Final
Tampa Bay leads 1-0 (as of 4/6)
| Game 1: Friday, April 6 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 7 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 6 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 8 | ||
|---|---|---|
| NY Yankees | 0 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | |
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Coverage: SUN
3:10 PM ET, April 6, 2012
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| New York - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, D Jeter singled to center | 0 | 0 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, C Granderson grounded into double play, shortstop to first, D Jeter out at second | 0 | 0 |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), R Cano grounded out to first | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Desmond Jennings | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, D Jennings walked | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Zobrist | B Zobrist lined out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Longoria | Ball, Ball, E Longoria singled to left, D Jennings to second | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Ball, Strike (looking), J Keppinger grounded out to shortstop, D Jennings to third, E Longoria to second | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Rodriguez | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), S Rodriguez intentionally walked | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), C Pena homered to right (431 feet), D Jennings, E Longoria and S Rodriguez scored | 0 | 4 |
| Elliot Johnson | Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, E Johnson grounded out to third | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (looking), Ball, A Rodriguez doubled to deep center | 0 | 4 |
| Mark Teixeira | M Teixeira hit by pitch | 0 | 4 |
| Nick Swisher | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), N Swisher grounded out to first, A Rodriguez to third, M Teixeira to second | 0 | 4 |
| Raul Ibanez | R Ibanez grounded out to second, A Rodriguez scored, M Teixeira to third | 1 | 4 |
| Russell Martin | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, R Martin walked | 2 | 4 |
| Brett Gardner | Strike (looking), B Gardner singled to left, R Martin to second | 2 | 4 |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, D Jeter walked, R Martin to third, B Gardner to second | 2 | 4 |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), C Granderson struck out swinging | 2 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Jose Molina | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, J Molina grounded out to third | 2 | 4 |
| Matt Joyce | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), M Joyce struck out swinging | 2 | 4 |
| Desmond Jennings | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, D Jennings lined out to pitcher | 2 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Robinson Cano | R Cano singled to center | 2 | 4 |
| Alex Rodriguez | A Rodriguez singled to center, R Cano to third | 2 | 4 |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, Ball, M Teixeira popped out to shortstop | 2 | 4 |
| Nick Swisher | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), N Swisher grounded into fielder's choice to first, R Cano scored, A Rodriguez to second | 3 | 4 |
| Raul Ibanez | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), R Ibanez homered to right (412 feet), A Rodriguez and N Swisher scored | 6 | 4 |
| Russell Martin | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), R Martin grounded out to pitcher | 6 | 4 |
| Brett Gardner | Strike (looking), B Gardner reached on infield single to third | 6 | 4 |
| Derek Jeter | D Jeter grounded out to second | 6 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), B Zobrist struck out swinging | 6 | 4 |
| Evan Longoria | Ball, E Longoria homered to left (415 feet) | 6 | 5 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Strike (swinging), Ball, J Keppinger singled to center | 6 | 5 |
| Sean Rodriguez | S Rodriguez singled to right, J Keppinger to second | 6 | 5 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), C Pena struck out swinging | 6 | 5 |
| Elliot Johnson | E Johnson grounded into fielder's choice to third, S Rodriguez out at second | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Ball, C Granderson grounded out to shortstop | 6 | 5 |
| Robinson Cano | R Cano singled to right | 6 | 5 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, A Rodriguez walked, R Cano to second | 6 | 5 |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), M Teixeira struck out looking | 6 | 5 |
| Nick Swisher | Strike (foul), N Swisher reached on infield single to pitcher, R Cano to third, A Rodriguez to second | 6 | 5 |
| Raul Ibanez | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, R Ibanez grounded out to shortstop | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Jose Molina | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, J Molina walked | 6 | 5 |
| Matt Joyce | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), M Joyce struck out swinging | 6 | 5 |
| Desmond Jennings | D Jennings flied out to right | 6 | 5 |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), B Zobrist struck out looking | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| James Shields pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Russell Martin | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), R Martin struck out swinging | 6 | 5 |
| Brett Gardner | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, B Gardner lined out to right | 6 | 5 |
