Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 6/2)
| Game 1: Friday, June 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, June 2 | ||
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| Oakland | 9 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, June 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 0 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 | |
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2:10 PM ET, June 2, 2012
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
W: B. McCarthy (4-3)
L: L. Hochevar (3-6)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| J Weeks tripled to deep right center. | 0 | 0 |
| C Cowgill grounded out to shortstop, J Weeks scored. | 1 | 0 |
| J Reddick struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Y Cespedes grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| A Gordon singled to right center. | 1 | 0 |
| Y Betancourt singled to right, A Gordon to second. | 1 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded into double play, third to second to first, Y Betancourt out at second, A Gordon to third. | 1 | 0 |
| M Moustakas walked. | 1 | 0 |
| J Francoeur singled to left, A Gordon scored, M Moustakas to second. | 1 | 1 |
| E Hosmer fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| K Ka'aihue popped out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| B Inge popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| C Crisp struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| A Escobar lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| J Dyson singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| H Quintero grounded into double play, shortstop to first, J Dyson out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| K Suzuki grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| C Pennington flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| J Weeks walked. | 1 | 1 |
| C Cowgill walked, J Weeks to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Reddick grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Cowgill out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| A Gordon doubled to deep left center. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Betancourt sacrificed to third, A Gordon to third. | 1 | 1 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| M Moustakas struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| Y Cespedes doubled to right center, Y Cespedes to third on error by center fielder J Dyson. | 1 | 1 |
| Y Cespedes scored on L Hochevar's wild pitch. | 2 | 1 |
| K Ka'aihue fouled out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| B Inge flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| C Crisp lined out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| J Francoeur flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| E Hosmer grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| A Escobar singled to left center. | 2 | 1 |
| A Escobar stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| J Dyson grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Luke Hochevar pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| K Suzuki singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| C Pennington sacrificed to pitcher, K Suzuki to second. | 2 | 1 |
| K Suzuki to third on passed ball by H Quintero. | 2 | 1 |
| J Weeks walked. | 2 | 1 |
| C Cowgill struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| J Reddick tripled to deep right, K Suzuki and J Weeks scored. | 4 | 1 |
| Y Cespedes singled to right, J Reddick scored. | 5 | 1 |
| T Collins relieved L Hochevar. | 5 | 1 |
| K Ka'aihue doubled to deep right center, Y Cespedes scored. | 6 | 1 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| H Quintero flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| A Gordon grounded out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| Y Betancourt fouled out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tim Collins pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| C Crisp fouled out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| K Suzuki struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| C Pennington struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| B Butler walked. | 6 | 1 |
| M Moustakas flied out to right. | 6 | 1 |
| J Francoeur singled to right, B Butler to second. | 6 | 1 |
| E Hosmer doubled to deep left, B Butler scored, J Francoeur to third. | 6 | 2 |
| A Escobar flied out to right, J Francoeur thrown out at home. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Louis Coleman pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| L Coleman relieved T Collins. | 6 | 2 |
| Kansas City's H Quintero ejected by P Schrieber in the 7th. | 6 | 2 |
| B Pena catching. | 6 | 2 |
| J Weeks singled to left. | 6 | 2 |
| C Cowgill struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| J Reddick walked, J Weeks to second. | 6 | 2 |
| A Rosales ran for J Weeks. | 6 | 2 |
| Y Cespedes grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Reddick out at second, A Rosales to third. | 6 | 2 |
| K Ka'aihue struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| A Rosales at second base. | 6 | 2 |
| G Balfour relieved B McCarthy. | 6 | 2 |
| J Dyson singled to left. | 6 | 2 |
| B Pena doubled to left, J Dyson to third. | 6 | 2 |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| Y Betancourt hit sacrifice fly to center, J Dyson scored. | 6 | 3 |
| B Butler struck out looking. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Louis Coleman pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| B Inge flied out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| C Crisp lined out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| K Suzuki walked. | 6 | 3 |
| C Pennington safe at second on error by second baseman Y Betancourt, K Suzuki to third. | 6 | 3 |
| A Crow relieved L Coleman. | 6 | 3 |
| A Rosales singled to right center, K Suzuki and C Pennington scored. | 8 | 3 |
| C Cowgill singled to right center, A Rosales to third. | 8 | 3 |
| J Reddick safe at first on error by shortstop A Escobar, A Rosales scored, C Cowgill to second. | 9 | 3 |
| Y Cespedes singled to left, C Cowgill to third, J Reddick to second. | 9 | 3 |
| K Ka'aihue flied out to right. | 9 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Cook pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| R Cook relieved G Balfour. | 9 | 3 |
| M Moustakas fouled out to third. | 9 | 3 |
| J Francoeur popped out to second. | 9 | 3 |
| E Hosmer walked. | 9 | 3 |
| A Escobar struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Mijares pitching for Kansas City | OAK | KC |
| M Maier in right field. | 9 | 3 |
| J Mijares relieved A Crow. | 9 | 3 |
| B Inge flied out to right. | 9 | 3 |
| C Crisp walked. | 9 | 3 |
| K Suzuki struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| C Pennington grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jerry Blevins pitching for Oakland | OAK | KC |
| J Blevins relieved R Cook. | 9 | 3 |
| J Dyson singled to left. | 9 | 3 |
| B Pena fouled out to first. | 9 | 3 |
| A Gordon grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Dyson out at second. | 9 | 3 |
| A Gordon to second on fielder's indifference. | 9 | 3 |
| Y Betancourt struck out swinging. | 9 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||