Red Sox 5, 
Athletics 2
| W: | D. Matsuzaka (12-2) |
| L: | D. Braden (2-2) |
| SV: | J. Papelbon (31) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| R Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .293 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .235 |
| J Cust LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .228 |
| F Thomas DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .253 |
| C Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .265 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .236 |
| B Crosby SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .247 |
| G Petit SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .348 |
| b-E Brown PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .248 |
| D Barton 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .218 |
| R Bowen C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .185 |
| a-K Suzuki PH-C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | |
| a-singled to right for R Bowen in the 7th b-grounded to third for G Petit in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 3B: C Gonzalez (1, D Matsuzaka) HR: D Barton (4, 5th inning off D Matsuzaka 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Barton 2 (27) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Barton 1, R Sweeney 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: M Ellis (3, throw) PB: R Bowen. | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Braden (L, 2-2) | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 61-39 | 5.10 |
| S Casilla | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 31-17 | 2.70 |
| J Devine | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-5 | 1.23 |
| A Embree | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 5.01 |
| H Street | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-9 | 3.88 |
| D Meyer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-10 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 146-88 | |
| PITCHING IBB: D Ortiz (By H Street) Batters faced: D Braden 15; S Casilla 7; J Devine 2; A Embree 3; H Street 5; D Meyer 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Braden 4-4; S Casilla 1-3; J Devine 0-0; A Embree 0-2; H Street 0-2; D Meyer 1-1 Game Scores: D Braden 33 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .315 |
| D Ortiz DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .259 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .280 |
| J Bay LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .364 |
| J Lowrie SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| J Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .218 |
| C Crisp CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| J Ellsbury RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .259 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Pedroia (33, D Braden); M Lowell (25, D Braden); K Youkilis (27, H Street) 3B: J Lowrie (1, D Braden) RBI: K Youkilis (75), J Lowrie 2 (18), C Crisp 2 (28) SF: C Crisp 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Lowell 1, J Ellsbury 1, J Bay 2 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Ortiz (1, 2nd base off S Casilla/R Bowen) | ||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: J Bay (M Ellis at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Matsuzaka (W, 12-2) | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 105-68 | 3.04 |
| H Okajima (H, 19) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17-11 | 2.66 |
| M Delcarmen (H, 15) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16-9 | 4.05 |
| J Papelbon (S, 31) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-8 | 2.05 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 149-96 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 23; H Okajima 5; M Delcarmen 4; J Papelbon 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 2-7; H Okajima 0-2; M Delcarmen 1-2; J Papelbon 2-0 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 62 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | BOS | |||
 | 1st | K Youkilis singled to center, D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | J Lowrie tripled to deep center, M Lowell and J Bay scored. | 0 | 3 |
| 4th | C Crisp hit sacrifice fly to center, J Lowrie scored. | 0 | 4 |
 | 5th | D Barton homered to right, B Crosby scored. | 2 | 4 |
| 6th | C Crisp hit sacrifice fly to center, J Bay scored, J Lowrie to third. | 2 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,317 (101% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Gorman, First Base - Gerry Davis, Second Base - Bruce Dreckman, Third Base - Todd Tichenor |
MLB Scores
Sunday, August 3rd 2008
| LA Angels | 9 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 14 |
| Colorado | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 2 |
| Oakland | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Washington | 4 |
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | in 10 |
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| Houston | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 14 |
| Cleveland | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 8 |
| San Francisco | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 4 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 8 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 9 |
| Philadelphia | 5 | Final |
| St. Louis | 4 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 8 |
