Final
NY Yankees leads 1-0 (as of 4/20)
| Game 1: Friday, April 20 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 21 | ||
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| NY Yankees | 15 | Final |
| Boston | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 22 | ||
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| NY Yankees | Postponed | |
| Boston | ||
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Coverage: MLBN
3:05 PM ET, April 20, 2012
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: I. Nova (3-0)
L: C. Buchholz (1-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| D Jeter safe at first on error by second baseman D Pedroia. | 0 | 0 |
| C Granderson flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Jeter to second on wild pitch by C Buchholz. | 0 | 0 |
| A Rodriguez singled to center, D Jeter scored. | 1 | 0 |
| R Cano flied out to center, A Rodriguez to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Teixeira grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| M Aviles popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| R Sweeney struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| N Swisher homered to left center (399 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| R Ibanez grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| E Chavez homered to right center (398 feet). | 3 | 0 |
| R Martin grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| D Jeter reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| C Granderson singled to right, D Jeter to third. | 3 | 0 |
| A Rodriguez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Granderson out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| D Ortiz homered to left center (424 feet). | 3 | 1 |
| K Youkilis doubled to deep right. | 3 | 1 |
| J Saltalamacchia grounded out to first, K Youkilis to third. | 3 | 1 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| J Repko grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| R Cano reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| M Teixeira flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| N Swisher walked, R Cano to second. | 3 | 1 |
| R Ibanez grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, N Swisher out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| M Aviles grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| R Sweeney doubled to left. | 3 | 1 |
| D Pedroia flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| A Gonzalez struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| E Chavez homered to center (418 feet). | 4 | 1 |
| R Martin flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| D Jeter grounded out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| D Ortiz grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| K Youkilis grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| A Rodriguez homered to left (424 feet). | 5 | 1 |
| R Cano grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| M Teixeira grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| N Swisher lined out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| C Ross doubled to deep center. | 5 | 1 |
| J Repko lined out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| M Aviles doubled to right, C Ross scored. | 5 | 2 |
| R Sweeney lined out to left. | 5 | 2 |
| D Pedroia flied out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| R Ibanez flied out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| E Chavez popped out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| R Martin homered to left (404 feet). | 6 | 2 |
| D Jeter struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| D Ortiz singled to right. | 6 | 2 |
| K Youkilis hit by pitch, D Ortiz to second. | 6 | 2 |
| J Saltalamacchia grounded into double play, shortstop to first, K Youkilis out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| C Granderson walked. | 6 | 2 |
| S Atchison relieved C Buchholz. | 6 | 2 |
| A Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| C Granderson to second on wild pitch by S Atchison. | 6 | 2 |
| R Cano grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| M Teixeira grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cory Wade pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| C Wade relieved I Nova. | 6 | 2 |
| C Ross grounded out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| N Spears hit for J Repko. | 6 | 2 |
| N Spears struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| M Aviles singled to center. | 6 | 2 |
| R Sweeney grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Scott Atchison pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| C Ross in center field. | 6 | 2 |
| N Spears in left field. | 6 | 2 |
| N Swisher doubled to left. | 6 | 2 |
| J Thomas relieved S Atchison. | 6 | 2 |
| R Ibanez singled to center, N Swisher to third. | 6 | 2 |
| E Chavez struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| J Tazawa relieved J Thomas. | 6 | 2 |
| R Ibanez out at second on runner's fielder's choice. | 6 | 2 |
| R Martin grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Robertson pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| D Robertson relieved C Wade. | 6 | 2 |
| D Pedroia struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| A Gonzalez singled to center. | 6 | 2 |
| D Ortiz lined out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | NYY | BOS |
| D Jeter grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| C Granderson lined out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| A Rodriguez flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Cody Eppley pitching for New York | NYY | BOS |
| C Eppley relieved D Robertson. | 6 | 2 |
| J Saltalamacchia singled to right. | 6 | 2 |
| M Rivera relieved C Eppley. | 6 | 2 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| N Punto hit for N Spears. | 6 | 2 |
| N Punto struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| M Aviles grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||