Final
NY Yankees leads 1-0 (as of 4/27)
| Game 1: Friday, April 27 | ||
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| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 28 | ||
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| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 29 | ||
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| Detroit | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 | |
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Coverage: MLBN
7:05 PM ET, April 27, 2012
Yankee Stadium, New York, NY
W: M. Rivera (1-1)
L: B. Villarreal (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| A Jackson singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| A Jackson stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| B Boesch struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| M Cabrera flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| P Fielder flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| D Jeter grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| C Granderson doubled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| A Rodriguez singled to right, C Granderson scored. | 0 | 1 |
| R Cano popped out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| M Teixeira flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| D Kelly walked. | 0 | 1 |
| B Eldred tripled to left, D Kelly scored. | 1 | 1 |
| A Avila flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| J Peralta grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| R Raburn grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| N Swisher struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| R Ibanez grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| E Chavez fouled out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| A Jackson singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| B Boesch singled to left, A Jackson to second. | 1 | 1 |
| M Cabrera singled to right, A Jackson scored, B Boesch to second. | 2 | 1 |
| P Fielder singled to left, B Boesch scored, M Cabrera to second. | 3 | 1 |
| D Kelly struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| B Eldred struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| A Avila grounded into fielder's choice to second, P Fielder out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| R Martin struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| D Jeter struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| C Granderson flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| R Raburn singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| A Jackson flied out to right. | 3 | 1 |
| B Boesch flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| A Rodriguez homered to right (385 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| R Cano lined out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| M Teixeira grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| N Swisher doubled to deep right center. | 3 | 2 |
| R Ibanez struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| M Cabrera walked. | 3 | 2 |
| P Fielder lined out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| D Kelly grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Cabrera out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| B Eldred reached on infield single to shortstop, D Kelly to second. | 3 | 2 |
| A Avila struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| E Chavez singled to right center. | 3 | 2 |
| R Martin homered to right center (375 feet), E Chavez scored. | 3 | 4 |
| D Jeter grounded out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| C Granderson flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| A Rodriguez flied out to center. | 3 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ivan Nova pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| J Peralta doubled to left. | 3 | 4 |
| R Raburn singled to right, J Peralta to third. | 3 | 4 |
| R Raburn to second on wild pitch by I Nova. | 3 | 4 |
| A Jackson doubled to deep right, J Peralta and R Raburn scored. | 5 | 4 |
| B Boesch lined out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| M Cabrera intentionally walked. | 5 | 4 |
| B Logan relieved I Nova. | 5 | 4 |
| P Fielder singled to left center, A Jackson scored, M Cabrera out at third. | 6 | 4 |
| D Kelly walked, P Fielder to second. | 6 | 4 |
| C Wade relieved B Logan. | 6 | 4 |
| B Eldred safe at first on error by pitcher C Wade, P Fielder to third, D Kelly to second. | 6 | 4 |
| A Avila grounded out to second. | 6 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Justin Verlander pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| R Cano grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 4 |
| M Teixeira grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| N Swisher doubled to deep left. | 6 | 4 |
| R Ibanez safe at second on error by left fielder D Kelly, N Swisher scored. | 6 | 5 |
| E Chavez grounded into fielder's choice to third, R Ibanez out at third. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cory Wade pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| R Raburn flied out to right. | 6 | 5 |
| A Jackson hit a ground rule double to left. | 6 | 5 |
| B Boesch grounded out to second. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Octavio Dotel pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| R Santiago at second base. | 6 | 5 |
| O Dotel relieved J Verlander. | 6 | 5 |
| R Martin struck out looking. | 6 | 5 |
| D Jeter grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 5 |
| P Coke relieved O Dotel. | 6 | 5 |
| C Granderson struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Robertson pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| D Robertson relieved C Wade. | 6 | 5 |
| M Cabrera lined out to first. | 6 | 5 |
| P Fielder walked. | 6 | 5 |
| D Kelly struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| B Eldred struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joaquin Benoit pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| J Benoit relieved P Coke. | 6 | 5 |
| A Rodriguez singled to right. | 6 | 5 |
| R Cano singled to right, A Rodriguez to third. | 6 | 5 |
| M Teixeira hit sacrifice fly to center, A Rodriguez scored, R Cano to second. | 6 | 6 |
| N Swisher struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| R Ibanez intentionally walked. | 6 | 6 |
| E Chavez struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mariano Rivera pitching for New York | DET | NYY |
| M Rivera relieved D Robertson. | 6 | 6 |
| A Avila grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 6 |
| J Peralta struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| R Santiago grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| New York - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brayan Villarreal pitching for Detroit | DET | NYY |
| B Villarreal relieved J Benoit. | 6 | 6 |
| R Martin grounded out to second. | 6 | 6 |
| D Jeter walked. | 6 | 6 |
| C Granderson walked, D Jeter to second. | 6 | 6 |
| D Jeter scored on A Avila's passed ball. | 6 | 7 |
| 0 | 0 | |
| -6 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

