Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/9)
| 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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Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN
7:00 PM ET, May 9, 2012
Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
W: F. Rodney (2-0)
L: D. Robertson (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| David Phelps pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| B Zobrist doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena walked. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Joyce grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Pena out at second, B Zobrist to third. | 0 | 0 |
| L Scott walked, M Joyce to second. | 0 | 0 |
| W Rhymes grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| D Jeter singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Granderson flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| R Cano doubled to left, D Jeter scored. | 0 | 1 |
| M Teixeira lined out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| E Johnson struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| S Rodriguez flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| C Gimenez fouled out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| N Swisher singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| R Ibanez walked, N Swisher to second. | 0 | 1 |
| R Martin grounded into fielder's choice to third, N Swisher out at third, R Ibanez to second. | 0 | 1 |
| D Wise flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| D Jeter grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| B Zobrist grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| C Pena flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| B Upton struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| C Granderson grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| A Rodriguez struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| R Cano grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| M Joyce singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| L Scott grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Joyce out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| W Rhymes popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| E Johnson struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| M Teixeira grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| N Swisher singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| R Ibanez popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| R Martin grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| David Phelps pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| S Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| C Gimenez flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| B Zobrist doubled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| C Pena walked. | 0 | 1 |
| B Upton walked, B Zobrist to third, C Pena to second. | 0 | 1 |
| B Logan relieved D Phelps. | 0 | 1 |
| M Joyce struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| D Wise lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| D Jeter grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Boone Logan pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| L Scott struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| W Rhymes flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| E Johnson doubled to right center. | 0 | 1 |
| C Wade relieved B Logan. | 0 | 1 |
| S Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| A Rodriguez singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| R Cano grounded out to pitcher, A Rodriguez to second. | 0 | 1 |
| M Teixeira struck out looking, A Rodriguez stole third. | 0 | 1 |
| N Swisher flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cory Wade pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| C Gimenez lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| B Zobrist flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| C Pena grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| R Ibanez flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| R Martin singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| D Wise struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| D Jeter grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Rafael Soriano pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| R Soriano relieved C Wade. | 0 | 1 |
| B Upton singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| M Joyce grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Upton safe at second on throwing error by second baseman R Cano. | 0 | 1 |
| L Scott struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| W Rhymes grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Joyce out at second, B Upton to third. | 0 | 1 |
| D Jennings hit for E Johnson. | 0 | 1 |
| D Jennings flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| J Molina catching. | 0 | 1 |
| S Rodriguez at shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| C Gimenez at third base. | 0 | 1 |
| F Rodney relieved J Niemann. | 0 | 1 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| A Rodriguez singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| R Cano singled to right, A Rodriguez to second. | 0 | 1 |
| M Teixeira grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, R Cano out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| David Robertson pitching for New York | TB | NYY |
| D Robertson relieved R Soriano. | 0 | 1 |
| S Rodriguez singled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| B Allen hit for C Gimenez. | 0 | 1 |
| B Allen singled to right, S Rodriguez to third, B Allen to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 1 |
| B Zobrist walked. | 0 | 1 |
| C Pena struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| B Upton hit sacrifice fly to right, S Rodriguez scored, B Allen to third. | 1 | 1 |
| M Joyce homered to right (359 feet), B Allen and B Zobrist scored. | 4 | 1 |
| C Rapada relieved D Robertson. | 4 | 1 |
| L Scott doubled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| L Scott to third on passed ball by R Martin. | 4 | 1 |
| W Rhymes grounded out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | NYY |
| B Zobrist at second base. | 4 | 1 |
| M Joyce in right field. | 4 | 1 |
| W Rhymes at third base. | 4 | 1 |
| B Guyer in left field. | 4 | 1 |
| N Swisher struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| R Ibanez singled to left. | 4 | 1 |
| R Martin lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| R Ibanez to second on fielder's indifference. | 4 | 1 |
| D Wise lined out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||