Final in 17
Baltimore won 3-0
| Game 1: Friday, May 4 | ||
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| Baltimore | 6 | Final in 13 |
| Boston | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 5 | ||
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| Baltimore | 8 | Final |
| Boston | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 6 | ||
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| Baltimore | 9 | Final in 17 |
| Boston | 6 | |
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Coverage: NESN
1:35 PM ET, May 6, 2012
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: C. Davis (1-0)
L: D. McDonald (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| R Flaherty grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hardy homered to left (371 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| N Markakis lined out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| A Jones doubled to left center. | 1 | 0 |
| M Wieters popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| M Aviles grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| R Sweeney grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| D Pedroia reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 0 |
| D Pedroia caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| C Davis struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| M Reynolds walked. | 1 | 0 |
| N Johnson struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| R Andino struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| R Flaherty grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| J Hardy homered to left (360 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| N Markakis walked. | 2 | 0 |
| A Jones grounded into double play, third to second to first, N Markakis out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| J Saltalamacchia lined out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| W Middlebrooks fouled out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| M Byrd grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| M Wieters walked. | 2 | 0 |
| C Davis struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| M Reynolds walked, M Wieters to second. | 2 | 0 |
| N Johnson singled to deep center, N Johnson out at second, M Wieters to third, M Reynolds to second. | 2 | 0 |
| R Andino homered to left (380 feet), M Wieters and M Reynolds scored. | 5 | 0 |
| R Flaherty singled to right. | 5 | 0 |
| J Hardy singled to center, R Flaherty to second. | 5 | 0 |
| A Miller relieved C Buchholz. | 5 | 0 |
| N Markakis grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| M Aviles doubled to center. | 5 | 0 |
| R Sweeney singled to center, M Aviles scored. | 5 | 1 |
| D Pedroia popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| A Gonzalez grounded into double play, shortstop to third to first, R Sweeney out at second. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| A Jones struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| M Wieters struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| C Davis struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| D Ortiz singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| C Ross singled to left, D Ortiz to second. | 5 | 1 |
| J Saltalamacchia walked, D Ortiz to third, C Ross to second. | 5 | 1 |
| W Middlebrooks homered to left (404 feet), D Ortiz, C Ross and J Saltalamacchia scored. | 5 | 5 |
| M Byrd singled to right center. | 5 | 5 |
| M Aviles flied out to center. | 5 | 5 |
| R Sweeney singled to center, M Byrd to second. | 5 | 5 |
| L Ayala relieved T Hunter. | 5 | 5 |
| D Pedroia flied out to left. | 5 | 5 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to left. | 5 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Albers pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| M Albers relieved A Miller. | 5 | 5 |
| M Reynolds walked. | 5 | 5 |
| N Johnson struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| R Andino grounded into double play, third to second to first, M Reynolds out at second. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Luis Ayala pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| J Saltalamacchia hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 5 | 5 |
| W Middlebrooks grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Albers pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| R Flaherty grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| J Hardy flied out to left. | 5 | 5 |
| N Markakis struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| D O'Day relieved L Ayala. | 5 | 5 |
| M Byrd safe at first on throwing error by third baseman M Reynolds. | 5 | 5 |
| M Aviles struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| R Sweeney grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Byrd out at second. | 5 | 5 |
| D Pedroia walked, R Sweeney to second. | 5 | 5 |
| T Patton relieved D O'Day. | 5 | 5 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Vicente Padilla pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| V Padilla relieved M Albers. | 5 | 5 |
| A Jones continues to bat after dropped foul ball by catcher J Saltalamacchia. | 5 | 5 |
| A Jones reached on infield single to second. | 5 | 5 |
| M Wieters flied out to center. | 5 | 5 |
| A Jones stole second. | 5 | 5 |
| A Jones safe at third on throwing error by catcher J Saltalamacchia. | 5 | 5 |
| C Davis struck out looking. | 5 | 5 |
| M Reynolds doubled to deep center, A Jones scored. | 6 | 5 |
| N Johnson struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Troy Patton pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| D Ortiz doubled to center. | 6 | 5 |
| P Strop relieved T Patton. | 6 | 5 |
| D McDonald ran for D Ortiz. | 6 | 5 |
| C Ross grounded out to shortstop, D McDonald to third. | 6 | 5 |
| J Saltalamacchia hit sacrifice fly to left, D McDonald scored. | 6 | 6 |
| W Middlebrooks lined out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| A Aceves relieved V Padilla. | 6 | 6 |
