Final
Texas leads 1-0 (as of 4/17)
| Game 1: Tuesday, April 17 | ||
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| Texas | 18 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, April 18 | ||
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| Texas | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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Coverage: MLBN
7:10 PM ET, April 17, 2012
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Texas - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS | |
| Ian Kinsler | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, I Kinsler singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Elvis Andrus | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), E Andrus struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Hamilton | Ball, Strike (swinging), J Hamilton singled to right, I Kinsler to third | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Beltre | A Beltre grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Hamilton out at second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS | |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, M Aviles singled to left | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, D Pedroia homered to left (391 feet), M Aviles scored | 0 | 2 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), A Gonzalez singled to right | 0 | 2 |
| David Ortiz | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, D Ortiz popped out to third | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), K Youkilis struck out looking | 0 | 2 |
| Ryan Sweeney | Strike (looking), R Sweeney doubled to deep center, A Gonzalez to third | 0 | 2 |
| Cody Ross | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), C Ross grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS | |
| Michael Young | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), M Young struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| Nelson Cruz | Ball, Strike (foul), N Cruz doubled to deep center | 0 | 2 |
| Mike Napoli | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), M Napoli homered to left (410 feet), N Cruz scored | 2 | 2 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Ball, Y Torrealba walked | 2 | 2 |
| Craig Gentry | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, C Gentry singled to center, Y Torrealba to second | 2 | 2 |
| Ian Kinsler | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, I Kinsler walked, Y Torrealba to third, C Gentry to second | 2 | 2 |
| Elvis Andrus | E Andrus reached on infield single to pitcher, Y Torrealba scored, C Gentry to third, I Kinsler to second | 3 | 2 |
| Josh Hamilton | J Hamilton hit into fielder's choice to left, C Gentry scored, I Kinsler out at third, E Andrus to second | 4 | 2 |
| Adrian Beltre | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, A Beltre reached on infield single to second, E Andrus to third, J Hamilton to second | 4 | 2 |
| Michael Young | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, M Young grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 2 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS | |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, J Saltalamacchia flied out to center | 4 | 2 |
| Jason Repko | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (looking), J Repko struck out looking | 4 | 2 |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), M Aviles struck out swinging | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS | |
| Nelson Cruz | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, N Cruz singled to center | 4 | 2 |
| Mike Napoli | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, M Napoli walked, N Cruz to second | 4 | 2 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Y Torrealba walked, N Cruz to third, M Napoli to second, S Atchison relieved J Lester | 4 | 2 |
| Craig Gentry | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), C Gentry grounded into fielder's choice to third, N Cruz scored, M Napoli out at third, Y Torrealba to second | 5 | 2 |
| Ian Kinsler | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, I Kinsler walked, Y Torrealba to third, C Gentry to second | 5 | 2 |
| Elvis Andrus | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, E Andrus hit sacrifice fly to right, Y Torrealba scored | 6 | 2 |
| Josh Hamilton | J Hamilton singled to right, C Gentry scored, I Kinsler to third | 7 | 2 |
| Adrian Beltre | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), A Beltre flied out to right | 7 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS | |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop | 7 | 2 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), A Gonzalez flied out to right | 7 | 2 |
| David Ortiz | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, D Ortiz singled to center | 7 | 2 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), K Youkilis struck out swinging | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Atchison pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS | |
| Michael Young | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (swinging), M Young struck out swinging | 7 | 2 |
| Nelson Cruz | N Cruz grounded out to third | 7 | 2 |
| Mike Napoli | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), M Napoli struck out swinging | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS | |
| Ryan Sweeney | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, R Sweeney fouled out to third | 7 | 2 |
| Cody Ross | Ball, C Ross reached on infield single to shortstop | 7 | 2 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | J Saltalamacchia flied out to center | 7 | 2 |
| Jason Repko | Ball, J Repko singled to left, C Ross to third, J Repko out stretching at second | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Atchison pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS | |
| Yorvit Torrealba | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Y Torrealba struck out swinging | 7 | 2 |
| Craig Gentry | C Gentry singled to center | 7 | 2 |
