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 | |
| Mike Aviles | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, M Aviles flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, D Pedroia walked | 0 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), D Ortiz singled to center, D Pedroia to second | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Ross | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), C Ross struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, A Gonzalez singled to center, D Pedroia scored, D Ortiz to second | 1 | 0 |
| Will Middlebrooks | W Middlebrooks homered to right (357 feet), D Ortiz and A Gonzalez scored | 4 | 0 |
| Darnell McDonald | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Jarrod Dyson | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Dyson flied out to left | 4 | 0 |
| Alex Gordon | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, A Gordon grounded out to second | 4 | 0 |
| Billy Butler | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, B Butler walked | 4 | 0 |
| Eric Hosmer | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Marlon Byrd | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, M Byrd popped out to first | 4 | 0 |
| Kelly Shoppach | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), K Shoppach grounded out to third | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (looking), Ball, M Aviles singled to center | 4 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, M Aviles stole second, 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 | |
| Jeff Francoeur | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Francoeur walked | 4 | 0 |
| Mike Moustakas | Strike (looking), Ball, M Moustakas doubled to deep center, J Francoeur to third | 4 | 0 |
| Brayan Pena | B Pena grounded out to second, J Francoeur scored, M Moustakas to third | 4 | 1 |
| Chris Getz | Ball, C Getz hit sacrifice fly to center, M Moustakas scored | 4 | 2 |
| Alcides Escobar | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), 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 | |
| David Ortiz | Ball, D Ortiz homered to right center (414 feet) | 5 | 2 |
| Cody Ross | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, C Ross walked | 5 | 2 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Ball, A Gonzalez popped out to shortstop | 5 | 2 |
| Will Middlebrooks | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), W Middlebrooks struck out swinging | 5 | 2 |
| Darnell McDonald | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, D McDonald walked, C Ross to second | 5 | 2 |
| Marlon Byrd | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Jarrod Dyson | J Dyson reached on bunt single to second | 5 | 2 |
| Alex Gordon | Ball, 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 |
| Billy Butler | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), B Butler flied out to right | 5 | 3 |
| Eric Hosmer | Ball, Ball, E Hosmer grounded out to second, A Gordon scored | 5 | 4 |
| Jeff Francoeur | 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 | |
| Kelly Shoppach | Ball, Ball, K Shoppach tripled to deep left, N Adcock relieved J Sanchez | 5 | 4 |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (looking), M Aviles grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 4 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Ball, D Pedroia homered to center (422 feet), K Shoppach scored | 7 | 4 |
| David Ortiz | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), D Ortiz singled to center | 7 | 4 |
| Cody Ross | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, C Ross fouled out to third | 7 | 4 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Mike Moustakas | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, M Moustakas popped out to shortstop | 7 | 4 |
| Brayan Pena | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), B Pena lined out to pitcher | 7 | 4 |
| Chris Getz | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, 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 | |
| Will Middlebrooks | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), W Middlebrooks struck out swinging | 7 | 4 |
| Darnell McDonald | D McDonald singled to shallow center | 7 | 4 |
| Marlon Byrd | Ball, D McDonald caught stealing second, catcher to second to first to shortstop, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), M Byrd singled to right center | 7 | 4 |
| Kelly Shoppach | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Alcides Escobar | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), A Escobar lined out to first | 7 | 4 |
| Jarrod Dyson | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), J Dyson grounded out to third | 7 | 4 |
| Alex Gordon | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), A Gordon singled to center | 7 | 4 |
| Billy Butler | Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Mike Aviles | M Aviles flied out to center | 7 | 4 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, D Pedroia doubled to center | 7 | 4 |
| David Ortiz | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), D Ortiz intentionally walked | 7 | 4 |
| Cody Ross | Ball, Ball, 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 | |
| Eric Hosmer | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), E Hosmer struck out swinging | 7 | 4 |
| Jeff Francoeur | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), J Francoeur struck out swinging | 7 | 4 |
| Mike Moustakas | Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Ball, A Gonzalez singled to center | 7 | 4 |
| Will Middlebrooks | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, W Middlebrooks doubled to deep center, A Gonzalez to third, K Herrera relieved N Adcock | 7 | 4 |
| Darnell McDonald | Ball, D McDonald grounded out to shortstop | 7 | 4 |
| Marlon Byrd | M Byrd grounded out to third | 7 | 4 |
| Kelly Shoppach | Ball, 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 | |
| Brayan Pena | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, B Pena singled to center | 7 | 4 |
| Chris Getz | Strike (looking), Ball, C Getz fouled out to third | 7 | 4 |
| Alcides Escobar | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, A Escobar singled to center, B Pena to second | 7 | 4 |
| Jarrod Dyson | Strike (looking), J Dyson singled to left, B Pena to third, A Escobar to second | 7 | 4 |
| Alex Gordon | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, A Gordon walked, B Pena scored, A Escobar to third, J Dyson to second, V Padilla relieved F Doubront | 7 | 5 |
| Billy Butler | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, 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 | |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), M Aviles struck out swinging | 7 | 5 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, D Pedroia walked, T Collins relieved K Herrera | 7 | 5 |
| David Ortiz | Ball, Ball, D Pedroia stole second, Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), D Ortiz intentionally walked | 7 | 5 |
| Cody Ross | Strike (looking), 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 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Ball, Strike (swinging), A Gonzalez grounded out to first, C Ross to third | 9 | 5 |
| Will Middlebrooks | Ball, W Middlebrooks homered to left (372 feet), C Ross scored | 11 | 5 |
| Darnell McDonald | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Eric Hosmer | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, E Hosmer grounded out to second | 11 | 5 |
| Jeff Francoeur | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Francoeur singled to right center | 11 | 5 |
| Mike Moustakas | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), M Moustakas reached on infield single to pitcher, J Francoeur to second | 11 | 5 |
| Brayan Pena | Strike (looking), Ball, 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 | |
| Marlon Byrd | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, M Byrd singled to center | 11 | 5 |
| Kelly Shoppach | K Shoppach grounded out to third, M Byrd to second | 11 | 5 |
| Mike Aviles | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), M Aviles struck out swinging | 11 | 5 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, D Pedroia walked, N Punto ran for D Pedroia | 11 | 5 |
| David Ortiz | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Chris Getz | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Getz grounded out to shortstop | 11 | 5 |
| Alcides Escobar | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), A Escobar struck out swinging | 11 | 5 |
| Jarrod Dyson | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), J Dyson singled to left center | 11 | 5 |
| Alex Gordon | Strike (looking), J Dyson to second on fielder's indifference, Ball, Strike (swinging), A Gordon flied out to left | 11 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||