Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 6/20)
| Game 1: Tuesday, June 19 | ||
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| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, June 20 | ||
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| Minnesota | 2 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, June 21 | ||
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| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 9 | |
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Coverage: ROOT Sports
7:05 PM ET, June 20, 2012
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| D Span grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Revere flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Willingham doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau walked. | 0 | 0 |
| T Plouffe singled to right center, J Willingham scored, J Morneau to second, J Morneau to third advancing on play. | 1 | 0 |
| B Dozier walked, T Plouffe to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Carroll lined out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| J Tabata struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| J Harrison doubled to deep left. | 1 | 0 |
| A McCutchen struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| C McGehee grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| D Butera struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| F Liriano struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| D Span flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| N Walker grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| C Barmes struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| B Revere grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| J Willingham struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| M McKenry struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| E Bedard grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| J Tabata grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| T Plouffe struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| B Dozier grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| J Carroll singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| D Butera popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| J Harrison grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| A McCutchen grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| C McGehee singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| N Walker flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| F Liriano struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| D Span singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| B Revere struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| J Willingham flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| P Alvarez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| C Barmes flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| M McKenry flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Erik Bedard pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| J Morneau lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| T Plouffe struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| B Dozier popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| M Hague singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| J Tabata sacrificed to first, M Hague to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Harrison grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Hague out at third, J Harrison to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 |
| A McCutchen intentionally walked. | 1 | 0 |
| C McGehee struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jared Hughes pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| J Carroll grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| D Butera doubled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| F Liriano grounded out to first, D Butera to third. | 1 | 0 |
| D Span grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| N Walker popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| P Alvarez hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| C Barmes singled to shallow left, P Alvarez to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M McKenry walked, P Alvarez to third, C Barmes to second. | 1 | 0 |
| R Barajas hit sacrifice fly to center, P Alvarez scored. | 1 | 1 |
| J Burton relieved F Liriano. | 1 | 1 |
| J Tabata grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jason Grilli pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| B Revere grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Willingham homered to left. (403 feet) | 2 | 1 |
| J Morneau singled to shallow left. | 2 | 1 |
| T Plouffe flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| B Dozier grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Morneau out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jared Burton pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| A Presley grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| A McCutchen singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| C McGehee grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A McCutchen out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| N Walker struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Doug Slaten pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| J Carroll grounded out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| D Butera lined out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| D Mastroianni fouled out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| P Alvarez walked. | 2 | 1 |
| J Mercer ran for P Alvarez. | 2 | 1 |
| C Barmes struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| M McKenry flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| G Jones struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||