Final
Detroit leads 1-0 (as of 4/5)
| Game 1: Thursday, April 5 | ||
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| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 7 | ||
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| Boston | 0 | Final |
| Detroit | 10 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 8 | ||
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| Boston | 12 | Final in 11 |
| Detroit | 13 | |
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Coverage: ESPN2/WatchESPN
1:00 PM ET, April 5, 2012
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
W: J. Valverde (1-0)
L: M. Melancon (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| J Ellsbury flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| A Jackson singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Boesch grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Jackson out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| D Ortiz doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| R Sweeney grounded out to second, D Ortiz to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Ross struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| P Fielder singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| D Young grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, P Fielder out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Raburn struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Aviles struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| J Peralta singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Avila lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| R Santiago flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Jackson flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| D Pedroia fouled out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| B Boesch grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera walked. | 0 | 0 |
| P Fielder struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| D Young fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| K Youkilis flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| R Sweeney singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| C Ross flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| J Saltalamacchia grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| R Raburn singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Peralta walked, R Raburn to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Avila struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| R Santiago popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Jackson flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| M Aviles grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia safe at first on error by third baseman M Cabrera. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez walked, D Pedroia to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| B Boesch lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera walked. | 0 | 0 |
| P Fielder grounded into double play, shortstop to first, M Cabrera out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| K Youkilis struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| R Sweeney struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Ross flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| D Young flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| R Raburn flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Peralta doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Avila doubled to deep left, J Peralta scored. | 0 | 1 |
| R Santiago struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| J Saltalamacchia flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| M Aviles lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Vicente Padilla pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| V Padilla relieved J Lester. | 0 | 1 |
| A Jackson tripled to deep right. | 0 | 1 |
| B Boesch grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| M Cabrera intentionally walked. | 0 | 1 |
| F Morales relieved V Padilla. | 0 | 1 |
| P Fielder hit sacrifice fly to center, A Jackson scored, M Cabrera to second. | 0 | 2 |
| D Young flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Valverde pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| D Kelly in right field. | 0 | 2 |
| C Thomas in left field. | 0 | 2 |
| J Valverde relieved J Verlander. | 0 | 2 |
| D Pedroia doubled to deep center. | 0 | 2 |
| A Gonzalez singled to left, D Pedroia to third. | 0 | 2 |
| D McDonald ran for A Gonzalez. | 0 | 2 |
| D Ortiz hit sacrifice fly to center, D Pedroia scored. | 1 | 2 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| D McDonald stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| R Sweeney tripled to deep right, D McDonald scored. | 2 | 2 |
| C Ross lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mark Melancon pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| N Punto at third base. | 2 | 2 |
| K Youkilis at first base. | 2 | 2 |
| M Melancon relieved F Morales. | 2 | 2 |
| R Raburn flied out to right. | 2 | 2 |
| J Peralta singled to right. | 2 | 2 |
| A Avila singled to left, J Peralta to second. | 2 | 2 |
| A Aceves relieved M Melancon. | 2 | 2 |
| D Worth ran for J Peralta. | 2 | 2 |
| R Santiago hit by pitch, D Worth to third, A Avila to second. | 2 | 2 |
| A Jackson singled to left, D Worth scored, A Avila to third, R Santiago to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||