Final
Kansas City leads 2-1 (as of 5/5)
| Game 1: Thursday, May 3 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, May 4 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, May 5 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, May 6 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 10 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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7:10 PM ET, May 5, 2012
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: F. Paulino (1-0)
L: H. Kuroda (2-4)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Felipe Paulino pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC | |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), D Jeter grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Granderson | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), C Granderson struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), A Rodriguez struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | NYY | KC | |
| Jarrod Dyson | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Dyson safe at first on error by shortstop D Jeter | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Gordon | Strike (bunted foul), A Gordon singled to right, J Dyson to third | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Butler | Ball, A Gordon to second on wild pitch by H Kuroda, Strike (looking), B Butler doubled to deep left, J Dyson and A Gordon scored | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Hosmer | Strike (looking), Ball, E Hosmer flied out to left | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Francoeur | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Francoeur walked | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Moustakas | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), M Moustakas popped out to shortstop | 0 | 2 |
| Humberto Quintero | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), H Quintero struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Felipe Paulino pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC | |
| Robinson Cano | Ball, Ball, R Cano grounded out to second | 0 | 2 |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, M Teixeira grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 2 |
| Raul Ibanez | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), R Ibanez grounded out to second | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | NYY | KC | |
| Chris Getz | Strike (looking), Ball, C Getz fouled out to third | 0 | 2 |
| Alcides Escobar | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, A Escobar flied out to right | 0 | 2 |
| Jarrod Dyson | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Dyson struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Felipe Paulino pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC | |
| Russell Martin | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (bunted foul), Strike (looking), R Martin struck out looking | 0 | 2 |
| Dewayne Wise | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, D Wise grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 2 |
| Eduardo Nunez | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), E Nunez struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | NYY | KC | |
| Alex Gordon | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, A Gordon singled to center | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Butler | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, B Butler grounded out to second, A Gordon to second | 0 | 2 |
| Eric Hosmer | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, E Hosmer walked | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Francoeur | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Francoeur flied out to right, A Gordon to third | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Moustakas | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, M Moustakas walked, E Hosmer to second | 0 | 2 |
| Humberto Quintero | Strike (foul), H Quintero flied out to center | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Felipe Paulino pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC | |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Ball, D Jeter grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 2 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), C Granderson struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, A Rodriguez walked | 0 | 2 |
| Robinson Cano | R Cano grounded out to first | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | NYY | KC | |
| Chris Getz | Ball, C Getz grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 2 |
| Alcides Escobar | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, A Escobar grounded out to first | 0 | 2 |
| Jarrod Dyson | J Dyson grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Felipe Paulino pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC | |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), M Teixeira struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| Raul Ibanez | Ball, Strike (looking), R Ibanez singled to left center | 0 | 2 |
| Russell Martin | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, R Martin singled to center, R Ibanez to second | 0 | 2 |
| Dewayne Wise | D Wise flied out to center | 0 | 2 |
| Eduardo Nunez | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, E Nunez walked, R Ibanez to third, R Martin to second | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), D Jeter grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | NYY | KC | |
| Alex Gordon | A Gordon singled to right | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Butler | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), B Butler doubled to center, A Gordon scored | 0 | 3 |
| Eric Hosmer | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, E Hosmer lined out to shortstop | 0 | 3 |
| Jeff Francoeur | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Francoeur singled to center, B Butler to third, C Rapada relieved H Kuroda | 0 | 3 |
| Mike Moustakas | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), M Moustakas flied out to right, C Eppley relieved C Rapada | 0 | 3 |
| Humberto Quintero | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, H Quintero grounded out to second | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Felipe Paulino pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC | |
| Curtis Granderson | Ball, Ball, C Granderson doubled to deep right | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Foul, A Rodriguez flied out to right, C Granderson thrown out at third | 0 | 3 |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (looking), Ball, R Cano singled to left center | 0 | 3 |
| Mark Teixeira | M Teixeira lined out to right | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Cody Eppley pitching for New York | NYY | KC | |
| Chris Getz | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, C Getz walked | 0 | 3 |
| Alcides Escobar | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, A Escobar singled to right, C Getz to third, B Logan relieved C Eppley | 0 | 3 |
| Jarrod Dyson | Ball, Strike (swinging), A Escobar stole second, J Dyson hit sacrifice fly to left, C Getz scored | 0 | 4 |
| Alex Gordon | Ball, Strike (foul), A Gordon doubled to deep center, A Escobar scored | 0 | 5 |
| Billy Butler | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), B Butler intentionally walked | 0 | 5 |
| Eric Hosmer | E Hosmer popped out to shortstop | 0 | 5 |
| Jeff Francoeur | Strike (swinging), Ball, J Francoeur grounded out to second | 0 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Jose Mijares pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC | |
| J Mijares relieved F Paulino. | 0 | 5 | |
| Raul Ibanez | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, R Ibanez lined out to second | 0 | 5 |
| Russell Martin | Ball, Ball, R Martin homered to left (438 feet) | 1 | 5 |
| Dewayne Wise | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), D Wise struck out looking | 1 | 5 |
| Eduardo Nunez | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, E Nunez doubled to deep center, K Herrera relieved J Mijares | 1 | 5 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), D Jeter grounded out to third | 1 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Freddy Garcia pitching for New York | NYY | KC | |
| F Garcia relieved B Logan. | 1 | 5 | |
| Mike Moustakas | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), M Moustakas popped out to shortstop | 1 | 5 |
| Humberto Quintero | Strike (foul), H Quintero grounded out to third | 1 | 5 |
| Chris Getz | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, C Getz walked | 1 | 5 |
| Alcides Escobar | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, C Getz stole second, A Escobar grounded out to third | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Kelvin Herrera pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC | |
| Curtis Granderson | C Granderson doubled to deep right center | 1 | 5 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, A Rodriguez grounded out to third | 1 | 5 |
| Robinson Cano | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, R Cano grounded out to second, C Granderson to third | 1 | 5 |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), M Teixeira struck out swinging | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Freddy Garcia pitching for New York | NYY | KC | |
| Jarrod Dyson | Strike (looking), J Dyson grounded out to catcher | 1 | 5 |
| Alex Gordon | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (looking), A Gordon struck out looking | 1 | 5 |
| Billy Butler | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, B Butler flied out to center | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Tim Collins pitching for Kansas City | NYY | KC | |
| T Collins relieved K Herrera. | 1 | 5 | |
| Raul Ibanez | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, R Ibanez flied out to left | 1 | 5 |
| Russell Martin | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, R Martin doubled to deep right center, A Jones hit for D Wise | 1 | 5 |
| Andruw Jones | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), A Jones struck out looking | 1 | 5 |
| Eduardo Nunez | E Nunez grounded out to second | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||