| Tampa Bay Rays (84-70) at Boston Red Sox (69-86) |
| Game One |
Tampa Bay 5, Boston 2 |
| Game Two |
Wednesday, September 26th, 7:10 p.m. |
| Records |
| 2012 Head-to-Head Record |
Boston 9-8 (5-4 at TB; 4-4 at Bos) |
| 2011 Head-to-Head Record |
Tampa Bay 12-6 (5-4 at TB; 7-2 at Bos) |
| 2010 Head-to-Head Record |
Tampa Bay 11-7 (5-4 at TB; 6-3 at Bos) |
| 2009 Head-to-Head Record |
Tied 9-9 (TB 6-3 at Home; 3-6 at Bos) |
| Home Record |
Tampa Bay 44-34; Boston 34-46 |
| Away Record |
Tampa Bay 40-36; Boston 35-40 |
| Current Streak |
Tampa Bay (W6); Boston (L1) |
| Record vs. Eastern Division |
Tampa Bay 38-30; Boston 26-39 |
| 2012 Meetings |
| 4/13 - Boston, 12-2 (at Bos - WP: Beckett; LP: Price) |
| 4/14 - Boston, 13-5 (at Bos - WP: Buchholz; LP: Badenhop) |
| 4/15 - Boston, 6-4 (at Bos - WP: Padilla; LP: Moore) |
| 4/16 - Tampa Bay, 1-0 (at Bos - WP: Shields; LP: Bard) |
| 5/16 - Tampa Bay, 2-1 (at TB - WP: Hellickson; LP: Buchholz) |
| 5/17 - Boston, 5-3 (at TB - WP: Doubront; LP: Moore) |
| 5/25 - Tampa Bay, 7-4 (at Bos - WP: Cobb; LP: Lester) |
| 5/26 - Boston, 3-2 (at Bos - WP: Hill; LP: Rodney) |
| 5/27 - Tampa Bay, 4-3 (at Bos - WP: McGee; LP: Aceves) |
| 7/13 - Boston, 3-1 (at TB - WP: Morales; LP: Hellickson) |
| 7/14 - Tampa Bay, 5-3 (at TB - WP: Price; LP: Buchholz) |
| 7/15 - Boston, 7-3 (at TB - WP: Beckett; LP: Shields) |
| 9/17 - Boston, 5-2 (at TB - WP: A.Cook; LP: Cobb) |
| 9/18 - Boston, 7-5 (at TB - WP: Doubront; LP: Farnsworth) |
| 9/19 - Tampa Bay, 13-3 (at TB - WP: Archer; LP: Matsuzaka) |
| 9/20 - Tampa Bay, 7-4 (at TB - WP: Badenhop; LP: A.Bailey) |
| 9/25 - Tampa Bay, 5-2 (at Bos - WP: Price; LP: Buchholz) |
| 2011 Meetings |
| 4/11 - Tampa Bay, 16-5 (at Bos - WP: Hellickson; LP: Matsuzaka) |
| 4/12 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 (at Bos - WP: Price; LP: Lester) |
| 4/13 - Postponed at Boston (Made-up August 16th) |
| 6/14 - Tampa Bay, 4-0 (at TB - WP: Shields; LP: Wakefield) |
| 6/15 - Boston, 3-0 (at TB - WP: Beckett; LP: Hellickson) |
| 6/16 - Boston, 4-2 (at TB - WP: C.Buchholz; LP: Price) |
| 7/15 - Tampa Bay, 9-6 (at TB - WP: Price; LP: A.Miller) |
| 7/16 - Boston, 9-5 (at TB - WP: Lackey; LP: Shields) |
| 7/17 - Boston, 1-0 (16) (at TB - WP: Aceves; LP: A.Russell) |
| 8/16 - Boston, 3-1 (at Bos - WP: Lester; LP: Shields) |
| 8/16 - Tampa Bay, 6-2 (at Bos - WP: Niemann; LP: Bedard) |
| 8/17 - Tampa Bay, 4-0 (at Bos - WP: Price; LP: Lackey) |
| 9/09 - Tampa Bay, 7-2 (at TB - WP: W.Davis; LP: Lackey) |
| 9/10 - Tampa Bay, 6-5 (11) (at TB - WP: Gomes; LP: Bard) |
| 9/11 - Tampa Bay, 9-1 (at TB - WP: Shields; LP: Lester) |
| 9/15 - Tampa Bay, 9-2 (at Bos - WP: Hellickson; LP: Weiland) |
| 9/16 - Boston, 4-3 (at Bos - WP: Beckett; LP: Shields) |
| 9/17 - Tampa Bay, 4-3 (at Bos - WP: Niemann; LP: Lester) |
| 9/18 - Tampa Bay, 8-5 (at Bos - WP: McGee; LP: Wakefield) |
