Final
Boston won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, June 15 | ||
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| Boston | 0 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, June 16 | ||
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| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, June 17 | ||
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| Boston | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 4 | |
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Coverage: ESPN/WatchESPN
8:00 PM ET, June 17, 2012
Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Paul Maholm pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC |
| S Podsednik singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia doubled to deep center, S Podsednik scored. | 1 | 0 |
| K Youkilis flied out to right, D Pedroia to third. | 1 | 0 |
| D Ortiz singled to right, D Pedroia scored. | 2 | 0 |
| M Aviles flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| D McDonald flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC |
| R Johnson doubled to deep left. | 2 | 0 |
| D Barney popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| S Castro tripled to deep right center, R Johnson scored. | 2 | 1 |
| A Soriano struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| J Baker grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC |
| K Shoppach struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| R Kalish struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| F Morales struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC |
| J Mather struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| W Castillo struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| L Valbuena flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC |
| S Podsednik grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| D Pedroia singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. D Pedroia caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC |
| P Maholm struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| R Johnson grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| D Barney singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| S Castro doubled to right, D Barney scored. | 2 | 2 |
| A Soriano grounded out to third. | 2 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC |
| D Ortiz homered to center (424 feet). | 3 | 2 |
| M Aviles struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| D McDonald grounded out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC |
| J Baker struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| J Mather struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| W Castillo struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC |
| R Kalish grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 2 |
| F Morales singled to center. | 3 | 2 |
| S Podsednik grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, F Morales out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Franklin Morales pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC |
| D Nava in left field. | 3 | 2 |
| L Valbuena struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| P Maholm struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| R Johnson grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Paul Maholm pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC |
| D Pedroia flied out to right. | 3 | 2 |
| K Youkilis walked. | 3 | 2 |
| D Ortiz popped out to third. | 3 | 2 |
| M Aviles grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Youkilis out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Albers pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC |
| M Albers relieved F Morales. | 3 | 2 |
| D Barney safe at first on error by third baseman K Youkilis. | 3 | 2 |
| S Castro reached on infield single to catcher, D Barney to second. | 3 | 2 |
| A Soriano grounded into fielder's choice to third, S Castro out at second, D Barney to third. | 3 | 2 |
| J Baker grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, D Barney scored, A Soriano safe at second on error by shortstop M Aviles. | 3 | 3 |
| J Mather grounded out to pitcher, A Soriano to third, J Baker to second. | 3 | 3 |
| W Castillo grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Shawn Camp pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC |
| R Johnson in center field. | 3 | 3 |
| S Camp relieved P Maholm. | 3 | 3 |
| D DeJesus in right field. | 3 | 3 |
| D McDonald doubled to deep left center. | 3 | 3 |
| J Saltalamacchia hit for K Shoppach. | 3 | 3 |
| J Saltalamacchia singled to right, D McDonald to third, J Saltalamacchia to second advancing on throw. | 3 | 3 |
| J Russell relieved S Camp. | 3 | 3 |
| R Kalish singled to center, D McDonald scored, J Saltalamacchia to third. | 4 | 3 |
| W Middlebrooks hit for M Albers. | 4 | 3 |
| W Middlebrooks hit sacrifice fly to center, J Saltalamacchia scored, R Kalish to third on throwing error by catcher W Castillo. | 5 | 3 |
| D Nava sacrificed to pitcher, R Kalish scored. | 6 | 3 |
| D Pedroia popped out to second. | 6 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Miller pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC |
| J Saltalamacchia catching. | 6 | 3 |
| A Miller relieved M Albers. | 6 | 3 |
| L Valbuena walked. | 6 | 3 |
| L Valbuena out at second on runner's fielder's choice. | 6 | 3 |
| D DeJesus flied out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| M Melancon relieved A Miller. | 6 | 3 |
| R Johnson hit by pitch. | 6 | 3 |
| D Barney grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jairo Asencio pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC |
| J Asencio relieved J Russell. | 6 | 3 |
| K Youkilis singled to left. | 6 | 3 |
| D Ortiz grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Youkilis out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| M Aviles walked, D Ortiz to second. | 6 | 3 |
| D McDonald grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Ortiz to third, M Aviles safe at second on error by shortstop S Castro. | 6 | 3 |
| J Saltalamacchia grounded into fielder's choice to first, D Ortiz scored, D McDonald out at second, M Aviles to third. | 7 | 3 |
| R Kalish flied out to center. | 7 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Scott Atchison pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC |
| S Atchison relieved M Melancon. | 7 | 3 |
| N Punto at third base. | 7 | 3 |
| S Castro lined out to right. | 7 | 3 |
| A Soriano grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 3 |
| S Clevenger hit for J Baker. | 7 | 3 |
| S Clevenger grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jairo Asencio pitching for Chicago | BOS | CHC |
| S Clevenger at first base. | 7 | 3 |
| N Punto singled to center. | 7 | 3 |
| D Nava singled to right, N Punto to second. | 7 | 3 |
| D Pedroia flied out to left. | 7 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez hit for S Atchison. | 7 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging, N Punto stole third, D Nava stole second. | 7 | 3 |
| D Ortiz intentionally walked. | 7 | 3 |
| M Aviles grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Ortiz out at second. | 7 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alfredo Aceves pitching for Boston | BOS | CHC |
| A Gonzalez at first base. | 7 | 3 |
| A Aceves relieved S Atchison. | 7 | 3 |
| T Campana hit for J Asencio. | 7 | 3 |
| T Campana singled to left. | 7 | 3 |
| W Castillo singled to left, T Campana to second. | 7 | 3 |
| L Valbuena singled to right center, T Campana to third, W Castillo to second. | 7 | 3 |
| D DeJesus hit sacrifice fly to center, T Campana scored, W Castillo to third. | 7 | 4 |
| R Johnson struck out looking. | 7 | 4 |
| D Barney popped out to third. | 7 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||