Final
Detroit leads 1-0 (as of 10/1)
| Game 1: Monday, October 1 | ||
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| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, October 2 | ||
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| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, October 3 | ||
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| Detroit | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 0 | |
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8:10 PM ET, October 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 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| A Jackson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| O Infante flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| J Dyson grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Escobar singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Escobar stole second, A Escobar safe at third on throwing error by catcher G Laird. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| P Fielder reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| D Young grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, P Fielder out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Peralta flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| S Perez singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| S Perez to second on wild pitch by R Porcello. | 0 | 0 |
| M Moustakas walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Francoeur popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Lough grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Moustakas out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| A Dirks flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| A Garcia flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| G Laird popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| I Falu grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Dyson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Escobar flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| A Jackson flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| O Infante grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| P Fielder flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| A Gordon flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| S Perez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| D Young struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| J Peralta homered to left (397 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| A Dirks singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| A Garcia singled to left center, A Dirks thrown out at third, A Garcia to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 |
| G Laird reached on infield single to second, A Garcia to third. | 1 | 0 |
| A Jackson flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| M Moustakas popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| J Francoeur struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| D Lough singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| I Falu walked, D Lough to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Dyson walked, D Lough to third, I Falu to second. | 1 | 0 |
| A Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Dyson out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| O Infante struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| M Cabrera homered to right (395 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| P Fielder doubled to deep center. | 2 | 0 |
| D Young flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| J Peralta safe at second on error by center fielder D Lough, P Fielder scored. | 3 | 0 |
| A Dirks singled to right, J Peralta to third, A Dirks to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 0 |
| A Garcia intentionally walked. | 3 | 0 |
| G Laird doubled to deep left, J Peralta, A Dirks and A Garcia scored. | 6 | 0 |
| L Coleman relieved B Chen. | 6 | 0 |
| A Jackson struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| A Gordon homered to right (389 feet). | 6 | 1 |
| A Alburquerque relieved R Porcello. | 6 | 1 |
| B Butler doubled to deep center. | 6 | 1 |
| S Perez walked. | 6 | 1 |
| M Moustakas walked, B Butler to third, S Perez to second. | 6 | 1 |
| J Francoeur grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Butler scored, M Moustakas out at second, S Perez to third. | 6 | 2 |
| D Lough struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Louis Coleman pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| O Infante grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| M Cabrera singled to right. | 6 | 2 |
| P Fielder singled to center, M Cabrera to second. | 6 | 2 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Octavio Dotel pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| O Dotel relieved A Alburquerque. | 6 | 2 |
| I Falu grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| J Dyson grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| A Escobar flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Louis Coleman pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| A Dirks flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| A Garcia struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| G Laird popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joaquin Benoit pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| J Benoit relieved O Dotel. | 6 | 2 |
| A Gordon singled to right. | 6 | 2 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| S Perez singled to center, A Gordon to third. | 6 | 2 |
| M Moustakas struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| J Francoeur singled to center, A Gordon scored, S Perez to third, J Francoeur out stretching at second. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Vin Mazzaro pitching for Kansas City | DET | KC |
| T Abreu at third base. | 6 | 3 |
| V Mazzaro relieved L Coleman. | 6 | 3 |
| A Jackson grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| O Infante popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| M Cabrera singled to center. | 6 | 3 |
| T Hottovy relieved V Mazzaro. | 6 | 3 |
| P Fielder singled to shallow center, M Cabrera to second. | 6 | 3 |
| A Crow relieved T Hottovy. | 6 | 3 |
| D Young grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Valverde pitching for Detroit | DET | KC |
| J Valverde relieved J Benoit. | 6 | 3 |
| D Lough popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| I Falu reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 6 | 3 |
| B Pena hit for J Dyson. | 6 | 3 |
| B Pena fouled out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| I Falu to second on fielder's indifference. | 6 | 3 |
| A Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||