1:15 PM ET, June 15, 2008
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: J. Beckett (7-4)
L: H. Bailey (0-3)
Final
Boston won 2-1
| Game 1: Friday, June 13 | ||
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| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, June 14 | ||
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| Boston | 6 | Final in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, June 15 | ||
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| Boston | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 0 | |
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1:15 PM ET, June 15, 2008
Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio
W: J. Beckett (7-4)
L: H. Bailey (0-3)
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Ellsbury LF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .289 | ||
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .262 | ||
| J Drew RF | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .321 | ||
| B Moss RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .242 | ||
| M Lowell 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .279 | ||
| a-S Casey PH-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .367 | ||
| K Youkilis 1B-3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .305 | ||
| J Varitek C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .254 | ||
| K Cash C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .236 | ||
| C Crisp CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .256 | ||
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 | ||
| J Beckett P | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | ||
| D Aardsma P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| M Timlin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 13 | |||
| a-struck out looking for M Lowell in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING HR: C Crisp (4, 2nd inning off H Bailey 1 on, 1 Out); J Ellsbury (5, 3rd inning off H Bailey 0 on, 0 Out); J Drew (11, 3rd inning off H Bailey 0 on, 1 Out); D Pedroia (5, 6th inning off G Majewski 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Pedroia 2 (31), C Crisp 4 (20), J Ellsbury (23), J Drew (38), K Youkilis (44) S: J Beckett SF: D Pedroia GIDP: M Lowell Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Beckett 1, J Ellsbury 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury 2 (33, 2nd base off H Bailey/D Ross, 3rd base off H Bailey/D Ross) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Lugo (14, throw) DP: 1 (D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis). | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Beckett (W, 7-4) | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 98-67 | 3.87 | |
| D Aardsma | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-9 | 2.87 | |
| M Timlin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9-7 | 5.57 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 124-83 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Beckett 28; D Aardsma 4; M Timlin 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 8-7; D Aardsma 1-2; M Timlin 1-0 Game Scores: J Beckett 69 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Bruce CF-RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .342 | ||
| J Cabrera SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | ||
| K Griffey Jr RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .245 | ||
| C Patterson CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .193 | ||
| B Phillips 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .265 | ||
| J Burton P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| A Dunn LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .229 | ||
| E Encarnacion 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .244 | ||
| J Votto 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .275 | ||
| D Ross C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .227 | ||
| G Majewski P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| B Bray P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-J Valentin PH-C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | ||
| H Bailey P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | ||
| J Affeldt P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| P Bako C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .238 | ||
| D Weathers P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| A Phillips 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .158 | ||
| Totals | 32 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 16 | |||
| a-singled to center for B Bray in the 7th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Votto (14, J Beckett) GIDP: J Bruce Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bruce 1, A Dunn 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Dunn (5, bobble) DP: 1 (J Cabrera-B Phillips-J Votto). | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati Reds | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| H Bailey (L, 0-3) | 2.1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 62-38 | 8.76 | |
| J Affeldt | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 46-31 | 4.68 | |
| G Majewski | 1.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29-17 | 3.60 | |
| B Bray | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26-19 | 2.53 | |
| D Weathers | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-11 | 4.26 | |
| J Burton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 2.48 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 193-125 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: H Bailey 13; J Affeldt 10; G Majewski 9; B Bray 4; D Weathers 4; J Burton 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: H Bailey 2-5; J Affeldt 3-1; G Majewski 3-1; B Bray 1-0; D Weathers 0-2; J Burton 0-2 Game Scores: H Bailey 26 | ||||||||||
| BOS | CIN | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to right, J Ellsbury scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | C Crisp homered to right, J Varitek scored. | 3 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Ellsbury homered to right. | 4 | 0 | |
| 3rd | J Drew homered to right. | 5 | 0 | |
| 5th | K Youkilis singled to left, J Drew scored, M Lowell to second, M Lowell to third on error by left fielder A Dunn. | 6 | 0 | |
| 5th | C Crisp singled to left, M Lowell and K Youkilis scored, J Varitek to second. | 8 | 0 | |
| 6th | D Pedroia homered to left. | 9 | 0 | |
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| Stadium | Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, OH |
| Attendance | 39,958 (94.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:07 |
| Weather | 83 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Ron Kulpa, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Bill Hohn, Third Base - Dale Scott |