| Ian Kinsler | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), I Kinsler grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, C Gentry out at second | 7 | 2 |
| Elvis Andrus | Strike (looking), E Andrus grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, I Kinsler out at second | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS | |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), M Aviles flied out to left | 7 | 2 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, D Pedroia fouled out to third | 7 | 2 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), A Gonzalez flied out to center | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Scott Atchison pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS | |
| Josh Hamilton | J Hamilton grounded out to second | 7 | 2 |
| Adrian Beltre | Ball, A Beltre popped out to first | 7 | 2 |
| Michael Young | M Young homered to right (392 feet) | 8 | 2 |
| Nelson Cruz | N Cruz flied out to right | 8 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS | |
| David Ortiz | D Ortiz grounded out to second | 8 | 2 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), K Youkilis struck out swinging | 8 | 2 |
| Ryan Sweeney | Ball, Ball, R Sweeney doubled to left | 8 | 2 |
| Cody Ross | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, C Ross lined out to shortstop | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Matt Albers pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS | |
| M Albers relieved S Atchison. | 8 | 2 | |
| Mike Napoli | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, M Napoli flied out to left | 8 | 2 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | Y Torrealba flied out to right | 8 | 2 |
| Craig Gentry | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, C Gentry fouled out to first | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS | |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, J Saltalamacchia popped out to first | 8 | 2 |
| Jason Repko | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Repko struck out swinging | 8 | 2 |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), M Aviles struck out looking | 8 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Mark Melancon pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS | |
| M Melancon relieved M Albers. | 8 | 2 | |
| Ian Kinsler | Strike (foul), I Kinsler doubled to left | 8 | 2 |
| Elvis Andrus | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, E Andrus walked | 8 | 2 |
| Josh Hamilton | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Foul, J Hamilton homered to right (469 feet), I Kinsler and E Andrus scored | 11 | 2 |
| Adrian Beltre | A Beltre homered to center (407 feet), D Murphy hit for M Young | 12 | 2 |
| David Murphy | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, D Murphy walked | 12 | 2 |
| Nelson Cruz | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, N Cruz homered to center (409 feet), D Murphy scored, J Thomas relieved M Melancon | 14 | 2 |
| Mike Napoli | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Foul, M Napoli singled to left | 14 | 2 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), Y Torrealba struck out looking | 14 | 2 |
| Craig Gentry | Ball, M Napoli to second on wild pitch by J Thomas, Strike (looking), C Gentry reached on infield single to shortstop, M Napoli to third, A Gonzalez hit for I Kinsler | 14 | 2 |
| Alberto Gonzalez | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, A Gonzalez grounded out to third, M Napoli scored, C Gentry to second | 15 | 2 |
| Elvis Andrus | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, E Andrus doubled to deep center, C Gentry scored, B Snyder hit for J Hamilton | 16 | 2 |
| Brandon Snyder | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, B Snyder walked | 16 | 2 |
| Adrian Beltre | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), A Beltre flied out to right | 16 | 2 |
| 8 Runs, 7 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Koji Uehara pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS | |
| A Gonzalez at second base. | 16 | 2 | |
| B Snyder in left field. | 16 | 2 | |
| K Uehara relieved C Lewis. | 16 | 2 | |
| N Spears hit for D Pedroia. | 16 | 2 | |
| Nate Spears | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), N Spears struck out swinging | 16 | 2 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (swinging), A Gonzalez homered to right (419 feet) | 16 | 3 |
| David Ortiz | Strike (looking), D Ortiz grounded out to second | 16 | 3 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), K Youkilis struck out swinging | 16 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Texas - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Vicente Padilla pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS | |
| N Spears at second base. | 16 | 3 | |
| V Padilla relieved J Thomas. | 16 | 3 | |
| David Murphy | Strike (looking), Ball, D Murphy singled to left | 16 | 3 |
| Nelson Cruz | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), N Cruz struck out swinging | 16 | 3 |
| Mike Napoli | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), M Napoli homered to right (364 feet), D Murphy scored | 18 | 3 |
| Yorvit Torrealba | Ball, Y Torrealba singled to left | 18 | 3 |
| Craig Gentry | Strike (foul), C Gentry grounded into fielder's choice to second, Y Torrealba out at second | 18 | 3 |
| Alberto Gonzalez | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), A Gonzalez struck out swinging | 18 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Mark Lowe pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS | |
| M Lowe relieved K Uehara. | 18 | 3 | |
| Ryan Sweeney | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, R Sweeney singled to right | 18 | 3 |
| Cody Ross | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), C Ross struck out swinging | 18 | 3 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), J Saltalamacchia lined out to second | 18 | 3 |
| Jason Repko | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Repko struck out swinging | 18 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||