Final
Cleveland won 2-0
| Game 1: Monday, May 14 | ||
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| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, May 15 | ||
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| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 0 | |
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1:10 PM ET, May 15, 2012
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: D. Lowe (6-1)
L: J. Marquis (2-3)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, S Choo grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), J Kipnis flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (swinging), Strike (bunted foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, A Cabrera popped out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN | |
| Darin Mastroianni | Strike (looking), Ball, D Mastroianni grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, J Mauer grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Willingham | Strike (looking), J Willingham flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN | |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, Strike (swinging), C Santana doubled to deep right | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Brantley | Ball, M Brantley flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Lopez | Strike (looking), J Lopez grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, J Damon walked | 0 | 0 |
| Casey Kotchman | Strike (foul), C Kotchman singled to left, C Santana scored, J Damon to third | 1 | 0 |
| Lou Marson | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), L Marson struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN | |
| Ryan Doumit | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), R Doumit lined out to first | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Dozier | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, B Dozier reached on infield single to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Parmelee | Strike (looking), Ball, C Parmelee grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Dozier out at second | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, S Choo doubled to deep left center | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, J Kipnis lined out to first | 1 | 0 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, A Cabrera singled to right center, S Choo scored | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, C Santana grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Cabrera out at second | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN | |
| Erik Komatsu | Strike (looking), Ball, E Komatsu lined out to left | 2 | 0 |
| Alexi Casilla | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), A Casilla doubled to right center | 2 | 0 |
| Jamey Carroll | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Carroll walked | 2 | 0 |
| Darin Mastroianni | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, D Mastroianni grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Carroll out at second | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN | |
| Michael Brantley | Ball, Ball, M Brantley tripled to right | 2 | 0 |
| Jose Lopez | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), J Lopez lined out to second | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Damon grounded out to pitcher | 2 | 0 |
| Casey Kotchman | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, C Kotchman walked | 2 | 0 |
| Lou Marson | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), L Marson grounded out to pitcher | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN | |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Mauer walked | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Willingham | Strike (foul), J Willingham grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Mauer out at second | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Doumit | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, R Doumit grounded out to first | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Jason Marquis pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | S Choo homered to left (368 feet) | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Kipnis struck out looking | 3 | 0 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (looking), A Cabrera homered to right (424 feet) | 4 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), C Santana homered to right (367 feet) | 5 | 0 |
| Michael Brantley | Ball, Strike (looking), M Brantley singled to center | 5 | 0 |
| Jose Lopez | J Lopez flied out to left | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | Ball, M Brantley stole second, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, J Damon grounded out to second | 5 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN | |
| Brian Dozier | Strike (looking), B Dozier doubled to left | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Parmelee | Ball, Strike (foul), C Parmelee grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 0 |
| Erik Komatsu | E Komatsu grounded out to second, B Dozier to third | 5 | 0 |
| Alexi Casilla | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, A Casilla grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN | |
| A Swarzak relieved J Marquis. | 5 | 0 | |
| Casey Kotchman | C Kotchman grounded out to first | 5 | 0 |
| Lou Marson | Strike (swinging), L Marson grounded out to third | 5 | 0 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, S Choo walked | 5 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (foul), J Kipnis flied out to center | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN | |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), Ball, J Carroll grounded out to third | 5 | 0 |
| Darin Mastroianni | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), D Mastroianni grounded out to third | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, J Mauer grounded out to first | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN | |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), A Cabrera flied out to right | 5 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), C Santana flied out to left | 5 | 0 |
| Michael Brantley | Strike (looking), M Brantley grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN | |
| Josh Willingham | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Willingham grounded out to second | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Doumit | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, R Doumit singled to center | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Dozier | B Dozier grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Doumit out at second | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Parmelee | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, C Parmelee walked, B Dozier to second | 5 | 0 |
| Erik Komatsu | Strike (foul), E Komatsu reached on infield single to shortstop, B Dozier to third, C Parmelee to second | 5 | 0 |
| Alexi Casilla | A Casilla flied out to right | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN | |
| B Duensing relieved A Swarzak. | 5 | 0 | |
| Jose Lopez | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Lopez singled to center | 5 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | Strike (looking), J Damon grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Lopez out at second | 5 | 0 |
| Casey Kotchman | Strike (looking), Ball, C Kotchman flied out to center | 5 | 0 |
| Lou Marson | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), L Marson grounded out to first | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN | |
| A Cunningham in left field. | 5 | 0 | |
| Jamey Carroll | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Carroll flied out to right | 5 | 0 |
| Darin Mastroianni | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D Mastroianni grounded out to third | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, J Mauer grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Alex Burnett pitching for Minnesota | CLE | MIN | |
| A Burnett relieved B Duensing. | 5 | 0 | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), S Choo grounded out to second | 5 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, J Kipnis flied out to right | 5 | 0 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (looking), A Cabrera flied out to left | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Derek Lowe pitching for Cleveland | CLE | MIN | |
| Josh Willingham | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, J Willingham walked | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Doumit | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), R Doumit grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, J Willingham out at second | 5 | 0 |
| Brian Dozier | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, B Dozier singled to center | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Parmelee | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Parmelee grounded out to second | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||