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 | |
| Jemile Weeks | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Weeks struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Coco Crisp | Strike (foul), C Crisp grounded out to first | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Reddick | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Reddick walked | 0 | 0 |
| Yoenis Cespedes | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), 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 | |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), M Aviles popped out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, D Pedroia safe at first on error by second baseman J Weeks | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), D Pedroia stole second, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), A Gonzalez lined out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Ross | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Seth Smith | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), S Smith struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| Kurt Suzuki | K Suzuki singled to left | 0 | 0 |
| Daric Barton | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, D Barton walked, K Suzuki to second | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Inge | Strike (looking), B Inge lined out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Pennington | 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 | |
| David Ortiz | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, D Ortiz homered to right (386 feet) | 1 | 1 |
| Kelly Shoppach | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), K Shoppach struck out looking | 1 | 1 |
| Darnell McDonald | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, D McDonald hit a ground rule double to deep right center | 1 | 1 |
| Marlon Byrd | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), M Byrd singled to right center, D McDonald scored | 1 | 2 |
| Nick Punto | Strike (looking), Ball, N Punto grounded out to shortstop, M Byrd to second | 1 | 2 |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (swinging), M Aviles singled to left center, M Byrd scored | 1 | 3 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, D Pedroia singled to left, M Aviles to second | 1 | 3 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | A Gonzalez safe at second on throwing error by second baseman J Weeks, M Aviles scored, D Pedroia to third | 1 | 4 |
| Cody Ross | Ball, Ball, 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 | |
| Jemile Weeks | Ball, Ball, J Weeks grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 4 |
| Coco Crisp | Strike (looking), C Crisp reached on infield single to shortstop | 1 | 4 |
| Josh Reddick | 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 | |
| David Ortiz | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, D Ortiz walked | 1 | 4 |
| Kelly Shoppach | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), K Shoppach struck out swinging | 1 | 4 |
| Darnell McDonald | D McDonald homered to left center (407 feet), D Ortiz scored | 1 | 6 |
| Marlon Byrd | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), M Byrd flied out to center | 1 | 6 |
| Nick Punto | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Yoenis Cespedes | Ball, Strike (looking), Y Cespedes grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 6 |
| Seth Smith | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (swinging), S Smith struck out swinging | 1 | 6 |
| Kurt Suzuki | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), 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 | |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (looking), M Aviles grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 6 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Strike (looking), D Pedroia flied out to center | 1 | 6 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, 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 | |
| Daric Barton | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike (looking), D Barton struck out looking | 1 | 6 |
| Brandon Inge | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, B Inge walked | 1 | 6 |
| Cliff Pennington | Ball, Strike (looking), C Pennington hit by pitch, B Inge to second | 1 | 6 |
| Jemile Weeks | J Weeks lined out to center | 1 | 6 |
| Coco Crisp | Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Cody Ross | Ball, C Ross grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 6 |
| David Ortiz | Strike (swinging), D Ortiz homered to right (380 feet) | 1 | 7 |
| Kelly Shoppach | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), K Shoppach struck out swinging | 1 | 7 |
| Darnell McDonald | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, D McDonald reached on infield single to third, J Norberto relieved T Milone | 1 | 7 |
| Marlon Byrd | Strike (swinging), Ball, M Byrd doubled to center, D McDonald scored | 1 | 8 |
| Nick Punto | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, N Punto walked | 1 | 8 |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, M Aviles homered to left center (381 feet), M Byrd and N Punto scored | 1 | 11 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Josh Reddick | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Reddick singled to right | 1 | 11 |
| Yoenis Cespedes | Ball, Y Cespedes grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Reddick out at second | 1 | 11 |
| Seth Smith | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Ball, Ball, A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 11 |
| Cody Ross | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), C Ross grounded out to third | 1 | 11 |
| David Ortiz | Ball, 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 | |
| Anthony Recker | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), A Recker singled to center | 1 | 11 |
| Daric Barton | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, D Barton walked, A Recker to second | 1 | 11 |
| Brandon Inge | Strike (looking), B Inge lined out to shortstop | 1 | 11 |
| Cliff Pennington | Strike (looking), Ball, C Pennington grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Barton out at second, A Recker to third | 1 | 11 |
| Jemile Weeks | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, J Weeks walked, C Pennington to second | 1 | 11 |
| Coco Crisp | C Crisp singled to shallow right, A Recker and C Pennington scored, J Weeks to third | 3 | 11 |
| Josh Reddick | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), J Reddick homered to right (388 feet), J Weeks and C Crisp scored, J Tazawa relieved C Buchholz | 6 | 11 |
| Yoenis Cespedes | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Y Cespedes singled to center | 6 | 11 |
| Seth Smith | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, S Smith hit by pitch, Y Cespedes to second | 6 | 11 |
| Anthony Recker | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, A Recker safe at first on error by third baseman N Punto, Y Cespedes to third, S Smith to second, V Padilla relieved J Tazawa | 6 | 11 |
| Daric Barton | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Kelly Shoppach | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, K Shoppach walked | 6 | 11 |
| Darnell McDonald | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), D McDonald flied out to center | 6 | 11 |
| Marlon Byrd | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, 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 | |
| Brandon Inge | B Inge singled to right center | 6 | 11 |
| Cliff Pennington | Strike (looking), Ball, C Pennington singled to right, B Inge to second | 6 | 11 |
| Jemile Weeks | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Weeks walked, B Inge to third, C Pennington to second | 6 | 11 |
| Coco Crisp | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), C Crisp struck out swinging, F Morales relieved S Atchison | 6 | 11 |
| Josh Reddick | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, 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 | |
| Nick Punto | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), N Punto struck out swinging | 6 | 11 |
| Mike Aviles | Ball, M Aviles flied out to center | 6 | 11 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), D Pedroia doubled to deep center | 6 | 11 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), A Gonzalez intentionally walked | 6 | 11 |
| Lars Anderson | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, 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 | |
| Yoenis Cespedes | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (looking), Y Cespedes struck out looking | 6 | 11 |
| Seth Smith | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), S Smith struck out swinging | 6 | 11 |
| Anthony Recker | Ball, A Recker doubled to left center | 6 | 11 |
| Daric Barton | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), D Barton popped out to third | 6 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||