Final
Cleveland leads 1-0 (as of 8/19)
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 19 | ||
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| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 20 | ||
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| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 21 | ||
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| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 10 | |
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7:05 PM ET, August 19, 2008
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
W: A. Reyes (4-2)
L: L. Hochevar (6-12)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Anthony Reyes pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| M Aviles walked. | 0 | 0 |
| E German grounded out to shortstop, M Aviles to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D DeJesus doubled to deep center, M Aviles scored. | 1 | 0 |
| J Guillen lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| M Teahen flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| G Sizemore grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| F Gutierrez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| D Dellucci flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Anthony Reyes pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| B Butler grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| R Gload flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| M Olivo singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| M Olivo stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Smith struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| J Peralta grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| S Choo homered to center. | 1 | 1 |
| R Garko singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| K Shoppach doubled to deep left, R Garko scored. | 1 | 2 |
| A Marte flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| A Cabrera singled to center, K Shoppach scored. | 1 | 3 |
| A Cabrera stole second. | 1 | 3 |
| G Sizemore flied out to center. | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Anthony Reyes pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| M Aviles grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 3 |
| E German doubled to deep left center. | 1 | 3 |
| D DeJesus walked. | 1 | 3 |
| J Guillen grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D DeJesus out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| F Gutierrez flied out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| D Dellucci singled to left. | 1 | 3 |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| S Choo struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Reyes pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| M Teahen struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| B Butler singled to center. | 1 | 3 |
| R Gload grounded into fielder's choice to first, B Butler out at second. | 1 | 3 |
| M Olivo doubled to deep left, R Gload to third. | 1 | 3 |
| J Smith struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| R Garko homered to left. | 1 | 4 |
| K Shoppach struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| A Marte walked. | 1 | 4 |
| A Marte caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| A Cabrera singled to left. | 1 | 4 |
| G Sizemore flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Reyes pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| M Aviles singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| E German walked, M Aviles to second. | 1 | 4 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to first, M Aviles to third, E German to second. | 1 | 4 |
| J Guillen grounded out to shortstop, M Aviles scored, E German to third. | 2 | 4 |
| M Teahen flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| F Gutierrez grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 4 |
| D Dellucci safe at first on error by first baseman R Gload. | 2 | 4 |
| J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Dellucci out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| S Choo struck out looking. | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brendan Donnelly pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| B Donnelly relieved An Reyes. | 2 | 4 |
| B Butler grounded out to first. | 2 | 4 |
| R Gload walked. | 2 | 4 |
| M Olivo singled to center, R Gload to third. | 2 | 4 |
| J Smith singled to left center, R Gload scored, M Olivo thrown out at third. | 3 | 4 |
| M Aviles singled to right, J Smith to second. | 3 | 4 |
| E German struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Juan Carlos Oviedo pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| L Nunez relieved L Hochevar. | 3 | 4 |
| R Garko grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| K Shoppach walked. | 3 | 4 |
| A Marte doubled to deep left, K Shoppach to third. | 3 | 4 |
| A Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| G Sizemore homered to right, K Shoppach and A Marte scored. | 3 | 7 |
| F Gutierrez singled to right. | 3 | 7 |
| D Dellucci walked, F Gutierrez to second. | 3 | 7 |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Perez pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| R Perez relieved B Donnelly. | 3 | 7 |
| D DeJesus struck out looking. | 3 | 7 |
| J Guillen singled to right. | 3 | 7 |
| M Teahen grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Guillen out at second. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kip Wells pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| K Wells relieved L Nunez. | 3 | 7 |
| S Choo grounded out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| R Garko walked. | 3 | 7 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| A Marte walked, R Garko to second. | 3 | 7 |
| A Cabrera struck out looking. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Betancourt pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| R Betancourt relieved R Perez. | 3 | 7 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| R Gload lined out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| M Olivo struck out swinging. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kip Wells pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| G Sizemore reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 7 |
| F Gutierrez doubled to deep center, G Sizemore scored. | 3 | 8 |
| F Gutierrez to third on wild pitch by K Wells. | 3 | 8 |
| F Gutierrez scored on throwing error by catcher M Olivo. | 3 | 9 |
| D Dellucci struck out swinging. | 3 | 9 |
| J Peralta singled to right. | 3 | 9 |
| J Peralta relieved K Wells. | 3 | 9 |
| S Choo grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Peralta out at second. | 3 | 9 |
| S Choo to second on wild pitch by J Peralta. | 3 | 9 |
| R Garko grounded out to third. | 3 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Masa Kobayashi pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| M Kobayashi relieved R Betancourt. | 3 | 9 |
| J Smith grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 9 |
| M Aviles struck out swinging. | 3 | 9 |
| E German singled to left center. | 3 | 9 |
| D DeJesus singled to shallow left, E German to second. | 3 | 9 |
| J Guillen singled to left, E German scored, D DeJesus to third, J Guillen to second on error by catcher K Shoppach. | 4 | 9 |
| M Teahen flied out to left. | 4 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||