Final
NY Yankees leads 1-0 (as of 4/27)
| Game 1: Friday, April 27 | ||
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| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 28 | ||
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| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 29 | ||
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| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 | |
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Coverage: MLBN
7:05 PM ET, April 27, 2012
Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
W: M. Rivera (1-1)
L: B. Villarreal (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | DET | NYY | |
| Austin Jackson | Ball, Strike (foul), A Jackson singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Brennan Boesch | Strike (looking), Ball, A Jackson stole second, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), B Boesch struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| Miguel Cabrera | M Cabrera flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Prince Fielder | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, P Fielder flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY | |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), D Jeter grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, C Granderson doubled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, A Rodriguez singled to right, C Granderson scored | 0 | 1 |
| Robinson Cano | R Cano popped out to first | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), Ball, M Teixeira flied out to center | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | DET | NYY | |
| Don Kelly | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D Kelly walked | 0 | 1 |
| Brad Eldred | B Eldred tripled to left, D Kelly scored | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Avila | Ball, A Avila flied out to left | 1 | 1 |
| Jhonny Peralta | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, J Peralta grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 1 |
| Ryan Raburn | Ball, Strike (swinging), R Raburn grounded out to third | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY | |
| Nick Swisher | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), N Swisher struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| Raul Ibanez | Strike (looking), Ball, R Ibanez grounded out to second | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Chavez | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, E Chavez fouled out to third | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | DET | NYY | |
| Austin Jackson | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (bunted foul), Ball, A Jackson singled to center | 1 | 1 |
| Brennan Boesch | B Boesch singled to left, A Jackson to second | 1 | 1 |
| Miguel Cabrera | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, M Cabrera singled to right, A Jackson scored, B Boesch to second | 2 | 1 |
| Prince Fielder | Ball, Strike (foul), P Fielder singled to left, B Boesch scored, M Cabrera to second | 3 | 1 |
| Don Kelly | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), D Kelly struck out swinging | 3 | 1 |
| Brad Eldred | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), B Eldred struck out swinging | 3 | 1 |
| Alex Avila | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, A Avila grounded into fielder's choice to second, P Fielder out at second | 3 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY | |
| Russell Martin | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), R Martin struck out looking | 3 | 1 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), D Jeter struck out swinging | 3 | 1 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, C Granderson flied out to right | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | DET | NYY | |
| Jhonny Peralta | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Peralta struck out swinging | 3 | 1 |
| Ryan Raburn | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), R Raburn singled to center | 3 | 1 |
| Austin Jackson | Strike (looking), A Jackson flied out to right | 3 | 1 |
| Brennan Boesch | Ball, Ball, B Boesch flied out to left | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY | |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, A Rodriguez homered to right (385 feet) | 3 | 2 |
| Robinson Cano | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, R Cano lined out to right | 3 | 2 |
| Mark Teixeira | M Teixeira grounded out to second | 3 | 2 |
| Nick Swisher | Ball, N Swisher doubled to deep right center | 3 | 2 |
| Raul Ibanez | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (swinging), R Ibanez struck out swinging | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | DET | NYY | |
| Miguel Cabrera | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, M Cabrera walked | 3 | 2 |
| Prince Fielder | Strike (swinging), Ball, P Fielder lined out to left | 3 | 2 |
| Don Kelly | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), D Kelly grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Cabrera out at second | 3 | 2 |
| Brad Eldred | B Eldred reached on infield single to shortstop, D Kelly to second | 3 | 2 |
| Alex Avila | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), A Avila struck out swinging | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY | |
| Eric Chavez | E Chavez singled to right center | 3 | 2 |
