Final
Tampa Bay won 3-0
| Game 1: Friday, September 9 | ||
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| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 10 | ||
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| Boston | 5 | Final in 11 |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 11 | ||
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| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 9 | |
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1:40 PM ET, September 11, 2011
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: J. Shields (15-10)
L: J. Lester (15-7)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| D Jennings singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton reached on infield single to shortstop, D Jennings to second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria walked, D Jennings to third, B Upton to second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Zobrist singled to left, D Jennings and B Upton scored, E Longoria to second. | 0 | 2 |
| J Damon grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Zobrist out at second, E Longoria to third. | 0 | 2 |
| S Rodriguez hit sacrifice fly to center, E Longoria scored. | 0 | 3 |
| C Kotchman singled to center, J Damon to third. | 0 | 3 |
| J Lobaton grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| J Reddick reached on infield single to first. | 0 | 3 |
| C Crawford singled to right, J Reddick to second. | 0 | 3 |
| J Varitek grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, C Crawford out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| B Guyer singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| D Jennings struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| B Guyer to second on wild pitch by J Lester. | 0 | 3 |
| B Upton walked. | 0 | 3 |
| E Longoria struck out looking. | 0 | 3 |
| B Zobrist fouled out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| M Scutaro homered to left center (407 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| M Aviles reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 3 |
| J Ellsbury walked, M Aviles to second. | 1 | 3 |
| D Pedroia struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez walked, M Aviles to third, J Ellsbury to second. | 1 | 3 |
| D Ortiz flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| J Reddick fouled out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| J Damon tripled to deep center. | 1 | 3 |
| S Rodriguez doubled to left, J Damon scored. | 1 | 4 |
| C Kotchman grounded out to second, S Rodriguez to third. | 1 | 4 |
| J Lobaton flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| B Guyer grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| C Crawford flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| J Varitek flied out to left. | 1 | 4 |
| M Scutaro flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| D Jennings grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| B Upton doubled to left. | 1 | 4 |
| E Longoria walked. | 1 | 4 |
| B Zobrist grounded into fielder's choice to third, E Longoria out at second, B Upton to third. | 1 | 4 |
| J Damon flied out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| M Aviles singled to left. | 1 | 4 |
| M Aviles picked off first. | 1 | 4 |
| J Ellsbury singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| D Pedroia flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Michael Bowden pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| M Bowden relieved J Lester. | 1 | 4 |
| S Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| C Kotchman walked. | 1 | 4 |
| J Lobaton singled to right, C Kotchman to third. | 1 | 4 |
| B Guyer struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| J Lobaton to second on wild pitch by M Bowden. | 1 | 4 |
| D Jennings walked. | 1 | 4 |
| M Albers relieved M Bowden. | 1 | 4 |
| B Upton homered to left center (451 feet), C Kotchman, J Lobaton and D Jennings scored. | 1 | 8 |
| E Longoria grounded out to third. | 1 | 8 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| D Ortiz flied out to left. | 1 | 8 |
| J Reddick grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 8 |
| C Crawford struck out looking. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Albers pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| B Zobrist safe at second on throwing error by shortstop M Scutaro. | 1 | 8 |
| J Damon walked. | 1 | 8 |
| S Rodriguez sacrificed to pitcher, B Zobrist to third, J Damon to second. | 1 | 8 |
| C Kotchman hit by pitch. | 1 | 8 |
| J Lobaton struck out looking. | 1 | 8 |
| B Guyer grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Kotchman out at second. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Varitek struck out looking. | 1 | 8 |
| M Scutaro singled to center. | 1 | 8 |
| M Aviles flied out to left. | 1 | 8 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Felix Doubront pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| F Doubront relieved M Albers. | 1 | 8 |
| D Jennings flied out to center. | 1 | 8 |
| B Upton singled to center. | 1 | 8 |
| E Longoria walked, B Upton to second. | 1 | 8 |
| B Zobrist grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, E Longoria out at second, B Upton to third, B Upton scored on throwing error by second baseman D Pedroia. | 1 | 9 |
| J Damon doubled to left, B Zobrist to third. | 1 | 9 |
| S Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 1 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| N Spears hit for D Pedroia. | 1 | 9 |
| N Spears grounded out to second. | 1 | 9 |
| C Jackson hit for A Gonzalez. | 1 | 9 |
| C Jackson flied out to center. | 1 | 9 |
| D Ortiz lined out to first. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| N Spears at second base. | 1 | 9 |
| C Jackson at first base. | 1 | 9 |
| D McDonald in left field. | 1 | 9 |
| R Lavarnway catching. | 1 | 9 |
| F Morales relieved F Doubront. | 1 | 9 |
| C Kotchman popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 9 |
| J Lobaton grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 9 |
| B Guyer flied out to right. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Reddick flied out to right. | 1 | 9 |
| D McDonald walked. | 1 | 9 |
| D De La Rosa relieved J Shields. | 1 | 9 |
| R Lavarnway struck out swinging. | 1 | 9 |
| M Scutaro flied out to right. | 1 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||