Final
Boston leads 1-0 (as of 9/17)
| Game 1: Monday, September 17 | ||
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| Boston | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 18 | ||
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| Boston | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 19 | ||
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| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 13 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, September 20 | ||
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| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | |
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Coverage: SUN
7:10 PM ET, September 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| P Ciriaco grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| D Jennings struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Zobrist singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Joyce fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| C Ross grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Loney grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Saltalamacchia walked. | 0 | 0 |
| R Lavarnway grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| L Scott grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Keppinger flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| S Podsednik flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| J Iglesias flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| P Ciriaco grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| R Roberts lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Molina grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| D Jennings grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Ellsbury lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| C Ross flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| B Upton reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Zobrist grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Upton out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Joyce grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, B Zobrist out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Loney lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| R Lavarnway struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| L Scott singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Keppinger lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena singled to right, L Scott to third. | 0 | 0 |
| R Roberts grounded into fielder's choice to first, L Scott scored, C Pena to second. | 0 | 1 |
| C Pena caught stealing third, catcher to third, R Roberts to second on runner's fielder's choice. | 0 | 1 |
| J Molina walked. | 0 | 1 |
| D Jennings grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Molina out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| S Podsednik struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| J Iglesias hit by pitch. | 0 | 1 |
| P Ciriaco grounded out to shortstop, J Iglesias to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Iglesias to third on wild pitch by A Cobb. | 0 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury homered to right (370 feet), J Iglesias scored. | 2 | 1 |
| D Pedroia walked. | 2 | 1 |
| D Pedroia stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| D Pedroia to third on passed ball by J Molina. | 2 | 1 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| B Upton singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| B Zobrist grounded into double play, first to shortstop to pitcher, B Upton out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| M Joyce grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alex Cobb pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Loney singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| J Saltalamacchia walked, J Loney to second. | 2 | 1 |
| B Badenhop relieved A Cobb. | 2 | 1 |
| R Lavarnway grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Loney to third, J Saltalamacchia safe at second on error by shortstop B Zobrist. | 2 | 1 |
| J Howell relieved B Badenhop. | 2 | 1 |
| M Gomez hit for S Podsednik. | 2 | 1 |
| M Gomez singled to left, J Loney and J Saltalamacchia scored, R Lavarnway to second. | 4 | 1 |
| D Nava ran for M Gomez. | 4 | 1 |
| J Iglesias sacrificed to third, R Lavarnway to third, D Nava to second. | 4 | 1 |
| P Ciriaco intentionally walked. | 4 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury singled to left, R Lavarnway scored, D Nava to third, P Ciriaco to second. | 5 | 1 |
| B Gomes relieved J Howell. | 5 | 1 |
| D Pedroia popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| C Ross lined out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Rich Hill pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| D Nava in left field. | 5 | 1 |
| R Hill relieved A Cook. | 5 | 1 |
| C Gimenez hit for L Scott. | 5 | 1 |
| C Gimenez struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| J Keppinger flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| S Rodriguez hit for C Pena. | 5 | 1 |
| S Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Cesar Ramos pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Keppinger at first base. | 5 | 1 |
| S Rodriguez at third base. | 5 | 1 |
| C Ramos relieved B Gomes. | 5 | 1 |
| J Loney singled to left. | 5 | 1 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| R Lavarnway struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| D Nava reaches on a fielding error by third baseman S Rodriguez. D Nava to second. J Loney advances to third on a throwing error by third baseman S Rodriguez. | 5 | 1 |
| J Iglesias struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| J Tazawa relieved R Hill. | 5 | 1 |
| R Roberts struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| S Vogt hit for J Molina. | 5 | 1 |
| S Vogt grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| D Jennings struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dane De La Rosa pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| S Vogt catching. | 5 | 1 |
| D De La Rosa relieved C Ramos. | 5 | 1 |
| P Ciriaco struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury reached on infield single to third. | 5 | 1 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third, J Ellsbury to second. | 5 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury caught stealing third, catcher to third. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mark Melancon pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| M Melancon relieved J Tazawa. | 5 | 1 |
| B Upton singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| B Upton to second on fielder's indifference. | 5 | 1 |
| B Upton to third on wild pitch by M Melancon. | 5 | 1 |
| B Zobrist grounded out to shortstop, B Upton scored. | 5 | 2 |
| M Joyce struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| B Francisco hit for C Gimenez. | 5 | 2 |
| B Francisco struck out looking. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||