Final
Pittsburgh won 2-1
| 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 21, 2012
PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
W: J. McDonald (6-3)
L: L. Hendriks (0-4)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| D Span struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Revere grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Willingham struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| A Presley grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| N Walker flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A McCutchen tripled to deep right center. | 0 | 0 |
| G Jones reached on infield single to second, A McCutchen scored. | 0 | 1 |
| C McGehee singled to center, G Jones to second. | 0 | 1 |
| P Alvarez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| J Morneau doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| T Plouffe grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| R Doumit flied out to left, J Morneau to third. | 0 | 1 |
| B Dozier grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| R Barajas grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J Harrison singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| J McDonald bunted into fielder's choice to catcher, J Harrison out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| A Presley singled to center, J McDonald to second. | 0 | 1 |
| N Walker grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J McDonald to third, A Presley safe at second on error by shortstop B Dozier. | 0 | 1 |
| A McCutchen doubled to deep left center, J McDonald, A Presley and N Walker scored. | 0 | 4 |
| G Jones lined out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| A Casilla flied out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| L Hendriks struck out swinging. | 0 | 4 |
| D Span singled to center. | 0 | 4 |
| B Revere flied out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| C McGehee grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 4 |
| P Alvarez grounded out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| R Barajas hit by pitch. | 0 | 4 |
| J Harrison flied out to right. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| J Willingham hit by pitch. | 0 | 4 |
| J Morneau grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Willingham out at second. | 0 | 4 |
| T Plouffe doubled to deep center. | 0 | 4 |
| R Doumit singled to right, T Plouffe scored. | 1 | 4 |
| B Dozier popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| J McDonald flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| A Presley lined out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| N Walker grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| A Casilla struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| L Hendriks safe at first on error by shortstop J Harrison. | 1 | 4 |
| D Span flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| B Revere bunt grounded out to catcher. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| A McCutchen struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| G Jones popped out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| C McGehee struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| J Willingham flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| J Morneau singled to right center. | 1 | 4 |
| T Plouffe lined out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| J Morneau stole second. | 1 | 4 |
| J Morneau out at third on runner's fielder's choice. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| P Alvarez singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| R Barajas homered to left center, P Alvarez scored. (400 feet) | 1 | 6 |
| A Burnett relieved L Hendriks. | 1 | 6 |
| J Harrison flied out to left. | 1 | 6 |
| J McDonald struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| A Presley reached on infield single to first. | 1 | 6 |
| A Presley stole second. | 1 | 6 |
| N Walker grounded out to third. | 1 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| R Doumit grounded out to second. | 1 | 6 |
| B Dozier struck out looking. | 1 | 6 |
| A Casilla popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Manship pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| J Manship relieved A Burnett. | 1 | 6 |
| J Carroll at second base. | 1 | 6 |
| A McCutchen singled to left. | 1 | 6 |
| G Jones homered to right, A McCutchen scored. (356 feet) | 1 | 8 |
| C McGehee grounded out to third. | 1 | 8 |
| P Alvarez homered to right. (443 feet) | 1 | 9 |
| R Barajas struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| J Harrison grounded out to third. | 1 | 9 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| J Tabata in right field. | 1 | 9 |
| J Carroll grounded out to second. | 1 | 9 |
| D Span popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 9 |
| B Revere grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Pittsburgh - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Gray pitching for Minnesota | MIN | PIT |
| D Mastroianni in left field. | 1 | 9 |
| C Parmelee at first base. | 1 | 9 |
| J Gray relieved J Manship. | 1 | 9 |
| J McDonald flied out to center. | 1 | 9 |
| A Presley grounded out to first. | 1 | 9 |
| N Walker flied out to right. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| James McDonald pitching for Pittsburgh | MIN | PIT |
| D Mastroianni lined out to center. | 1 | 9 |
| C Parmelee singled to right. | 1 | 9 |
| T Plouffe flied out to left. | 1 | 9 |
| R Doumit lined out to right. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||