Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 8/7)
| Game 1: Monday, August 6 | ||
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| Texas | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 7 | ||
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| Texas | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 8 | ||
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| Texas | 10 | Final |
| Boston | 9 | |
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Coverage: NESN
7:10 PM ET, August 7, 2012
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Texas - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS |
| I Kinsler struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| E Andrus grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hamilton flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS |
| J Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford picked off second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS |
| A Beltre grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| N Cruz singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| M Young grounded into double play, shortstop to first, N Cruz out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS |
| C Ross doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Saltalamacchia struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Aviles grounded out to shortstop, C Ross to third. | 0 | 0 |
| R Kalish grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS |
| G Soto grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Murphy fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Olt struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS |
| N Punto flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS |
| I Kinsler grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| E Andrus grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Hamilton grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Ross doubled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Saltalamacchia grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS |
| A Beltre lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| N Cruz grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Young singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Young to second on wild pitch by J Lester. | 0 | 0 |
| G Soto struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS |
| M Aviles grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| R Kalish struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| N Punto struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS |
| D Murphy doubled to deep right. | 0 | 0 |
| M Olt struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| I Kinsler singled to left, D Murphy scored. | 1 | 0 |
| E Andrus grounded out to third, I Kinsler to second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Hamilton singled to right, I Kinsler scored. | 2 | 0 |
| A Beltre flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS |
| J Ellsbury popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| C Crawford grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| D Pedroia walked. | 2 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez lined out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS |
| N Cruz flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| M Young walked. | 2 | 0 |
| G Soto singled to right, M Young to third. | 2 | 0 |
| D Murphy hit sacrifice fly to left, M Young scored. | 3 | 0 |
| M Olt walked, G Soto to second. | 3 | 0 |
| M Melancon relieved J Lester. | 3 | 0 |
| I Kinsler singled to left, G Soto scored, M Olt to third. | 4 | 0 |
| E Andrus grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, I Kinsler out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Dempster pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS |
| M Moreland at first base. | 4 | 0 |
| C Ross popped out to third. | 4 | 0 |
| J Saltalamacchia singled to right. | 4 | 0 |
| M Aviles flied out to right. | 4 | 0 |
| R Kalish safe at first on error by second baseman I Kinsler, J Saltalamacchia to second. | 4 | 0 |
| W Middlebrooks hit for N Punto. | 4 | 0 |
| W Middlebrooks homered to left (359 feet), J Saltalamacchia and R Kalish scored. | 4 | 3 |
| R Ross relieved R Dempster. | 4 | 3 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mark Melancon pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS |
| W Middlebrooks at third base. | 4 | 3 |
| J Hamilton walked. | 4 | 3 |
| A Beltre grounded out to third, J Hamilton to second. | 4 | 3 |
| N Cruz singled to right, J Hamilton scored. | 5 | 3 |
| M Young struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| G Soto struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mike Adams pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS |
| M Adams relieved R Ross. | 5 | 3 |
| C Crawford struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| D Pedroia struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| A Gonzalez doubled to deep center. | 5 | 3 |
| C Ross struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Texas - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Craig Breslow pitching for Boston | TEX | BOS |
| C Breslow relieved M Melancon. | 5 | 3 |
| D Murphy hit by pitch. | 5 | 3 |
| C Gentry ran for D Murphy. | 5 | 3 |
| P Ciriaco at second base. | 5 | 3 |
| C Gentry stole second. | 5 | 3 |
| M Moreland flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| J Tazawa relieved C Breslow. | 5 | 3 |
| I Kinsler struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| E Andrus singled to right, C Gentry scored. | 6 | 3 |
| J Hamilton singled to right, E Andrus to third. | 6 | 3 |
| A Beltre lined out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nathan pitching for Texas | TEX | BOS |
| J Hamilton in left field. | 6 | 3 |
| C Gentry in center field. | 6 | 3 |
| J Nathan relieved M Adams. | 6 | 3 |
| J Saltalamacchia singled to right. | 6 | 3 |
| M Aviles grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Saltalamacchia out at second. | 6 | 3 |
| R Kalish struck out swinging. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||