Final
Oakland leads 1-0 (as of 8/31)
| Game 1: Friday, August 31 | ||
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| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 20 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, September 1 | ||
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| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, September 2 | ||
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| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 6 | |
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10:05 PM ET, August 31, 2012
O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
W: B. McCarthy (8-5)
L: A. Cook (3-8)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | BOS | OAK |
| S Podsednik singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to right, S Podsednik to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury grounded into double play, first to shortstop, D Pedroia out at second, S Podsednik to third. | 0 | 0 |
| C Ross flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | BOS | OAK |
| C Crisp flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| S Drew flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Reddick popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | BOS | OAK |
| J Loney singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Saltalamacchia flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Aviles singled to right, J Loney to second. | 0 | 0 |
| P Ciriaco grounded out to third, J Loney to third, M Aviles to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Iglesias lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | BOS | OAK |
| Y Cespedes singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| B Moss doubled to deep left, Y Cespedes scored. | 0 | 1 |
| J Gomes singled to right, B Moss scored. | 0 | 2 |
| J Donaldson homered to left (404 feet), J Gomes scored. | 0 | 4 |
| G Kottaras grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| C Pennington flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| C Crisp grounded out to first. | 0 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | BOS | OAK |
| S Podsednik flied out to left. | 0 | 4 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| J Ellsbury popped out to second. | 0 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Aaron Cook pitching for Boston | BOS | OAK |
| S Drew flied out to center. | 0 | 4 |
| J Reddick doubled to deep right. | 0 | 4 |
| Y Cespedes flied out to center, J Reddick to third. | 0 | 4 |
| B Moss doubled to third, J Reddick scored. | 0 | 5 |
| J Gomes singled to center, B Moss scored. | 0 | 6 |
| J Tazawa relieved A Cook. | 0 | 6 |
| J Donaldson flied out to right. | 0 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | BOS | OAK |
| C Ross flied out to center. | 0 | 6 |
| J Loney flied out to left. | 0 | 6 |
| J Saltalamacchia homered to right (395 feet). | 1 | 6 |
| M Aviles flied out to right. | 1 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | BOS | OAK |
| G Kottaras struck out looking. | 1 | 6 |
| C Pennington struck out swinging. | 1 | 6 |
| C Crisp grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | BOS | OAK |
| P Ciriaco flied out to right. | 1 | 6 |
| J Iglesias grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 6 |
| S Podsednik flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | BOS | OAK |
| A Aceves relieved J Tazawa. | 1 | 6 |
| S Drew grounded out to first. | 1 | 6 |
| J Reddick flied out to center. | 1 | 6 |
| Y Cespedes hit by pitch. | 1 | 6 |
| B Moss homered to right (428 feet), Y Cespedes scored. | 1 | 8 |
| J Gomes struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | BOS | OAK |
| D Pedroia singled to left. | 1 | 8 |
| J Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to second, D Pedroia out at second. | 1 | 8 |
| C Ross singled to center, J Ellsbury to third. | 1 | 8 |
| J Loney struck out swinging. | 1 | 8 |
| J Saltalamacchia grounded out to first. | 1 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | BOS | OAK |
| D Bard relieved A Aceves. | 1 | 8 |
| J Donaldson fouled out to first. | 1 | 8 |
| G Kottaras homered to right (383 feet). | 1 | 9 |
| C Pennington singled to left. | 1 | 9 |
| C Crisp grounded out to catcher, C Pennington to second. | 1 | 9 |
| S Drew lined out to first. | 1 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brandon McCarthy pitching for Oakland | BOS | OAK |
| M Aviles flied out to center. | 1 | 9 |
| P Ciriaco singled to center. | 1 | 9 |
| J Iglesias hit by pitch, P Ciriaco to second. | 1 | 9 |
| P Figueroa relieved B McCarthy. | 1 | 9 |
| M Gomez hit for S Podsednik. | 1 | 9 |
| P Ciriaco to third, J Iglesias to second on wild pitch by P Figueroa. | 1 | 9 |
| M Gomez grounded out to third, P Ciriaco scored. | 2 | 9 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third. | 2 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Craig Breslow pitching for Boston | BOS | OAK |
| M Gomez at third base. | 2 | 9 |
| P Ciriaco in left field. | 2 | 9 |
| C Breslow relieved D Bard. | 2 | 9 |
| J Reddick popped out to first. | 2 | 9 |
| Y Cespedes singled to left. | 2 | 9 |
| B Moss singled to center, Y Cespedes to second. | 2 | 9 |
| J Gomes walked, Y Cespedes to third, B Moss to second. | 2 | 9 |
| J Donaldson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Y Cespedes scored, B Moss safe at third on error by third baseman M Gomez, J Gomes to second. | 2 | 10 |
| G Kottaras singled to right, B Moss and J Gomes scored, J Donaldson to third. | 2 | 12 |
| M Melancon relieved C Breslow. | 2 | 12 |
| A Rosales ran for J Donaldson. | 2 | 12 |
| C Pennington doubled to deep right, A Rosales scored, G Kottaras to third. | 2 | 13 |
| C Crisp walked. | 2 | 13 |
| S Drew singled to left, G Kottaras scored, C Pennington to third, C Crisp to second. | 2 | 14 |
| J Reddick homered to right (381 feet), C Pennington, C Crisp and S Drew scored. | 2 | 18 |
| Y Cespedes flied out to right. | 2 | 18 |
| B Moss struck out swinging. | 2 | 18 |
| 9 Runs, 6 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Figueroa pitching for Oakland | BOS | OAK |
| A Rosales at third base. | 2 | 18 |
| J Ellsbury reached on infield single to second. | 2 | 18 |
| C Ross walked, J Ellsbury to second. | 2 | 18 |
| J Loney grounded into double play, shortstop to first, C Ross out at second, J Ellsbury to third. | 2 | 18 |
| J Saltalamacchia grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 18 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Vicente Padilla pitching for Boston | BOS | OAK |
| V Padilla relieved M Melancon. | 2 | 18 |
| J Gomes fouled out to first. | 2 | 18 |
| A Rosales doubled to right. | 2 | 18 |
| G Kottaras homered to right (400 feet), A Rosales scored. | 2 | 20 |
| C Pennington singled to left. | 2 | 20 |
| C Crisp flied out to center. | 2 | 20 |
| S Drew fouled out to third. | 2 | 20 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Evan Scribner pitching for Oakland | BOS | OAK |
| E Scribner relieved P Figueroa. | 2 | 20 |
| M Aviles grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 20 |
| P Ciriaco grounded out to third. | 2 | 20 |
| J Iglesias fouled out to catcher. | 2 | 20 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||