Final
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 5/12)
| Game 1: Tuesday, May 12 | ||
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| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, May 13 | ||
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| Detroit | 10 | Final in 13 |
| Minnesota | 14 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, May 14 | ||
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| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | |
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8:10 PM ET, May 12, 2009
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: K. Slowey (5-1)
L: A. Galarraga (3-3)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Slowey pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| C Granderson doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| P Polanco walked. | 0 | 0 |
| C Thomas grounded into double play, shortstop to first, P Polanco out at second, C Granderson to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| D Span flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Tolbert singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Slowey pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| J Larish singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ordonez fouled out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Larish to second on wild pitch by K Slowey. | 0 | 0 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| G Laird struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| J Kubel grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Crede homered to left, M Cuddyer scored. | 0 | 2 |
| D Young grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| N Punto struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Slowey pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| R Santiago singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| C Granderson popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| P Polanco flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| C Thomas singled to right, R Santiago to second. | 0 | 2 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| D Span singled to right. | 0 | 2 |
| M Tolbert sacrificed to pitcher, D Span to second. | 0 | 2 |
| J Mauer homered to left, D Span scored. | 0 | 4 |
| J Morneau popped out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| J Kubel singled to right. | 0 | 4 |
| M Cuddyer lined out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Slowey pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| J Larish walked. | 0 | 4 |
| M Ordonez reached on infield single to second, J Larish to second. | 0 | 4 |
| B Inge popped out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| G Laird flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| R Santiago grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| J Crede grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| D Young struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| N Punto grounded out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Slowey pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| C Granderson popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| P Polanco singled to right. | 0 | 4 |
| C Thomas singled to left, P Polanco to second. | 0 | 4 |
| M Cabrera grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Thomas out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| D Span struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| M Tolbert struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| J Mauer walked. | 0 | 4 |
| J Morneau grounded out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Slowey pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| J Larish homered to left. | 1 | 4 |
| M Ordonez grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| B Inge flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| G Laird grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Armando Galarraga pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| J Kubel walked. | 1 | 4 |
| M Cuddyer singled to left, J Kubel to second. | 1 | 4 |
| J Crede grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Cuddyer out at second, J Kubel to third. | 1 | 4 |
| D Young grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Kubel scored, J Crede out at second, D Young to second on throwing error by second baseman P Polanco. | 1 | 5 |
| N Punto walked. | 1 | 5 |
| R Perry relieved A Galarraga. | 1 | 5 |
| D Span struck out looking. | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Crain pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| J Crain relieved K Slowey. | 1 | 5 |
| R Santiago homered to right center. | 2 | 5 |
| C Granderson walked. | 2 | 5 |
| J Mijares relieved J Crain. | 2 | 5 |
| P Polanco flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| C Thomas struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| M Cabrera lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Perry pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| M Tolbert struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| J Mauer singled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| J Mauer to second on passed ball by G Laird. | 2 | 5 |
| J Morneau intentionally walked. | 2 | 5 |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Mijares pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| D Span in left field. | 2 | 5 |
| C Gomez in center field. | 2 | 5 |
| J Larish flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| M Guerrier relieved J Mijares. | 2 | 5 |
| M Ordonez grounded out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| B Inge struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Perry pitching for Detroit | DET | MIN |
| J Crede struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| C Gomez walked. | 2 | 5 |
| C Gomez stole second. | 2 | 5 |
| N Punto grounded out to pitcher, C Gomez to third. | 2 | 5 |
| D Span singled to left, C Gomez scored. | 2 | 6 |
| B Lyon relieved R Perry. | 2 | 6 |
| D Span stole second. | 2 | 6 |
| M Tolbert walked. | 2 | 6 |
| D Span caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | DET | MIN |
| J Nathan relieved M Guerrier. | 2 | 6 |
| J Anderson hit for G Laird. | 2 | 6 |
| J Anderson flied out to center. | 2 | 6 |
| R Santiago grounded out to first. | 2 | 6 |
| C Granderson struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||