Final
Cleveland leads 1-0 (as of 9/16)
| Game 1: Friday, September 16 | ||
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| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 17 | ||
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| Cleveland | 10 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 18 | ||
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| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 | |
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8:10 PM ET, September 16, 2011
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Slowey pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| K Fukudome struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kipnis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Cabrera popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| B Revere grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| T Plouffe walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cuddyer walked, T Plouffe to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Parmelee grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Cuddyer out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Slowey pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| J Thome flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C Santana homered to right (388 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| G Sizemore grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| S Duncan popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| L Hughes grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| B Dinkelman popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| J Benson doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| D Butera grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Slowey pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| L Chisenhall singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| L Marson singled to center, L Chisenhall to third. | 1 | 0 |
| K Fukudome grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, L Chisenhall scored, L Marson out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Kipnis doubled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| A Cabrera grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| B Revere reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 0 |
| B Revere caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 0 |
| T Plouffe flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| J Kubel flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Slowey pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| J Thome singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| C Santana popped out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| G Sizemore grounded out to third, J Thome to second. | 2 | 0 |
| S Duncan hit by pitch. | 2 | 0 |
| L Chisenhall singled to center, J Thome scored, S Duncan to third, L Chisenhall to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 0 |
| L Marson singled to center, S Duncan and L Chisenhall scored. | 5 | 0 |
| L Marson stole second. | 5 | 0 |
| L Marson picked off second. | 5 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| M Cuddyer struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| C Parmelee reached on infield single to second. | 5 | 0 |
| L Hughes popped out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| B Dinkelman struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Waldrop pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| K Waldrop relieved K Slowey. | 5 | 0 |
| K Fukudome grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| J Kipnis flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| A Cabrera grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| J Benson singled to left. | 5 | 0 |
| D Butera grounded out to catcher, J Benson to second. | 5 | 0 |
| B Revere walked. | 5 | 0 |
| T Plouffe struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| R Tosoni hit for J Kubel. | 5 | 0 |
| R Tosoni safe at third on error by center fielder G Sizemore, J Benson and B Revere scored. | 5 | 2 |
| M Cuddyer grounded out to third. | 5 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Waldrop pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| J Thome walked. | 5 | 2 |
| C Santana grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Thome out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| G Sizemore grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Santana out at second. | 5 | 2 |
| S Duncan walked, G Sizemore to second. | 5 | 2 |
| P Dumatrait relieved K Waldrop. | 5 | 2 |
| L Chisenhall singled to center, G Sizemore scored, S Duncan to second. | 6 | 2 |
| L Marson struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| C Parmelee flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| L Hughes flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| B Dinkelman grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Phil Dumatrait pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| K Fukudome grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| J Kipnis reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| A Cabrera walked, J Kipnis to second. | 6 | 2 |
| J Thome grounded out to first, J Kipnis to third, A Cabrera to second. | 6 | 2 |
| C Santana intentionally walked. | 6 | 2 |
| G Sizemore fouled out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| E Carrera in left field. | 6 | 2 |
| J Benson tripled to deep right center. | 6 | 2 |
| D Butera flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| T Sipp relieved U Jimenez. | 6 | 2 |
| B Revere singled to left, J Benson scored. | 6 | 3 |
| B Revere safe at third on throwing error by pitcher T Sipp. | 6 | 3 |
| T Plouffe hit sacrifice fly to center, B Revere scored. | 6 | 4 |
| R Tosoni struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Mijares pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| J Mijares relieved P Dumatrait. | 6 | 4 |
| E Carrera hit by pitch. | 6 | 4 |
| E Carrera to second on wild pitch by J Mijares. | 6 | 4 |
| L Chisenhall grounded out to first, E Carrera to third. | 6 | 4 |
| L Marson grounded out to third. | 6 | 4 |
| K Fukudome grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Vinnie Pestano pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| V Pestano relieved T Sipp. | 6 | 4 |
| M Cuddyer popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| C Parmelee fouled out to third. | 6 | 4 |
| L Hughes struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN |
| J Nathan relieved J Mijares. | 6 | 4 |
| J Kipnis flied out to center. | 6 | 4 |
| A Cabrera grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| J Thome homered to right (398 feet). | 7 | 4 |
| C Santana struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chris Perez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN |
| C Perez relieved V Pestano. | 7 | 4 |
| B Dinkelman flied out to right. | 7 | 4 |
| J Benson doubled to deep right center. | 7 | 4 |
| M Tolbert hit for D Butera. | 7 | 4 |
| M Tolbert doubled to center, J Benson to third. | 7 | 4 |
| B Revere grounded out to second, J Benson scored, M Tolbert to third. | 7 | 5 |
| T Plouffe singled to center, M Tolbert scored. | 7 | 6 |
| R Tosoni struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||