Final
NY Yankees leads 1-0 (as of 5/8)
| Game 1: Tuesday, May 8 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, May 9 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 1 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, May 10 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 | |
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7:05 PM ET, May 8, 2012
Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), B Zobrist singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), C Pena struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), B Upton struck out swinging. B Zobrist caught stealing second, catcher to second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| Derek Jeter | D Jeter grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, C Granderson grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, A Rodriguez walked | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, A Rodriguez to second on wild pitch by J Shields, Ball, R Cano walked | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, M Teixeira flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Matt Joyce | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), M Joyce struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Scott | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), L Scott struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Keppinger | J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| Nick Swisher | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), N Swisher struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Raul Ibanez | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), R Ibanez grounded out to first | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Martin | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, R Martin flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Will Rhymes | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Ball, W Rhymes flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Rodriguez | S Rodriguez grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Molina | Strike (swinging), J Molina grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| Eduardo Nunez | Strike (looking), E Nunez singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, D Jeter grounded out to third, E Nunez to second | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (swinging), Ball, C Granderson grounded out to first, E Nunez to third | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), A Rodriguez struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (looking), B Zobrist popped out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), C Pena struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Upton | B Upton flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| Robinson Cano | Ball, R Cano doubled to right center | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, M Teixeira grounded out to first, R Cano to third | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Swisher | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, N Swisher grounded into fielder's choice to second, R Cano out at home | 0 | 0 |
| Raul Ibanez | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, R Ibanez homered to right (380 feet), N Swisher scored | 0 | 2 |
| Russell Martin | Ball, Strike (looking), R Martin grounded out to first | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Matt Joyce | M Joyce flied out to center | 0 | 2 |
| Luke Scott | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), L Scott struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Ball, Strike (foul), J Keppinger singled to left | 0 | 2 |
| Will Rhymes | W Rhymes singled to right, J Keppinger to second | 0 | 2 |
| Sean Rodriguez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (swinging), S Rodriguez struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| Eduardo Nunez | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), E Nunez struck out looking | 0 | 2 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, D Jeter grounded out to second | 0 | 2 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, C Granderson homered to right (347 feet) | 0 | 3 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), A Rodriguez struck out looking | 0 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Jose Molina | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Molina homered to left center (400 feet) | 1 | 3 |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, B Zobrist walked | 1 | 3 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, C Pena grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, B Zobrist out at second | 1 | 3 |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (looking), B Upton grounded out to third | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| Robinson Cano | R Cano grounded out to second | 1 | 3 |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, M Teixeira walked | 1 | 3 |
| Nick Swisher | Strike (looking), N Swisher grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Teixeira out at second | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| Matt Joyce | Strike (looking), M Joyce flied out to right | 1 | 3 |
| Luke Scott | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, L Scott homered to right center (378 feet) | 2 | 3 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Keppinger walked | 2 | 3 |
| Will Rhymes | Ball, Ball, W Rhymes doubled to right, J Keppinger to third | 2 | 3 |
| Sean Rodriguez | S Rodriguez flied out to right | 2 | 3 |
| Jose Molina | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Molina struck out swinging | 2 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| B Badenhop relieved J Shields. | 2 | 3 | |
| Raul Ibanez | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, R Ibanez homered to right (377 feet) | 2 | 4 |
| Russell Martin | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, R Martin grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 4 |
| Eduardo Nunez | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), E Nunez grounded out to second | 2 | 4 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, D Jeter singled to center, J McGee relieved B Badenhop | 2 | 4 |
| Curtis Granderson | C Granderson flied out to left | 2 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Rafael Soriano pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| D Wise in left field. | 2 | 4 | |
| R Soriano relieved I Nova. | 2 | 4 | |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, Strike (looking), B Zobrist tripled to deep center | 2 | 4 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), C Pena struck out swinging | 2 | 4 |
| B.J. Upton | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), B Upton struck out looking | 2 | 4 |
| Matt Joyce | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, B Zobrist scored on R Soriano's wild pitch, Ball, M Joyce walked | 3 | 4 |
| Luke Scott | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), L Scott struck out swinging | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Jake McGee pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY | |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, A Rodriguez singled to center, A Rodriguez to second on error by center fielder B Upton | 3 | 4 |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), R Cano struck out swinging, J Peralta relieved J McGee | 3 | 4 |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, Strike (looking), M Teixeira doubled to shallow right, A Rodriguez scored | 3 | 5 |
| Nick Swisher | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, M Teixeira to third on wild pitch by J Peralta, Ball, N Swisher grounded out to first | 3 | 5 |
| Raul Ibanez | Ball, Strike (looking), R Ibanez popped out to shortstop | 3 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| David Robertson pitching for New York | TB | NYY | |
| D Robertson relieved R Soriano. | 3 | 5 | |
| Jeff Keppinger | Strike (looking), J Keppinger grounded out to second | 3 | 5 |
| Will Rhymes | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, W Rhymes walked | 3 | 5 |
| Sean Rodriguez | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), S Rodriguez singled to left, W Rhymes to second, B Allen hit for J Molina | 3 | 5 |
| Brandon Allen | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), B Allen struck out swinging | 3 | 5 |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, B Zobrist walked, W Rhymes to third, S Rodriguez to second | 3 | 5 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), C Pena struck out looking | 3 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||