Final
Boston leads 2-0 (as of 4/24)
| Game 1: Monday, April 23 | ||
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| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, April 24 | ||
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| Boston | 11 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, April 25 | ||
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| Boston | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 | |
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8:10 PM ET, April 24, 2012
Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
W: J. Beckett (2-2)
L: N. Blackburn (0-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| M Aviles doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| R Sweeney singled to center, M Aviles scored. | 1 | 0 |
| D Pedroia grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Sweeney out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez singled to right, D Pedroia to third. | 1 | 0 |
| D Ortiz singled to left, D Pedroia scored, A Gonzalez to second. | 2 | 0 |
| K Youkilis singled to right, A Gonzalez to third, D Ortiz to second. | 2 | 0 |
| C Ross grounded out to first, A Gonzalez scored, D Ortiz to third, K Youkilis to second. | 3 | 0 |
| M Byrd grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| D Span singled to center. | 3 | 0 |
| J Carroll grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Span out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Mauer walked, J Carroll to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Willingham walked, J Carroll to third, J Mauer to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Morneau walked, J Carroll scored, J Mauer to third, J Willingham to second. | 3 | 1 |
| R Doumit struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| D Valencia grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| K Shoppach doubled to deep right. | 3 | 1 |
| M Aviles sacrificed to first, K Shoppach to third. | 3 | 1 |
| R Sweeney grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| C Parmelee struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| T Plouffe grounded out to second. | 3 | 1 |
| D Span grounded out to first. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Nick Blackburn pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| A Gonzalez walked. | 3 | 1 |
| D Ortiz homered to right (399 feet), A Gonzalez scored. | 5 | 1 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| C Ross flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| M Byrd singled to left center. | 5 | 1 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| J Carroll grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| J Mauer singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| J Willingham doubled to right, J Mauer to third. | 5 | 1 |
| J Morneau lined out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| R Doumit flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Maloney pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| M Maloney relieved N Blackburn. | 5 | 1 |
| M Aviles homered to left (407 feet). | 6 | 1 |
| R Sweeney doubled to deep center. | 6 | 1 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| A Gonzalez singled to right center, R Sweeney scored. | 7 | 1 |
| D Ortiz grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Gonzalez out at second. | 7 | 1 |
| K Youkilis singled to left, D Ortiz to second. | 7 | 1 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| D Valencia grounded out to third. | 7 | 1 |
| C Parmelee flied out to center. | 7 | 1 |
| T Plouffe flied out to center. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Maloney pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| M Byrd singled to center. | 7 | 1 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| M Aviles doubled to deep left center, M Byrd scored. | 8 | 1 |
| R Sweeney struck out swinging. | 8 | 1 |
| D Pedroia doubled to deep right, M Aviles scored. | 9 | 1 |
| A Gonzalez doubled to deep left center, D Pedroia scored. | 10 | 1 |
| J Gray relieved M Maloney. | 10 | 1 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 10 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| D Span doubled to center. | 10 | 1 |
| J Carroll grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, D Span out at third, J Carroll to second. | 10 | 1 |
| J Mauer flied out to center. | 10 | 1 |
| J Willingham doubled to left, J Carroll scored. | 10 | 2 |
| J Morneau flied out to left. | 10 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Gray pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| K Youkilis flied out to right. | 10 | 2 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| M Byrd grounded out to shortstop. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| R Doumit struck out looking. | 10 | 2 |
| D Valencia struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| C Parmelee struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Gray pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| M Aviles struck out swinging. | 10 | 2 |
| R Sweeney flied out to center. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Atchison pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| S Atchison relieved J Beckett. | 10 | 2 |
| T Plouffe flied out to right. | 10 | 2 |
| D Span struck out looking. | 10 | 2 |
| J Carroll grounded out to shortstop. | 10 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Alex Burnett pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| A Burnett relieved J Gray. | 10 | 2 |
| D Pedroia flied out to right. | 10 | 2 |
| L Anderson hit for A Gonzalez. | 10 | 2 |
| L Anderson singled to left. | 10 | 2 |
| D Ortiz walked, L Anderson to second. | 10 | 2 |
| N Punto hit for K Youkilis. | 10 | 2 |
| N Punto walked, L Anderson to third, D Ortiz to second. | 10 | 2 |
| D McDonald hit for C Ross. | 10 | 2 |
| D McDonald grounded into fielder's choice to third, L Anderson scored, N Punto out at second, D Ortiz to third. | 11 | 2 |
| M Byrd grounded out to third. | 11 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Scott Atchison pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| L Anderson at first base. | 11 | 2 |
| N Punto at third base. | 11 | 2 |
| D McDonald in left field. | 11 | 2 |
| J Mauer struck out looking. | 11 | 2 |
| C Thomas hit for J Willingham. | 11 | 2 |
| C Thomas struck out swinging. | 11 | 2 |
| J Morneau grounded out to first. | 11 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alex Burnett pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| C Thomas in left field. | 11 | 2 |
| K Shoppach grounded out to third. | 11 | 2 |
| M Aviles singled to left. | 11 | 2 |
| R Sweeney grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, M Aviles out at second. | 11 | 2 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third. | 11 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Matt Albers pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| M Albers relieved S Atchison. | 11 | 2 |
| R Doumit grounded out to second. | 11 | 2 |
| S Burroughs hit for D Valencia. | 11 | 2 |
| S Burroughs doubled to right. | 11 | 2 |
| C Parmelee flied out to left. | 11 | 2 |
| T Plouffe flied out to left. | 11 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||