Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/11)
| Game 1: Thursday, May 10 | ||
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| Cleveland | 8 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, May 11 | ||
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| Cleveland | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, May 12 | ||
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| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 4 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, May 13 | ||
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| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 12 | |
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Coverage: NESN
7:10 PM ET, May 11, 2012
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| J Damon grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Kipnis popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| A Cabrera walked. | 0 | 0 |
| T Hafner singled to center, A Cabrera to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Santana singled to right, A Cabrera scored, T Hafner to third. | 1 | 0 |
| S Choo hit by pitch, C Santana to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Brantley grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| R Sweeney struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| D Pedroia reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 0 |
| D Ortiz walked, D Pedroia to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Pedroia to third, D Ortiz to second on wild pitch by U Jimenez. | 1 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| W Middlebrooks doubled to left, D Pedroia and D Ortiz scored, A Gonzalez to third. | 1 | 2 |
| D Nava struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| C Ross walked. | 1 | 2 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| C Kotchman grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| J Hannahan doubled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| J Damon popped out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| J Kipnis singled to left, J Hannahan thrown out at home. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| Coach S Smith ejected by D Cousins in the 2nd. | 1 | 2 |
| N Punto singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| R Sweeney singled to left, N Punto to second. | 1 | 2 |
| D Pedroia doubled to deep right, N Punto and R Sweeney scored. | 1 | 4 |
| D Ortiz flied out to left, D Pedroia to third. | 1 | 4 |
| A Gonzalez walked. | 1 | 4 |
| W Middlebrooks grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Gonzalez out at second. | 1 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| A Cabrera grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| T Hafner flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| C Santana walked. | 1 | 4 |
| S Choo doubled to left, C Santana to third. | 1 | 4 |
| M Brantley flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| D Nava doubled to left. | 1 | 4 |
| C Ross walked. | 1 | 4 |
| J Saltalamacchia flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| N Punto struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| R Sweeney grounded out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| C Kotchman grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| J Hannahan grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| J Damon flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| D Pedroia popped out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| A Gonzalez hit a ground rule double to left, on fan interference. | 1 | 4 |
| W Middlebrooks grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| J Kipnis grounded out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| A Cabrera lined out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| T Hafner singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| C Santana grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| D Nava walked. | 1 | 4 |
| C Ross doubled to left, D Nava scored. | 1 | 5 |
| J Saltalamacchia grounded out to shortstop, C Ross to third. | 1 | 5 |
| N Punto grounded into fielder's choice to first. | 1 | 5 |
| R Sweeney singled to right, C Ross scored, N Punto to third. | 1 | 6 |
| D Wheeler relieved U Jimenez. | 1 | 6 |
| D Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to center, N Punto scored. | 1 | 7 |
| D Ortiz reached on infield single to shortstop, R Sweeney to second. | 1 | 7 |
| A Gonzalez walked, R Sweeney to third, D Ortiz to second. | 1 | 7 |
| W Middlebrooks grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Gonzalez out at second. | 1 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| S Choo flied out to left. | 1 | 7 |
| M Brantley flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| C Kotchman grounded out to first. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dan Wheeler pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| D Nava flied out to center. | 1 | 7 |
| C Ross grounded out to second. | 1 | 7 |
| J Saltalamacchia flied out to left. | 1 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| J Hannahan grounded out to first. | 1 | 7 |
| J Damon singled to center. | 1 | 7 |
| J Kipnis singled to shallow left, J Damon to second. | 1 | 7 |
| A Cabrera walked, J Damon to third, J Kipnis to second. | 1 | 7 |
| R Hill relieved C Buchholz. | 1 | 7 |
| T Hafner walked, J Damon scored, J Kipnis to third, A Cabrera to second. | 2 | 7 |
| C Santana safe at first on error by third baseman W Middlebrooks, J Kipnis scored, A Cabrera to third, T Hafner to second. | 3 | 7 |
| A Miller relieved R Hill. | 3 | 7 |
| S Choo flied out to left. | 3 | 7 |
| M Brantley singled to center, A Cabrera scored, T Hafner to third, C Santana to second. | 4 | 7 |
| C Kotchman grounded out to first. | 4 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tony Sipp pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| T Sipp relieved D Wheeler. | 4 | 7 |
| N Punto struck out looking. | 4 | 7 |
| R Sweeney flied out to left. | 4 | 7 |
| D Pedroia singled to center. | 4 | 7 |
| D McDonald hit for D Ortiz. | 4 | 7 |
| D McDonald struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| M Aviles at shortstop. | 4 | 7 |
| F Morales relieved A Miller. | 4 | 7 |
| J Hannahan singled to right center. | 4 | 7 |
| J Damon grounded out to first, J Hannahan to second. | 4 | 7 |
| J Kipnis walked. | 4 | 7 |
| V Padilla relieved F Morales. | 4 | 7 |
| V Padilla relieved F Morales. | 4 | 7 |
| V Padilla relieved F Morales. | 4 | 7 |
| V Padilla relieved F Morales. | 4 | 7 |
| A Cabrera grounded out to first, J Hannahan to third, J Kipnis to second. | 4 | 7 |
| T Hafner flied out to center. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tony Sipp pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| A Gonzalez doubled to deep center. | 4 | 7 |
| W Middlebrooks walked. | 4 | 7 |
| A Gonzalez picked off second. | 4 | 7 |
| D Nava walked, W Middlebrooks to second. | 4 | 7 |
| C Ross flied out to center. | 4 | 7 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out looking. | 4 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| A Aceves relieved V Padilla. | 4 | 7 |
| C Santana walked. | 4 | 7 |
| C Santana to second on fielder's indifference. | 4 | 7 |
| S Choo lined out to second. | 4 | 7 |
| M Brantley singled to center, C Santana scored. | 5 | 7 |
| C Kotchman singled to center, M Brantley to third. | 5 | 7 |
| J Donald ran for C Kotchman. | 5 | 7 |
| J Hannahan struck out swinging, J Donald stole second. | 5 | 7 |
| J Damon flied out to center. | 5 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||