Red Sox 6, 
Athletics 5
| W: | H. Okajima (1-0) |
| L: | H. Street (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Papelbon (1) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .000 |
| M Ramirez LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .400 |
| C Crisp PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| B Moss RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .400 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .000 |
| J Ellsbury CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| A Cora SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Pedroia (1, J Blanton); M Ramirez 2 (2, J Blanton, H Street) HR: B Moss (1, 9th inning off H Street 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Ramirez 4 (4), B Moss 2 (2) S: D Pedroia 2-out RBI: B Moss, M Ramirez 2 GIDP: J Varitek, J Lugo Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Moss 1, D Ortiz 1, J Varitek 1, M Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: B Moss (E Brown at 3rd base). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Matsuzaka | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 95-51 | 3.60 |
| K Snyder (B, 1) | 1.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16-10 | 13.50 |
| J Lopez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-5 | 0.00 |
| B Corey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 0.00 |
| H Okajima (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19-10 | 0.00 |
| J Papelbon (S, 1) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23-13 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 171-95 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Matsuzaka HBP: J Cust (By D Matsuzaka) Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 23; K Snyder 6; J Lopez 2; B Corey 3; H Okajima 4; J Papelbon 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 5-4; K Snyder 1-2; J Lopez 0-1; B Corey 2-1; H Okajima 1-1; J Papelbon 1-0 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 56 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| T Buck RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| D Barton 1B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| J Cust DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .000 |
| E Brown LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| B Crosby SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .500 |
| K Suzuki C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .200 |
| R Sweeney CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| a-M Sweeney PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Fiorentino PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 15 | |
| a-walked for M Sweeney in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Brown (1, J Papelbon) HR: M Ellis (1, 1st inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 1 Out); J Hannahan (1, 6th inning off K Snyder 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Ellis (1), B Crosby (1), J Hannahan 2 (2), E Brown (1) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Cust 2, J Hannahan 2, K Suzuki 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: K Suzuki (1, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Barton, M Ellis-B Crosby-D Barton). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Blanton | 5.2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 94-58 | 4.76 |
| A Embree | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 0.00 |
| K Foulke (H, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 0.00 |
| H Street (L, 0-1; B, 1) | 1.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 32-19 | 16.20 |
| L DiNardo | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-2 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 166-100 | |
| PITCHING IBB: D Ortiz (By H Street); M Lowell (By L DiNardo) Batters faced: J Blanton 24; A Embree 4; K Foulke 3; H Street 9; L DiNardo 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Blanton 8-6; A Embree 3-0; K Foulke 0-2; H Street 1-2; L DiNardo 0-1 Game Scores: J Blanton 45 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | OAK | |||
 | 1st | M Ellis homered to left center. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | B Crosby grounded out to pitcher, D Barton scored, J Cust to third, E Brown to second. | 0 | 2 |
 | 6th | M Ramirez doubled to left, D Pedroia and K Youkilis scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 6th | B Moss singled to right, M Ramirez scored, B Moss to second advancing on play. | 3 | 2 |
| 6th | J Hannahan homered to right, B Crosby scored. | 3 | 4 |
| 9th | B Moss homered to right. | 4 | 4 |
| 10th | M Ramirez doubled to deep center, J Lugo and D Ortiz scored. | 6 | 4 |
| 10th | E Brown doubled to right, D Barton scored, E Brown tagged out at third attempting to advance on play. | 6 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan |
| Attendance | 44,628 (127.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:39 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Rick Reed, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, March 25th 2008
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Oakland | 5 | in 10 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| Baltimore | 8 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Cleveland | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 10 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Cincinnati | 5 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| Minnesota | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 7 |
| Washington | 0 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| LA Dodgers | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| San Francisco | 5 |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| LA Angels | 9 | Final |
| Arizona | 8 |
| Houston | 9 | Final |
| Detroit | 10 |
| Seattle | 1 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Kansas City | 8 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |