Final
Kansas City won 2-1
| 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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2:10 PM ET, September 23, 2012
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: D. Huff (2-0)
L: J. Odorizzi (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| S Choo singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kipnis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Cabrera flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C Santana grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| David Huff pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Bourgeois grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Escobar flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| M Brantley flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Kotchman grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hannahan struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Huff pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Francoeur singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Francoeur caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Giavotella popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| E Hosmer grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| E Carrera grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| L Marson grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| S Choo singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kipnis flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Huff pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| T Abreu popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Moore homered to left (437 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| J Bourgeois grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| A Escobar fouled out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| A Cabrera fouled out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| C Santana struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| M Brantley flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Huff pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| A Gordon flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| J Francoeur struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| C Kotchman flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| J Hannahan walked. | 0 | 1 |
| E Carrera flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| L Marson flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| David Huff pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Giavotella popped out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| E Hosmer grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| T Abreu lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jake Odorizzi pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| S Choo flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| J Kipnis tripled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| A Cabrera singled to deep center, J Kipnis scored. | 1 | 1 |
| C Santana homered to right (395 feet), A Cabrera scored. | 3 | 1 |
| M Brantley singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| F Bueno relieved J Odorizzi. | 3 | 1 |
| C Kotchman grounded out to first, M Brantley safe at first on missed catch error by shortstop A Escobar. | 3 | 1 |
| J Hannahan singled to right, M Brantley to second. | 3 | 1 |
| E Carrera flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| David Huff pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| A Moore walked. | 3 | 1 |
| J Bourgeois lined out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| A Escobar flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| A Gordon singled to left center, A Moore to third. | 3 | 1 |
| E Rogers relieved D Huff. | 3 | 1 |
| B Butler flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Everett Teaford pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| L Marson walked. | 3 | 1 |
| S Choo grounded into fielder's choice to second, L Marson out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| J Kipnis singled to right, S Choo to second. | 3 | 1 |
| V Mazzaro relieved E Teaford. | 3 | 1 |
| S Choo stole third, J Kipnis stole second, S Choo scored on throwing error by catcher A Moore. | 4 | 1 |
| A Cabrera walked. | 4 | 1 |
| C Santana singled to right, J Kipnis to third, A Cabrera to second, J Kipnis scored, A Cabrera to third, C Santana to second on throwing error by right fielder J Francoeur. | 5 | 1 |
| M Brantley intentionally walked. | 5 | 1 |
| C Kotchman singled to deep center, A Cabrera scored, C Santana to third, M Brantley to second. | 6 | 1 |
| T Hottovy relieved V Mazzaro. | 6 | 1 |
| J Hannahan singled to left, C Santana scored, M Brantley to third, C Kotchman to second. | 7 | 1 |
| E Carrera grounded out to shortstop, M Brantley scored, C Kotchman to third, J Hannahan to second. | 8 | 1 |
| L Marson walked. | 8 | 1 |
| S Choo lined out to pitcher. | 8 | 1 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Esmil Rogers pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Francoeur doubled to deep right center. | 8 | 1 |
| J Giavotella flied out to right, J Francoeur to third. | 8 | 1 |
| E Hosmer walked. | 8 | 1 |
| T Abreu hit sacrifice fly to center, J Francoeur scored. | 8 | 2 |
| A Moore grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, E Hosmer out at second. | 8 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hottovy pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| J Jeffress relieved T Hottovy. | 8 | 2 |
| I Falu at shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| J Kipnis flied out to center. | 8 | 2 |
| A Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| C Santana grounded out to second. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tony Sipp pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Bourgeois lined out to right. | 8 | 2 |
| I Falu singled to center. | 8 | 2 |
| A Gordon flied out to right. | 8 | 2 |
| B Butler doubled to left, I Falu scored. | 8 | 3 |
| J Francoeur singled to center, B Butler scored. | 8 | 4 |
| J Smith relieved T Sipp. | 8 | 4 |
| J Giavotella grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Francoeur out at second. | 8 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Jeffress pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| M Brantley doubled to left. | 8 | 4 |
| C Kotchman grounded out to first, M Brantley to third. | 8 | 4 |
| J Hannahan walked. | 8 | 4 |
| E Carrera singled to center, M Brantley scored, J Hannahan to second. | 9 | 4 |
| L Marson walked, J Hannahan to third, E Carrera to second. | 9 | 4 |
| S Choo walked, J Hannahan scored, E Carrera to third, L Marson to second. | 10 | 4 |
| J Kipnis grounded into fielder's choice to second, E Carrera scored, S Choo out at second, L Marson to third. | 11 | 4 |
| A Cabrera singled to right, L Marson scored, J Kipnis to second. | 12 | 4 |
| L Coleman relieved J Jeffress. | 12 | 4 |
| C Santana homered to right (354 feet), J Kipnis and A Cabrera scored. | 15 | 4 |
| M Brantley singled to right. | 15 | 4 |
| C Kotchman flied out to left. | 15 | 4 |
| 7 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Vinnie Pestano pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| E Hosmer fouled out to third. | 15 | 4 |
| T Abreu struck out swinging. | 15 | 4 |
| A Moore struck out swinging. | 15 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||