Final
Cleveland won 3-0
| Game 1: Friday, April 13 | ||
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| Cleveland | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 14 | ||
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| Cleveland | 11 | Final in 10 |
| Kansas City | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 15 | ||
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| Cleveland | 13 | Final |
| Kansas City | 7 | |
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2:10 PM ET, April 15, 2012
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: U. Jimenez (1-0)
L: L. Mendoza (0-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| M Brantley grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| S Choo grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| A Gordon popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Getz singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| C Getz to second on wild pitch by U Jimenez. | 0 | 0 |
| E Hosmer walked. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Francoeur struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| T Hafner singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| S Duncan grounded into double play, third to second to first, T Hafner out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Kotchman singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kipnis grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| M Moustakas doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| B Pena singled to right, M Moustakas to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Maier lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| A Escobar doubled to left, M Moustakas scored, B Pena to third. | 0 | 1 |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| C Getz singled to right, B Pena and A Escobar scored. | 0 | 3 |
| C Getz stole second. | 0 | 3 |
| E Hosmer walked. | 0 | 3 |
| B Butler grounded out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| J Hannahan grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| L Marson grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| M Brantley reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 3 |
| A Cabrera singled to right, M Brantley to third. | 0 | 3 |
| S Choo doubled to deep right, M Brantley and A Cabrera scored. | 2 | 3 |
| T Hafner intentionally walked. | 2 | 3 |
| S Duncan continues to bat after dropped foul ball by first baseman E Hosmer. | 2 | 3 |
| S Duncan homered to left (413 feet), S Choo and T Hafner scored. | 5 | 3 |
| C Kotchman walked. | 5 | 3 |
| C Kotchman stole second. | 5 | 3 |
| J Kipnis walked. | 5 | 3 |
| J Hannahan singled to left, C Kotchman scored, J Kipnis to second. | 6 | 3 |
| L Marson grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Hannahan out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| J Francoeur grounded out to first. | 6 | 3 |
| M Moustakas grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| B Pena singled to center. | 6 | 3 |
| M Maier singled to right center, B Pena to third. | 6 | 3 |
| A Escobar walked, M Maier to second. | 6 | 3 |
| A Gordon grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| M Brantley grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 3 |
| A Cabrera grounded out to first. | 6 | 3 |
| S Choo struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| C Getz tripled to deep right center. | 6 | 3 |
| E Hosmer grounded out to shortstop, C Getz scored. | 6 | 4 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| J Francoeur grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| T Hafner homered to right (481 feet). | 7 | 4 |
| S Duncan walked. | 7 | 4 |
| C Kotchman singled to center, S Duncan to second. | 7 | 4 |
| J Mijares relieved L Mendoza. | 7 | 4 |
| J Kipnis struck out looking. | 7 | 4 |
| J Hannahan struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| L Marson doubled to left, S Duncan scored, C Kotchman to third. | 8 | 4 |
| M Brantley doubled to center, C Kotchman and L Marson scored. | 10 | 4 |
| A Cabrera walked. | 10 | 4 |
| S Choo grounded out to first. | 10 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| M Moustakas struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| B Pena doubled to deep right center. | 10 | 4 |
| M Maier struck out swinging. | 10 | 4 |
| A Escobar grounded out to second. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Louis Coleman pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| L Coleman relieved J Mijares. | 10 | 4 |
| T Hafner singled to center. | 10 | 4 |
| S Duncan walked, T Hafner to second. | 10 | 4 |
| C Kotchman flied out to center. | 10 | 4 |
| J Kipnis flied out to right, T Hafner to third. | 10 | 4 |
| J Hannahan flied out to left. | 10 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Perez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| R Perez relieved U Jimenez. | 10 | 4 |
| A Gordon walked. | 10 | 4 |
| C Getz flied out to right. | 10 | 4 |
| A Gordon to second on balk by R Perez. | 10 | 4 |
| E Hosmer flied out to center, A Gordon to third. | 10 | 4 |
| B Butler singled to left, A Gordon scored. | 10 | 5 |
| D Wheeler relieved R Perez. | 10 | 5 |
| J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Butler out at second. | 10 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Louis Coleman pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| L Marson struck out swinging. | 10 | 5 |
| M Brantley flied out to left. | 10 | 5 |
| A Cabrera struck out swinging. | 10 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dan Wheeler pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| M Moustakas flied out to center. | 10 | 5 |
| B Pena grounded out to second. | 10 | 5 |
| M Maier flied out to center. | 10 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Louis Coleman pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| S Choo flied out to center. | 10 | 5 |
| T Hafner struck out looking. | 10 | 5 |
| S Duncan walked. | 10 | 5 |
| C Kotchman homered to right (412 feet), S Duncan scored. | 12 | 5 |
| J Kipnis homered to center (434 feet). | 13 | 5 |
| J Hannahan grounded out to first. | 13 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tony Sipp pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| T Sipp relieved D Wheeler. | 13 | 5 |
| A Escobar grounded out to third. | 13 | 5 |
| A Gordon fouled out to third. | 13 | 5 |
| C Getz flied out to right. | 13 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mitch Maier pitching for Kansas City | CLE | KC |
| J Bourgeois in center field. | 13 | 5 |
| M Maier relieved L Coleman. | 13 | 5 |
| L Marson flied out to center. | 13 | 5 |
| M Brantley singled to right. | 13 | 5 |
| A Cabrera grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Brantley out at second. | 13 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jairo Asencio pitching for Cleveland | CLE | KC |
| A Cunningham in right field. | 13 | 5 |
| J Asencio relieved T Sipp. | 13 | 5 |
| E Hosmer doubled to right. | 13 | 5 |
| J Bourgeois struck out looking. | 13 | 5 |
| J Francoeur flied out to left. | 13 | 5 |
| M Moustakas singled to right, E Hosmer scored. | 13 | 6 |
| M Moustakas to second on fielder's indifference. | 13 | 6 |
| B Pena singled to right, M Moustakas scored. | 13 | 7 |
| B Pena to second on fielder's indifference. | 13 | 7 |
| B Pena to third on wild pitch by J Asencio. | 13 | 7 |
| M Maier struck out swinging. | 13 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||