Final
Tampa Bay won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, April 20 | ||
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| 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
1:40 PM ET, April 22, 2012
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: J. Niemann (1-2)
L: F. Liriano (0-3)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| D Span grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| D Jennings flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Zobrist struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| J Willingham walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded out to first, J Willingham to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Parmelee struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Valencia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| E Longoria walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Keppinger flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, E Longoria out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| C Thomas struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| A Casilla struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Span walked. | 0 | 0 |
| D Span stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| S Rodriguez walked. | 0 | 0 |
| C Gimenez walked, S Rodriguez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Johnson hit by pitch, S Rodriguez to third, C Gimenez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Jennings hit sacrifice fly to center, S Rodriguez scored, C Gimenez to third. | 0 | 1 |
| E Johnson stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| B Zobrist hit sacrifice fly to left, C Gimenez scored. | 0 | 2 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| J Mauer safe at first on error by first baseman C Pena. | 0 | 2 |
| J Willingham grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Mauer out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| J Morneau lined into double play, to first, J Willingham doubled off first. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| E Longoria doubled to shallow left center. | 0 | 2 |
| J Keppinger fouled out to right, E Longoria to third. | 0 | 2 |
| B Upton hit sacrifice fly to left, E Longoria scored. | 0 | 3 |
| S Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| C Parmelee grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| D Valencia grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| C Thomas singled to right. | 0 | 3 |
| A Casilla struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| C Gimenez singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| E Johnson bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, C Gimenez out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| D Jennings homered to left (400 feet), E Johnson scored. | 0 | 5 |
| B Zobrist struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| C Pena walked. | 0 | 5 |
| E Longoria struck out looking. | 0 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| D Span singled to right. | 0 | 5 |
| J Carroll singled to center, D Span to third. | 0 | 5 |
| J Mauer popped out to third. | 0 | 5 |
| J Willingham hit by pitch, J Carroll to second. | 0 | 5 |
| J McGee relieved J Niemann. | 0 | 5 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| R Doumit hit for C Parmelee. | 0 | 5 |
| W Davis relieved J McGee. | 0 | 5 |
| R Doumit singled to center, D Span and J Carroll scored, J Willingham to second. | 2 | 5 |
| D Valencia grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Willingham out at third, R Doumit to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| R Doumit at first base. | 2 | 5 |
| A Swarzak relieved F Liriano. | 2 | 5 |
| J Keppinger grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| B Upton grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| S Rodriguez reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 5 |
| C Gimenez struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Wade Davis pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| C Thomas struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| A Casilla grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| D Span flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| E Johnson struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| D Jennings struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| B Zobrist grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joel Peralta pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| J Peralta relieved W Davis. | 2 | 5 |
| J Carroll singled to right. | 2 | 5 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| J Willingham grounded out to pitcher, J Carroll to second. | 2 | 5 |
| J Morneau grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TB |
| G Perkins relieved A Swarzak. | 2 | 5 |
| C Pena walked. | 2 | 5 |
| C Pena to second on passed ball by J Mauer. | 2 | 5 |
| E Longoria singled to center, C Pena to third. | 2 | 5 |
| J Keppinger flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| B Upton hit sacrifice fly to right, C Pena scored. | 2 | 6 |
| E Longoria stole second. | 2 | 6 |
| S Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Tampa Bay | MIN | TB |
| F Rodney relieved J Peralta. | 2 | 6 |
| R Doumit grounded out to first. | 2 | 6 |
| D Valencia struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| C Thomas struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||