Final
Series tied 2-2 (as of 9/20)
| Game 1: Monday, September 17 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 13 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, September 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | |
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Coverage: SUN
7:10 PM ET, September 20, 2012
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: B. Badenhop (2-2)
L: A. Bailey (1-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| David Price pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| Pedro Ciriaco | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), P Ciriaco popped out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, D Pedroia grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Ross | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), C Ross safe at first on error by pitcher D Price | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Lavarnway | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), R Lavarnway struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| Desmond Jennings | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, D Jennings grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (looking), B Upton grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (looking), Ball, B Zobrist grounded out to first | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| David Price pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| Mauro Gomez | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, M Gomez popped out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (looking), M Aviles grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Nava | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), D Nava struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| Evan Longoria | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, E Longoria doubled to deep center | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Joyce | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, M Joyce grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Strike (looking), J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop, E Longoria to third | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Scott | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, L Scott walked | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, L Scott stole second, Strike (swinging), C Pena struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| David Price pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| Scott Podsednik | Strike (looking), S Podsednik grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Iglesias | J Iglesias singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Ciriaco | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), P Ciriaco struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (foul), Ball, D Pedroia flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| Jose Molina | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Foul, J Molina flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond Jennings | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), D Jennings struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Upton | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, B Upton doubled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Foul, B Zobrist popped out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| David Price pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| Cody Ross | Strike (foul), Ball, C Ross grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Lavarnway | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, R Lavarnway grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 0 |
| Mauro Gomez | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), M Gomez struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| J Ellsbury in center field. | 0 | 0 | |
| Evan Longoria | Strike (looking), E Longoria grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Joyce | Ball, Strike (looking), M Joyce popped out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Keppinger | J Keppinger popped out to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| David Price pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| Mike Aviles | Ball, Strike (foul), M Aviles singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Daniel Nava | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), D Nava struck out looking. M Aviles caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Podsednik | Ball, Strike (foul), S Podsednik grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| Luke Scott | Strike (foul), Ball, L Scott lined out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, C Pena walked | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Molina | Ball, Strike (foul), J Molina flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Desmond Jennings | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), D Jennings singled to left center, C Pena to third | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Upton | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), B Upton flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| David Price pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| Jose Iglesias | J Iglesias reached on infield single to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Ellsbury struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, D Pedroia flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Ross | Ball, Ball, J Iglesias to second on wild pitch by D Price, C Ross doubled to deep left center, J Iglesias scored | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Lavarnway | R Lavarnway singled to center, C Ross scored | 2 | 0 |
| Mauro Gomez | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, M Gomez singled to right, R Lavarnway to second | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Aviles | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, R Lavarnway to third, M Gomez to second on wild pitch by D Price, Ball, M Aviles walked | 2 | 0 |
| Daniel Nava | D Nava grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Aviles out at second | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), B Zobrist grounded out to third | 2 | 0 |
| Evan Longoria | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), E Longoria struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Joyce | Strike (looking), M Joyce grounded out to second | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| David Price pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| Scott Podsednik | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, S Podsednik reached on infield single to pitcher | 2 | 0 |
| Jose Iglesias | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (bunted foul), Foul, J Iglesias grounded out to shortstop, S Podsednik to second | 2 | 0 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | J Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop, S Podsednik to third | 2 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (foul), Ball, D Pedroia popped out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| Jeff Keppinger | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), J Keppinger struck out looking | 2 | 0 |
| Luke Scott | Ball, L Scott doubled to left | 2 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, C Pena grounded out to shortstop, L Scott to third, R Roberts hit for J Molina | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Roberts | Ball, Ball, R Roberts flied out to center | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| David Price pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| J Lobaton catching. | 2 | 0 | |
| Cody Ross | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), C Ross struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Lavarnway | Ball, Strike (looking), R Lavarnway doubled to deep right, W Davis relieved D Price | 2 | 0 |
| Mauro Gomez | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, M Gomez tripled to deep center, R Lavarnway scored | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Aviles | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), M Aviles struck out swinging | 3 | 0 |
| Daniel Nava | Ball, D Nava grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| J Loney at first base. | 3 | 0 | |
| J Tazawa relieved C Buchholz. | 3 | 0 | |
| Desmond Jennings | Strike (looking), D Jennings doubled to left | 3 | 0 |
| B.J. Upton | Ball, Strike (foul), B Upton flied out to right, D Jennings to third | 3 | 0 |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, B Zobrist hit sacrifice fly to left, D Jennings scored | 3 | 1 |
| Evan Longoria | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), E Longoria flied out to right | 3 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| J Howell relieved W Davis. | 3 | 1 | |
| Scott Podsednik | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), S Podsednik grounded out to second | 3 | 1 |
| Jose Iglesias | Strike (looking), Strike (bunted foul), Foul, J Iglesias homered to left (403 feet) | 4 | 1 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), J Ellsbury grounded out to second, B Badenhop relieved J Howell | 4 | 1 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), D Pedroia grounded out to third | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Andrew Bailey pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| A Bailey relieved J Tazawa. | 4 | 1 | |
| Matt Joyce | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, M Joyce singled to center | 4 | 1 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), J Keppinger singled to center, M Joyce to second | 4 | 1 |
| Luke Scott | Ball, Strike (swinging), L Scott grounded out to first, M Joyce to third, J Keppinger to second | 4 | 1 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, C Pena singled to right, M Joyce scored, J Keppinger to third, R Thompson ran for C Pena, S Vogt hit for J Lobaton | 4 | 2 |
| Stephen Vogt | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), R Thompson stole second, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, S Vogt walked, E Johnson ran for S Vogt | 4 | 2 |
| Desmond Jennings | D Jennings singled to center, J Keppinger and R Thompson scored, E Johnson to third, D Jennings to second on error by center fielder J Ellsbury, V Padilla relieved A Bailey | 4 | 4 |
| B.J. Upton | Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), B Upton homered to center (416 feet), E Johnson and D Jennings scored | 4 | 7 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 1 Errors | |||