Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/16)
| Game 1: Thursday, September 15 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 9 | Final |
| Boston | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, September 16 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, September 17 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, September 18 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 8 | Final |
| Boston | 5 | |
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7:10 PM ET, September 16, 2011
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| D Jennings reached on bunt single to pitcher, D Jennings to second on throwing error by pitcher J Beckett. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria homered to left (337 feet), D Jennings scored. | 2 | 0 |
| C Kotchman singled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| C Kotchman stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Damon grounded out to second, C Kotchman to third. | 2 | 0 |
| B Zobrist grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| J Ellsbury doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to left, J Ellsbury scored. | 2 | 1 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| D Pedroia to second on wild pitch by J Shields. | 2 | 1 |
| D Ortiz singled to left center, D Pedroia scored. | 2 | 2 |
| J Reddick flied out to center. | 2 | 2 |
| M Scutaro popped out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| M Joyce fouled out to first. | 2 | 2 |
| J Jaso struck out swinging. | 2 | 2 |
| R Brignac grounded out to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| C Crawford walked. | 2 | 2 |
| J Varitek walked, C Crawford to second. | 2 | 2 |
| M Aviles bunted into double play, third to shortstop to second, J Varitek out at second, C Crawford to third. | 2 | 2 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| D Jennings reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 2 |
| B Upton struck out looking, D Jennings stole second, D Jennings to third on throwing error by catcher J Varitek. | 2 | 2 |
| E Longoria singled to right, D Jennings scored. | 3 | 2 |
| C Kotchman grounded into double play, shortstop to first, E Longoria out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| D Pedroia singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging, D Pedroia stole second. | 3 | 2 |
| D Ortiz doubled to deep right center, D Pedroia scored. | 3 | 3 |
| J Reddick flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| M Scutaro grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| J Damon hit by pitch. | 3 | 3 |
| B Zobrist flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| J Damon stole second. | 3 | 3 |
| M Joyce struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| J Jaso struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| C Crawford grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| J Varitek popped out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| M Aviles homered to left (389 feet). | 3 | 4 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| R Brignac grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| D Jennings singled to center. | 3 | 4 |
| D Jennings stole second. | 3 | 4 |
| B Upton struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| E Longoria intentionally walked. | 3 | 4 |
| C Kotchman grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| D Pedroia grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| D Ortiz flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| J Damon singled to shallow left center. | 3 | 4 |
| B Zobrist struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| J Damon stole second. | 3 | 4 |
| J Damon stole third. | 3 | 4 |
| M Joyce flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| J Jaso struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| J Reddick struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| M Scutaro flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| C Crawford reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| J Saltalamacchia hit for J Varitek. | 3 | 4 |
| C Crawford stole second. | 3 | 4 |
| J Saltalamacchia lined out to left. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| J Saltalamacchia catching. | 3 | 4 |
| A Aceves relieved J Beckett. | 3 | 4 |
| R Brignac flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| D Jennings walked. | 3 | 4 |
| B Upton struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| E Longoria walked, D Jennings to second. | 3 | 4 |
| C Kotchman struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| M Aviles struck out swinging, M Aviles safe at first on wild pitch by J Shields. | 3 | 4 |
| M Aviles safe at second on throwing error by pitcher J Shields. | 3 | 4 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to first, M Aviles to third. | 3 | 4 |
| D Pedroia lined into double play, to third, M Aviles doubled off third. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| D Bard relieved A Aceves. | 3 | 4 |
| J Damon struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| B Zobrist walked. | 3 | 4 |
| M Joyce struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| J Jaso struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| A Gonzalez walked. | 3 | 4 |
| C Ramos relieved J Shields. | 3 | 4 |
| D Ortiz fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 4 |
| C Jackson hit for J Reddick. | 3 | 4 |
| B Gomes relieved C Ramos. | 3 | 4 |
| C Jackson singled to left, A Gonzalez to second. | 3 | 4 |
| D McDonald ran for C Jackson. | 3 | 4 |
| M Scutaro fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 4 |
| J Howell relieved B Gomes. | 3 | 4 |
| C Crawford reached on infield single to first, A Gonzalez tagged out at home, D McDonald to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Papelbon pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| D McDonald in right field. | 3 | 4 |
| J Papelbon relieved D Bard. | 3 | 4 |
| D Johnson hit for R Brignac. | 3 | 4 |
| D Johnson struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| D Jennings struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| B Upton singled to right. | 3 | 4 |
| B Upton stole second. | 3 | 4 |
| E Longoria struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

