Red Sox 6, 
Tigers 3
| W: | D. Matsuzaka (5-0) |
| L: | J. Bonderman (2-3) |
| SV: | J. Papelbon (10) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury CF-LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .275 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .310 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .225 |
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .315 |
| C Crisp CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| M Lowell 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .237 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .305 |
| J Drew RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .281 |
| J Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .258 |
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .288 |
| Totals | 38 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Ramirez (11, J Bonderman); M Lowell (5, J Bonderman); D Pedroia (14, C Rapada) HR: M Lowell (1, 2nd inning off J Bonderman 1 on, 0 Out); K Youkilis (4, 4th inning off J Bonderman 1 on, 0 Out); D Ortiz (6, 9th inning off T Jones 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Lowell 2 (2), K Youkilis 2 (22), D Ortiz 2 (26) GIDP: M Ramirez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Lugo 1, K Youkilis 1, J Ellsbury 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Matsuzaka (W, 5-0) | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 109-60 | 2.43 |
| C Hansen (H, 1) | 1.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29-15 | 8.10 |
| H Okajima (H, 6) | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 0.64 |
| J Papelbon (S, 10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 1.65 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 164-93 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 25; C Hansen 8; H Okajima 5; J Papelbon 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 2-12; C Hansen 4-1; H Okajima 1-3; J Papelbon 0-3 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 52 | |||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Granderson CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| P Polanco 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .248 |
| C Guillen 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .314 |
| M Ordonez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .301 |
| M Cabrera 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .264 |
| G Sheffield LF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .183 |
| M Joyce RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| a-M Thames PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .238 |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .296 |
| I Rodriguez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .241 |
| Totals | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 19 | |
| a-singled to left for M Joyce in the 7th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: C Granderson (9), M Thames 2 (7) 2-out RBI: C Granderson, M Thames 2 GIDP: M Ordonez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Polanco 1, M Joyce 1, M Cabrera 2, E Renteria 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Renteria 2 (3, ground ball, throw) DP: 1 (E Renteria-P Polanco-M Cabrera). | ||||||||
| Detroit Tigers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Bonderman (L, 2-3) | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 113-66 | 4.17 |
| C Rapada | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-6 | 1.08 |
| A Lopez | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26-18 | 2.21 |
| T Jones | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-8 | 3.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 163-98 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Varitek (By J Bonderman) HBP: M Ramirez (By A Lopez) Balk: A Lopez Batters faced: J Bonderman 27; C Rapada 3; A Lopez 7; T Jones 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Bonderman 7-7; C Rapada 0-0; A Lopez 0-4; T Jones 2-1 Game Scores: J Bonderman 44 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | DET | |||
 | 2nd | M Lowell homered to left, M Ramirez scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 4th | K Youkilis homered to left, M Lowell scored. | 4 | 0 |
 | 4th | C Granderson singled to center, G Sheffield scored, I Rodriguez to second. | 4 | 1 |
| 7th | D Ortiz singled to left center, D Pedroia scored. | 5 | 1 |
| 7th | M Thames singled to left, P Polanco and M Cabrera scored, G Sheffield to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 9th | D Ortiz homered to right. | 6 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Comerica Park, Detroit, MI |
| Attendance | 39,478 (95.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:29 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Cederstrom, First Base - Fieldin Culbreth, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - James Hoye |
MLB Scores
Monday, May 5th 2008
| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 |
| Chi White Sox | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 0 |
| St. Louis | 6 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 11 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Baltimore | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 2 | in 10 |
| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Seattle | 7 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |