Final
Tampa Bay won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, May 25 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 26 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 27 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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Coverage: TBS
1:35 PM ET, May 27, 2012
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| C Pena flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Joyce singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Zobrist flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| M Aviles flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to left, D Pedroia out stretching at second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| L Scott struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| S Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Sutton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| K Youkilis singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Saltalamacchia grounded into fielder's choice to first, K Youkilis out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| W Middlebrooks struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| W Rhymes singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| W Rhymes caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Gimenez struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| D Nava struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| S Podsednik singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Aviles grounded out to shortstop, S Podsednik to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| B Upton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Joyce doubled to deep right, M Joyce to third on throwing error by right fielder A Gonzalez. | 0 | 0 |
| B Zobrist grounded out to first, M Joyce scored. | 1 | 0 |
| L Scott singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| L Scott stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| S Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| D Ortiz popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| K Youkilis flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| D Sutton grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 0 |
| W Rhymes singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| C Gimenez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, W Rhymes out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| J Saltalamacchia flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| W Middlebrooks singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| D Nava grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, W Middlebrooks out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| B Upton singled to shallow left. | 1 | 0 |
| M Joyce walked, B Upton to second. | 1 | 0 |
| B Zobrist grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Joyce out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| S Podsednik popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| M Aviles flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| D Pedroia flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| L Scott grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| S Rodriguez doubled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| D Sutton lined out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| W Rhymes singled to left center, S Rodriguez scored. | 2 | 0 |
| C Gimenez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| S Rodriguez at second base. | 2 | 0 |
| E Johnson at shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| D Ortiz walked. | 2 | 0 |
| K Youkilis singled to center, D Ortiz to second. | 2 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez homered to left, D Ortiz and K Youkilis scored. (343 feet) | 2 | 3 |
| J Saltalamacchia flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| W Middlebrooks struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| D Nava grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| K Youkilis at third base. | 2 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez at first base. | 2 | 3 |
| C Lin in right field. | 2 | 3 |
| F Morales relieved C Buchholz. | 2 | 3 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| V Padilla relieved F Morales. | 2 | 3 |
| B Upton struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| M Joyce grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| S Podsednik singled to center. | 2 | 3 |
| M Aviles sacrificed to first, S Podsednik to second. | 2 | 3 |
| D Pedroia flied out to right, S Podsednik to third. | 2 | 3 |
| D Ortiz intentionally walked. | 2 | 3 |
| W Davis relieved J Hellickson. | 2 | 3 |
| K Youkilis walked, D Ortiz to second. | 2 | 3 |
| J McGee relieved W Davis. | 2 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| M Byrd in center field. | 2 | 3 |
| A Aceves relieved V Padilla. | 2 | 3 |
| B Zobrist walked. | 2 | 3 |
| L Scott popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| S Rodriguez homered to left, B Zobrist scored. (369 feet) | 4 | 3 |
| D Sutton popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| E Johnson struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| J Molina catching. | 4 | 3 |
| F Rodney relieved J McGee. | 4 | 3 |
| J Saltalamacchia grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| N Punto hit for C Lin. | 4 | 3 |
| N Punto grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| D Nava struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||