1:05 PM ET, July 8, 2007
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
Final
Detroit won 3-0
| Game 1: Friday, July 6 | ||
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| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, July 7 | ||
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| Boston | 2 | Final in 13 |
| Detroit | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, July 8 | ||
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| Boston | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 6 | |
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1:05 PM ET, July 8, 2007
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .265 | ||
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .318 | ||
| D Ortiz DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .314 | ||
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .300 | ||
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .279 | ||
| J Drew RF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | .258 | ||
| W Pena LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .208 | ||
| J Bailey 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .111 | ||
| a-M Ramirez PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .284 | ||
| E Hinske 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .193 | ||
| J Lugo SS | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .197 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |||
| a-struck out looking for J Bailey in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Lugo (13, J Capellan) HR: J Bailey (1, 7th inning off N Robertson 0 on, 0 Out); J Lugo (5, 7th inning off N Robertson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Ortiz (52), M Lowell (63), J Bailey (1), J Lugo 2 (40) SF: M Lowell 2-out RBI: J Lugo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Varitek 1, J Drew 3, C Crisp 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Lugo (22, 2nd base off N Robertson/M Rabelo) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Varitek-J Lugo). | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| D Matsuzaka (L, 15-12) | 5.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 90-58 | 3.84 | |
| M Timlin | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 4.38 | |
| J Lopez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15-8 | 3.00 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 123-77 | ||
| PITCHING WP: D Matsuzaka Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 25; M Timlin 6; J Lopez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 4-6; M Timlin 1-5; J Lopez 1-0 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 26 | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 | ||
| M Thames RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .244 | ||
| G Sheffield DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 | ||
| S Casey 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .300 | ||
| C Guillen SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .325 | ||
| C Monroe LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .223 | ||
| M Rabelo C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .240 | ||
| a-I Rodriguez PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .288 | ||
| O Infante 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | ||
| B Inge 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .248 | ||
| Totals | 32 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |||
| a-grounded to second for M Rabelo in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: G Sheffield 2 (14, D Matsuzaka 2); C Granderson (24, D Matsuzaka) HR: G Sheffield (21, 1st inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 2 Out); M Thames (10, 3rd inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 1 Out); C Guillen (14, 3rd inning off D Matsuzaka 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: G Sheffield 2 (58), M Thames (28), S Casey (34), C Guillen 2 (67) 2-out RBI: G Sheffield 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Casey 2 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: C Guillen (6, 2nd base by J Lopez/J Varitek); C Monroe (3, 2nd base by J Lopez/J Varitek2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Rabelo (2, throw); C Monroe 2 (3, bobble, throw); C Guillen (16, ground ball); J Capellan (1, throw) | ||||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| N Robertson (W, 9-13) | 6.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 107-66 | 4.92 | |
| M McBride | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-1 | 4.15 | |
| J Capellan (H, 1) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27-15 | 2.08 | |
| Z Miner (H, 9) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-5 | 1.65 | |
| T Jones (S, 38) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-12 | 5.20 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 160-99 | ||
| PITCHING WP: M McBride IBB: J Varitek (By N Robertson) HBP: D Ortiz (By N Robertson) Batters faced: N Robertson 29; M McBride 1; J Capellan 6; Z Miner 1; T Jones 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: N Robertson 10-7; M McBride 0-0; J Capellan 0-2; Z Miner 0-0; T Jones 0-2 Game Scores: N Robertson 47 | ||||||||||
| BOS | DET | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | G Sheffield homered to left. | 0 | 1 | |
| 3rd | D Ortiz hit by pitch, J Lugo scored, C Crisp to third, D Pedroia to second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M Lowell hit sacrifice fly to left, C Crisp scored, D Pedroia to third, D Ortiz to second. | 2 | 1 | |
| 3rd | M Thames homered to center. | 2 | 2 | |
| 3rd | S Casey singled to right, G Sheffield scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 3rd | C Guillen homered to right, S Casey scored. | 2 | 5 | |
| 4th | G Sheffield hit a ground rule double to deep left, C Granderson scored, M Thames to third. | 2 | 6 | |
| 7th | J Bailey homered to left. | 3 | 6 | |
| 7th | J Lugo homered to left. | 4 | 6 | |
| 8th | J Lugo doubled to left, J Drew scored. | 5 | 6 | |
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| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 41,943 (101.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:12 |
| Weather | 87 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Jim Joyce, Third Base - Mike Everitt |

