Final
Boston leads 1-0 (as of 4/30)
| Game 1: Monday, April 30 | ||
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| Oakland | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 11 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, May 1 | ||
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| Oakland | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 2 | ||
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| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 2 | |
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Coverage: NESN
7:10 PM ET, April 30, 2012
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: C. Buchholz (3-1)
L: T. Milone (3-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| J Weeks struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crisp grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Reddick walked. | 0 | 0 |
| Y Cespedes lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| M Aviles popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia safe at first on error by second baseman J Weeks. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| S Smith struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| K Suzuki singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Barton walked, K Suzuki to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Inge lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pennington singled to left, K Suzuki scored, D Barton out at third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| D Ortiz homered to right (386 feet). | 1 | 1 |
| K Shoppach struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| D McDonald hit a ground rule double to deep right center. | 1 | 1 |
| M Byrd singled to right center, D McDonald scored. | 1 | 2 |
| N Punto grounded out to shortstop, M Byrd to second. | 1 | 2 |
| M Aviles singled to left center, M Byrd scored. | 1 | 3 |
| D Pedroia singled to left, M Aviles to second. | 1 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez safe at second on throwing error by second baseman J Weeks, M Aviles scored, D Pedroia to third. | 1 | 4 |
| C Ross grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| J Weeks grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 4 |
| C Crisp reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| J Reddick grounded into double play, first to shortstop to second, C Crisp out at second. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| D Ortiz walked. | 1 | 4 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| D McDonald homered to left center (407 feet), D Ortiz scored. | 1 | 6 |
| M Byrd flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| N Punto struck out looking. | 1 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| Y Cespedes grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 6 |
| S Smith struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| K Suzuki grounded out to third. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| M Aviles grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 6 |
| D Pedroia flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to left. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| D Barton struck out looking. | 1 | 6 |
| B Inge walked. | 1 | 6 |
| C Pennington hit by pitch, B Inge to second. | 1 | 6 |
| J Weeks lined out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| C Crisp grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Pennington out at second. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Milone pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| C Ross grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| D Ortiz homered to right (380 feet). | 1 | 7 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 1 | 7 |
| D McDonald reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 7 |
| J Norberto relieved T Milone. | 1 | 7 |
| M Byrd doubled to center, D McDonald scored. | 1 | 8 |
| N Punto walked. | 1 | 8 |
| M Aviles homered to left center (381 feet), M Byrd and N Punto scored. | 1 | 11 |
| D Pedroia popped out to second. | 1 | 11 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| J Reddick singled to right. | 1 | 11 |
| Y Cespedes grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Reddick out at second. | 1 | 11 |
| S Smith struck out swinging. | 1 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brian Fuentes pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| B Fuentes relieved J Norberto. | 1 | 11 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 11 |
| C Ross grounded out to third. | 1 | 11 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| L Anderson in left field. | 1 | 11 |
| D McDonald in right field. | 1 | 11 |
| A Recker hit for K Suzuki. | 1 | 11 |
| A Recker singled to center. | 1 | 11 |
| D Barton walked, A Recker to second. | 1 | 11 |
| B Inge lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 11 |
| C Pennington grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Barton out at second, A Recker to third. | 1 | 11 |
| J Weeks walked, C Pennington to second. | 1 | 11 |
| C Crisp singled to shallow right, A Recker and C Pennington scored, J Weeks to third. | 3 | 11 |
| J Reddick homered to right (388 feet), J Weeks and C Crisp scored. | 6 | 11 |
| J Tazawa relieved C Buchholz. | 6 | 11 |
| Y Cespedes singled to center. | 6 | 11 |
| S Smith hit by pitch, Y Cespedes to second. | 6 | 11 |
| A Recker safe at first on error by third baseman N Punto, Y Cespedes to third, S Smith to second. | 6 | 11 |
| V Padilla relieved J Tazawa. | 6 | 11 |
| D Barton struck out looking. | 6 | 11 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jim Miller pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| A Recker catching. | 6 | 11 |
| J Miller relieved B Fuentes. | 6 | 11 |
| K Shoppach walked. | 6 | 11 |
| D McDonald flied out to center. | 6 | 11 |
| M Byrd grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, K Shoppach out at second. | 6 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Scott Atchison pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| S Atchison relieved V Padilla. | 6 | 11 |
| B Inge singled to right center. | 6 | 11 |
| C Pennington singled to right, B Inge to second. | 6 | 11 |
| J Weeks walked, B Inge to third, C Pennington to second. | 6 | 11 |
| C Crisp struck out swinging. | 6 | 11 |
| F Morales relieved S Atchison. | 6 | 11 |
| J Reddick grounded into double play, second to first, J Weeks out at second. | 6 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jim Miller pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| N Punto struck out swinging. | 6 | 11 |
| M Aviles flied out to center. | 6 | 11 |
| D Pedroia doubled to deep center. | 6 | 11 |
| A Gonzalez intentionally walked. | 6 | 11 |
| L Anderson popped out to third. | 6 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| R Sweeney in right field. | 6 | 11 |
| D McDonald in left field. | 6 | 11 |
| A Aceves relieved F Morales. | 6 | 11 |
| Y Cespedes struck out looking. | 6 | 11 |
| S Smith struck out swinging. | 6 | 11 |
| A Recker doubled to left center. | 6 | 11 |
| D Barton popped out to third. | 6 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||