Final
Boston leads 2-0 (as of 4/14)
| Game 1: Friday, April 13 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 12 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 14 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 13 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 15 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 6 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, April 16 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 0 | |
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Coverage: NESN
4:05 PM ET, April 14, 2012
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: C. Buchholz (1-0)
L: B. Badenhop (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| D Jennings walked. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena doubled to deep right center, D Jennings scored. | 1 | 0 |
| E Longoria grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| M Joyce struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| B Zobrist walked. | 1 | 0 |
| L Scott homered to right (398 feet), C Pena and B Zobrist scored. | 4 | 0 |
| J Keppinger lined out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| M Aviles reached on infield single to first. | 4 | 0 |
| M Aviles picked off first. | 4 | 0 |
| D Pedroia flied out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez walked. | 4 | 0 |
| K Youkilis grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Gonzalez out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| J Molina struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| S Rodriguez singled to left. | 4 | 0 |
| D Jennings flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| S Rodriguez to second on balk by C Buchholz. | 4 | 0 |
| C Pena grounded out to second. | 4 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| D Ortiz grounded out to first. | 4 | 0 |
| C Ross flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| R Sweeney walked. | 4 | 0 |
| J Saltalamacchia homered to center (439 feet), R Sweeney scored. | 4 | 2 |
| D McDonald flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| E Longoria flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| M Joyce walked. | 4 | 2 |
| B Zobrist flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| L Scott doubled to center, M Joyce scored. | 5 | 2 |
| J Keppinger grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| M Aviles flied out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| D Pedroia homered to left (405 feet). | 5 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| K Youkilis grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| J Molina singled to right. | 5 | 3 |
| S Rodriguez sacrificed to third, J Molina to second. | 5 | 3 |
| D Jennings flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| D Ortiz singled to right center. | 5 | 3 |
| C Ross lined out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| R Sweeney doubled to deep center, D Ortiz to third. | 5 | 3 |
| J Saltalamacchia flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| D McDonald walked. | 5 | 3 |
| M Aviles flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| E Longoria struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| M Joyce singled to right. | 5 | 3 |
| B Zobrist flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| L Scott grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Hellickson pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| D Pedroia struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez popped out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| K Youkilis singled to left. | 5 | 3 |
| D Ortiz homered to right center (406 feet), K Youkilis scored. | 5 | 5 |
| C Ross flied out to left. | 5 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| J Keppinger grounded out to third. | 5 | 5 |
| J Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| S Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| B Badenhop relieved J Hellickson. | 5 | 5 |
| R Sweeney struck out looking. | 5 | 5 |
| J Saltalamacchia flied out to center. | 5 | 5 |
| D McDonald struck out looking. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| D Jennings popped out to third. | 5 | 5 |
| C Pena grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 5 |
| E Longoria struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| M Aviles homered to left (374 feet). | 5 | 6 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 6 |
| J Howell relieved B Badenhop. | 5 | 6 |
| A Gonzalez doubled to center. | 5 | 6 |
| K Youkilis walked. | 5 | 6 |
| D Ortiz singled to left center, A Gonzalez to third, K Youkilis to second. | 5 | 6 |
| C Ross doubled to left, A Gonzalez and K Youkilis scored, D Ortiz to third. | 5 | 8 |
| R Sweeney grounded out to second. | 5 | 8 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 5 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| F Morales relieved C Buchholz. | 5 | 8 |
| E Johnson hit for M Joyce. | 5 | 8 |
| E Johnson struck out swinging. | 5 | 8 |
| B Zobrist grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 8 |
| L Scott grounded out to second. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dane De La Rosa pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| E Johnson in left field. | 5 | 8 |
| D De La Rosa relieved J Howell. | 5 | 8 |
| D McDonald walked. | 5 | 8 |
| M Aviles doubled to left, D McDonald to third. | 5 | 8 |
| D Pedroia reached on infield single to first. | 5 | 8 |
| A Gonzalez grounded into double play, second to catcher to first, D McDonald out at home, M Aviles to third, D Pedroia to second. | 5 | 8 |
| K Youkilis walked. | 5 | 8 |
| D Ortiz doubled to left, M Aviles, D Pedroia and K Youkilis scored. | 5 | 11 |
| C Ross homered to left (439 feet), D Ortiz scored. | 5 | 13 |
| R Sweeney grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 13 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| C Lin in center field. | 5 | 13 |
| A Aceves relieved F Morales. | 5 | 13 |
| J Keppinger flied out to right. | 5 | 13 |
| J Molina struck out swinging. | 5 | 13 |
| S Rodriguez struck out looking. | 5 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||