Final
Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 5/21)
| Game 1: Monday, May 21 | ||
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| Kansas City | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 0 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, May 22 | ||
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| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 23 | ||
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| Kansas City | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 8 | |
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7:05 PM ET, May 21, 2012
Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
W: F. Paulino (2-1)
L: H. Kuroda (3-6)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| J Dyson grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Hosmer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Moustakas homered to right, B Butler scored. (389 feet) | 2 | 0 |
| J Francoeur grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Felipe Paulino pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| D Jeter grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| R Cano walked. | 2 | 0 |
| A Rodriguez singled to shallow right, R Cano to third. | 2 | 0 |
| R Ibanez fouled out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| A Escobar reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| C Getz grounded out to first, A Escobar to second. | 2 | 0 |
| H Quintero grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Felipe Paulino pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| N Swisher struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| M Teixeira struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| E Chavez grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| J Dyson walked. | 2 | 0 |
| J Dyson stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| E Hosmer doubled to deep left, J Dyson scored. | 3 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded out to first, E Hosmer to third. | 3 | 0 |
| M Moustakas intentionally walked. | 3 | 0 |
| J Francoeur popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| A Gordon walked, M Moustakas to second. | 3 | 0 |
| A Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Moustakas out at third, A Gordon to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Felipe Paulino pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| R Martin singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| D Jeter singled to center, R Martin to second. | 3 | 0 |
| C Granderson walked, R Martin to third, D Jeter to second. | 3 | 0 |
| R Cano struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| A Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| R Ibanez flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| C Getz singled to center, C Getz out stretching at second. | 3 | 0 |
| H Quintero popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Dyson struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Felipe Paulino pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| N Swisher lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| M Teixeira grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| E Chavez doubled to deep right center. | 3 | 0 |
| E Chavez to third on wild pitch by F Paulino. | 3 | 0 |
| R Martin grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| E Hosmer grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| B Butler reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| M Moustakas grounded out to second, B Butler to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Francoeur struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Felipe Paulino pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| I Falu at second base. | 3 | 0 |
| D Jeter lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| R Cano grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Hiroki Kuroda pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| A Gordon doubled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| A Escobar sacrificed to pitcher, A Gordon to third. | 3 | 0 |
| I Falu grounded into fielder's choice to first. | 3 | 0 |
| C Eppley relieved H Kuroda. | 3 | 0 |
| H Quintero grounded out to first, I Falu to second. | 3 | 0 |
| C Rapada relieved C Eppley. | 3 | 0 |
| J Dyson grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Felipe Paulino pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| A Rodriguez doubled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| R Ibanez flied out to left, A Rodriguez to third. | 3 | 0 |
| N Swisher struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| M Teixeira struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Clay Rapada pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| E Hosmer grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| B Butler walked. | 3 | 0 |
| M Moustakas struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| F Garcia relieved C Rapada. | 3 | 0 |
| J Francoeur homered to left center, B Butler scored. (416 feet) | 5 | 0 |
| A Gordon singled to left. | 5 | 0 |
| A Escobar fouled out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Felipe Paulino pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| E Chavez lined out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| R Martin doubled to deep left. | 5 | 0 |
| D Jeter flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| T Collins relieved F Paulino. | 5 | 0 |
| C Granderson walked. | 5 | 0 |
| R Cano grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Martin out at third, C Granderson to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| I Falu doubled to deep right. | 5 | 0 |
| H Quintero flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| J Dyson grounded out to first, I Falu to third. | 5 | 0 |
| I Falu scored on F Garcia's wild pitch. | 6 | 0 |
| E Hosmer walked. | 6 | 0 |
| B Butler singled to center, E Hosmer to second. | 6 | 0 |
| M Moustakas popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tim Collins pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| A Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| R Ibanez struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| N Swisher struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Freddy Garcia pitching for New York | KC | NYY |
| J Francoeur grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| A Gordon fouled out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| A Escobar singled to left center. | 6 | 0 |
| I Falu grounded out to first. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Tim Collins pitching for Kansas City | KC | NYY |
| M Teixeira doubled to left. | 6 | 0 |
| A Jones hit for E Chavez. | 6 | 0 |
| A Crow relieved T Collins. | 6 | 0 |
| A Jones struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| R Martin grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| D Jeter lined out to second. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||