Final
Cleveland won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, September 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 2: Tuesday, September 25 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 3: Wednesday, September 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland | 6 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
Coverage: WCIU
8:10 PM ET, September 26, 2012
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hector Santiago pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHW | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | S Choo grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Kipnis | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Kipnis walked | 0 | 0 |
| Asdrubal Cabrera | Strike (looking), A Cabrera popped out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, Ball, J Kipnis stole second, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, C Santana walked | 0 | 0 |
| Russ Canzler | Strike (looking), Ball, R Canzler singled to center, J Kipnis scored, C Santana to second | 1 | 0 |
| Travis Hafner | Ball, Strike (looking), T Hafner flied out to center | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHW | |
| B Lillibridge at shortstop. | 1 | 0 | |
| Alejandro De Aza | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, A De Aza walked | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), K Youkilis singled to right, A De Aza to second | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Dunn | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), A Dunn singled to right, A De Aza to third, K Youkilis to second | 1 | 0 |
| Paul Konerko | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, P Konerko walked, A De Aza scored, K Youkilis to third, A Dunn to second | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Rios | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, A Rios hit sacrifice fly to center, K Youkilis scored | 1 | 2 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Ball, A Pierzynski doubled to deep right, A Dunn scored, P Konerko to third | 1 | 3 |
| Alexei Ramirez | Strike (looking), A Ramirez grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 3 |
| Dewayne Wise | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), D Wise grounded out to first | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Hector Santiago pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHW | |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, L Chisenhall fouled out to right | 1 | 3 |
| Lou Marson | Strike (looking), L Marson grounded out to third | 1 | 3 |
| Ezequiel Carrera | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Ball, E Carrera singled to left | 1 | 3 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, S Choo grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHW | |
| Gordon Beckham | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), G Beckham flied out to center | 1 | 3 |
| Alejandro De Aza | A De Aza singled to center | 1 | 3 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), K Youkilis flied out to center | 1 | 3 |
| Adam Dunn | Ball, Ball, Ball, A Dunn grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Hector Santiago pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHW | |
| Jason Kipnis | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, J Kipnis flied out to center | 1 | 3 |
| Brent Lillibridge | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), B Lillibridge struck out looking | 1 | 3 |
| Carlos Santana | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), C Santana singled to center | 1 | 3 |
| Russ Canzler | Ball, R Canzler singled to left, C Santana to second | 1 | 3 |
| Travis Hafner | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), T Hafner struck out swinging | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHW | |
| Paul Konerko | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), P Konerko struck out swinging | 1 | 3 |
| Alex Rios | Ball, A Rios singled to center | 1 | 3 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | A Pierzynski singled to right, A Rios to second | 1 | 3 |
| Alexei Ramirez | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, A Ramirez flied out to right | 1 | 3 |
| Dewayne Wise | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), D Wise grounded out to first | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Hector Santiago pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHW | |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | Strike (looking), Ball, L Chisenhall singled to left | 1 | 3 |
| Lou Marson | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, L Marson walked, L Chisenhall to second | 1 | 3 |
| Ezequiel Carrera | Strike (swinging), E Carrera grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, L Marson out at second, L Chisenhall to third | 1 | 3 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, E Carrera stole second, Ball, S Choo walked, B Omogrosso relieved H Santiago | 1 | 3 |
| Jason Kipnis | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, J Kipnis singled to center, L Chisenhall and E Carrera scored, S Choo to second | 3 | 3 |
| Brent Lillibridge | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), B Lillibridge struck out looking | 3 | 3 |
| Carlos Santana | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, C Santana walked, S Choo to third, J Kipnis to second | 3 | 3 |
| Russ Canzler | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), R Canzler struck out swinging | 3 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHW | |
| Gordon Beckham | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, G Beckham walked | 3 | 3 |
| Alejandro De Aza | Ball, A De Aza sacrificed to pitcher, G Beckham to second | 3 | 3 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (foul), Ball, K Youkilis flied out to right | 3 | 3 |
| Adam Dunn | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), A Dunn struck out swinging | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Brian Omogrosso pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHW | |
| Travis Hafner | Strike (looking), T Hafner grounded out to second | 3 | 3 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, L Chisenhall fouled out to catcher | 3 | 3 |
