Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/28)
| Game 1: Friday, April 27 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 4 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 28 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Texas | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 29 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 2 | |
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Coverage: FOX SW
8:05 PM ET, April 28, 2012
Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, Texas
W: C. Lewis (3-0)
L: J. Niemann (1-3)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| D Jennings grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Zobrist walked. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| E Longoria reached on infield single to catcher, B Zobrist to second. | 0 | 0 |
| L Scott struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| I Kinsler walked. | 0 | 0 |
| E Andrus doubled to deep right, I Kinsler to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hamilton singled to left, I Kinsler and E Andrus scored. | 0 | 2 |
| A Beltre flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| J Hamilton stole second. | 0 | 2 |
| J Hamilton to third on wild pitch by J Niemann. | 0 | 2 |
| M Young grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| N Cruz struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| M Joyce homered to right (385 feet). | 1 | 2 |
| B Allen grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| E Johnson popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| J Molina grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| D Murphy grounded out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| Y Torrealba grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| M Moreland singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| I Kinsler popped out to second. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| D Jennings flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| B Zobrist flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| E Andrus walked. | 1 | 2 |
| J Hamilton flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| E Andrus caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 1 | 2 |
| A Beltre grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| E Longoria lined out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| L Scott grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| M Joyce walked. | 1 | 2 |
| B Allen popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| M Young walked. | 1 | 2 |
| N Cruz flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| D Murphy struck out swinging, M Young stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| M Young to third on passed ball by J Molina. | 1 | 2 |
| Y Torrealba lined out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| E Johnson struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| J Molina struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| D Jennings walked. | 1 | 2 |
| D Jennings stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| B Zobrist grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| M Moreland struck out swinging. | 1 | 2 |
| I Kinsler grounded out to third. | 1 | 2 |
| E Andrus struck out looking. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Colby Lewis pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| C Pena singled to center. | 1 | 2 |
| E Longoria grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Pena out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| L Scott hit by pitch. | 1 | 2 |
| M Joyce flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| J Hamilton singled to right. | 1 | 2 |
| A Beltre reached on infield single to third, J Hamilton to second. | 1 | 2 |
| M Young grounded into double play, pitcher to shortstop to first, A Beltre out at second, J Hamilton to third. | 1 | 2 |
| N Cruz safe at first on error by shortstop E Johnson, J Hamilton scored. | 1 | 3 |
| J McGee relieved J Niemann. | 1 | 3 |
| D Murphy struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Alexi Ogando pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| A Ogando relieved C Lewis. | 1 | 3 |
| B Allen struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| E Johnson lined out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| J Molina flied out to left. | 1 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Burke Badenhop pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| B Badenhop relieved J McGee. | 1 | 3 |
| Y Torrealba struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| M Moreland doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 3 |
| I Kinsler singled to right, M Moreland to third. | 1 | 3 |
| M Moreland scored, I Kinsler safe at second on throwing error by catcher J Molina. | 1 | 4 |
| E Andrus struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| J Hamilton intentionally walked. | 1 | 4 |
| A Beltre homered to right (370 feet), I Kinsler and J Hamilton scored. | 1 | 7 |
| M Young flied out to right. | 1 | 7 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Adams pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| M Adams relieved A Ogando. | 1 | 7 |
| D Jennings singled to center. | 1 | 7 |
| D Jennings stole second. | 1 | 7 |
| B Zobrist struck out looking. | 1 | 7 |
| C Pena popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 7 |
| E Longoria doubled to deep right, D Jennings scored. | 2 | 7 |
| L Scott flied out to center. | 2 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | TEX |
| J Howell relieved B Badenhop. | 2 | 7 |
| N Cruz flied out to center. | 2 | 7 |
| D Murphy struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Y Torrealba hit by pitch. | 2 | 7 |
| M Moreland struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Koji Uehara pitching for Texas | TB | TEX |
| K Uehara relieved M Adams. | 2 | 7 |
| M Joyce flied out to right. | 2 | 7 |
| B Allen grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| E Johnson struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

