Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 6/16)
| Game 1: Friday, June 15 | ||
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| Boston | 0 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, June 16 | ||
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| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, June 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | |
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7:15 PM ET, June 16, 2012
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC | |
| Scott Podsednik | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, S Podsednik fouled out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, D Ortiz walked | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | Ball, Ball, J Saltalamacchia doubled to deep right, D Ortiz thrown out at home | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC | |
| Reed Johnson | Ball, Strike (looking), R Johnson singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Darwin Barney | Ball, D Barney grounded out to third, R Johnson to second | 0 | 0 |
| Starlin Castro | Ball, S Castro lined into double play, to second, R Johnson doubled off second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC | |
| Will Middlebrooks | Strike (looking), Ball, W Middlebrooks grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, A Gonzalez flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Sweeney | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), R Sweeney struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC | |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), A Soriano grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Baker | Strike (looking), J Baker reached on infield single to third | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Mather | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), J Mather struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Welington Castillo | Ball, W Castillo lined out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC | |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (looking), Ball, M Aviles grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Jon Lester | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Lester grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Podsednik | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, S Podsednik singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, D Pedroia grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC | |
| Luis Valbuena | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, L Valbuena grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Samardzija | Ball, Strike (looking), J Samardzija grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Reed Johnson | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), R Johnson struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC | |
| David Ortiz | Ball, D Ortiz doubled to deep right | 0 | 0 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), J Saltalamacchia homered to right (382 feet), D Ortiz scored | 2 | 0 |
| Will Middlebrooks | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), W Middlebrooks struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), A Gonzalez struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Sweeney | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), R Sweeney struck out looking | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC | |
| Darwin Barney | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (looking), D Barney struck out looking | 2 | 0 |
| Starlin Castro | S Castro safe at first on throwing error by third baseman W Middlebrooks | 2 | 0 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (looking), S Castro caught stealing second, catcher to second, A Soriano grounded out to third | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC | |
| Mike Aviles | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), M Aviles struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Jon Lester | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Lester struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Scott Podsednik | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, S Podsednik grounded out to pitcher | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC | |
| Jeff Baker | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), J Baker struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Mather | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Mather struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Welington Castillo | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Ball, W Castillo singled to shallow right | 2 | 0 |
| Luis Valbuena | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (swinging), L Valbuena struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Jeff Samardzija pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC | |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Strike (looking), D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, D Ortiz walked | 2 | 0 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Saltalamacchia walked, D Ortiz to second, R Johnson in center field, R Wells relieved J Samardzija, D DeJesus in right field | 2 | 0 |
| Will Middlebrooks | Ball, W Middlebrooks singled to center, D Ortiz scored, J Saltalamacchia thrown out at third | 3 | 0 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A Gonzalez walked, W Middlebrooks to second | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Sweeney | Strike (looking), R Sweeney grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC | |
| David DeJesus | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), D DeJesus struck out swinging | 3 | 0 |
| Reed Johnson | Ball, R Johnson grounded out to second | 3 | 0 |
| Darwin Barney | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, D Barney reached on infield single to third | 3 | 0 |
| Starlin Castro | Ball, S Castro singled to left, D Barney to second | 3 | 0 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Ball, A Soriano grounded out to third | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Randy Wells pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC | |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, M Aviles doubled to right | 3 | 0 |
| Jon Lester | Strike (looking), Strike (bunted foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Lester struck out swinging | 3 | 0 |
| Scott Podsednik | Ball, S Podsednik singled to center, M Aviles scored, S Podsednik to second on throwing error by center fielder R Johnson | 4 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop, S Podsednik to third | 4 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | Ball, D Ortiz flied out to center | 4 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC | |
| Jeff Baker | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, J Baker doubled to right, T Campana hit for R Wells | 4 | 0 |
| Tony Campana | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (bunted foul), Ball, Foul, T Campana grounded out to second, J Baker to third | 4 | 0 |
| Welington Castillo | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, W Castillo walked | 4 | 0 |
| Luis Valbuena | Ball, L Valbuena homered to left (407 feet), J Baker and W Castillo scored | 4 | 3 |
| David DeJesus | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike (looking), D DeJesus struck out looking, S Atchison relieved J Lester | 4 | 3 |
| Reed Johnson | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Foul, R Johnson grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Manny Corpas pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC | |
| M Corpas relieved R Wells. | 4 | 3 | |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | Ball, J Saltalamacchia flied out to left | 4 | 3 |
| Will Middlebrooks | W Middlebrooks grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 3 |
| Adrian Gonzalez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, A Gonzalez walked | 4 | 3 |
| Ryan Sweeney | Ball, Strike (looking), R Sweeney popped out to shortstop | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Vicente Padilla pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC | |
| S Podsednik in center field. | 4 | 3 | |
| V Padilla relieved S Atchison. | 4 | 3 | |
| A Gonzalez at first base. | 4 | 3 | |
| R Sweeney in right field. | 4 | 3 | |
| D Nava in left field. | 4 | 3 | |
| Darwin Barney | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, D Barney lined out to left | 4 | 3 |
| Starlin Castro | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), S Castro struck out swinging | 4 | 3 |
| Alfonso Soriano | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), A Soriano struck out swinging | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Manny Corpas pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC | |
| Mike Aviles | M Aviles singled to left center, N Punto hit for V Padilla | 4 | 3 |
| Nick Punto | Strike (looking), Strike (bunted foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), N Punto struck out swinging | 4 | 3 |
| Scott Podsednik | Ball, M Aviles caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), S Podsednik hit by pitch | 4 | 3 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, D Pedroia popped out to second | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC | |
| A Aceves relieved V Padilla. | 4 | 3 | |
| S Clevenger hit for J Baker. | 4 | 3 | |
| Steve Clevenger | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), S Clevenger singled to center, B LaHair hit for M Corpas | 4 | 3 |
| Bryan LaHair | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), B LaHair struck out swinging | 4 | 3 |
| Welington Castillo | Strike (looking), Ball, W Castillo grounded into double play, third to second to first, S Clevenger out at second | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||