| Derek Jeter | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), D Jeter grounded out to shortstop | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Evan Longoria | Strike (looking), E Longoria singled to center | 6 | 5 |
| Jeff Keppinger | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Keppinger singled to center, E Longoria to third | 6 | 5 |
| Sean Rodriguez | Strike (looking), S Rodriguez sacrificed to catcher, J Keppinger to second | 6 | 5 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), C Pena struck out swinging | 6 | 5 |
| Elliot Johnson | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, E Johnson lined out to third | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| J Howell relieved J Shields. | 6 | 5 | |
| Curtis Granderson | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), C Granderson popped out to third | 6 | 5 |
| Robinson Cano | Strike (looking), R Cano popped out to second, W Davis relieved J Howell | 6 | 5 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Ball, A Rodriguez popped out to shortstop | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| CC Sabathia pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| Jose Molina | Strike (looking), J Molina flied out to left | 6 | 5 |
| Matt Joyce | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), M Joyce struck out swinging | 6 | 5 |
| Desmond Jennings | Strike (looking), D Jennings singled to left, D Jennings out stretching at second | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Wade Davis pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, M Teixeira walked | 6 | 5 |
| Nick Swisher | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), N Swisher lined out to left | 6 | 5 |
| Raul Ibanez | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), R Ibanez flied out to right, B Badenhop relieved W Davis | 6 | 5 |
| Russell Martin | R Martin safe at first on error by third baseman E Longoria, M Teixeira to second, J McGee relieved B Badenhop | 6 | 5 |
| Brett Gardner | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, B Gardner walked, M Teixeira to third, R Martin to second | 6 | 5 |
| Derek Jeter | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, D Jeter grounded out to shortstop | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Rafael Soriano pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| R Soriano relieved C Sabathia. | 6 | 5 | |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), B Zobrist struck out swinging | 6 | 5 |
| Evan Longoria | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, E Longoria walked, L Scott hit for J Keppinger | 6 | 5 |
| Luke Scott | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), L Scott grounded into double play, first to shortstop, E Longoria out at second | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Jake McGee pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| Curtis Granderson | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), C Granderson struck out swinging | 6 | 5 |
| Robinson Cano | R Cano flied out to right, J Peralta relieved J McGee | 6 | 5 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, A Rodriguez walked | 6 | 5 |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, M Teixeira walked, A Rodriguez to second | 6 | 5 |
| Nick Swisher | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), N Swisher struck out swinging | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| David Robertson pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| D Robertson relieved R Soriano. | 6 | 5 | |
| Sean Rodriguez | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, S Rodriguez walked | 6 | 5 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Pena singled to left center, S Rodriguez to third, S Vogt hit for E Johnson | 6 | 5 |
| Stephen Vogt | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), S Vogt struck out swinging | 6 | 5 |
| Jose Molina | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Strike (bunted foul), J Molina struck out bunting foul | 6 | 5 |
| Matt Joyce | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), M Joyce struck out looking | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| New York - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Fernando Rodney pitching for Tampa Bay | NYY | TB | |
| B Zobrist at second base. | 6 | 5 | |
| S Vogt in left field. | 6 | 5 | |
| M Joyce in right field. | 6 | 5 | |
| F Rodney relieved J Peralta. | 6 | 5 | |
| Raul Ibanez | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Foul, R Ibanez grounded out to shortstop | 6 | 5 |
| Russell Martin | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, R Martin grounded out to second | 6 | 5 |
| Brett Gardner | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), B Gardner struck out looking | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Mariano Rivera pitching for New York | NYY | TB | |
| M Rivera relieved D Robertson. | 6 | 5 | |
| Desmond Jennings | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, D Jennings singled to center | 6 | 5 |
| Ben Zobrist | B Zobrist tripled to deep right center, D Jennings scored | 6 | 6 |
| Evan Longoria | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), E Longoria intentionally walked | 6 | 6 |
| Luke Scott | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), L Scott intentionally walked, E Longoria to second, E Nunez in right field | 6 | 6 |
| Sean Rodriguez | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), S Rodriguez struck out swinging | 6 | 6 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), C Pena singled to deep left center, B Zobrist scored, E Longoria to third, L Scott to second | 6 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||