Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 6/30)
| Game 1: Monday, June 29 | ||
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| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, June 30 | ||
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| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 1 | ||
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| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 | |
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8:10 PM ET, June 30, 2009
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| D Span struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Harris doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kubel flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D DeJesus doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| W Bloomquist grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Jacobs singled to center, D DeJesus scored. | 0 | 1 |
| M Teahen walked, M Jacobs to second. | 0 | 1 |
| A Callaspo flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J Crede grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| C Gomez lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Olivo grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| M Maier popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| T Pena flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| N Punto bunt grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| D Span flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| B Harris struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D DeJesus flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| W Bloomquist popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| B Butler flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| J Morneau homered to right. | 1 | 1 |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| M Cuddyer singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| J Crede struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| M Jacobs singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| M Teahen singled to left, M Jacobs to second. | 1 | 1 |
| A Callaspo flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| M Olivo reached on infield single to third, M Jacobs to third, M Teahen to second. | 1 | 1 |
| M Maier popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| T Pena struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| C Gomez singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| N Punto grounded out to pitcher, C Gomez to second. | 1 | 1 |
| D Span flied out to center, C Gomez to third. | 1 | 1 |
| B Harris grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Baker pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| D DeJesus walked. | 1 | 1 |
| D DeJesus picked off first. | 1 | 1 |
| W Bloomquist flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Mauer singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| J Morneau grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Mauer safe at third on throwing error by first baseman B Butler. | 1 | 1 |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| M Cuddyer hit sacrifice fly to right, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to second. | 2 | 1 |
| J Crede flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Keppel pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| B Keppel relieved S Baker. | 2 | 1 |
| M Jacobs struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| M Teahen doubled to left center. | 2 | 1 |
| A Callaspo walked. | 2 | 1 |
| M Olivo struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| J Guillen hit for M Maier. | 2 | 1 |
| J Guillen grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Callaspo out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bannister pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| W Bloomquist in center field. | 2 | 1 |
| J Guillen in right field. | 2 | 1 |
| C Gomez lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| N Punto flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| D Span reached on bunt single to third. | 2 | 1 |
| D Span to second on balk by B Bannister. | 2 | 1 |
| B Harris grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Keppel pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| L Hernandez hit for T Pena. | 2 | 1 |
| L Hernandez grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| W Bloomquist struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Juan Cruz pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| L Hernandez at shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| J Cruz relieved B Bannister. | 2 | 1 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| J Morneau singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| J Kubel flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| J Morneau to second on wild pitch by J Cruz. | 2 | 1 |
| M Cuddyer flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Keppel pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| B Butler grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| J Mijares relieved B Keppel. | 2 | 1 |
| B Pena hit for M Jacobs. | 2 | 1 |
| B Pena grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| M Teahen singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| A Callaspo singled to center, M Teahen to second. | 2 | 1 |
| M Guerrier relieved J Mijares. | 2 | 1 |
| M Olivo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Callaspo out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Juan Cruz pitching for Kansas City | MIN | KC |
| J Crede singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| C Gomez struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| N Punto flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| D Span flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | MIN | KC |
| J Nathan relieved M Guerrier. | 2 | 1 |
| J Guillen struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| T Hulett hit for L Hernandez. | 2 | 1 |
| T Hulett struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||