Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/23)
| Game 1: Tuesday, May 22 | ||
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| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, May 23 | ||
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| Minnesota | 0 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, May 24 | ||
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| Minnesota | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 11 | |
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8:10 PM ET, May 23, 2012
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: C. Sale (5-2)
L: S. Diamond (3-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Chris Sale pitching for Chicago | MIN | CHW |
| D Span grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Mastroianni bunt popped out foul to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Willingham struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Scott Diamond pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CHW |
| A De Aza singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| G Beckham grounded into fielder's choice to second, A De Aza safe at third on error by second baseman J Carroll. | 0 | 0 |
| A Dunn singled to center, A De Aza scored, G Beckham to second. | 0 | 1 |
| P Konerko struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| A Rios grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Dunn out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Chicago | MIN | CHW |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| R Doumit grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| B Dozier lined out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Diamond pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CHW |
| A Pierzynski flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| D Viciedo safe at first on throwing error by shortstop B Dozier. | 0 | 1 |
| A Ramirez grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Viciedo out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Chicago | MIN | CHW |
| T Plouffe grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| J Carroll grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| D Span grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Diamond pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CHW |
| O Hudson singled to right center. | 0 | 1 |
| A De Aza grounded into fielder's choice to first, O Hudson out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| G Beckham grounded out to third, A De Aza to second. | 0 | 1 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Chicago | MIN | CHW |
| D Mastroianni safe at first on error by second baseman G Beckham. | 0 | 1 |
| J Mauer walked, D Mastroianni to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Willingham grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Mauer out at second, D Mastroianni to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Diamond pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CHW |
| P Konerko singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| A Rios homered to left (355 feet), P Konerko scored. | 0 | 3 |
| A Pierzynski singled to right center. | 0 | 3 |
| D Viciedo grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Pierzynski out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| A Ramirez grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Chicago | MIN | CHW |
| R Doumit struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| B Dozier grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| T Plouffe singled to right. | 0 | 3 |
| J Carroll popped out to catcher. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Diamond pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CHW |
| O Hudson struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| A De Aza singled to left center. | 0 | 3 |
| G Beckham lined out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| A Dunn lined out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Chicago | MIN | CHW |
| D Span struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| D Mastroianni walked. | 0 | 3 |
| J Mauer grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Mastroianni out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Diamond pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CHW |
| P Konerko singled to center. | 0 | 3 |
| A Rios safe at first on error by right fielder D Mastroianni, P Konerko to second. | 0 | 3 |
| A Pierzynski doubled to deep right, P Konerko scored, A Rios to third. | 0 | 4 |
| D Viciedo grounded out to third. | 0 | 4 |
| A Ramirez intentionally walked. | 0 | 4 |
| O Hudson grounded out to second, A Rios scored, A Pierzynski to third, A Ramirez to second. | 0 | 5 |
| A De Aza struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Sale pitching for Chicago | MIN | CHW |
| J Willingham struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| J Morneau grounded out to first. | 0 | 5 |
| R Doumit grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alex Burnett pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CHW |
| A Burnett relieved S Diamond. | 0 | 5 |
| G Beckham grounded out to third. | 0 | 5 |
| A Dunn struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| P Konerko homered to left (396 feet). | 0 | 6 |
| A Rios grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jesse Crain pitching for Chicago | MIN | CHW |
| J Crain relieved C Sale. | 0 | 6 |
| B Dozier singled to right. | 0 | 6 |
| T Plouffe popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 6 |
| J Carroll singled to center, B Dozier to second. | 0 | 6 |
| D Span grounded out to pitcher, B Dozier to third, J Carroll to second. | 0 | 6 |
| A Casilla hit for D Mastroianni. | 0 | 6 |
| A Casilla struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | CHW |
| A Casilla at second base. | 0 | 6 |
| T Plouffe in right field. | 0 | 6 |
| J Carroll at third base. | 0 | 6 |
| F Liriano relieved A Burnett. | 0 | 6 |
| A Pierzynski walked. | 0 | 6 |
| D Viciedo struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| A Ramirez flied out to left. | 0 | 6 |
| O Hudson struck out swinging. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Thornton pitching for Chicago | MIN | CHW |
| M Thornton relieved J Crain. | 0 | 6 |
| J Mauer walked. | 0 | 6 |
| J Willingham walked, J Mauer to second. | 0 | 6 |
| J Morneau grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Willingham out at second, J Mauer to third. | 0 | 6 |
| R Doumit flied out to center. | 0 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||