Final
Boston won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, July 30 | ||
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| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 31 | ||
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| Detroit | 1 | Final in 6 |
| Boston | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 1 | ||
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| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 5 | |
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Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN
7:00 PM ET, August 1, 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| A Jackson grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Q Berry grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| P Fielder grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| J Ellsbury doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia flied out to center, J Ellsbury to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez walked. | 0 | 0 |
| C Ross singled to right, J Ellsbury scored, A Gonzalez to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Saltalamacchia lined out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| B Boesch grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| D Young grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| A Avila flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| W Middlebrooks struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| R Kalish struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| P Ciriaco struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| J Peralta grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| R Santiago singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| A Jackson grounded into double play, first to shortstop, R Santiago out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| C Crawford grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| D Pedroia struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| Q Berry hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| Q Berry picked off first. | 0 | 1 |
| M Cabrera flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| P Fielder doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| B Boesch singled to center, P Fielder scored. | 1 | 1 |
| D Young flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| A Gonzalez singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| C Ross flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| W Middlebrooks grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Gonzalez out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| A Avila singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| J Peralta singled to right, A Avila to second. | 1 | 1 |
| R Santiago sacrificed to pitcher, A Avila to third, J Peralta to second. | 1 | 1 |
| A Jackson singled to left, A Avila scored, J Peralta to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Q Berry grounded out to second, J Peralta scored, A Jackson to second. | 3 | 1 |
| A Jackson to third on wild pitch by A Cook. | 3 | 1 |
| M Cabrera homered to left (431 feet), A Jackson scored. | 5 | 1 |
| P Fielder homered to center (418 feet). | 6 | 1 |
| C Breslow relieved A Cook. | 6 | 1 |
| B Boesch struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| R Kalish singled to left. | 6 | 1 |
| P Ciriaco bunt grounded out to third, R Kalish to second. | 6 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury walked. | 6 | 1 |
| C Crawford grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Ellsbury out at second. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Craig Breslow pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| D Young singled to right center. | 6 | 1 |
| A Avila struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| J Peralta flied out to right. | 6 | 1 |
| D Young to second on wild pitch by C Breslow. | 6 | 1 |
| R Santiago popped out to first. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| D Pedroia singled to right. | 6 | 1 |
| A Gonzalez singled to center, D Pedroia to second. | 6 | 1 |
| C Ross singled to center, D Pedroia to third, A Gonzalez to second. | 6 | 1 |
| J Saltalamacchia grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Pedroia scored, C Ross out at second, A Gonzalez to third. | 6 | 2 |
| W Middlebrooks singled to right, A Gonzalez scored. | 6 | 3 |
| P Coke relieved R Porcello. | 6 | 3 |
| R Kalish walked, W Middlebrooks to second. | 6 | 3 |
| P Ciriaco singled to right, W Middlebrooks scored, R Kalish to third. | 6 | 4 |
| J Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mark Melancon pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| M Melancon relieved C Breslow. | 6 | 4 |
| A Jackson walked. | 6 | 4 |
| Q Berry grounded out to pitcher, A Jackson to second. | 6 | 4 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to first, A Jackson to third. | 6 | 4 |
| A Miller relieved M Melancon. | 6 | 4 |
| P Fielder struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Phil Coke pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| C Crawford homered to right center (395 feet). | 6 | 5 |
| O Dotel relieved P Coke. | 6 | 5 |
| D Pedroia struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to left. | 6 | 5 |
| C Ross popped out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| B Boesch popped out to third. | 6 | 5 |
| D Young homered to right (332 feet). | 7 | 5 |
| A Avila struck out looking. | 7 | 5 |
| J Tazawa relieved A Miller. | 7 | 5 |
| J Peralta grounded out to third. | 7 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joaquin Benoit pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| J Benoit relieved O Dotel. | 7 | 5 |
| D Kelly in right field. | 7 | 5 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out looking. | 7 | 5 |
| W Middlebrooks fouled out to first. | 7 | 5 |
| R Kalish grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| R Santiago struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| A Jackson flied out to right. | 7 | 5 |
| Q Berry singled to center. | 7 | 5 |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jose Valverde pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| J Valverde relieved J Benoit. | 7 | 5 |
| P Ciriaco struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 5 |
| C Crawford struck out swinging. | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||