Final
Boston leads 3-0 (as of 5/30)
| Game 1: Monday, May 28 | ||
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| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, May 29 | ||
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| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, May 30 | ||
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| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 6 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, May 31 | ||
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| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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Coverage: NESN
7:10 PM ET, May 30, 2012
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| Q Berry struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Worth singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera singled to shallow left, D Worth to second. | 0 | 0 |
| P Fielder singled to shallow left, D Worth to third, M Cabrera to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Young grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Worth scored, P Fielder out at second, M Cabrera to third. | 1 | 0 |
| B Boesch flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| D Nava flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| M Aviles lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| A Avila singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| G Laird grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, A Avila out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| K Youkilis lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| W Middlebrooks grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| Q Berry tripled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| D Worth hit sacrifice fly to center, Q Berry scored. | 2 | 0 |
| M Cabrera doubled to deep center. | 2 | 0 |
| M Cabrera to third on wild pitch by J Lester. | 2 | 0 |
| P Fielder grounded out to third, M Cabrera scored. | 3 | 0 |
| D Young grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| M Byrd singled to shallow right. | 3 | 0 |
| K Shoppach flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| N Punto grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, M Byrd out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| B Boesch reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| J Peralta flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| A Avila struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| G Laird grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| D Nava flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| M Aviles struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 3 | 0 |
| D Ortiz homered to center (425 feet), A Gonzalez scored. | 3 | 2 |
| K Youkilis singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| W Middlebrooks homered to left (396 feet), K Youkilis scored. | 3 | 4 |
| M Byrd singled to left. | 3 | 4 |
| K Shoppach flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| Q Berry struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| D Worth struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| M Cabrera doubled to right. | 3 | 4 |
| P Fielder grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| N Punto fouled out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| D Nava hit a ground rule double to left. | 3 | 4 |
| M Aviles grounded out to first, D Nava to third. | 3 | 4 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| D Young grounded out to third. | 3 | 4 |
| B Boesch popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 4 |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Drew Smyly pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| D Ortiz singled to left. | 3 | 4 |
| K Youkilis flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| W Middlebrooks flied out to right. | 3 | 4 |
| M Byrd grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Ortiz out at second. | 3 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| A Avila singled to deep left, A Avila out stretching at second. | 3 | 4 |
| G Laird doubled to deep center. | 3 | 4 |
| Q Berry struck out looking. | 3 | 4 |
| M Albers relieved J Lester. | 3 | 4 |
| A Dirks hit for D Worth. | 3 | 4 |
| A Dirks reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 4 |
| R Santiago ran for A Dirks. | 3 | 4 |
| M Cabrera doubled to shallow right, G Laird scored, R Santiago to third. | 4 | 4 |
| P Fielder intentionally walked. | 4 | 4 |
| D Young grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, P Fielder out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Octavio Dotel pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| R Santiago at second base. | 4 | 4 |
| O Dotel relieved D Smyly. | 4 | 4 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| N Punto struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| D Nava walked. | 4 | 4 |
| M Aviles singled to right, D Nava to second. | 4 | 4 |
| P Coke relieved O Dotel. | 4 | 4 |
| A Gonzalez hit a ground rule double to deep right, D Nava scored, M Aviles to third. | 4 | 5 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to first. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| R Sweeney in right field. | 4 | 5 |
| A Miller relieved M Albers. | 4 | 5 |
| B Boesch struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| A Avila walked. | 4 | 5 |
| G Laird lined out to center. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joaquin Benoit pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| J Benoit relieved P Coke. | 4 | 5 |
| K Youkilis homered to left (388 feet). | 4 | 6 |
| W Middlebrooks singled to right. | 4 | 6 |
| M Byrd grounded out to second, W Middlebrooks to second. | 4 | 6 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| N Punto struck out looking. | 4 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| A Aceves relieved A Miller. | 4 | 6 |
| Q Berry struck out swinging. | 4 | 6 |
| R Santiago fouled out to first. | 4 | 6 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||