Final
Kansas City won 2-1
| Game 1: Tuesday, April 24 | ||
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| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| Cleveland | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, April 25 | ||
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| Kansas City | 8 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, April 26 | ||
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| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 | |
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12:05 PM ET, April 26, 2012
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Tomlin pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| Y Betancourt doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon walked. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler singled to right, Y Betancourt to third, A Gordon to second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Hosmer grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Y Betancourt scored, B Butler out at second, A Gordon to third. | 1 | 0 |
| J Francoeur grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| M Brantley flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| A Cabrera lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| C Santana lined out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Josh Tomlin pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| M Moustakas grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| B Pena bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| M Maier walked. | 1 | 0 |
| A Escobar popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| T Hafner grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| S Duncan struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| J Hannahan grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Josh Tomlin pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| Y Betancourt fouled out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| A Gordon doubled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| B Butler hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| E Hosmer grounded out to first, A Gordon to third, B Butler to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Francoeur grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| J Lopez singled to left center. | 1 | 0 |
| J Kipnis grounded out to first, J Lopez to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Lopez to third on wild pitch by L Mendoza. | 1 | 0 |
| A Cunningham singled to left, J Lopez scored. | 1 | 1 |
| A Cunningham safe at second on throwing error by pitcher L Mendoza. | 1 | 1 |
| M Brantley struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| A Cabrera flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Josh Tomlin pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| M Moustakas singled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| B Pena flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| M Maier struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| A Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Moustakas out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| C Santana popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| T Hafner flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| S Duncan struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Tomlin pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| Y Betancourt flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| A Gordon singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| B Butler singled to left, A Gordon to second. | 1 | 1 |
| E Hosmer flied out to right, A Gordon to third. | 1 | 1 |
| J Francoeur singled to left center, A Gordon scored, B Butler to third. | 2 | 1 |
| M Moustakas singled to right, B Butler scored, J Francoeur to second. | 3 | 1 |
| D Wheeler relieved J Tomlin. | 3 | 1 |
| B Pena singled to right, J Francoeur scored, M Moustakas to third. | 4 | 1 |
| M Maier walked, B Pena to second. | 4 | 1 |
| A Escobar struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| J Hannahan popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| J Lopez flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| J Kipnis walked. | 4 | 1 |
| A Cunningham grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Kipnis out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Wheeler pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| Y Betancourt flied out to right. | 4 | 1 |
| A Gordon grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| B Butler flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luis Mendoza pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| M Brantley reached on bunt single to pitcher. | 4 | 1 |
| A Cabrera singled to right, M Brantley to second. | 4 | 1 |
| C Santana walked, M Brantley to third, A Cabrera to second. | 4 | 1 |
| T Collins relieved L Mendoza. | 4 | 1 |
| T Hafner hit sacrifice fly to left, M Brantley scored. | 4 | 2 |
| A Cabrera stole third. | 4 | 2 |
| S Duncan struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| J Hannahan grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tony Sipp pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| T Sipp relieved D Wheeler. | 4 | 2 |
| E Hosmer struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| J Francoeur grounded out to third. | 4 | 2 |
| M Moustakas grounded out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tim Collins pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| J Lopez struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| J Kipnis singled to center. | 4 | 2 |
| J Kipnis stole second. | 4 | 2 |
| A Cunningham grounded out to pitcher, J Kipnis to third. | 4 | 2 |
| M Brantley lined out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tony Sipp pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| B Pena doubled to left. | 4 | 2 |
| M Maier bunt grounded out to catcher. | 4 | 2 |
| J Smith relieved T Sipp. | 4 | 2 |
| A Escobar lined out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| Y Betancourt popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Crow pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| A Crow relieved T Collins. | 4 | 2 |
| A Cabrera lined out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| C Santana struck out looking. | 4 | 2 |
| T Hafner walked. | 4 | 2 |
| S Duncan walked, T Hafner to second. | 4 | 2 |
| J Hannahan flied out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| A Gordon flied out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| B Butler grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| E Hosmer grounded out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Broxton pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| J Broxton relieved A Crow. | 4 | 2 |
| J Lopez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| J Kipnis singled to left. | 4 | 2 |
| A Cunningham flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| M Brantley walked, J Kipnis to second. | 4 | 2 |
| A Cabrera flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||