Final
Kansas City won 2-1
| 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 9, 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| M Aviles singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Dyson grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Francoeur singled to left center, B Butler to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Giavotella safe at first on error by center fielder M Byrd, B Butler scored, J Francoeur to third. | 0 | 1 |
| B Pena doubled to deep left center, J Francoeur and J Giavotella scored. | 0 | 3 |
| I Falu grounded out to third. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| W Middlebrooks struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| C Ross grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 3 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| C Getz singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| A Escobar grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Getz out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| J Dyson struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| A Gordon fouled out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| M Byrd singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| R Sweeney singled to left center, M Byrd to second. | 0 | 3 |
| M Aviles flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| D Pedroia singled to right, M Byrd to third, R Sweeney to second. | 0 | 3 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez doubled to deep right center, M Byrd, R Sweeney and D Pedroia scored. | 3 | 3 |
| W Middlebrooks grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| B Butler singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| J Francoeur grounded into fielder's choice to third, B Butler out at second. | 3 | 3 |
| J Giavotella flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| B Pena lined out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| C Ross grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| J Saltalamacchia doubled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| M Byrd hit by pitch. | 3 | 3 |
| R Sweeney struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| M Aviles grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| I Falu doubled to deep left. | 3 | 3 |
| C Getz sacrificed to pitcher, I Falu to third. | 3 | 3 |
| A Escobar doubled to right center, I Falu scored. | 3 | 4 |
| J Dyson grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| A Gordon hit by pitch. | 3 | 4 |
| B Butler struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| D Pedroia flied out to left. | 3 | 4 |
| D Ortiz lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to left. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Francoeur grounded out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| J Giavotella grounded out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| B Pena grounded out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| W Middlebrooks grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| C Ross grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| J Saltalamacchia flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Mortensen pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| C Mortensen relieved J Lester. | 3 | 4 |
| I Falu flied out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| C Getz flied out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| A Escobar grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bruce Chen pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| M Byrd grounded out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| R Sweeney grounded out to second. | 3 | 4 |
| M Aviles singled to left. | 3 | 4 |
| A Crow relieved B Chen. | 3 | 4 |
| D Pedroia flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Mortensen pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Dyson grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| A Gordon doubled to deep right. | 3 | 4 |
| B Butler grounded out to pitcher, A Gordon to third. | 3 | 4 |
| J Francoeur flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Crow pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| E Hosmer at first base. | 3 | 4 |
| D Ortiz lined out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| W Middlebrooks flied out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Mortensen pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| J Giavotella struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| B Pena flied out to left. | 3 | 4 |
| I Falu singled to right. | 3 | 4 |
| C Getz doubled to deep left, I Falu thrown out at home. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Broxton pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| J Broxton relieved A Crow. | 3 | 4 |
| C Ross singled to right. | 3 | 4 |
| D McDonald ran for C Ross. | 3 | 4 |
| J Saltalamacchia walked, D McDonald to second. | 3 | 4 |
| M Byrd sacrificed to first, D McDonald to third, J Saltalamacchia to second. | 3 | 4 |
| R Sweeney flied out to left. | 3 | 4 |
| N Punto ran for J Saltalamacchia. | 3 | 4 |
| M Aviles grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||