Red Sox 7, 
Indians 1
| W: | J. Beckett (2-0) |
| L: | C. Sabathia (0-2) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .421 |
| D Ortiz DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .471 |
| J Ellsbury LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| B Kielty RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .400 |
| J Drew RF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .313 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 |
| C Crisp CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .143 |
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .167 |
| Totals | 35 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Ramirez (1, C Sabathia); D Pedroia (1, C Sabathia); J Drew (1, T Mastny) 3B: K Youkilis (1, C Sabathia) HR: K Youkilis (2, 1st inning off C Sabathia 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: K Youkilis 3 (4), M Ramirez (8), D Ortiz 2 (3) SF: D Ortiz 2 2-out RBI: M Ramirez GIDP: K Youkilis, J Lugo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Crisp 1, M Ramirez 1, B Kielty 2 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Beckett (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Lugo-K Youkilis). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Beckett (W, 2-0) | 8.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 109-74 | 1.93 |
| J Papelbon | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-12 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 131-86 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Beckett 30; J Papelbon 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 10-3; J Papelbon 1-1 Game Scores: J Beckett 78 | |||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .286 |
| T Hafner DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .158 |
| V Martinez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .316 |
| R Garko 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .313 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 |
| K Lofton LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| F Gutierrez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .133 |
| C Blake 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .316 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: G Sizemore (2, J Beckett); R Garko (1, J Papelbon) GIDP: T Hafner Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: F Gutierrez 1, A Cabrera 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Perez (1, throw) DP: 2 (C Sabathia-J Peralta-R Garko, J Peralta-R Garko). PB: V Martinez. Outfield Assist: F Gutierrez (M Ramirez at Home). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Sabathia (L, 0-2) | 6.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 112-70 | 10.45 |
| R Betancourt | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-9 | 0.00 |
| R Perez | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 40.50 |
| T Mastny | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29-16 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 165-103 | |
| PITCHING WP: C Sabathia HBP: J Varitek (By C Sabathia); M Lowell (By C Sabathia) Batters faced: C Sabathia 29; R Betancourt 3; R Perez 4; T Mastny 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sabathia 9-2; R Betancourt 0-2; R Perez 0-1; T Mastny 2-2 Game Scores: C Sabathia 40 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | CLE | |||
 | 1st | K Youkilis homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
 | 1st | T Hafner grounded into double play, shortstop to first, G Sizemore scored, A Cabrera out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd | M Ramirez singled to deep right center, D Ortiz scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 7th | K Youkilis tripled to deep right center, D Pedroia scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 7th | D Ortiz hit sacrifice fly to left, K Youkilis scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 8th | J Drew scored, C Crisp to third, J Lugo to second on passed ball by V Martinez. | 5 | 1 |
| 8th | K Youkilis walked, C Crisp scored, J Lugo to third, D Pedroia to second. | 6 | 1 |
| 8th | D Ortiz hit sacrifice fly to center, J Lugo scored. | 7 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Progressive Field, Cleveland, OH |
| Attendance | 44,588 (98.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:46 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 14 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Dana Demuth, Second Base - Randy Marsh, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |