Final
Boston won 3-1
| 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 31, 2012
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: M. Scherzer (5-3)
L: J. Beckett (4-5)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| Q Berry grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Boesch grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| S Podsednik struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| D Nava singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz walked, D Nava to second. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| P Fielder flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Young singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| A Avila doubled to left, D Young to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Peralta flied out to right, D Young thrown out at home. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| J Saltalamacchia homered to right center (418 feet). | 0 | 1 |
| R Sweeney singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| M Aviles flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| N Punto struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| S Podsednik doubled to deep center, R Sweeney scored. | 0 | 2 |
| S Podsednik stole third. | 0 | 2 |
| D Nava struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| D Kelly singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| D Worth doubled to left, D Kelly to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Q Berry singled to center, D Kelly scored, D Worth to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Q Berry stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| B Boesch hit sacrifice fly to left, D Worth scored. | 2 | 2 |
| M Cabrera flied out to center, Q Berry to third. | 2 | 2 |
| P Fielder singled to center, Q Berry scored. | 3 | 2 |
| D Young grounded out to, P Fielder tagged out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| A Gonzalez flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to first. | 3 | 2 |
| K Youkilis doubled to left. | 3 | 2 |
| J Saltalamacchia singled to center, K Youkilis scored. | 3 | 3 |
| G Laird catching. | 3 | 3 |
| R Sweeney lined out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| G Laird singled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| J Peralta grounded out to second, G Laird to second. | 3 | 3 |
| D Kelly grounded out to first, G Laird to third. | 3 | 3 |
| D Worth flied out to center. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| M Aviles reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 3 |
| N Punto sacrificed to pitcher, M Aviles to second. | 3 | 3 |
| S Podsednik grounded out to pitcher, M Aviles to third. | 3 | 3 |
| D Nava flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| Q Berry reached on bunt single to third. | 3 | 3 |
| B Boesch flied out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Q Berry stole second. | 3 | 3 |
| Q Berry safe at third on throwing error by catcher J Saltalamacchia. | 3 | 3 |
| M Cabrera singled to center, Q Berry scored. | 4 | 3 |
| M Cabrera to second on wild pitch by J Beckett. | 4 | 3 |
| P Fielder walked. | 4 | 3 |
| D Young grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, P Fielder out at second. | 4 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| A Gonzalez flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| G Laird grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| J Peralta struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| D Kelly grounded out to catcher. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| R Sweeney popped out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| M Aviles flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| D Worth grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| Q Berry singled to right center. | 4 | 3 |
| B Boesch grounded out to first, Q Berry to second. | 4 | 3 |
| M Cabrera flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Max Scherzer pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| N Punto walked. | 4 | 3 |
| P Coke relieved M Scherzer. | 4 | 3 |
| S Podsednik sacrificed to second, N Punto to second. | 4 | 3 |
| D Nava flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| F Morales relieved J Beckett. | 4 | 3 |
| P Fielder grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| D Young homered to left (404 feet). | 5 | 3 |
| G Laird popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| J Peralta walked. | 5 | 3 |
| D Kelly walked, J Peralta to second. | 5 | 3 |
| M Albers relieved F Morales. | 5 | 3 |
| D Worth struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Phil Coke pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| D Ortiz flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| J Benoit relieved P Coke. | 5 | 3 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| J Saltalamacchia popped out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| R Hill relieved M Albers. | 5 | 3 |
| Q Berry flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| B Boesch grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| M Cabrera singled to right. | 5 | 3 |
| M Cabrera stole second. | 5 | 3 |
| M Cabrera safe at third on throwing error by catcher J Saltalamacchia. | 5 | 3 |
| P Fielder tripled to deep center, M Cabrera scored. | 6 | 3 |
| D Young singled to right, P Fielder scored. | 7 | 3 |
| G Laird grounded out to third. | 7 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Valverde pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| J Valverde relieved J Benoit. | 7 | 3 |
| R Sweeney grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 3 |
| M Aviles flied out to right. | 7 | 3 |
| N Punto flied out to center. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||