Final
Kansas City won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, May 28 | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| Kansas City | 6 | Final |
| Cleveland | 3 | |
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12:05 PM ET, May 30, 2012
Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Kansas City - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeanmar Gomez pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Giavotella struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| S Choo grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kipnis walked. | 0 | 0 |
| A Cabrera fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kipnis stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kipnis stole third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Lopez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeanmar Gomez pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| M Moustakas popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Francoeur hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| E Hosmer singled to center, J Francoeur to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Pena grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Francoeur out at home, E Hosmer to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Dyson reached on bunt single to pitcher, E Hosmer to third, B Pena to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Escobar struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| S Duncan singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Brantley singled to center, S Duncan to third, M Brantley to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 0 |
| J Damon popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| C Kotchman singled to shallow right, S Duncan scored, M Brantley to third. | 0 | 1 |
| L Carlin grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Brantley scored, C Kotchman out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| L Carlin stole second. | 0 | 2 |
| S Choo singled to center, L Carlin scored. | 0 | 3 |
| J Kipnis fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeanmar Gomez pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| A Gordon grounded out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| J Giavotella doubled to deep left. | 0 | 3 |
| B Butler grounded out to pitcher, J Giavotella to third. | 0 | 3 |
| M Moustakas doubled to center, J Giavotella scored. | 1 | 3 |
| J Francoeur singled to left, M Moustakas scored. | 2 | 3 |
| E Hosmer fouled out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| A Cabrera singled to right. | 2 | 3 |
| J Lopez singled to left, A Cabrera to second. | 2 | 3 |
| S Duncan struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| M Brantley flied out to left. | 2 | 3 |
| J Damon walked, A Cabrera to third, J Lopez to second. | 2 | 3 |
| C Kotchman struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeanmar Gomez pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| B Pena grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| J Dyson grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| A Escobar reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 3 |
| A Escobar stole second. | 2 | 3 |
| A Gordon doubled to deep left center, A Escobar scored. | 3 | 3 |
| J Giavotella singled to center, A Gordon scored. | 4 | 3 |
| J Giavotella picked off first. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| L Carlin grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 3 |
| S Choo struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| J Kipnis flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeanmar Gomez pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| B Butler grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| M Moustakas grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| J Francoeur doubled to deep right. | 4 | 3 |
| E Hosmer intentionally walked. | 4 | 3 |
| B Pena singled to right, J Francoeur scored, E Hosmer to third, B Pena to second advancing on throw. | 5 | 3 |
| J Dyson flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| A Cabrera lined out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| J Lopez grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| S Duncan safe at second on error by second baseman J Giavotella. | 5 | 3 |
| M Brantley singled to left, S Duncan to third. | 5 | 3 |
| S Duncan caught stealing home, pitcher to first to shortstop to catcher. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Barnes pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| S Barnes relieved J Gomez. | 5 | 3 |
| A Escobar struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| A Gordon hit by pitch. | 5 | 3 |
| J Giavotella flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| B Butler walked, A Gordon to second. | 5 | 3 |
| M Moustakas walked, A Gordon to third, B Butler to second. | 5 | 3 |
| J Francoeur fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tim Collins pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| T Collins relieved B Chen. | 5 | 3 |
| J Damon singled to center. | 5 | 3 |
| C Kotchman hit into fielder's choice to left, J Damon out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| L Carlin struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| S Choo flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tony Sipp pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| T Sipp relieved S Barnes. | 5 | 3 |
| E Hosmer grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| B Pena singled to right. | 5 | 3 |
| J Dyson struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| B Pena caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop to first. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tim Collins pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| J Kipnis lined out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| A Crow relieved T Collins. | 5 | 3 |
| A Cabrera grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| J Lopez struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Vinnie Pestano pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| V Pestano relieved T Sipp. | 5 | 3 |
| A Escobar walked. | 5 | 3 |
| A Gordon singled to left, A Escobar to second. | 5 | 3 |
| J Giavotella walked, A Escobar to third, A Gordon to second. | 5 | 3 |
| I Falu ran for J Giavotella. | 5 | 3 |
| B Butler grounded out to first, A Escobar scored, A Gordon to third, I Falu to second. | 6 | 3 |
| M Moustakas fouled out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| J Francoeur struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Mijares pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| I Falu at second base. | 6 | 3 |
| J Mijares relieved A Crow. | 6 | 3 |
| L Chisenhall hit for S Duncan. | 6 | 3 |
| L Chisenhall popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| M Brantley grounded out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| J Damon doubled to shallow left. | 6 | 3 |
| C Kotchman grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Smith pitching for Cleveland | KC | CLE |
| A Cunningham in left field. | 6 | 3 |
| J Smith relieved V Pestano. | 6 | 3 |
| E Hosmer lined out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| B Pena singled to left. | 6 | 3 |
| J Dyson lined out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| A Escobar struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Broxton pitching for Kansas City | KC | CLE |
| J Broxton relieved J Mijares. | 6 | 3 |
| L Carlin grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 3 |
| S Choo walked. | 6 | 3 |
| J Kipnis singled to left, S Choo to second. | 6 | 3 |
| A Cabrera walked, S Choo to third, J Kipnis to second. | 6 | 3 |
| J Lopez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Cabrera out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||