Final
Boston leads 1-0 (as of 5/7)
| Game 1: Monday, May 7 | ||
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| Boston | 11 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, May 8 | ||
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| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 9 | ||
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| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 4 | |
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8:10 PM ET, May 7, 2012
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Sanchez pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| M Aviles flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia walked. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz singled to center, D Pedroia to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez singled to center, D Pedroia scored, D Ortiz to second. | 1 | 0 |
| W Middlebrooks homered to right (357 feet), D Ortiz and A Gonzalez scored. | 4 | 0 |
| D McDonald grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Dyson flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| A Gordon grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| B Butler walked. | 4 | 0 |
| E Hosmer fouled out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Sanchez pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| M Byrd popped out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| K Shoppach grounded out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| M Aviles singled to center. | 4 | 0 |
| M Aviles stole second. | 4 | 0 |
| D Pedroia flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Francoeur walked. | 4 | 0 |
| M Moustakas doubled to deep center, J Francoeur to third. | 4 | 0 |
| B Pena grounded out to second, J Francoeur scored, M Moustakas to third. | 4 | 1 |
| C Getz hit sacrifice fly to center, M Moustakas scored. | 4 | 2 |
| A Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Sanchez pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| D Ortiz homered to right center (414 feet). | 5 | 2 |
| C Ross walked. | 5 | 2 |
| A Gonzalez popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| W Middlebrooks struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| D McDonald walked, C Ross to second. | 5 | 2 |
| M Byrd struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Dyson reached on bunt single to second. | 5 | 2 |
| A Gordon reached on infield single to third, J Dyson to third, J Dyson scored, A Gordon to third on throwing error by third baseman W Middlebrooks. | 5 | 3 |
| B Butler flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| E Hosmer grounded out to second, A Gordon scored. | 5 | 4 |
| J Francoeur flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Sanchez pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| K Shoppach tripled to deep left. | 5 | 4 |
| N Adcock relieved J Sanchez. | 5 | 4 |
| M Aviles grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| D Pedroia homered to center (422 feet), K Shoppach scored. | 7 | 4 |
| D Ortiz singled to center. | 7 | 4 |
| C Ross fouled out to third. | 7 | 4 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| M Moustakas popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 4 |
| B Pena lined out to pitcher. | 7 | 4 |
| C Getz fouled out to left. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Nate Adcock pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| W Middlebrooks struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| D McDonald singled to shallow center. | 7 | 4 |
| D McDonald caught stealing second, catcher to second to first to shortstop. | 7 | 4 |
| M Byrd singled to right center. | 7 | 4 |
| K Shoppach struck out looking. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| A Escobar lined out to first. | 7 | 4 |
| J Dyson grounded out to third. | 7 | 4 |
| A Gordon singled to center. | 7 | 4 |
| B Butler grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Gordon out at second. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Nate Adcock pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| M Aviles flied out to center. | 7 | 4 |
| D Pedroia doubled to center. | 7 | 4 |
| D Ortiz intentionally walked. | 7 | 4 |
| C Ross grounded into double play, third to first, D Pedroia out at third. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| E Hosmer struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| J Francoeur struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| M Moustakas flied out to left. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Nate Adcock pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| A Gonzalez singled to center. | 7 | 4 |
| W Middlebrooks doubled to deep center, A Gonzalez to third. | 7 | 4 |
| K Herrera relieved N Adcock. | 7 | 4 |
| D McDonald grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 4 |
| M Byrd grounded out to third. | 7 | 4 |
| K Shoppach lined out to left. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| B Pena singled to center. | 7 | 4 |
| C Getz fouled out to third. | 7 | 4 |
| A Escobar singled to center, B Pena to second. | 7 | 4 |
| J Dyson singled to left, B Pena to third, A Escobar to second. | 7 | 4 |
| A Gordon walked, B Pena scored, A Escobar to third, J Dyson to second. | 7 | 5 |
| V Padilla relieved F Doubront. | 7 | 5 |
| B Butler grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, A Gordon out at second. | 7 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kelvin Herrera pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| M Aviles struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| D Pedroia walked. | 7 | 5 |
| T Collins relieved K Herrera. | 7 | 5 |
| D Pedroia stole second. | 7 | 5 |
| D Ortiz intentionally walked. | 7 | 5 |
| C Ross doubled to deep center, D Pedroia scored, D Ortiz to third, D Ortiz scored on error by center fielder J Dyson. | 9 | 5 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to first, C Ross to third. | 9 | 5 |
| W Middlebrooks homered to left (372 feet), C Ross scored. | 11 | 5 |
| D McDonald struck out swinging. | 11 | 5 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Vicente Padilla pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| E Hosmer grounded out to second. | 11 | 5 |
| J Francoeur singled to right center. | 11 | 5 |
| M Moustakas reached on infield single to pitcher, J Francoeur to second. | 11 | 5 |
| B Pena grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Moustakas out at second. | 11 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Crow pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| A Crow relieved T Collins. | 11 | 5 |
| M Byrd singled to center. | 11 | 5 |
| K Shoppach grounded out to third, M Byrd to second. | 11 | 5 |
| M Aviles struck out swinging. | 11 | 5 |
| D Pedroia walked. | 11 | 5 |
| N Punto ran for D Pedroia. | 11 | 5 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 11 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Vicente Padilla pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| N Punto at second base. | 11 | 5 |
| C Getz grounded out to shortstop. | 11 | 5 |
| A Escobar struck out swinging. | 11 | 5 |
| J Dyson singled to left center. | 11 | 5 |
| J Dyson to second on fielder's indifference. | 11 | 5 |
| A Gordon flied out to left. | 11 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||