Final in 10
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 6/8)
| Game 1: Friday, June 8 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final in 10 |
| Minnesota | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, June 9 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 11 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, June 10 | ||
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| Chi Cubs | 8 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 | |
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8:10 PM ET, June 8, 2012
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Walters pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN | |
| Reed Johnson | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, R Johnson flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| Starlin Castro | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, S Castro tripled to deep right | 0 | 0 |
| David DeJesus | D DeJesus hit sacrifice fly to center, S Castro scored | 1 | 0 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Ball, A Soriano homered to center (448 feet) | 2 | 0 |
| Bryan LaHair | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), B LaHair singled to right | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Mather | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Mather popped out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN | |
| Ben Revere | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, B Revere reached on infield single to third | 2 | 0 |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Carroll lined out to third | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Willingham | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, J Willingham flied out to right | 2 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, Ball, Ball, B Revere stole second, Ball, J Morneau walked | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Doumit | Ball, Strike (foul), R Doumit grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Morneau out at second | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| P.J. Walters pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN | |
| Steve Clevenger | S Clevenger grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| Darwin Barney | Ball, D Barney flied out to right | 2 | 0 |
| Ian Stewart | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Ball, I Stewart grounded out to second | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN | |
| Chris Parmelee | Strike (looking), Ball, C Parmelee reached on infield single to third | 2 | 0 |
| Trevor Plouffe | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, T Plouffe walked, C Parmelee to second | 2 | 0 |
| Brian Dozier | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, B Dozier flied out to center, C Parmelee to third | 2 | 0 |
| Darin Mastroianni | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, D Mastroianni singled to left center, C Parmelee scored, T Plouffe to second | 2 | 1 |
| Ben Revere | Strike (looking), Ball, B Revere grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Mastroianni out at second, T Plouffe to third | 2 | 1 |
| Jamey Carroll | Ball, Strike (looking), J Carroll flied out to left | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| P.J. Walters pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN | |
| Reed Johnson | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), R Johnson singled to center | 2 | 1 |
| Starlin Castro | S Castro grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Johnson out at second | 2 | 1 |
| David DeJesus | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), D DeJesus fouled out to third | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN | |
| Josh Willingham | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Willingham walked | 2 | 1 |
| Justin Morneau | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), J Morneau flied out to left | 2 | 1 |
| Ryan Doumit | Strike (looking), R Doumit grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Willingham out at second | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| P.J. Walters pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN | |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, A Soriano reached on infield single to shortstop | 2 | 1 |
| Bryan LaHair | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, B LaHair walked, A Soriano to second | 2 | 1 |
| Joe Mather | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), J Mather struck out swinging | 2 | 1 |
| Steve Clevenger | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), S Clevenger struck out looking | 2 | 1 |
| Darwin Barney | D Barney popped out to shortstop | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN | |
| Chris Parmelee | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), C Parmelee struck out looking | 2 | 1 |
| Trevor Plouffe | T Plouffe homered to left center (407 feet) | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Dozier | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), B Dozier struck out looking | 2 | 2 |
| Darin Mastroianni | D Mastroianni bunt grounded out to catcher | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| P.J. Walters pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN | |
| Ian Stewart | I Stewart tripled to deep right | 2 | 2 |
| Reed Johnson | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), R Johnson singled to center, I Stewart scored | 3 | 2 |
| Starlin Castro | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, S Castro homered to left (357 feet), R Johnson scored | 5 | 2 |
| David DeJesus | Ball, D DeJesus grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 2 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), A Soriano flied out to center | 5 | 2 |
| Bryan LaHair | Ball, B LaHair grounded out to second | 5 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Travis Wood pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN | |
| Ben Revere | Ball, Strike (looking), B Revere singled to center | 5 | 2 |
| Jamey Carroll | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Carroll doubled to right, B Revere scored, J Carroll out at third | 5 | 3 |
| Josh Willingham | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, J Willingham popped out to first | 5 | 3 |
| Justin Morneau | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Morneau struck out swinging | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN | |
| A Swarzak relieved P Walters. | 5 | 3 | |
| Joe Mather | Ball, Ball, J Mather grounded out to third | 5 | 3 |
