Final
Detroit leads 2-0 (as of 4/7)
| 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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4:05 PM ET, April 7, 2012
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
W: D. Below (1-0)
L: J. Beckett (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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Fister pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| J Ellsbury flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| A Jackson walked. | 0 | 0 |
| B Boesch lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera homered to left center (426 feet), A Jackson scored. | 0 | 2 |
| P Fielder lined out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| D Young fouled out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| D Ortiz reached on infield single to second. | 0 | 2 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| R Sweeney walked, D Ortiz to second. | 0 | 2 |
| C Ross grounded into double play, second to first, R Sweeney out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| A Avila grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| J Peralta grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| A Dirks flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| J Saltalamacchia doubled to deep right. | 0 | 2 |
| M Aviles grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to second, J Saltalamacchia to third. | 0 | 2 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| R Raburn struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| A Jackson doubled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| B Boesch lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| M Cabrera struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| A Gonzalez singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| D Ortiz flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| K Youkilis struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| D Below relieved D Fister. | 0 | 2 |
| R Sweeney popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| P Fielder homered to left center (399 feet). | 0 | 3 |
| D Young reached on infield single to first. | 0 | 3 |
| A Avila homered to left (366 feet), D Young scored. | 0 | 5 |
| J Peralta grounded out to third. | 0 | 5 |
| A Dirks grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 5 |
| R Raburn flied out to center. | 0 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Duane Below pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| C Ross grounded out to third. | 0 | 5 |
| J Saltalamacchia lined out to third. | 0 | 5 |
| M Aviles struck out swinging. | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| A Jackson struck out looking. | 0 | 5 |
| B Boesch grounded out to first. | 0 | 5 |
| M Cabrera homered to left center (390 feet). | 0 | 6 |
| P Fielder homered to right (388 feet). | 0 | 7 |
| D Young safe at first on error by shortstop M Aviles. | 0 | 7 |
| S Atchison relieved J Beckett. | 0 | 7 |
| A Avila flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Duane Below pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 0 | 7 |
| D Pedroia struck out looking. | 0 | 7 |
| A Gonzalez singled to deep right. | 0 | 7 |
| D Ortiz flied out to center. | 0 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Atchison pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| J Peralta singled to center. | 0 | 7 |
| A Dirks singled to center, J Peralta to second. | 0 | 7 |
| R Raburn grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Dirks out at second, J Peralta to third. | 0 | 7 |
| A Jackson grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Peralta scored, R Raburn out at second. | 0 | 8 |
| B Boesch grounded into fielder's choice to first, A Jackson out at second. | 0 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Octavio Dotel pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| O Dotel relieved D Below. | 0 | 8 |
| K Youkilis grounded out to third. | 0 | 8 |
| R Sweeney singled to center. | 0 | 8 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 0 | 8 |
| R Sweeney to second on fielder's indifference. | 0 | 8 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 0 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Albers pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| M Albers relieved S Atchison. | 0 | 8 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to third. | 0 | 8 |
| P Fielder hit by pitch. | 0 | 8 |
| D Young singled to left, P Fielder to second. | 0 | 8 |
| A Avila singled to left center, P Fielder to third, D Young to second. | 0 | 8 |
| J Peralta grounded into fielder's choice to third, P Fielder out at home, D Young to third, A Avila to second, D Young scored, A Avila to third on throwing error by catcher J Saltalamacchia. | 0 | 9 |
| J Thomas relieved M Albers. | 0 | 9 |
| A Dirks singled to shallow left, A Avila scored, J Peralta to second. | 0 | 10 |
| R Raburn struck out swinging. | 0 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Octavio Dotel pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| R Santiago at second base. | 0 | 10 |
| R Raburn in left field. | 0 | 10 |
| M Aviles struck out swinging. | 0 | 10 |
| P Coke relieved O Dotel. | 0 | 10 |
| D McDonald hit for J Ellsbury. | 0 | 10 |
| D McDonald struck out looking. | 0 | 10 |
| D Pedroia walked. | 0 | 10 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 0 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Bowden pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| D McDonald in center field. | 0 | 10 |
| M Bowden relieved J Thomas. | 0 | 10 |
| A Jackson walked. | 0 | 10 |
| B Boesch grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Jackson out at second. | 0 | 10 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to third. | 0 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joaquin Benoit pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| D Kelly at first base. | 0 | 10 |
| J Benoit relieved P Coke. | 0 | 10 |
| K Shoppach hit for D Ortiz. | 0 | 10 |
| K Shoppach singled to left. | 0 | 10 |
| K Youkilis grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, K Shoppach out at second. | 0 | 10 |
| R Sweeney singled to left. | 0 | 10 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 0 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||