Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/31)
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 30 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 31 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, September 1 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 2 | |
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7:00 PM ET, August 31, 2011
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: J. Beckett (12-5)
L: P. Hughes (4-5)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| B Gardner singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| D Jeter sacrificed to pitcher, B Gardner to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Teixeira struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Phil Hughes pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| J Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| R Cano struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| N Swisher grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Chavez flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Phil Hughes pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| J Lowrie grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford doubled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Reddick flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Varitek struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| E Nunez doubled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| F Cervelli grounded out to first, E Nunez to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Gardner struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Jeter singled to center, E Nunez scored. | 1 | 0 |
| D Jeter stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| C Granderson walked. | 1 | 0 |
| M Teixeira grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Phil Hughes pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| M Scutaro singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury doubled to left, M Scutaro to third. | 1 | 0 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third, M Scutaro scored. | 1 | 1 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| D Ortiz intentionally walked. | 1 | 1 |
| J Lowrie singled to right, J Ellsbury scored, D Ortiz to third. | 1 | 2 |
| C Crawford struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| R Cano struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| N Swisher flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| E Chavez walked. | 1 | 2 |
| E Nunez struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Phil Hughes pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| J Reddick bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 2 |
| J Varitek flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| M Scutaro fouled out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| F Cervelli flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| B Gardner struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| D Jeter singled to left. | 1 | 2 |
| C Granderson flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Phil Hughes pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| J Ellsbury flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| D Pedroia flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| A Gonzalez singled to right. | 1 | 2 |
| D Ortiz homered to center (437 feet), A Gonzalez scored. | 1 | 4 |
| J Lowrie popped out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| M Teixeira hit by pitch. | 1 | 4 |
| M Teixeira to second on wild pitch by J Beckett. | 1 | 4 |
| R Cano doubled to deep center, M Teixeira scored. | 2 | 4 |
| N Swisher walked. | 2 | 4 |
| E Chavez doubled to deep right, R Cano scored, N Swisher to third, N Swisher scored, E Chavez to third on error by right fielder J Reddick. | 4 | 4 |
| E Nunez hit sacrifice fly to center, E Chavez scored. | 5 | 4 |
| F Cervelli flied out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| B Gardner flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Phil Hughes pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| C Crawford flied out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| J Reddick walked. | 5 | 4 |
| J Varitek doubled to left, J Reddick scored. | 5 | 5 |
| M Scutaro flied out to center. | 5 | 5 |
| B Logan relieved P Hughes. | 5 | 5 |
| J Ellsbury homered to left center (382 feet), J Varitek scored. | 5 | 7 |
| D Pedroia reached on infield single to shortstop. | 5 | 7 |
| D Pedroia to second on wild pitch by B Logan. | 5 | 7 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to first. | 5 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| D Jeter grounded out to first. | 5 | 7 |
| C Granderson struck out looking. | 5 | 7 |
| M Teixeira popped out to second. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| L Ayala relieved B Logan. | 5 | 7 |
| J Lowrie walked. | 5 | 7 |
| C Crawford grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, J Lowrie out at second. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| D Bard relieved J Beckett. | 5 | 7 |
| R Cano grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 7 |
| N Swisher grounded out to second. | 5 | 7 |
| E Chavez struck out swinging. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Luis Ayala pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| J Reddick hit a ground rule double to left. | 5 | 7 |
| J Varitek homered to right center (393 feet), J Reddick scored. | 5 | 9 |
| M Scutaro flied out to right. | 5 | 9 |
| J Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 5 | 9 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to second. | 5 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Papelbon pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| J Papelbon relieved D Bard. | 5 | 9 |
| E Nunez struck out swinging. | 5 | 9 |
| F Cervelli flied out to right. | 5 | 9 |
| B Gardner struck out swinging. | 5 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||