| Lou Marson | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, L Marson walked, D Veal relieved B Omogrosso | 3 | 3 |
| Ezequiel Carrera | E Carrera flied out to center | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Justin Masterson pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHW | |
| Paul Konerko | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, P Konerko grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 3 |
| Alex Rios | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, A Rios flied out to center | 3 | 3 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, A Pierzynski walked | 3 | 3 |
| Alexei Ramirez | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, A Pierzynski to second on wild pitch by J Masterson, A Ramirez doubled to deep center, A Pierzynski scored, F Herrmann relieved J Masterson | 3 | 4 |
| Dewayne Wise | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (swinging), D Wise struck out swinging | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Donnie Veal pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHW | |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), S Choo doubled to left | 3 | 4 |
| Jason Kipnis | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Kipnis walked, N Jones relieved D Veal | 3 | 4 |
| Brent Lillibridge | Ball, Strike (bunted foul), Strike (bunted foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, B Lillibridge walked, S Choo to third, J Kipnis to second | 3 | 4 |
| Carlos Santana | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, C Santana walked, S Choo scored, J Kipnis to third, B Lillibridge to second | 4 | 4 |
| Russ Canzler | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), R Canzler struck out swinging, M Thornton relieved N Jones | 4 | 4 |
| Travis Hafner | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), T Hafner grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher to first, J Kipnis out at home | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Frank Herrmann pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHW | |
| Gordon Beckham | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, G Beckham flied out to left | 4 | 4 |
| Alejandro De Aza | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, A De Aza walked | 4 | 4 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), Ball, A De Aza stole second, K Youkilis fouled out to third, T Sipp relieved F Herrmann | 4 | 4 |
| Adam Dunn | Ball, Ball, A Dunn lined out to first | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Matt Thornton pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHW | |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | Ball, Strike (looking), L Chisenhall grounded out to second | 4 | 4 |
| Lou Marson | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, L Marson walked | 4 | 4 |
| Ezequiel Carrera | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, E Carrera doubled to right center, L Marson to third | 4 | 4 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, S Choo grounded out to first, L Marson scored, E Carrera to third | 5 | 4 |
| Jason Kipnis | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Kipnis walked, B Myers relieved M Thornton | 5 | 4 |
| Brent Lillibridge | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, J Kipnis stole second, B Lillibridge grounded out to pitcher | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Joe Smith pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHW | |
| V Rottino in left field. | 5 | 4 | |
| J Smith relieved T Sipp. | 5 | 4 | |
| Paul Konerko | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), P Konerko grounded out to second | 5 | 4 |
| Alex Rios | Ball, A Rios singled to right | 5 | 4 |
| A.J. Pierzynski | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), A Pierzynski struck out swinging | 5 | 4 |
| Alexei Ramirez | Ball, A Rios caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Brett Myers pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHW | |
| Carlos Santana | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, C Santana flied out to center | 5 | 4 |
| Vinny Rottino | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, V Rottino homered to center (414 feet) | 6 | 4 |
| Travis Hafner | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), T Hafner flied out to left | 6 | 4 |
| Lonnie Chisenhall | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, L Chisenhall walked | 6 | 4 |
| Lou Marson | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), L Marson struck out swinging | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Esmil Rogers pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHW | |
| C Kotchman at first base. | 6 | 4 | |
| J Hannahan at third base. | 6 | 4 | |
| E Rogers relieved J Smith. | 6 | 4 | |
| Alexei Ramirez | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), A Ramirez grounded out to second | 6 | 4 |
| Dewayne Wise | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), D Wise struck out swinging | 6 | 4 |
| Gordon Beckham | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, G Beckham fouled out to first | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Jesse Crain pitching for Chicago | CLE | CHW | |
| J Crain relieved B Myers. | 6 | 4 | |
| Ezequiel Carrera | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), E Carrera grounded out to second | 6 | 4 |
| Shin-Soo Choo | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), S Choo struck out swinging | 6 | 4 |
| Jason Kipnis | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Kipnis flied out to left | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Chris Perez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | CHW | |
| C Perez relieved E Rogers. | 6 | 4 | |
| Alejandro De Aza | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, A De Aza walked | 6 | 4 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, K Youkilis grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, A De Aza out at second | 6 | 4 |
| Adam Dunn | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, A Dunn safe at second on throwing error by shortstop B Lillibridge, O Hudson ran for A Dunn | 6 | 4 |
| Paul Konerko | P Konerko popped out to shortstop | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | |||