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 | |
| Reed Johnson | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), R Johnson singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Starlin Castro | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), S Castro struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| David DeJesus | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), D DeJesus struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Alfonso Soriano | A Soriano doubled to deep left center, R Johnson scored | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Baker | Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Denard Span | Strike (looking), D Span grounded out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Revere | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, B Revere singled to center | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, B Revere stole second, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), J Mauer struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Willingham | J Willingham hit by pitch | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Joe Mather | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Mather grounded out to third | 1 | 0 |
| Darwin Barney | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, D Barney flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Stewart | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Trevor Plouffe | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), T Plouffe struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Brian Dozier | Strike (bunted foul), Strike (foul), B Dozier grounded out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Butera | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, 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 | |
| Koyie Hill | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), K Hill struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Reed Johnson | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, R Johnson walked | 1 | 0 |
| Starlin Castro | S Castro flied out to center | 1 | 0 |
| David DeJesus | Ball, Ball, R Johnson to second on wild pitch by F Liriano, 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 | |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), J Carroll singled to right | 1 | 0 |
| Denard Span | D Span sacrificed to third, J Carroll to second | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Revere | Strike (looking), B Revere grounded out to first, J Carroll to third | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), A Soriano struck out looking | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Baker | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), J Baker grounded out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Mather | Ball, 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 | |
| Josh Willingham | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), J Willingham grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Morneau struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Trevor Plouffe | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Darwin Barney | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, D Barney flied out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Ian Stewart | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), I Stewart struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Koyie Hill | 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 | |
| Brian Dozier | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, B Dozier popped out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Drew Butera | Ball, D Butera singled to left | 1 | 0 |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, J Carroll flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| Denard Span | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, D Span walked, D Butera to second | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Revere | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), 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 | |
| Reed Johnson | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, R Johnson walked | 1 | 0 |
| Starlin Castro | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, S Castro doubled to deep right, R Johnson to third | 1 | 0 |
| David DeJesus | D DeJesus grounded out to second, R Johnson scored, S Castro to third | 2 | 0 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), A Soriano intentionally walked | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Baker | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Baker struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Mather | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, S Castro scored, A Soriano to second on wild pitch by F Liriano, J Mather doubled to left, A Soriano scored, B Duensing relieved F Liriano | 4 | 0 |
| Darwin Barney | Ball, Strike (foul), 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 | |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), J Mauer flied out to left | 4 | 0 |
| Josh Willingham | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Willingham flied out to center | 4 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Strike (foul), 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 | |
| Ian Stewart | Strike (looking), I Stewart flied out to center | 4 | 0 |
| Koyie Hill | Ball, K Hill flied out to center | 4 | 0 |
| Reed Johnson | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Trevor Plouffe | T Plouffe reached on bunt single to third | 4 | 0 |
| Brian Dozier | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), B Dozier bunt grounded out to third, T Plouffe to second | 4 | 0 |
| Drew Butera | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), 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 |
| Jamey Carroll | Ball, 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 | |
| Starlin Castro | Strike (looking), Ball, S Castro singled to center | 4 | 0 |
| David DeJesus | Strike (looking), Ball, S Castro stole second, Strike (swinging), Foul, D DeJesus hit by pitch | 4 | 0 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, 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 |
| Jeff Baker | J Baker hit sacrifice fly to center, S Castro scored, D DeJesus to third | 5 | 0 |
| Joe Mather | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Mather struck out swinging | 5 | 0 |
| Darwin Barney | 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 | |
| Denard Span | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, D Span grounded out to shortstop | 6 | 0 |
| Ben Revere | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, B Revere grounded out to second | 6 | 0 |
| Joe Mauer | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Ian Stewart | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), I Stewart struck out swinging | 6 | 0 |
| Koyie Hill | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), K Hill struck out swinging | 6 | 0 |
| Reed Johnson | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, R Johnson reached on infield single to second | 6 | 0 |
| Starlin Castro | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), S Castro reached on infield single to shortstop, R Johnson to second | 6 | 0 |
| David DeJesus | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), D DeJesus doubled to deep right, R Johnson and S Castro scored | 8 | 0 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Josh Willingham | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Willingham reached on infield single to third | 8 | 0 |
| Justin Morneau | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, J Morneau reached on infield single to first, J Willingham to second | 8 | 0 |
| Trevor Plouffe | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), T Plouffe singled to left, J Willingham to third, J Morneau to second | 8 | 0 |
| Brian Dozier | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, B Dozier popped out to shortstop, R Doumit hit for D Butera | 8 | 0 |
| Ryan Doumit | R Doumit hit sacrifice fly to left, J Willingham scored | 8 | 1 |
| Jamey Carroll | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, J Carroll doubled to right, J Morneau scored, T Plouffe to third | 8 | 2 |
| Denard Span | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, D Span flied out to center | 8 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||