Final
Minnesota leads 1-0 (as of 7/6)
| Game 1: Friday, July 6 | ||
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| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, July 7 | ||
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| Minnesota | 3 | Final in 10 |
| Texas | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, July 8 | ||
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| Minnesota | 3 | Final in 13 |
| Texas | 4 | |
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8:05 PM ET, July 6, 2012
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
W: F. Liriano (3-7)
L: M. Perez (1-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Minnesota - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Perez pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| B Revere singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Mastroianni flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Revere stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Willingham intentionally walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| I Kinsler flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| E Andrus walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hamilton fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Beltre struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Martin Perez pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| T Plouffe fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 0 |
| B Dozier grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| D Butera struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| M Young grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| N Cruz doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Napoli grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Y Torrealba struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Martin Perez pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| A Casilla lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Revere walked. | 0 | 0 |
| D Mastroianni grounded out to third, B Revere to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to right, B Revere scored. | 1 | 0 |
| J Mauer to second on wild pitch by M Perez. | 1 | 0 |
| J Willingham safe at second on error by first baseman M Napoli, J Mauer scored. | 2 | 0 |
| J Morneau singled to right, J Willingham scored. | 3 | 0 |
| T Plouffe reached on infield single to second, J Morneau to second. | 3 | 0 |
| B Dozier grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| C Gentry singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| I Kinsler lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| E Andrus grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Gentry out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Hamilton popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Martin Perez pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| D Butera singled to left. | 3 | 0 |
| A Casilla sacrificed to catcher, D Butera to second. | 3 | 0 |
| B Revere hit by pitch. | 3 | 0 |
| D Mastroianni reached on infield single to pitcher, D Butera to third, B Revere to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Mauer hit sacrifice fly to center, D Butera scored. | 4 | 0 |
| J Willingham flied out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| A Beltre grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| M Young singled to right. | 4 | 0 |
| N Cruz walked, M Young to second. | 4 | 0 |
| M Napoli struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| Y Torrealba grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Martin Perez pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| T Plouffe grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| B Dozier safe at third on error by left fielder J Hamilton. | 4 | 0 |
| D Butera grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| C Gentry struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| I Kinsler walked. | 4 | 0 |
| E Andrus grounded out to pitcher, I Kinsler to second. | 4 | 0 |
| L Martin hit for J Hamilton. | 4 | 0 |
| L Martin flied out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Martin Perez pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| L Martin in center field. | 4 | 0 |
| N Cruz in left field. | 4 | 0 |
| C Gentry in right field. | 4 | 0 |
| A Casilla lined out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| B Revere grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| D Mastroianni walked. | 4 | 0 |
| D Mastroianni caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| A Beltre singled to left. | 4 | 0 |
| A Beltre to second on passed ball by D Butera. | 4 | 0 |
| M Young walked. | 4 | 0 |
| N Cruz singled to left center, A Beltre scored, M Young to second. | 4 | 1 |
| M Napoli grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, N Cruz out at second, M Young to third. | 4 | 1 |
| Y Torrealba struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tanner Scheppers pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| T Scheppers relieved M Perez. | 4 | 1 |
| J Mauer lined out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| J Willingham flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| J Morneau homered to right (420 feet). | 5 | 1 |
| T Plouffe struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Liriano pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| C Gentry grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| I Kinsler walked. | 5 | 1 |
| E Andrus walked, I Kinsler to second. | 5 | 1 |
| B Snyder hit for L Martin. | 5 | 1 |
| B Snyder struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| J Burton relieved F Liriano. | 5 | 1 |
| A Beltre lined out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Yoshinori Tateyama pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| B Snyder in right field. | 5 | 1 |
| C Gentry in center field. | 5 | 1 |
| Y Tateyama relieved T Scheppers. | 5 | 1 |
| B Dozier struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| D Butera struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| A Casilla grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jared Burton pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| M Young popped out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| N Cruz popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| M Napoli walked. | 5 | 1 |
| Y Torrealba struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Michael Kirkman pitching for Texas | MIN | TEX |
| M Kirkman relieved Y Tateyama. | 5 | 1 |
| B Revere singled to left. | 5 | 1 |
| D Mastroianni singled to shallow right, B Revere to second. | 5 | 1 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| J Willingham lined into double play, to first, D Mastroianni doubled off first. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | MIN | TEX |
| G Perkins relieved J Burton. | 5 | 1 |
| C Gentry singled to right. | 5 | 1 |
| I Kinsler flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| E Andrus struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| B Snyder flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||