Final in 12
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/5)
| Game 1: Friday, May 4 | ||
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| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 5 | ||
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| Oakland | 4 | Final in 12 |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 6 | ||
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| Oakland | 9 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | |
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Coverage: SUN
7:10 PM ET, May 5, 2012
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| J Weeks flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pennington grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Reddick homered to right (412 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Y Cespedes walked. | 1 | 0 |
| S Smith struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Bartolo Colon pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| D Jennings struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| B Upton grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| C Pena reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 0 |
| M Joyce fouled out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| K Ka'aihue flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| K Suzuki flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| D Barton reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 0 |
| B Inge singled to center, D Barton to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Weeks flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bartolo Colon pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| L Scott flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| B Zobrist flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| W Rhymes singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| J Molina grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| C Pennington safe at second on error by second baseman B Zobrist. | 1 | 0 |
| J Reddick fouled out to right, C Pennington to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Y Cespedes struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| S Smith walked. | 1 | 0 |
| K Ka'aihue singled to left, C Pennington scored, S Smith to second. | 2 | 0 |
| K Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to third, K Ka'aihue out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bartolo Colon pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| E Johnson homered to right (404 feet). | 2 | 1 |
| D Jennings singled to right center. | 2 | 1 |
| B Upton popped out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| C Pena walked, D Jennings to second. | 2 | 1 |
| M Joyce grounded out to second, D Jennings to third, C Pena to second. | 2 | 1 |
| L Scott flied out to left. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| D Barton singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| B Inge flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| J Weeks popped out to third. | 2 | 1 |
| C Pennington walked, D Barton to second. | 2 | 1 |
| J Howell relieved J Hellickson. | 2 | 1 |
| J Reddick singled to center, D Barton scored, C Pennington to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Y Cespedes flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bartolo Colon pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| B Zobrist homered to center (420 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| W Rhymes grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| J Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| E Johnson reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| D Jennings singled to center, E Johnson to second. | 3 | 2 |
| B Upton lined out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| S Smith lined out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| K Ka'aihue struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| K Suzuki grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bartolo Colon pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| C Pena homered to right (384 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| M Joyce struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| L Scott grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| B Zobrist walked. | 3 | 3 |
| W Rhymes grounded out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| D Barton grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| B Inge popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| J Weeks flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Norberto pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| J Norberto relieved B Colon. | 3 | 3 |
| J Molina struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| E Johnson popped out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| D Jennings flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| J McGee relieved J Howell. | 3 | 3 |
| C Pennington struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| J Reddick safe at second on throwing error by third baseman W Rhymes. | 3 | 3 |
| Y Cespedes flied out to right, J Reddick to third. | 3 | 3 |
| J Gomes hit for S Smith. | 3 | 3 |
| J Gomes intentionally walked. | 3 | 3 |
| K Ka'aihue grounded into fielder's choice to second, J Gomes out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jordan Norberto pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| J Gomes in left field. | 3 | 3 |
| B Upton struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| C Pena lined out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| M Joyce flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| S Rodriguez at third base. | 3 | 3 |
| B Badenhop relieved J McGee. | 3 | 3 |
| K Suzuki flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| D Barton singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| B Inge grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Barton out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| F Rodney relieved B Badenhop. | 3 | 3 |
| J Weeks grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Cook pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| R Cook relieved J Norberto. | 3 | 3 |
| L Scott flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| B Zobrist grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| S Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| C Pennington grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| J Reddick grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Y Cespedes grounded out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Cook pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| J Keppinger hit for J Molina. | 3 | 3 |
| J Keppinger singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| E Johnson sacrificed to pitcher, J Keppinger to second. | 3 | 3 |
| D Jennings flied out to right, J Keppinger to third. | 3 | 3 |
| B Upton flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Gomes pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| C Gimenez catching. | 3 | 3 |
| B Gomes relieved F Rodney. | 3 | 3 |
| J Gomes walked. | 3 | 3 |
| K Ka'aihue bunt popped out to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| K Suzuki hit by pitch, J Gomes to second. | 3 | 3 |
| D Barton walked, J Gomes to third, K Suzuki to second. | 3 | 3 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| J Weeks grounded out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Brian Fuentes pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| B Fuentes relieved R Cook. | 3 | 3 |
| C Pena flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| M Joyce hit by pitch. | 3 | 3 |
| L Scott grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Joyce out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| B Zobrist out on batter's interference. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Gomes pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| C Pennington grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| J Reddick grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Y Cespedes grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Brian Fuentes pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| S Rodriguez doubled to shallow right. | 3 | 3 |
| C Gimenez sacrificed to third, S Rodriguez to third. | 3 | 3 |
| E Johnson struck out bunting foul. | 3 | 3 |
| D Jennings flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 12th | SCORE | |
| Joel Peralta pitching for Tampa Bay | OAK | TB |
| J Peralta relieved B Gomes. | 3 | 3 |
| J Gomes homered to left (354 feet). | 4 | 3 |
| K Ka'aihue struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| K Suzuki singled to right. | 4 | 3 |
| D Barton struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 12th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Oakland | OAK | TB |
| G Balfour relieved B Fuentes. | 4 | 3 |
| B Upton singled to left. | 4 | 3 |
| C Pena popped out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| M Joyce grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, B Upton out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||