Final
Minnesota won 2-1
| 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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2:10 PM ET, June 10, 2012
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: R. Dempster (2-3)
L: F. Liriano (1-7)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Chicago - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN |
| R Johnson singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| S Castro struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D DeJesus struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Soriano doubled to deep left center, R Johnson scored. | 1 | 0 |
| J Baker flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN |
| D Span grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| B Revere singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| B Revere stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| J Willingham hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Willingham out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN |
| J Mather grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| D Barney flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| I Stewart grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN |
| T Plouffe struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| B Dozier grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Butera popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN |
| K Hill struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| R Johnson walked. | 1 | 0 |
| S Castro flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| R Johnson to second on wild pitch by F Liriano. | 1 | 0 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN |
| J Carroll singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| D Span sacrificed to third, J Carroll to second. | 1 | 0 |
| B Revere grounded out to first, J Carroll to third. | 1 | 0 |
| J Mauer struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN |
| A Soriano struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| J Baker grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Mather grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN |
| J Willingham grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| T Plouffe struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN |
| D Barney flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| I Stewart struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| K Hill flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN |
| B Dozier popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Butera singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| J Carroll flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| D Span walked, D Butera to second. | 1 | 0 |
| B Revere grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN |
| R Johnson walked. | 1 | 0 |
| S Castro doubled to deep right, R Johnson to third. | 1 | 0 |
| D DeJesus grounded out to second, R Johnson scored, S Castro to third. | 2 | 0 |
| A Soriano intentionally walked. | 2 | 0 |
| J Baker struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| S Castro scored, A Soriano to second on wild pitch by F Liriano. | 3 | 0 |
| J Mather doubled to left, A Soriano scored. | 4 | 0 |
| B Duensing relieved F Liriano. | 4 | 0 |
| D Barney grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| J Willingham flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Duensing pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN |
| I Stewart flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| K Hill flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| R Johnson struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN |
| T Plouffe reached on bunt single to third. | 4 | 0 |
| B Dozier bunt grounded out to third, T Plouffe to second. | 4 | 0 |
| D Butera safe at second on error by shortstop S Castro, T Plouffe advanced to third on S Castro error, T Plouffe tagged out at home attempting to advance on play. | 4 | 0 |
| J Carroll grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jared Burton pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN |
| J Burton relieved B Duensing. | 4 | 0 |
| S Castro singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| S Castro stole second. | 4 | 0 |
| D DeJesus hit by pitch. | 4 | 0 |
| A Soriano grounded into fielder's choice to first, S Castro to third, D DeJesus safe at second on throwing error by pitcher J Burton. | 4 | 0 |
| J Baker hit sacrifice fly to center, S Castro scored, D DeJesus to third. | 5 | 0 |
| J Mather struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| D Barney singled to center, D DeJesus scored, A Soriano thrown out at third. | 6 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN |
| D Span grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| B Revere grounded out to second. | 6 | 0 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | CHC | MIN |
| A Swarzak relieved J Burton. | 6 | 0 |
| I Stewart struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| K Hill struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| R Johnson reached on infield single to second. | 6 | 0 |
| S Castro reached on infield single to shortstop, R Johnson to second. | 6 | 0 |
| D DeJesus doubled to deep right, R Johnson and S Castro scored. | 8 | 0 |
| A Soriano flied out to center. | 8 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| James Russell pitching for Chicago | CHC | MIN |
| J Russell relieved R Dempster. | 8 | 0 |
| J Willingham reached on infield single to third. | 8 | 0 |
| J Morneau reached on infield single to first, J Willingham to second. | 8 | 0 |
| T Plouffe singled to left, J Willingham to third, J Morneau to second. | 8 | 0 |
| B Dozier popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 0 |
| R Doumit hit for D Butera. | 8 | 0 |
| R Doumit hit sacrifice fly to left, J Willingham scored. | 8 | 1 |
| J Carroll doubled to right, J Morneau scored, T Plouffe to third. | 8 | 2 |
| D Span flied out to center. | 8 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||