Red Sox 8, 
Angels 4
| W: | C. Buchholz (1-0) |
| L: | J. Lackey (15-7) |
| SV: | J. Papelbon (29) |
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Figgins 3B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .341 |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .308 |
| V Guerrero RF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .320 |
| G Anderson LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .275 |
| G Matthews DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .270 |
| C Kotchman 1B | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .306 |
| E Aybar 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .243 |
| J Mathis C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .195 |
| a-M Izturis PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| R Budde C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Willits CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .298 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | |
| a-flied out to center for J Mathis in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Kotchman 2 (29, C Buchholz 2) RBI: G Anderson 2 (38), V Guerrero (93), J Mathis (8) SF: J Mathis GIDP: R Willits, O Cabrera Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: V Guerrero 1, J Mathis 1, G Matthews 1, M Izturis 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: V Guerrero (8, throw) | ||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Lackey (L, 19-9) | 4.0 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 97-64 | 3.32 |
| C Bootcheck | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 42-25 | 3.99 |
| G Jones | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30-18 | 6.48 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 169-107 | |
| PITCHING Balk: C Bootcheck Batters faced: J Lackey 24; C Bootcheck 11; G Jones 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lackey 3-6; C Bootcheck 1-7; G Jones 1-1 Game Scores: J Lackey 17 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .325 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .295 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .312 |
| M Ramirez LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .293 |
| J Drew RF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .263 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .313 |
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .273 |
| D Mirabelli C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .212 |
| J Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .267 |
| A Cora SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .255 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 19 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Pedroia (26, J Lackey); D Mirabelli (3, J Lackey); A Cora (8, J Lackey) 3B: J Drew (3, J Lackey) HR: D Ortiz (20, 1st inning off J Lackey 1 on, 1 Out); D Pedroia (6, 8th inning off G Jones 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Ortiz 2 (73), J Drew (45), M Lowell (80), D Mirabelli (16), A Cora (17), D Pedroia (37) 2-out RBI: D Mirabelli, A Cora Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Pedroia 2, C Crisp 2, M Lowell 1, J Drew 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Drew (6, line drive) DP: 3 (D Pedroia-A Cora-K Youkilis, M Lowell-D Pedroia-K Youkilis, K Youkilis). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Buchholz (W, 3-1) | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 91-58 | 4.50 |
| H Okajima (H, 27) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26-20 | 1.23 |
| J Papelbon (S, 37) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23-16 | 1.87 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 140-94 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Buchholz 27; H Okajima 7; J Papelbon 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 7-6; H Okajima 0-2; J Papelbon 0-2 Game Scores: C Buchholz 44 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| LAA | BOS | |||
 | 1st | G Anderson grounded out to first, C Figgins scored, V Guerrero to third. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | D Ortiz homered to right, D Pedroia scored. | 1 | 2 |
| 1st | J Drew tripled to deep center, M Ramirez scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 1st | M Lowell singled to left center, J Drew scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 1st | D Mirabelli doubled to center, M Lowell scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 1st | A Cora doubled to left, D Mirabelli scored. | 1 | 6 |
| 4th | J Drew singled to right, K Youkilis to third, K Youkilis scored, J Drew to third on throwing error by right fielder V Guerrero. | 1 | 7 |
| 5th | V Guerrero singled to right, C Figgins scored, O Cabrera to third. | 2 | 7 |
| 5th | G Anderson singled to center, O Cabrera scored, V Guerrero to third. | 3 | 7 |
| 6th | J Mathis hit sacrifice fly to center, C Kotchman scored. | 4 | 7 |
| 8th | D Pedroia homered to left. | 4 | 8 |
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| Game Notes |
| DOUG MIRABELLI LEFT THE GAME IN THE SECOND INNING DUE TO A STRAINED RIGHT CALF. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 36,686 (99.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:18 |
| Weather | 76 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bruce Froemming, First Base - Adrian Johnson, Second Base - Mark Wegner, Third Base - Mike Winters |
MLB Scores
Friday, August 17th 2007
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 8 |
| St. Louis | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 |
| Detroit | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 6 |
| NY Mets | 6 | Final |
| Washington | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 11 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 8 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 0 |
| LA Angels | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 1 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| Atlanta | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 8 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| Texas | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 | in 10 |
| Kansas City | 9 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 |
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| Colorado | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 6 |