Final
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 4/20)
| Game 1: Friday, April 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 21 | ||
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| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 22 | ||
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| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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Coverage: SUN
7:10 PM ET, April 20, 2012
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| D Span grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to left, J Carroll scored, J Mauer to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 |
| J Willingham flied out to center, J Mauer to third. | 1 | 0 |
| D Valencia struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| D Jennings flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| B Zobrist struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| C Pena flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| R Doumit grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| T Plouffe singled to left center. | 1 | 0 |
| C Parmelee flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| A Casilla flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| E Longoria walked. | 1 | 0 |
| L Scott lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| E Longoria caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| M Joyce singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| M Joyce to second on wild pitch by L Hendriks, M Joyce safe at third on throwing error by catcher R Doumit. | 1 | 0 |
| B Upton grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| D Span grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| J Carroll walked. | 1 | 0 |
| J Mauer walked, J Carroll to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Willingham grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Mauer out at second, J Carroll to third. | 1 | 0 |
| D Valencia fouled out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| C Gimenez flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| S Rodriguez flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| D Jennings flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| R Doumit grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| T Plouffe walked. | 1 | 0 |
| C Parmelee singled to right, T Plouffe to third. | 1 | 0 |
| A Casilla grounded into double play, third to second to first, C Parmelee out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| B Zobrist grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| C Pena fouled out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| E Longoria grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| D Span reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| D Span stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Carroll grounded out to shortstop, D Span to third. | 1 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to center, D Span scored. | 2 | 0 |
| J Willingham lined into double play, third to first, J Mauer doubled off first. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| L Scott grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| M Joyce homered to right center (416 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| B Upton grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| C Gimenez grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| D Valencia singled to left center. | 2 | 1 |
| R Doumit popped out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| T Plouffe grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, D Valencia out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| S Rodriguez singled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| D Jennings reached on bunt single to pitcher, S Rodriguez to second. | 2 | 1 |
| B Zobrist walked, S Rodriguez to third, D Jennings to second. | 2 | 1 |
| C Pena grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, S Rodriguez scored, B Zobrist out at second, D Jennings to third. | 2 | 2 |
| E Longoria homered to left (384 feet), D Jennings scored. | 2 | 4 |
| M Maloney relieved L Hendriks. | 2 | 4 |
| L Scott flied out to center. | 2 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| C Parmelee struck out swinging. | 2 | 4 |
| A Casilla singled to center. | 2 | 4 |
| B Gomes relieved M Moore. | 2 | 4 |
| D Span singled to center, A Casilla to second. | 2 | 4 |
| J Carroll walked, A Casilla to third, D Span to second. | 2 | 4 |
| J Peralta relieved B Gomes. | 2 | 4 |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 2 | 4 |
| J Willingham doubled to deep right center, A Casilla, D Span and J Carroll scored. | 5 | 4 |
| D Valencia lined out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Maloney pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| M Joyce flied out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| B Upton popped out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| J Burton relieved M Maloney. | 5 | 4 |
| C Gimenez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| B Badenhop relieved J Peralta. | 5 | 4 |
| R Doumit lined out to first. | 5 | 4 |
| T Plouffe struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| C Parmelee lined out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jared Burton pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| S Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| D Jennings flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| B Zobrist walked. | 5 | 4 |
| B Duensing relieved J Burton. | 5 | 4 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| A Casilla popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| D Span grounded out to first. | 5 | 4 |
| J Carroll doubled to right. | 5 | 4 |
| J Mauer intentionally walked. | 5 | 4 |
| J Willingham walked, J Carroll to third, J Mauer to second. | 5 | 4 |
| D Valencia struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Capps pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| C Thomas in right field. | 5 | 4 |
| M Capps relieved B Duensing. | 5 | 4 |
| E Longoria flied out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| L Scott grounded out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| M Joyce flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