| Steve Clevenger | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, Ball, S Clevenger grounded out to first | 5 | 3 |
| Darwin Barney | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), D Barney grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Randy Wells pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN | |
| R Wells relieved T Wood. | 5 | 3 | |
| Ryan Doumit | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), R Doumit singled to deep right, R Doumit out stretching at second | 5 | 3 |
| Chris Parmelee | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), C Parmelee struck out swinging | 5 | 3 |
| Trevor Plouffe | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, T Plouffe doubled to left | 5 | 3 |
| Brian Dozier | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), B Dozier singled to right center, T Plouffe scored | 5 | 4 |
| Darin Mastroianni | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), D Mastroianni tripled to deep center, B Dozier scored | 5 | 5 |
| Ben Revere | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, B Revere walked, J Asencio relieved R Wells | 5 | 5 |
| Jamey Carroll | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, B Revere stole second, Foul, Foul, Ball, J Carroll flied out to center | 5 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN | |
| Ian Stewart | Strike (swinging), I Stewart reached on infield single to second | 5 | 5 |
| Reed Johnson | Strike (looking), R Johnson popped out to second | 5 | 5 |
| Starlin Castro | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), S Castro flied into double play, left to shortstop to first, I Stewart doubled off first | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Jairo Asencio pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN | |
| Josh Willingham | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Willingham struck out swinging, J Russell relieved J Asencio | 5 | 5 |
| Justin Morneau | J Morneau flied out to right | 5 | 5 |
| Ryan Doumit | Strike (looking), R Doumit homered to left center (389 feet) | 5 | 6 |
| Chris Parmelee | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, C Parmelee walked | 5 | 6 |
| Trevor Plouffe | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), T Plouffe safe at first on error by third baseman I Stewart, C Parmelee to second, A Casilla ran for T Plouffe | 5 | 6 |
| Brian Dozier | Ball, Strike (looking), B Dozier popped out to shortstop | 5 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN | |
| J Carroll at third base. | 5 | 6 | |
| A Casilla at second base. | 5 | 6 | |
| G Perkins relieved A Swarzak. | 5 | 6 | |
| David DeJesus | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, D DeJesus singled to center | 5 | 6 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Strike (foul), A Soriano homered to left (418 feet), D DeJesus scored | 7 | 6 |
| Bryan LaHair | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), B LaHair struck out swinging | 7 | 6 |
| Joe Mather | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), J Mather singled to right | 7 | 6 |
| Steve Clevenger | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), S Clevenger flied out to left, A Burnett relieved G Perkins | 7 | 6 |
| Darwin Barney | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), D Barney grounded out to third | 7 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| James Russell pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN | |
| Darin Mastroianni | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), D Mastroianni struck out swinging | 7 | 6 |
| Ben Revere | Ball, Strike (looking), B Revere reached on bunt single to catcher | 7 | 6 |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, J Carroll grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Revere out at second | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Alex Burnett pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN | |
| Ian Stewart | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), I Stewart grounded out to shortstop | 7 | 6 |
| Reed Johnson | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, R Johnson flied out to right | 7 | 6 |
| Starlin Castro | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, S Castro grounded out to shortstop | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Shawn Camp pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN | |
| T Campana in center field. | 7 | 6 | |
| J Mather in left field. | 7 | 6 | |
| S Camp relieved J Russell. | 7 | 6 | |
| Josh Willingham | Ball, Strike (foul), J Willingham singled to deep left | 7 | 6 |
| Justin Morneau | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, J Morneau tripled to deep right center, J Willingham scored, D Span ran for J Morneau | 7 | 7 |
| Ryan Doumit | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), R Doumit struck out swinging | 7 | 7 |
| Chris Parmelee | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), C Parmelee intentionally walked | 7 | 7 |
| Alexi Casilla | Ball, A Casilla grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Span out at home, C Parmelee to second | 7 | 7 |
| Brian Dozier | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, B Dozier flied out to right | 7 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Top of 10th | SCORE | ||
| Matt Capps pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN | |
| M Capps relieved A Burnett. | 7 | 7 | |
| David DeJesus | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, D DeJesus singled to right center | 7 | 7 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (looking), Ball, A Soriano flied out to right | 7 | 7 |
| Bryan LaHair | Ball, B LaHair flied out to left | 7 | 7 |
| Joe Mather | Ball, J Mather reached on infield single to pitcher, D DeJesus to second | 7 | 7 |
| Steve Clevenger | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), S Clevenger struck out swinging | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | ||
| Shawn Camp pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN | |
| Darin Mastroianni | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D Mastroianni walked | 7 | 7 |
| Ben Revere | B Revere sacrificed to catcher, D Mastroianni to second | 7 | 7 |
| Jamey Carroll | J Carroll reached on infield single to pitcher, D Mastroianni to third, T Campana in right field, D DeJesus in center field | 7 | 7 |
| Josh Willingham | Strike (looking), J Willingham singled to left, D Mastroianni scored, J Carroll to second | 7 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||