| Russell Martin | R Martin homered to right center (375 feet), E Chavez scored | 3 | 4 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (foul), Ball, D Jeter grounded out to first | 3 | 4 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), C Granderson flied out to center | 3 | 4 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (swinging), Ball, A Rodriguez flied out to center | 3 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | DET | NYY | |
| Jhonny Peralta | Ball, Strike (foul), J Peralta doubled to left | 3 | 4 |
| Ryan Raburn | Ball, R Raburn singled to right, J Peralta to third | 3 | 4 |
| Austin Jackson | Ball, R Raburn to second on wild pitch by I Nova, A Jackson doubled to deep right, J Peralta and R Raburn scored | 5 | 4 |
| Brennan Boesch | B Boesch lined out to right | 5 | 4 |
| Miguel Cabrera | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), M Cabrera intentionally walked, B Logan relieved I Nova | 5 | 4 |
| Prince Fielder | Strike (looking), Ball, P Fielder singled to left center, A Jackson scored, M Cabrera out at third | 6 | 4 |
| Don Kelly | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, D Kelly walked, P Fielder to second, C Wade relieved B Logan | 6 | 4 |
| Brad Eldred | B Eldred safe at first on error by pitcher C Wade, P Fielder to third, D Kelly to second | 6 | 4 |
| Alex Avila | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, A Avila grounded out to second | 6 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY | |
| Robinson Cano | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), R Cano grounded out to pitcher | 6 | 4 |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, M Teixeira grounded out to shortstop | 6 | 4 |
| Nick Swisher | Ball, Ball, N Swisher doubled to deep left | 6 | 4 |
| Raul Ibanez | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, R Ibanez safe at second on error by left fielder D Kelly, N Swisher scored | 6 | 5 |
| Eric Chavez | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), E Chavez grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Ibanez out at third | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Cory Wade pitching for New York | DET | NYY | |
| Jhonny Peralta | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), J Peralta struck out swinging | 6 | 5 |
| Ryan Raburn | R Raburn flied out to right | 6 | 5 |
| Austin Jackson | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, A Jackson hit a ground rule double to left | 6 | 5 |
| Brennan Boesch | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, B Boesch grounded out to second | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Octavio Dotel pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY | |
| R Santiago at second base. | 6 | 5 | |
| O Dotel relieved J Verlander. | 6 | 5 | |
| Russell Martin | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), R Martin struck out looking | 6 | 5 |
| Derek Jeter | D Jeter grounded out to shortstop, P Coke relieved O Dotel | 6 | 5 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), C Granderson struck out swinging | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| David Robertson pitching for New York | DET | NYY | |
| D Robertson relieved C Wade. | 6 | 5 | |
| Miguel Cabrera | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), M Cabrera lined out to first | 6 | 5 |
| Prince Fielder | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, P Fielder walked | 6 | 5 |
| Don Kelly | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), D Kelly struck out swinging | 6 | 5 |
| Brad Eldred | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), B Eldred struck out swinging | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Joaquin Benoit pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY | |
| J Benoit relieved P Coke. | 6 | 5 | |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (looking), Ball, A Rodriguez singled to right | 6 | 5 |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, R Cano singled to right, A Rodriguez to third | 6 | 5 |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, M Teixeira hit sacrifice fly to center, A Rodriguez scored, R Cano to second | 6 | 6 |
| Nick Swisher | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), N Swisher struck out swinging | 6 | 6 |
| Raul Ibanez | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), R Ibanez intentionally walked | 6 | 6 |
| Eric Chavez | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), E Chavez struck out swinging | 6 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Mariano Rivera pitching for New York | DET | NYY | |
| M Rivera relieved D Robertson. | 6 | 6 | |
| Alex Avila | Strike (swinging), A Avila grounded out to pitcher | 6 | 6 |
| Jhonny Peralta | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), J Peralta struck out looking | 6 | 6 |
| Ramon Santiago | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), R Santiago grounded out to shortstop | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Brayan Villarreal pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY | |
| B Villarreal relieved J Benoit. | 6 | 6 | |
| Russell Martin | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, R Martin grounded out to second | 6 | 6 |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, D Jeter walked | 6 | 6 |
| Curtis Granderson | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, C Granderson walked, D Jeter to second | 6 | 6 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, Ball, D Jeter scored on A Avila's passed ball, Ball, Ball 5, Ball 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||