| 2010 Meetings |
| 4/16 - Suspended at Boston, 1-1 (8 1/2) (Completed on April 17th) |
| 4/17 - Tampa Bay, 3-1 (12) (at Bos - WP: Cormier; LP: Delcarmen) |
| 4/17 - Tampa Bay, 6-5 (at Bos - WP: J.Shields; LP: C.Buchholz) |
| 4/18 - Tampa Bay, 7-1 (at Bos - WP: Garza; LP: Lester) |
| 4/19 - Tampa Bay, 8-2 (at Bos - WP: Niemann; LP: Lackey) |
| 5/24 - Boston, 6-1 (at TB - WP: C.Buchholz; LP: W.Davis) |
| 5/25 - Boston, 2-0 (at TB - WP: Lester; LP: J.Shields) |
| 5/26 - Boston, 11-3 (at TB - WP: Lackey; LP: Garza) |
| 6/29 - Boston, 8-5 (at Bos - WP: Lackey; LP: J.Shields) |
| 6/30 - Tampa Bay, 9-4 (at Bos - WP: Garza; LP: Matsuzaka) |
| 7/05 - Tampa Bay, 6-5 (at TB - WP: Choate; LP: R.S.Ramirez) |
| 7/06 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 (at TB - WP: Niemann; LP: Doubront) |
| 7/07 - Tampa Bay, 6-4 (at TB - WP: Price; LP: Wakefield) |
| 8/27 - Boston, 3-1 (at TB - WP: Lester; LP: Price) |
| 8/28 - Tampa Bay, 3-2 (10) (at TB - WP: Choate; LP: Atchison) |
| 8/29 - Tampa Bay, 5-3 (at TB - WP: J.Shields; LP: Lackey) |
| 9/06 - Boston, 12-5 (at Bos - WP: Lester; LP: Niemann) |
| 9/07 - Tampa Bay, 14-5 (at Bos - WP: Price; LP: Matsuzaka) |
| 9/08 - Boston, 11-5 (at Bos - WP: Wakefield; LP: Garza) |
| 2009 Meetings |
| 4/06 - Postponed at Boston (Made-up April 7th) |
| 4/07 - Boston, 5-3 (at Bos - WP: Beckett; LP: J.Shields) |
| 4/08 - Tampa Bay, 7-2 (at Bos - WP: Kazmir; LP: Lester) |
| 4/09 - Tampa Bay, 4-3 (at Bos - WP: Garza; LP: Matsuzaka) |
| 4/30 - Tampa Bay, 13-0 (at TB - WP: Garza; LP: Beckett) |
| 5/01 - Tampa Bay, 6-2 (at TB - WP: Sonnanstine; LP: Masterson) |
| 5/02 - Boston, 10-6 (at TB - WP: Wakefield; LP: Niemann) |
| 5/03 - Tampa Bay, 5-3 (at TB - WP: J.Shields; LP: Penny) |
| 5/08 - Boston, 7-3 (at Bos - WP: Penny; LP: J.Shields) |
| 5/09 - Tampa Bay, 14-5 (at Bos - WP: Kazmir; LP: Lester) |
| 5/10 - Boston, 4-3 (at Bos - WP: R.S.Ramirez; LP: Shouse) |
| 8/04 - Tampa Bay, 4-2 (13) (at TB - WP: Cormier; LP: Saito) |
| 8/05 - Tampa Bay, 6-4 (at TB - WP: Price; LP: Penny) |
| 9/01 - Boston, 8-4 (at TB - WP: Lester; LP: Sonnanstine) |
| 9/02 - Tampa Bay, 8-5 (at TB - WP: Howell; LP: R.S.Ramirez) |
| 9/03 - Boston, 6-3 (at TB - WP: C.Buchholz; LP: Price) |
| 9/11 - Postponed at Boston (Made-up September 13th) |
| 9/12 - Boston, 9-1 (5) (at Bos - WP: Beckett; LP: W.Davis) |
| 9/13 - Boston, 3-1 (at Bos - WP: Okajima; LP: Garza) |
| 9/13 - Boston, 4-0 (at Bos - WP: Lester; LP: J.Shields) |
| Tampa Bay last five games |
Boston last five games |
| 9/20 - W vs. Boston, 7-4 |
9/20 - L at Tampa Bay, 4-7 |
| 9/21 - W vs. Toronto, 12-1 |
9/21 - L vs. Baltimore, 2-4 |
| 9/22 - W vs. Toronto, 11-5 |
9/22 - L vs. Baltimore, 6-9 (12) |
| 9/23 - W vs. Toronto, 3-0 |
9/23 - W vs. Baltimore, 2-1 |
| 9/25 - W at Boston, 5-2 |
9/25 - L vs. Tampa Bay, 2-5 |