Final
Tampa Bay leads 1-0 (as of 5/16)
| Game 1: Wednesday, May 16 | ||
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| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | |
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| Game 2: Thursday, May 17 | ||
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| Boston | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN
7:00 PM ET, May 16, 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| R Sweeney grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz walked, D Pedroia to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| W Middlebrooks struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| B Zobrist flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Joyce popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| D Nava struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| C Pena singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| L Scott hit by pitch, C Pena to second. | 0 | 0 |
| S Rodriguez grounded into double play, third to second to first, L Scott out at second, C Pena to third. | 0 | 0 |
| W Rhymes walked. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena scored, W Rhymes to second on balk by C Buchholz. | 0 | 1 |
| J Molina struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| M Aviles doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| R Sweeney lined out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| D Pedroia flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| E Johnson reached on bunt single to third. | 0 | 1 |
| E Johnson stole second. | 0 | 1 |
| B Zobrist struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| B Upton grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| M Joyce struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| A Gonzalez flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| W Middlebrooks popped out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Saltalamacchia doubled to deep right. | 0 | 1 |
| C Ross walked. | 0 | 1 |
| D Nava singled to center, J Saltalamacchia scored, C Ross to third, D Nava to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 1 |
| M Aviles grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| C Pena popped out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| L Scott lined out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| S Rodriguez reached on infield single to third. | 1 | 1 |
| W Rhymes singled to right, S Rodriguez to third. | 1 | 1 |
| J Molina struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| R Sweeney grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| D Ortiz flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| E Johnson struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| B Zobrist grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| B Upton flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| W Middlebrooks struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| J Saltalamacchia singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| C Ross flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| M Joyce reached on infield single to second. | 1 | 1 |
| C Pena singled to right, M Joyce to third. | 1 | 1 |
| A Miller relieved C Buchholz. | 1 | 1 |
| L Scott hit sacrifice fly to right, M Joyce scored. | 1 | 2 |
| S Rodriguez singled to center, C Pena to second. | 1 | 2 |
| W Rhymes struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| J Molina walked, C Pena to third, S Rodriguez to second. | 1 | 2 |
| E Johnson struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jake McGee pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J McGee relieved J Hellickson. | 1 | 2 |
| D Nava flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| M Aviles singled to right. | 1 | 2 |
| M Gomez hit for R Sweeney. | 1 | 2 |
| M Gomez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Aviles out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Albers pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| M Byrd in center field. | 1 | 2 |
| M Albers relieved A Miller. | 1 | 2 |
| B Zobrist grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| B Upton flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| M Joyce walked. | 1 | 2 |
| F Morales relieved M Albers. | 1 | 2 |
| M Joyce to second on balk by F Morales. | 1 | 2 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joel Peralta pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Peralta relieved J McGee. | 1 | 2 |
| D Pedroia flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| L Scott singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| L Scott to second on wild pitch by F Morales. | 1 | 2 |
| S Rodriguez lined out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| R Thompson ran for L Scott. | 1 | 2 |
| R Thompson to third on balk by F Morales. | 1 | 2 |
| W Rhymes hit by pitch. | 1 | 2 |
| S Atchison relieved F Morales. | 1 | 2 |
| C Gimenez ran for W Rhymes. | 1 | 2 |
| J Keppinger hit for J Molina. | 1 | 2 |
| J Keppinger struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| E Johnson grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Gimenez out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| C Gimenez catching. | 1 | 2 |
| J Keppinger at second base. | 1 | 2 |
| F Rodney relieved J Peralta. | 1 | 2 |
| W Middlebrooks struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| C Ross singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| S Rodriguez at second base. | 1 | 2 |
| J Keppinger at third base. | 1 | 2 |
| D Nava grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||


