Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/29)
| Game 1: Monday, May 28 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, May 29 | ||
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| Kansas City | 8 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 | |
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7:05 PM ET, May 29, 2012
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
W: W. Smith (1-1)
L: J. Masterson (2-4)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| A Gordon singled to right center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Giavotella grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Gordon out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Giavotella to second on wild pitch by J Masterson. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Moustakas homered to right center (394 feet), J Giavotella scored. | 2 | 0 |
| J Francoeur struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Will Smith pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| S Choo walked. | 2 | 0 |
| S Choo stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Kipnis walked. | 2 | 0 |
| A Cabrera singled to left, S Choo to third, J Kipnis to second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Lopez singled to left, S Choo scored, J Kipnis to third, A Cabrera to second. | 2 | 1 |
| M Brantley grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Kipnis scored, J Lopez out at second, A Cabrera to third. | 2 | 2 |
| A Cunningham popped out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| M Brantley stole second. | 2 | 2 |
| L Chisenhall struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| E Hosmer singled to left center. | 2 | 2 |
| A Escobar hit by pitch, E Hosmer to second. | 2 | 2 |
| J Dyson sacrificed to pitcher, E Hosmer to third, A Escobar to second. | 2 | 2 |
| H Quintero grounded into fielder's choice to first, E Hosmer scored, A Escobar to third. | 3 | 2 |
| A Gordon singled to right center, A Escobar scored, H Quintero to third. | 4 | 2 |
| J Giavotella singled to left, H Quintero scored, A Gordon to second. | 5 | 2 |
| A Gordon to third, J Giavotella to second on passed ball by L Carlin. | 5 | 2 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| M Moustakas singled to right, A Gordon and J Giavotella scored. | 7 | 2 |
| J Francoeur struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Will Smith pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| L Carlin safe at first on error by second baseman J Giavotella. | 7 | 2 |
| J Diaz grounded into double play, first to shortstop, L Carlin out at second. | 7 | 2 |
| S Choo struck out swinging, S Choo safe at on error by player player, S Choo to first on throwing error by catcher H Quintero. | 7 | 2 |
| J Kipnis flied out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| E Hosmer grounded out to first. | 7 | 2 |
| A Escobar struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| J Dyson struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Will Smith pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| A Cabrera struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| J Lopez grounded out to third. | 7 | 2 |
| M Brantley singled to center. | 7 | 2 |
| A Cunningham singled to center, M Brantley to second. | 7 | 2 |
| L Chisenhall grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| H Quintero struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| A Gordon grounded out to second. | 7 | 2 |
| J Giavotella singled to center. | 7 | 2 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Will Smith pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| L Carlin safe at first on throwing error by third baseman M Moustakas. | 7 | 2 |
| J Diaz grounded into double play, third to second to first, L Carlin out at second. | 7 | 2 |
| S Choo lined out to left. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| M Moustakas grounded out to first. | 7 | 2 |
| J Francoeur grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 2 |
| E Hosmer struck out swinging. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Will Smith pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| J Kipnis struck out looking. | 7 | 2 |
| A Cabrera grounded out to third. | 7 | 2 |
| J Lopez grounded out to third. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| A Escobar grounded out to third. | 7 | 2 |
| J Dyson singled to center. | 7 | 2 |
| J Dyson stole second. | 7 | 2 |
| H Quintero singled to left, J Dyson scored. | 8 | 2 |
| A Gordon grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, H Quintero out at second. | 8 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Will Smith pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| M Brantley grounded out to second. | 8 | 2 |
| A Cunningham grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| L Chisenhall struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Accardo pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| J Accardo relieved J Masterson. | 8 | 2 |
| J Giavotella struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| B Butler singled to right. | 8 | 2 |
| M Moustakas struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| J Francoeur struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kelvin Herrera pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| K Herrera relieved W Smith. | 8 | 2 |
| L Carlin safe at first on error by first baseman E Hosmer. | 8 | 2 |
| J Diaz singled to right, L Carlin to second. | 8 | 2 |
| S Choo struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| J Kipnis grounded out to pitcher, L Carlin to third, J Diaz to second. | 8 | 2 |
| A Cabrera fouled out to second. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Accardo pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| E Hosmer grounded out to catcher. | 8 | 2 |
| A Escobar grounded out to first. | 8 | 2 |
| J Dyson grounded out to first. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tim Collins pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| T Collins relieved K Herrera. | 8 | 2 |
| J Lopez grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 2 |
| M Brantley flied out to center. | 8 | 2 |
| A Cunningham struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Nick Hagadone pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| N Hagadone relieved J Accardo. | 8 | 2 |
| H Quintero grounded out to first. | 8 | 2 |
| A Gordon fouled out to catcher. | 8 | 2 |
| J Giavotella struck out swinging. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Crow pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| A Crow relieved T Collins. | 8 | 2 |
| L Chisenhall flied out to left. | 8 | 2 |
| L Carlin flied out to left. | 8 | 2 |
| J Diaz grounded out to first. | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

