Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/17)
| Game 1: Wednesday, May 16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Thursday, May 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
Coverage: SUN
7:10 PM ET, May 17, 2012
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| M Aviles singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz singled to left, M Aviles to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez hit by pitch, M Aviles to third, D Ortiz to second. | 0 | 0 |
| W Middlebrooks struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| C Ross walked, M Aviles scored, D Ortiz to third, A Gonzalez to second. | 1 | 0 |
| D Nava struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| B Zobrist struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| B Upton struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| L Scott grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| M Byrd homered to left (419 feet). | 2 | 0 |
| K Shoppach grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| M Aviles grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| D Ortiz flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| J Keppinger singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| C Pena struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| S Rodriguez flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| E Johnson walked, J Keppinger to second. | 2 | 0 |
| C Gimenez grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| A Gonzalez struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| W Middlebrooks struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| C Ross homered to center (421 feet). | 3 | 0 |
| D Nava flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| R Thompson struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| B Zobrist grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| B Upton reached first base on catcher's interference. | 3 | 0 |
| L Scott hit by pitch, B Upton to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Keppinger singled to left, B Upton scored, L Scott to second. | 3 | 1 |
| C Pena struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| M Byrd struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| M Aviles flied out to center. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| S Rodriguez singled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| E Johnson struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| C Gimenez grounded out to pitcher, S Rodriguez to second. | 3 | 1 |
| R Thompson singled to center, S Rodriguez scored. | 3 | 2 |
| R Thompson stole second. | 3 | 2 |
| B Zobrist walked. | 3 | 2 |
| R Thompson stole third, B Zobrist stole second. | 3 | 2 |
| B Upton walked. | 3 | 2 |
| L Scott lined out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| D Pedroia struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| J Keppinger walked. | 3 | 2 |
| C Pena popped out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| S Rodriguez flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| E Johnson struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Moore pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| W Middlebrooks flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| C Ross flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| D Nava grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| C Gimenez flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| R Thompson flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| B Zobrist singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| B Upton doubled to left, B Zobrist to third. | 3 | 2 |
| R Hill relieved F Doubront. | 3 | 2 |
| L Scott flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| B Badenhop relieved M Moore. | 3 | 2 |
| M Byrd struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| M Aviles struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Scott Atchison pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| Boston's M Aviles ejected by D Bellino in the 7th. | 3 | 2 |
| N Punto at shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| S Atchison relieved R Hill. | 3 | 2 |
| J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| A Miller relieved S Atchison. | 3 | 2 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| V Padilla relieved A Miller. | 3 | 2 |
| S Rodriguez flied out to center. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| D Pedroia singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| J Howell relieved B Badenhop. | 3 | 2 |
| D Ortiz walked, D Pedroia to second. | 3 | 2 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| W Davis relieved J Howell. | 3 | 2 |
| W Middlebrooks grounded out to third, D Pedroia to third, D Ortiz to second. | 3 | 2 |
| C Ross singled to center, D Pedroia and D Ortiz scored. | 5 | 2 |
| D Nava walked, C Ross to second. | 5 | 2 |
| M Byrd struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Vicente Padilla pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| E Johnson struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| M Joyce hit for C Gimenez. | 5 | 2 |
| M Joyce doubled to right. | 5 | 2 |
| R Thompson hit by pitch. | 5 | 2 |
| B Zobrist grounded into fielder's choice to first, R Thompson out at second, M Joyce to third. | 5 | 2 |
| A Aceves relieved V Padilla. | 5 | 2 |
| B Upton singled to center, M Joyce scored, B Zobrist to second. | 5 | 3 |
| B Zobrist to third, B Upton to second on passed ball by K Shoppach. | 5 | 3 |
| L Scott grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Wade Davis pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| M Joyce in left field. | 5 | 3 |
| J Molina catching. | 5 | 3 |
| J Saltalamacchia hit for K Shoppach. | 5 | 3 |
| J Saltalamacchia grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| N Punto flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| D Pedroia struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| J Saltalamacchia catching. | 5 | 3 |
| J Keppinger grounded out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| C Pena grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| S Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

