Final
Chi White Sox leads 1-0 (as of 7/7)
| Game 1: Tuesday, July 7 | ||
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| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 10 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, July 8 | ||
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| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, July 9 | ||
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| Cleveland | 10 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | |
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8:11 PM ET, July 7, 2009
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: M. Buehrle (9-2)
L: J. Sowers (2-7)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS | |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (looking), A Cabrera grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Grady Sizemore | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, G Sizemore homered to right | 1 | 0 |
| Victor Martinez | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), V Martinez grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, S Choo lined out to right | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Jeremy Sowers pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS | |
| Scott Podsednik | Ball, Strike (foul), S Podsednik bunt grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 0 |
| Alexei Ramirez | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (swinging), A Ramirez struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Jermaine Dye | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), J Dye fouled out to first | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS | |
| Jhonny Peralta | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Peralta doubled to deep center | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Hafner | T Hafner grounded out to second, J Peralta to third | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Garko | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, R Garko popped out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), J Carroll lined out to left | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Jeremy Sowers pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS | |
| Jim Thome | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, J Thome grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Konerko | Ball, Ball, P Konerko homered to center | 1 | 1 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | A Pierzynski singled to center | 1 | 1 |
| Jayson Nix | Ball, Strike (foul), J Nix grounded into double play, shortstop to first, A Pierzynski out at second | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS | |
| Ben Francisco | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), B Francisco singled to center | 1 | 1 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (looking), Ball, B Francisco caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second, A Cabrera flied out to center | 1 | 1 |
| Grady Sizemore | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, G Sizemore popped out to shortstop | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Jeremy Sowers pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS | |
| Gordon Beckham | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, G Beckham walked | 1 | 1 |
| Brian Anderson | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Foul, B Anderson grounded into fielder's choice to third, G Beckham out at second | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Podsednik | S Podsednik singled to shallow left, B Anderson to second | 1 | 1 |
| Alexei Ramirez | Strike (foul), Ball, A Ramirez flied out to right | 1 | 1 |
| Jermaine Dye | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Dye struck out looking | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS | |
| Victor Martinez | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, V Martinez grounded out to third | 1 | 1 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Ball, S Choo doubled to deep center | 1 | 1 |
| Jhonny Peralta | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), J Peralta fouled out to catcher | 1 | 1 |
| Travis Hafner | Ball, Strike (looking), T Hafner singled to left, S Choo scored, T Hafner thrown out at second attempting to advance on play | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Jeremy Sowers pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS | |
| Jim Thome | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Thome struck out swinging | 2 | 1 |
| Paul Konerko | Ball, P Konerko grounded out to second | 2 | 1 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), A Pierzynski struck out looking | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS | |
| Ryan Garko | R Garko singled to left | 2 | 1 |
| Jamey Carroll | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Carroll struck out swinging | 2 | 1 |
| Ben Francisco | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (bunted foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, B Francisco walked, R Garko to second | 2 | 1 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), A Cabrera grounded into double play, third to second to first, B Francisco out at second | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Jeremy Sowers pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS | |
| Jayson Nix | Strike (looking), Ball, J Nix popped out to third | 2 | 1 |
| Gordon Beckham | G Beckham flied out to center | 2 | 1 |
| Brian Anderson | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, B Anderson grounded out to pitcher | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS | |
| Grady Sizemore | Strike (looking), Ball, G Sizemore grounded out to third | 2 | 1 |
| Victor Martinez | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, V Martinez popped out to first | 2 | 1 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), S Choo homered to center | 3 | 1 |
| Jhonny Peralta | Strike (looking), J Peralta grounded out to third | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Jeremy Sowers pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS | |
| Scott Podsednik | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Foul, S Podsednik grounded out to third | 3 | 1 |
| Alexei Ramirez | Ball, A Ramirez doubled to deep center | 3 | 1 |
| Jermaine Dye | Ball, J Dye singled to left, A Ramirez to third | 3 | 1 |
| Jim Thome | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, J Thome walked, J Dye to second, C Perez relieved J Sowers | 3 | 1 |
| Paul Konerko | Ball, Ball, P Konerko homered to left, A Ramirez, J Dye and J Thome scored | 3 | 5 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | A Pierzynski fouled out to third | 3 | 5 |
| Jayson Nix | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, J Nix flied out to center | 3 | 5 |
| Gordon Beckham | G Beckham doubled to deep right center, J Nix scored | 3 | 6 |
| Brian Anderson | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), B Anderson struck out swinging | 3 | 6 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Mark Buehrle pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS | |
| Travis Hafner | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), T Hafner struck out swinging | 3 | 6 |
| Ryan Garko | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, R Garko grounded out to third | 3 | 6 |
| Jamey Carroll | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Carroll struck out looking | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Winston Abreu pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS | |
| W Abreu relieved C Perez. | 3 | 6 | |
| Scott Podsednik | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, S Podsednik walked | 3 | 6 |
| Alexei Ramirez | Strike (foul), Ball, S Podsednik stole second, Strike (swinging), A Ramirez homered to left, S Podsednik scored | 3 | 8 |
| Jermaine Dye | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), J Dye struck out swinging | 3 | 8 |
| Jim Thome | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, J Thome singled to left | 3 | 8 |
| Paul Konerko | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, P Konerko homered to left, J Thome scored, T Ohka relieved W Abreu | 3 | 10 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Ball, A Pierzynski flied out to center | 3 | 10 |
| Jayson Nix | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), J Nix popped out to first | 3 | 10 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| D.J. Carrasco pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS | |
| D Wise in right field. | 3 | 10 | |
| D Carrasco relieved M Buehrle. | 3 | 10 | |
| Ben Francisco | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, B Francisco walked | 3 | 10 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, A Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Francisco out at second | 3 | 10 |
| Grady Sizemore | G Sizemore homered to right, A Cabrera scored, A Poreda relieved D Carrasco | 5 | 10 |
| Victor Martinez | Ball, V Martinez flied out to left | 5 | 10 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, S Choo walked | 5 | 10 |
| Jhonny Peralta | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, S Choo to second on wild pitch by A Poreda, Ball, Ball, J Peralta grounded out to third | 5 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Tomo Ohka pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CWS | |
| Gordon Beckham | G Beckham fouled out to first | 5 | 10 |
| Brian Anderson | Ball, Ball, B Anderson grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 10 |
| Scott Podsednik | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), S Podsednik struck out looking | 5 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Aaron Poreda pitching for Chicago | CLE | CWS | |
| Travis Hafner | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, T Hafner singled to center | 5 | 10 |
| Ryan Garko | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), R Garko grounded out to first, T Hafner to second | 5 | 10 |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), Ball, J Carroll singled to left, T Hafner scored | 6 | 10 |
| Ben Francisco | Ball, Strike (looking), B Francisco popped out to second | 6 | 10 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (swinging), J Carroll to second on fielder's indifference, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), A Cabrera struck out looking | 6 | 10 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||