 | 0 |
| Alcides Escobar | Strike (looking), A Escobar lined out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Moustakas | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, M Moustakas grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Casey Kotchman | C Kotchman grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | Strike (looking), Ball, L Chisenhall grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Ezequiel Carrera | Ball, E Carrera grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| Billy Butler | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), B Butler struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Francoeur | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, J Francoeur singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hosmer | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, J Francoeur to second on wild pitch by J Masterson, Strike (swinging), E Hosmer struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Brayan Pena | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), B Pena singled to shallow left, J Francoeur scored | 0 | 1 |
| David Lough | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), D Lough singled to center, B Pena to second | 0 | 1 |
| Irving Falu | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), I Falu singled to right, B Pena scored, I Falu out at second, D Lough to third | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, S Choo lined out to second | 0 | 2 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (foul), Ball, J Kipnis grounded out to second | 0 | 2 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Ball, Strike (swinging), A Cabrera singled to right | 0 | 2 |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, Strike (bunted foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, C Santana walked, A Cabrera to second | 0 | 2 |
| Michael Brantley | M Brantley singled to center, A Cabrera scored, C Santana to second | 1 | 2 |
| Travis Hafner | T Hafner flied out to left | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| Jarrod Dyson | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Ball, J Dyson walked | 1 | 2 |
| Alcides Escobar | Ball, Strike (looking), A Escobar singled to left, J Dyson to third | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Moustakas | Ball, M Moustakas hit sacrifice fly to right, J Dyson scored | 1 | 3 |
| Billy Butler | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), B Butler struck out swinging | 1 | 3 |
| Jeff Francoeur | Ball, A Escobar stole second, Strike (looking), J Francoeur grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Casey Kotchman | Strike (looking), C Kotchman reached on infield single to third | 1 | 3 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), L Chisenhall grounded into double play, second to first, C Kotchman out at second | 1 | 3 |
| Ezequiel Carrera | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, E Carrera fouled out to catcher | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| Eric Hosmer | E Hosmer grounded out to first | 1 | 3 |
| Brayan Pena | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, B Pena grounded out to second | 1 | 3 |
| David Lough | D Lough flied out to right | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), S Choo struck out looking | 1 | 3 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Kipnis struck out swinging | 1 | 3 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), A Cabrera doubled to deep right | 1 | 3 |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, Ball, Ball, A Cabrera stole third, Strike (looking), C Santana flied out to left | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| Irving Falu | I Falu reached on bunt single to pitcher | 1 | 3 |
| Jarrod Dyson | Ball, J Dyson singled to right, I Falu to second | 1 | 3 |
| Alcides Escobar | A Escobar hit by pitch, I Falu to third, J Dyson to second | 1 | 3 |
| Mike Moustakas | Ball, M Moustakas grounded out to second, I Falu scored, J Dyson to third, A Escobar to second | 1 | 4 |
| Billy Butler | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), B Butler intentionally walked | 1 | 4 |
| Jeff Francoeur | Strike (foul), J Francoeur grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Butler out at second | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Michael Brantley | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), M Brantley flied out to center | 1 | 4 |
| Travis Hafner | Strike (foul), T Hafner grounded out to third | 1 | 4 |
| Casey Kotchman | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, C Kotchman singled to right | 1 | 4 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | L Chisenhall flied out to left | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| Eric Hosmer | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, E Hosmer fouled out to third | 1 | 4 |
| Brayan Pena | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, B Pena flied out to center | 1 | 4 |
| David Lough | Ball, Ball, D Lough grounded out to second | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| Ezequiel Carrera | E Carrera reached on bunt single to third, T Collins relieved L Mendoza | 1 | 4 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, S Choo hit by pitch, E Carrera to second | 1 | 4 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Kipnis grounded out to first, E Carrera to third, S Choo to second | 1 | 4 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike (looking), A Cabrera struck out looking | 1 | 4 |
| Carlos Santana | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, C Santana singled to center, E Carrera and S Choo scored | 3 | 4 |
| Michael Brantley | M Brantley lined out to left | 3 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Joe Smith pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| J Smith relieved J Masterson. | 3 | 4 | |
| Irving Falu | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, I Falu flied out to right | 3 | 4 |
| Jarrod Dyson | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), J Dyson fouled out to left | 3 | 4 |
| Alcides Escobar | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (swinging), A Escobar struck out swinging | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Francisley Bueno pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| A Gordon in left field. | 3 | 4 | |
| D Lough in center field. | 3 | 4 | |
| F Bueno relieved T Collins. | 3 | 4 | |
| M LaPorta hit for T Hafner. | 3 | 4 | |
| Matt LaPorta | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, M LaPorta singled to left, V Rottino ran for M LaPorta, R Canzler hit for C Kotchman | 3 | 4 |
| Russ Canzler | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), R Canzler struck out swinging | 3 | 4 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | Strike (foul), L Chisenhall flied out to left | 3 | 4 |
| Ezequiel Carrera | Strike (looking), E Carrera grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, V Rottino out at second | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Cody Allen pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC | |
| R Canzler at first base. | 3 | 4 | |
| C Allen relieved J Smith. | 3 | 4 | |
| Mike Moustakas | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), M Moustakas singled to right | 3 | 4 |
| Billy Butler | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, B Butler singled to right, M Moustakas to second, J Bourgeois ran for B Butler | 3 | 4 |
| Jeff Francoeur | Ball, J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Bourgeois out at second, M Moustakas to third, S Maine relieved C Allen | 3 | 4 |
| Eric Hosmer | Ball, Strike (foul), E Hosmer hit sacrifice fly to left, M Moustakas scored | 3 | 5 |
| Brayan Pena | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), B Pena doubled to left, J Francoeur scored, B Pena to third advancing on throw | 3 | 6 |
| David Lough | Ball, Ball, Ball, D Lough hit by pitch | 3 | 6 |
| Irving Falu | I Falu fouled out to first | 3 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Greg Holland pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC | |
| G Holland relieved F Bueno. | 3 | 6 | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | S Choo popped out to shortstop | 3 | 6 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (looking), J Kipnis flied out to center | 3 | 6 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), A Cabrera struck out swinging | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||