| R Andino struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| R Flaherty struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| J Hardy fouled out to first. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Strop pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| M Byrd grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| M Aviles reached on infield single to third. | 6 | 6 |
| R Sweeney struck out looking. M Aviles caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| N Markakis walked. | 6 | 6 |
| A Jones flied out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| M Wieters popped out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| C Davis struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Strop pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| K Gregg relieved P Strop. | 6 | 6 |
| D Pedroia popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| D McDonald struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| M Reynolds singled to center. | 6 | 6 |
| F Morales relieved A Aceves. | 6 | 6 |
| E Chavez hit for N Johnson. | 6 | 6 |
| E Chavez bunt popped out to pitcher. | 6 | 6 |
| R Andino fouled out to first. | 6 | 6 |
| R Paulino hit for R Flaherty. | 6 | 6 |
| R Paulino grounded out to third. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gregg pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| W Betemit at third base. | 6 | 6 |
| M Reynolds at first base. | 6 | 6 |
| E Chavez in left field. | 6 | 6 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| W Middlebrooks singled to left. | 6 | 6 |
| M Byrd struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 12th | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| J Hardy singled to center. | 6 | 6 |
| N Markakis grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Hardy out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| A Jones grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 12th | SCORE | |
| Matt Lindstrom pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| M Lindstrom relieved K Gregg. | 6 | 6 |
| M Aviles grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| R Sweeney struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| D Pedroia walked. | 6 | 6 |
| A Gonzalez popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 13th | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| M Wieters singled to center. | 6 | 6 |
| R Hill relieved F Morales. | 6 | 6 |
| C Davis grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, M Wieters out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| M Reynolds walked. | 6 | 6 |
| M Reynolds stole second. | 6 | 6 |
| E Chavez fouled out to first. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 13th | SCORE | |
| Matt Lindstrom pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| D McDonald singled to left. | 6 | 6 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| J Saltalamacchia flied out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| W Middlebrooks struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 14th | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| R Andino struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| W Betemit safe at first on throwing error by third baseman W Middlebrooks. | 6 | 6 |
| J Hardy grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, W Betemit out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 14th | SCORE | |
| Jim Johnson pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| J Johnson relieved M Lindstrom. | 6 | 6 |
| M Byrd grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 6 |
| M Aviles struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| R Sweeney singled to deep center. | 6 | 6 |
| D Pedroia struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 15th | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| N Markakis walked. | 6 | 6 |
| S Atchison relieved R Hill. | 6 | 6 |
| A Jones grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, N Markakis out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| M Wieters doubled to deep center. | 6 | 6 |
| C Davis grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 15th | SCORE | |
| Jim Johnson pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| D McDonald grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| C Ross struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 16th | SCORE | |
| Scott Atchison pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| M Reynolds lined out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| E Chavez grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| R Andino popped out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 16th | SCORE | |
| Chris Davis pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| C Davis relieved J Johnson. | 6 | 6 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| W Middlebrooks flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| M Byrd safe at first on error by third baseman W Betemit. | 6 | 6 |
| M Aviles doubled to center, M Byrd thrown out at home. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 17th | SCORE | |
| Darnell McDonald pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| D McDonald relieved S Atchison. | 6 | 6 |
| W Betemit walked. | 6 | 6 |
| W Betemit caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 6 | 6 |
| J Hardy doubled to left. | 6 | 6 |
| N Markakis walked. | 6 | 6 |
| A Jones homered to left (345 feet), J Hardy and N Markakis scored. | 9 | 6 |
| M Wieters grounded out to second. | 9 | 6 |
| C Davis grounded out to second. | 9 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 17th | SCORE | |
| Chris Davis pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| R Sweeney reached on infield single to second. | 9 | 6 |
| D Pedroia walked, R Sweeney to second. | 9 | 6 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 9 | 6 |
| D McDonald grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Pedroia out at second. | 9 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||