Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/21)
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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Coverage: SUN
7:10 PM ET, April 21, 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| D Span grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| D Jennings struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Zobrist grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| J Willingham walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded out to shortstop, J Willingham to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Willingham to third on passed ball by J Molina. | 0 | 0 |
| R Doumit grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| D Valencia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| L Scott struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Joyce struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Molina hit by pitch, B Upton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| S Rodriguez popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| C Thomas struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| A Casilla flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| D Span singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| D Jennings grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Zobrist struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| J Mauer singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Willingham struck out looking, J Mauer stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| R Doumit grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| E Longoria struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| L Scott doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Joyce singled to right, L Scott to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton grounded into double play, third to second to first, M Joyce out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| D Valencia grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Thomas popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| A Casilla flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| J Molina doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| S Rodriguez sacrificed to third, J Molina to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Jennings bunt popped into double play, first to third, J Molina doubled off third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| D Span fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| J Willingham hit by pitch, J Mauer to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau walked, J Mauer to third, J Willingham to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Doumit lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Carl Pavano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| B Zobrist struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena walked. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria singled to left, C Pena to second. | 0 | 0 |
| L Scott flied out to center, C Pena to third, E Longoria to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Joyce intentionally walked. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton singled to center, C Pena and E Longoria scored, M Joyce to third, M Joyce scored, B Upton to second on throwing error by center fielder D Span. | 0 | 3 |
| J Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| D Valencia flied out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| C Thomas struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| A Casilla struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alex Burnett pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| A Burnett relieved C Pavano. | 0 | 3 |
| S Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| D Jennings reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 3 |
| B Zobrist grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Jennings safe at second on error by shortstop J Carroll. | 0 | 3 |
| C Pena hit by pitch, D Jennings to third, B Zobrist to second. | 0 | 3 |
| E Longoria safe at first on error by third baseman D Valencia, D Jennings scored, B Zobrist to third, C Pena to second. | 0 | 4 |
| B Duensing relieved A Burnett. | 0 | 4 |
| L Scott grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, E Longoria out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| D Span struck out looking. | 0 | 4 |
| J Carroll fouled out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| M Joyce fouled out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| J Gray relieved B Duensing. | 0 | 4 |
| B Upton walked. | 0 | 4 |
| J Molina walked, B Upton to second. | 0 | 4 |
| B Upton to third, J Molina to second on wild pitch by J Gray. | 0 | 4 |
| S Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, B Upton out at home, J Molina to third. | 0 | 4 |
| D Jennings flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| J Willingham singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| J Morneau doubled to right, J Willingham to third. | 0 | 4 |
| F Rodney relieved J Shields. | 0 | 4 |
| R Doumit hit sacrifice fly to left, J Willingham scored. | 1 | 4 |
| D Valencia struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| C Thomas struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||