Red Sox 7, 
Rays 1
| W: | J. Lester (4-3) |
| L: | J. Shields (4-4) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 |
| J Bartlett SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .239 |
| C Crawford LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .270 |
| B Upton CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .295 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .244 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .326 |
| W Aybar 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .297 |
| J Gomes DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| a-C Floyd PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .264 |
| J Ruggiano RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .313 |
| Totals | 36 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 24 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Gomes in the 4th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: W Aybar 2 (5, J Lester 2); A Iwamura (9, D Aardsma) RBI: J Gomes (12) 2-out RBI: J Gomes GIDP: W Aybar Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Iwamura 1, J Ruggiano 4, E Longoria 2, C Crawford 1 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Shields (L, 4-4) | 1.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27-17 | 3.64 |
| G Balfour | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 44-25 | 3.86 |
| J Howell | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29-13 | 3.55 |
| G Glover | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31-21 | 3.92 |
| D Wheeler | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-13 | 2.00 |
| A Reyes | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 3.29 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 168-100 | |
| PITCHING HBP: D Pedroia (By J Shields); C Crisp (By J Shields); K Youkilis (By A Reyes) Batters faced: J Shields 8; G Balfour 10; J Howell 5; G Glover 7; D Wheeler 5; A Reyes 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 1-0; G Balfour 3-3; J Howell 1-1; G Glover 1-3; D Wheeler 1-1; A Reyes 0-2 Game Scores: J Shields 33 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury LF-CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .284 |
| K Youkilis RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .306 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .271 |
| J Drew RF-CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .303 |
| M Ramirez DH | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .301 |
| K Cash PR-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .298 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .276 |
| S Casey 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .359 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .262 |
| C Crisp CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .261 |
| C Carter PR-LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .667 |
| J Lugo SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Totals | 31 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Drew (10, J Shields) HR: M Ramirez (13, 1st inning off J Shields 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Ramirez 5 (45), D Pedroia (29), J Drew (28) SF: D Pedroia 2-out RBI: J Drew, M Ramirez 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Carter 1, M Lowell 1, J Drew 1, K Cash 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Lugo (7, 2nd base off J Howell/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Lowell (4, bobble) DP: 1 (M Lowell-D Pedroia-S Casey). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Lester (W, 4-3) | 6.1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 109-68 | 3.50 |
| M Timlin | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 42-27 | 5.89 |
| D Aardsma | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 26-16 | 2.63 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 177-111 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Aardsma HBP: C Crawford (By J Lester); A Iwamura (By J Lester) Batters faced: J Lester 28; M Timlin 8; D Aardsma 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 7-7; M Timlin 1-2; D Aardsma 1-0 Game Scores: J Lester 58 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | BOS | |||
 | 1st | M Ramirez homered to left, D Pedroia and J Drew scored. | 0 | 3 |
 | 2nd | J Gomes singled to left, W Aybar scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 2nd | D Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to center, C Carter scored. | 1 | 4 |
| 4th | J Drew walked, C Carter scored, J Lugo to third, D Pedroia to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 4th | M Ramirez singled to left, J Lugo and D Pedroia scored, J Drew to second. | 1 | 7 |
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| Game Notes |
| RED SOX CENTER FIELDER JACOBY ELLSBURY LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE FOURTH INNING WITH A RIGHT WRIST INJURY. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,639 (101.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:40 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Kellogg, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Chad Fairchild, Third Base - Paul Emmel |
MLB Scores
Thursday, June 5th 2008
| Toronto | 8 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 9 |
| Cincinnati | 0 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| Baltimore | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 7 |
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| St. Louis | 9 | Final |
| Washington | 10 | in 10 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 9 |
| Kansas City | 2 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 6 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Chi Cubs | 5 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 4 |