Final
Boston won 3-0
| Game 1: Monday, April 23 | ||
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| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, April 24 | ||
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| Boston | 11 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, April 25 | ||
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| Boston | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | |
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8:10 PM ET, April 25, 2012
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| M Aviles grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Sweeney struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| D Span grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer singled to right, J Carroll to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Mauer out at second, J Carroll to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Parmelee walked, J Morneau to second. | 0 | 0 |
| T Plouffe popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| D Ortiz walked. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis singled to center, D Ortiz to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Ross singled to left, D Ortiz scored, K Youkilis to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Byrd lined out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| M Aviles homered to left (386 feet), K Youkilis and C Ross scored. | 4 | 0 |
| R Sweeney struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| S Burroughs grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| B Revere doubled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| A Casilla singled to left center, B Revere scored. | 4 | 1 |
| A Casilla stole second. | 4 | 1 |
| D Span grounded out to first, A Casilla to third. | 4 | 1 |
| J Carroll grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| D Pedroia reached on infield single to third. | 4 | 1 |
| A Gonzalez walked, D Pedroia to second. | 4 | 1 |
| D Ortiz fouled out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| K Youkilis grounded out to third, D Pedroia to third, A Gonzalez to second. | 4 | 1 |
| J Saltalamacchia singled to right, D Pedroia and A Gonzalez scored, J Saltalamacchia thrown out at second attempting to advance on play. | 6 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| J Mauer grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| J Morneau singled to left. | 6 | 1 |
| C Parmelee singled to right, J Morneau to second. | 6 | 1 |
| T Plouffe struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| S Burroughs flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| C Ross flied out to left. | 6 | 1 |
| M Byrd reached on infield single to second. | 6 | 1 |
| M Aviles lined out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| R Sweeney lined out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| B Revere grounded out to second. | 6 | 1 |
| A Casilla singled to left. | 6 | 1 |
| D Span reached on infield single to shortstop, A Casilla to second. | 6 | 1 |
| J Carroll grounded out to third, A Casilla to third, D Span to second. | 6 | 1 |
| J Mauer popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Liam Hendriks pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| D Pedroia tripled to deep right. | 6 | 1 |
| A Gonzalez singled to left, D Pedroia scored. | 7 | 1 |
| A Swarzak relieved L Hendriks. | 7 | 1 |
| D Ortiz flied out to left. | 7 | 1 |
| K Youkilis grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Gonzalez out at second. | 7 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| J Morneau grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| C Parmelee grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| T Plouffe grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| J Saltalamacchia flied out to left. | 7 | 1 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| M Byrd flied out to center. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| D McDonald in left field. | 7 | 1 |
| S Burroughs struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| B Revere reached on bunt single to catcher. | 7 | 1 |
| A Casilla singled to center, B Revere to second. | 7 | 1 |
| D Span doubled to deep right, B Revere scored, A Casilla to third. | 7 | 2 |
| J Carroll walked. | 7 | 2 |
| S Atchison relieved C Buchholz. | 7 | 2 |
| J Mauer singled to center, A Casilla and D Span scored, J Carroll to third. | 7 | 4 |
| J Thomas relieved S Atchison. | 7 | 4 |
| J Morneau doubled to deep right, J Carroll scored, J Mauer to third. | 7 | 5 |
| C Parmelee hit by pitch. | 7 | 5 |
| D Valencia ran for C Parmelee. | 7 | 5 |
| M Albers relieved J Thomas. | 7 | 5 |
| T Plouffe singled to center, J Mauer scored, J Morneau to third, D Valencia to second. | 7 | 6 |
| S Burroughs grounded into double play, shortstop to first, T Plouffe out at second. | 7 | 6 |
| 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Anthony Swarzak pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| D Valencia at third base. | 7 | 6 |
| S Burroughs at first base. | 7 | 6 |
| M Aviles grounded out to third. | 7 | 6 |
| R Sweeney singled to left. | 7 | 6 |
| D Pedroia grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, R Sweeney out at second. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Vicente Padilla pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| V Padilla relieved M Albers. | 7 | 6 |
| B Revere grounded out to third. | 7 | 6 |
| A Casilla grounded out to second. | 7 | 6 |
| D Span struck out looking. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| G Perkins relieved A Swarzak. | 7 | 6 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| F Morales relieved V Padilla. | 7 | 6 |
| J Carroll struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| J Mauer grounded out to first. | 7 | 6 |
| J Morneau flied out to center. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jared Burton pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| J Burton relieved G Perkins. | 7 | 6 |
| J Saltalamacchia grounded out to first. | 7 | 6 |
| D McDonald grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 6 |
| M Byrd struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| A Aceves relieved F Morales. | 7 | 6 |
| D Valencia grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 6 |
| T Plouffe walked. | 7 | 6 |
| R Doumit hit for S Burroughs. | 7 | 6 |
| R Doumit singled to right, T Plouffe to second. | 7 | 6 |
| B Revere grounded out to first, T Plouffe to third, R Doumit to second. | 7 | 6 |
| A Casilla hit by pitch. | 7 | 6 |
| D Span struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||