Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/8)
| 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 8, 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Danny Duffy pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| M Aviles grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Dyson grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Danny Duffy pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| A Gonzalez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| W Middlebrooks doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| D McDonald flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Byrd singled to right, W Middlebrooks to third. | 0 | 0 |
| K Shoppach singled to center, W Middlebrooks scored, M Byrd to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Aviles walked, M Byrd to third, K Shoppach to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Pedroia walked, M Byrd scored, K Shoppach to third, M Aviles to second. | 2 | 0 |
| D Ortiz flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| N Punto at third base. | 2 | 0 |
| E Hosmer singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| J Francoeur walked, E Hosmer to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Moustakas grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Francoeur out at second, E Hosmer to third. | 2 | 0 |
| E Hosmer scored, M Moustakas to second on balk by D Bard. | 2 | 1 |
| M Moustakas to third on balk by D Bard. | 2 | 1 |
| C Getz singled to left center, M Moustakas scored. | 2 | 2 |
| C Getz to second on wild pitch by D Bard. | 2 | 2 |
| A Escobar grounded out to second, C Getz to third. | 2 | 2 |
| H Quintero singled to center, C Getz scored. | 2 | 3 |
| H Quintero caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Danny Duffy pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| C Ross walked. | 2 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez walked, C Ross to second. | 2 | 3 |
| N Punto grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Gonzalez out at second, C Ross to third. | 2 | 3 |
| D McDonald popped out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Dyson bunt grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| A Gordon grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| B Butler popped out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Danny Duffy pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| M Byrd popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| K Shoppach flied out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| M Aviles doubled to deep left. | 2 | 3 |
| D Pedroia singled to center, M Aviles scored. | 3 | 3 |
| D Ortiz fouled out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| E Hosmer grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| J Francoeur grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| M Moustakas grounded out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Danny Duffy pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| C Ross flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez doubled to deep right center. | 3 | 3 |
| N Punto walked. | 3 | 3 |
| K Herrera relieved D Duffy. | 3 | 3 |
| R Sweeney hit for D McDonald. | 3 | 3 |
| R Sweeney grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, N Punto out at second, A Gonzalez to third, A Gonzalez scored on throwing error by second baseman C Getz. | 4 | 3 |
| M Byrd struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| C Ross in left field. | 4 | 3 |
| R Sweeney in right field. | 4 | 3 |
| C Getz walked. | 4 | 3 |
| A Escobar grounded out to first, C Getz to second. | 4 | 3 |
| H Quintero fouled out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| J Dyson grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kelvin Herrera pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| M Aviles popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| A Gordon grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| B Butler singled to left. | 4 | 3 |
| E Hosmer grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Butler out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jose Mijares pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| J Mijares relieved K Herrera. | 4 | 3 |
| D Ortiz flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez singled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| N Punto grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Gonzalez out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Francoeur singled to right. | 4 | 3 |
| M Moustakas singled to left, J Francoeur to second. | 4 | 3 |
| C Getz sacrificed to pitcher, J Francoeur to third, M Moustakas to second. | 4 | 3 |
| A Escobar bunted into fielder's choice to first, J Francoeur out at home, M Moustakas to third. | 4 | 3 |
| B Pena hit for H Quintero. | 4 | 3 |
| B Pena struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Mijares pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| B Pena catching. | 4 | 3 |
| R Sweeney struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| M Byrd singled to left. | 4 | 3 |
| M Byrd caught stealing second, pitcher to first to second. | 4 | 3 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Dyson walked. | 4 | 3 |
| A Gordon walked, J Dyson to second. | 4 | 3 |
| M Albers relieved D Bard. | 4 | 3 |
| B Butler homered to left center (420 feet), J Dyson and A Gordon scored. | 4 | 6 |
| E Hosmer flied out to center. | 4 | 6 |
| J Francoeur flied out to center. | 4 | 6 |
| A Miller relieved M Albers. | 4 | 6 |
| M Moustakas struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Broxton pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| J Broxton relieved J Mijares. | 4 | 6 |
| M Aviles flied out to center. | 4 | 6 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third. | 4 | 6 |
| D Ortiz flied out to center. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||