Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/29)
| Game 1: Friday, April 27 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 2: Saturday, April 28 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | Postponed | |
| Minnesota | ||
| Recap » | ||
| Game 2: Sunday, April 29 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 4 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
2:10 PM ET, April 29, 2012
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: J. Marquis (2-0)
L: B. Chen (0-3)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| C Getz grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| D Span walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll singled to left, D Span to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer reached on infield single to first, D Span scored, J Carroll to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Willingham tripled to deep right center, J Carroll and J Mauer scored. | 0 | 3 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| D Valencia singled to left, J Willingham scored. | 0 | 4 |
| R Doumit grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Valencia out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| T Plouffe grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, R Doumit safe at second on throwing error by shortstop A Escobar. | 0 | 4 |
| A Casilla grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| E Hosmer grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| J Francoeur grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| M Moustakas homered to right (407 feet). | 1 | 4 |
| B Pena grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| D Span flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| J Carroll popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| J Mauer flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| A Escobar struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| J Dyson flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| C Getz grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| J Willingham doubled to deep center. | 1 | 4 |
| J Morneau popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| D Valencia tripled to left center, J Willingham scored. | 1 | 5 |
| R Doumit hit sacrifice fly to center, D Valencia scored. | 1 | 6 |
| T Plouffe walked. | 1 | 6 |
| N Adcock relieved B Chen. | 1 | 6 |
| A Casilla popped out to second. | 1 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| A Gordon doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 6 |
| B Butler singled to left, A Gordon to third. | 1 | 6 |
| E Hosmer grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Gordon scored, B Butler out at second. | 2 | 6 |
| J Francoeur singled to right, E Hosmer to third. | 2 | 6 |
| M Moustakas singled to center, E Hosmer scored, J Francoeur thrown out at third. | 3 | 6 |
| B Pena grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Nate Adcock pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| D Span lined out to first. | 3 | 6 |
| J Carroll walked. | 3 | 6 |
| J Mauer grounded into double play, second to first, J Carroll out at second. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| A Escobar popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| J Dyson grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| C Getz flied out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nate Adcock pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| J Willingham reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 6 |
| J Morneau struck out looking. | 3 | 6 |
| D Valencia singled to left, J Willingham to second. | 3 | 6 |
| R Doumit lined out to second. | 3 | 6 |
| T Plouffe safe at first on error by third baseman M Moustakas, J Willingham to third, D Valencia to second. | 3 | 6 |
| A Casilla flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| A Gordon flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| B Butler singled to center. | 3 | 6 |
| E Hosmer grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Butler out at second. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nate Adcock pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| D Span singled to left. | 3 | 6 |
| D Span caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| J Carroll grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 6 |
| J Mauer flied out to center. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jared Burton pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| J Burton relieved J Marquis. | 3 | 6 |
| J Francoeur grounded out to third. | 3 | 6 |
| M Moustakas hit by pitch. | 3 | 6 |
| B Pena walked, M Moustakas to second. | 3 | 6 |
| A Escobar grounded into double play, third to second to first, B Pena out at second. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nate Adcock pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| J Willingham grounded out to third. | 3 | 6 |
| J Morneau doubled to deep right. | 3 | 6 |
| D Valencia struck out looking. | 3 | 6 |
| R Doumit doubled to deep right center, J Morneau scored. | 3 | 7 |
| T Plouffe struck out looking. | 3 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| G Perkins relieved J Burton. | 3 | 7 |
| J Dyson bunt popped out to pitcher. | 3 | 7 |
| C Getz walked. | 3 | 7 |
| A Gordon grounded out to first, C Getz to second. | 3 | 7 |
| B Butler singled to left, C Getz to third. | 3 | 7 |
| E Hosmer grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Nate Adcock pitching for Kansas City | KC | MIN |
| A Casilla grounded out to second. | 3 | 7 |
| D Span grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 7 |
| J Carroll walked. | 3 | 7 |
| J Mauer walked, J Carroll to second. | 3 | 7 |
| J Willingham flied out to right. | 3 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Capps pitching for Minnesota | KC | MIN |
| C Thomas in right field. | 3 | 7 |
| M Capps relieved G Perkins. | 3 | 7 |
| J Francoeur walked. | 3 | 7 |
| M Moustakas lined out to left. | 3 | 7 |
| J Francoeur to second on wild pitch by M Capps. | 3 | 7 |
| B Pena struck out looking. | 3 | 7 |
| A Escobar singled to right, J Francoeur scored. | 4 | 7 |
| A Escobar stole second. | 4 | 7 |
| J Dyson reached on infield single to second, A Escobar to third. | 4 | 7 |
| Y Betancourt hit for C Getz. | 4 | 7 |
| J Dyson stole second. | 4 | 7 |
| Y Betancourt lined out to left. | 4 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||