Final
Tampa Bay leads 1-0 (as of 4/27)
| Game 1: Friday, April 27 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 28 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 29 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 2 | |
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8:05 PM ET, April 27, 2012
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
W: J. Shields (4-0)
L: M. Harrison (3-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| D Jennings singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Jennings safe at second on error by second baseman I Kinsler. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria homered to center (409 feet), D Jennings and C Pena scored. | 3 | 0 |
| B Zobrist walked. | 3 | 0 |
| J Keppinger singled to left center, B Zobrist to second. | 3 | 0 |
| B Upton singled to left, B Zobrist scored, J Keppinger to second. | 4 | 0 |
| S Rodriguez bunted into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Keppinger out at third, B Upton to second. | 4 | 0 |
| C Gimenez flied out to left, B Upton thrown out at third. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| I Kinsler doubled to deep right. | 4 | 0 |
| E Andrus singled to right, I Kinsler to third. | 4 | 0 |
| E Andrus picked off first. | 4 | 0 |
| J Hamilton grounded out to shortstop, I Kinsler scored. | 4 | 1 |
| A Beltre singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| M Young reached on infield single to third, A Beltre to second. | 4 | 1 |
| N Cruz struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| E Johnson reached on infield single to first. | 4 | 1 |
| D Jennings flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| C Pena flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| E Longoria struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| D Murphy reached first base on catcher's interference. | 4 | 1 |
| M Napoli struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| M Moreland struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| I Kinsler grounded out to catcher. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| B Zobrist lined out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| J Keppinger singled to center. | 4 | 1 |
| B Upton reached on infield single to shortstop, J Keppinger to second. | 4 | 1 |
| S Rodriguez lined out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| C Gimenez singled to deep right, J Keppinger scored, B Upton thrown out at home. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| E Andrus singled to right. | 5 | 1 |
| J Hamilton struck out looking, E Andrus stole second. | 5 | 1 |
| A Beltre struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| M Young flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| E Johnson doubled to left. | 5 | 1 |
| D Jennings grounded out to shortstop, E Johnson to third. | 5 | 1 |
| C Pena grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| E Longoria singled to left, E Johnson scored. | 6 | 1 |
| B Zobrist doubled to deep center, E Longoria scored. | 7 | 1 |
| J Keppinger reached on infield single to second, B Zobrist to third. | 7 | 1 |
| B Upton struck out swinging. | 7 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| N Cruz grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| D Murphy grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| M Napoli singled to center. | 7 | 1 |
| M Moreland grounded out to second. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Harrison pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| S Rodriguez flied out to right. | 7 | 1 |
| C Gimenez singled to left. | 7 | 1 |
| E Johnson fouled out to first. | 7 | 1 |
| D Jennings singled to center, C Gimenez to second. | 7 | 1 |
| C Pena struck out looking. | 7 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| I Kinsler grounded out to third. | 7 | 1 |
| E Andrus singled to center. | 7 | 1 |
| J Hamilton homered to right center (433 feet), E Andrus scored. | 7 | 3 |
| A Beltre struck out looking. | 7 | 3 |
| M Young grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mark Lowe pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| M Lowe relieved M Harrison. | 7 | 3 |
| E Longoria walked. | 7 | 3 |
| B Zobrist grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, E Longoria out at second. | 7 | 3 |
| L Scott hit for J Keppinger. | 7 | 3 |
| L Scott homered to right (387 feet). | 8 | 3 |
| B Upton reached on infield single to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| S Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| N Cruz struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| D Murphy homered to right (373 feet). | 8 | 4 |
| M Napoli struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| M Moreland doubled to right. | 8 | 4 |
| I Kinsler singled to right, M Moreland to third. | 8 | 4 |
| E Andrus grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Koji Uehara pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| K Uehara relieved M Lowe. | 8 | 4 |
| C Gimenez grounded out to third. | 8 | 4 |
| E Johnson grounded out to second. | 8 | 4 |
| D Jennings grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| J Howell relieved J Shields. | 8 | 4 |
| J Hamilton struck out looking. | 8 | 4 |
| A Beltre hit by pitch. | 8 | 4 |
| M Young grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Beltre out at second. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ross pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| R Ross relieved K Uehara. | 8 | 4 |
| C Pena flied out to center. | 8 | 4 |
| E Longoria lined out to center. | 8 | 4 |
| B Zobrist grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| N Cruz singled to shallow right. | 8 | 4 |
| D Murphy singled to left, N Cruz to second. | 8 | 4 |
| W Davis relieved J Howell. | 8 | 4 |
| M Napoli struck out looking. | 8 | 4 |
| M Moreland safe at first on error by third baseman E Longoria, N Cruz to third, D Murphy to second. | 8 | 4 |
| N Cruz out at home on runner's fielder's choice, D Murphy to third, M Moreland to second on runner's fielder's choice. | 8 | 4 |
| I Kinsler walked. | 8 | 4 |
| E Andrus lined out to center. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ross pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| L Scott struck out looking. | 8 | 4 |
| A Ogando relieved R Ross. | 8 | 4 |
| B Upton flied out to center. | 8 | 4 |
| S Rodriguez flied out to left. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| J McGee relieved W Davis. | 8 | 4 |
| J Hamilton struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| A Beltre flied out to center. | 8 | 4 |
| M Young struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||