Final
National League 8
(1-0, 1-0 away)
American League 0
(0-1, 0-1 home)
8:00 PM ET, July 10, 2012
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
| National | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
W: M. Cain
L: J. Verlander
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| National - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander pitching for American | NLS | ALS |
| C Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| R Braun doubled to deep right, M Cabrera scored. | 1 | 0 |
| J Votto struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| C Beltran walked. | 1 | 0 |
| B Posey walked, R Braun to third, C Beltran to second. | 1 | 0 |
| P Sandoval tripled to deep right, R Braun, C Beltran and B Posey scored. | 4 | 0 |
| D Uggla reached on infield single to shortstop, P Sandoval scored. | 5 | 0 |
| R Furcal grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Uggla out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| American - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for National | NLS | ALS |
| D Jeter reached on infield single to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| R Cano fouled out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| J Hamilton flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| J Bautista struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| National - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for American | NLS | ALS |
| J Nathan relieved J Verlander. | 5 | 0 |
| C Gonzalez grounded out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| R Braun flied out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| American - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Cain pitching for National | NLS | ALS |
| P Fielder flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| A Beltre popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| D Ortiz flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| National - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for American | NLS | ALS |
| D Price relieved J Nathan. | 5 | 0 |
| J Votto grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| C Beltran flied out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| B Posey fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| American - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for National | NLS | ALS |
| G Gonzalez relieved M Cain. | 5 | 0 |
| M Napoli struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| C Granderson flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| D Jeter grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| National - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for American | NLS | ALS |
| M Harrison relieved D Price. | 5 | 0 |
| P Sandoval flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| D Uggla flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| R Furcal tripled to right. | 5 | 0 |
| M Holliday hit for C Gonzalez. | 5 | 0 |
| M Holliday singled to shallow right, R Furcal scored. | 6 | 0 |
| M Cabrera homered to left (388 feet), M Holliday scored. | 8 | 0 |
| R Braun tripled to right. | 8 | 0 |
| J Votto grounded out to second. | 8 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| American - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Stephen Strasburg pitching for National | NLS | ALS |
| D Wright at third base. | 8 | 0 |
| S Strasburg relieved G Gonzalez. | 8 | 0 |
| R Cano singled to center. | 8 | 0 |
| J Hamilton grounded into double play, shortstop to first, R Cano out at second. | 8 | 0 |
| J Bautista walked. | 8 | 0 |
| P Fielder lined out to left. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| National - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for American | NLS | ALS |
| J Weaver relieved M Harrison. | 8 | 0 |
| B Harper hit for C Beltran. | 8 | 0 |
| B Harper walked. | 8 | 0 |
| B Posey flied out to left, B Harper to second. | 8 | 0 |
| D Wright grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, B Harper out at third. | 8 | 0 |
| D Uggla flied out to left. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| American - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Kershaw pitching for National | NLS | ALS |
| A McCutchen in center field. | 8 | 0 |
| J Bruce in right field. | 8 | 0 |
| D Freese at first base. | 8 | 0 |
| B Harper in left field. | 8 | 0 |
| J Altuve at second base. | 8 | 0 |
| C Kershaw relieved S Strasburg. | 8 | 0 |
| A Beltre grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| D Ortiz singled to left center. | 8 | 0 |
| M Napoli singled to left, D Ortiz to second. | 8 | 0 |
| C Granderson grounded out to pitcher, D Ortiz to third, M Napoli to second. | 8 | 0 |
| A Cabrera hit for D Jeter. | 8 | 0 |
| A Cabrera walked. | 8 | 0 |
| I Kinsler hit for R Cano. | 8 | 0 |
| I Kinsler flied out to left. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| National - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for American | NLS | ALS |
| A Cabrera at shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| I Kinsler at second base. | 8 | 0 |
| M Trout in left field. | 8 | 0 |
| M Trumbo in right field. | 8 | 0 |
| P Konerko at first base. | 8 | 0 |
| M Cabrera at third base. | 8 | 0 |
| A Jones in center field. | 8 | 0 |
| C Sale relieved J Weaver. | 8 | 0 |
| M Wieters catching. | 8 | 0 |
| R Furcal flied out to center. | 8 | 0 |
| C Jones hit for M Holliday. | 8 | 0 |
| C Jones singled to right. | 8 | 0 |
| A McCutchen singled to left, C Jones to second. | 8 | 0 |
| J Bruce flied out to center. | 8 | 0 |
| D Freese struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| American - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| R.A. Dickey pitching for National | NLS | ALS |
| C Ruiz catching. | 8 | 0 |
| R Dickey relieved C Kershaw. | 8 | 0 |
| M Trout singled to center. | 8 | 0 |
| M Trout stole second. | 8 | 0 |
| M Trumbo struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| P Konerko hit by pitch. | 8 | 0 |
| M Cabrera grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, P Konerko out at second. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| National - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Cook pitching for American | NLS | ALS |
| R Cook relieved C Sale. | 8 | 0 |
| B Harper struck out looking. | 8 | 0 |
| C Ruiz flied out to left. | 8 | 0 |
| D Wright struck out looking. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| American - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cole Hamels pitching for National | NLS | ALS |
| B LaHair at first base. | 8 | 0 |
| C Hamels relieved R Dickey. | 8 | 0 |
| B Butler hit for D Ortiz. | 8 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded out to third. | 8 | 0 |
| M Wieters flied out to left. | 8 | 0 |
| A Jones grounded out to first. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| National - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jim Johnson pitching for American | NLS | ALS |
| J Mauer at first base. | 8 | 0 |
| J Johnson relieved R Cook. | 8 | 0 |
| J Altuve grounded out to second. | 8 | 0 |
| S Castro hit for R Furcal. | 8 | 0 |
| S Castro flied out to center. | 8 | 0 |
| M Bourn hit for C Jones. | 8 | 0 |
| M Bourn struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| American - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Craig Kimbrel pitching for National | NLS | ALS |
| S Castro at shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| C Kimbrel relieved C Hamels. | 8 | 0 |
| A Cabrera struck out looking. | 8 | 0 |
| I Kinsler struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| A Chapman relieved C Kimbrel. | 8 | 0 |
| M Trout walked. | 8 | 0 |
| M Trout to second on fielder's indifference. | 8 | 0 |
| M Trumbo struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| National - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for American | NLS | ALS |
| F Rodney relieved J Johnson. | 8 | 0 |
| E Andrus at third base. | 8 | 0 |
| A McCutchen grounded out to third. | 8 | 0 |
| J Bruce grounded out to second. | 8 | 0 |
| B LaHair grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| American - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for National | NLS | ALS |
| W Miley relieved A Chapman. | 8 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to center. | 8 | 0 |
| E Andrus grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Mauer out at second. | 8 | 0 |
| J Hanrahan relieved W Miley. | 8 | 0 |
| E Andrus to second on fielder's indifference. | 8 | 0 |
| E Andrus to third on wild pitch by J Hanrahan. | 8 | 0 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 8 | 0 |
| J Papelbon relieved J Hanrahan. | 8 | 0 |
| M Wieters flied out to right. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||