Final
Boston leads 1-0 (as of 8/12)
| Game 1: Tuesday, August 12 | ||
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| Texas | 17 | Final |
| Boston | 19 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, August 13 | ||
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| Texas | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, August 14 | ||
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| Texas | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 10 | |
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7:05 PM ET, August 12, 2008
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| I Kinsler 2B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .320 | ||
| M Young SS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .285 | ||
| J Hamilton CF | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .304 | ||
| M Bradley DH | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .321 | ||
| M Byrd RF | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | ||
| F Catalanotto LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .286 | ||
| a-J Ellison PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | ||
| b-B Boggs PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | ||
| G Laird C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .292 | ||
| C Davis 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 | ||
| R Vazquez 3B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .318 | ||
| Totals | 47 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 21 | |||
| a-flied out to right for F Catalanotto in the 7th b-doubled to deep center for J Ellison in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: I Kinsler (40, C Zink); M Byrd (18, C Zink); F Catalanotto 2 (21, M Delcarmen, C Zink); G Laird (15, C Zink); J Hamilton (27, M Delcarmen); B Boggs (14, J Papelbon) HR: I Kinsler (16, 5th inning off D Aardsma 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Davis 4 (32), J Hamilton (112), M Byrd 3 (34), F Catalanotto 3 (19), I Kinsler 4 (69), G Laird (32), B Boggs (31) SF: G Laird, I Kinsler 2-out RBI: C Davis 2, I Kinsler 3 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Vazquez 2, C Davis 1, F Catalanotto 1, I Kinsler 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: R Vazquez (13, ground ball); J Wright (1, throw) DP: 2 (I Kinsler-M Young-C Davis, M Young-I Kinsler-C Davis). | ||||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| S Feldman | 2.2 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 90-51 | 5.18 | |
| J Rupe | 2.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 50-23 | 3.95 | |
| W Madrigal (H, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16-8 | 5.50 | |
| J Wright (H, 14) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26-15 | 4.59 | |
| F Francisco (L, 2-4; B, 5) | 1.0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32-15 | 3.88 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 214-112 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: D Ortiz (By F Francisco) Batters faced: S Feldman 22; J Rupe 12; W Madrigal 3; J Wright 6; F Francisco 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Feldman 4-2; J Rupe 6-0; W Madrigal 0-1; J Wright 1-1; F Francisco 0-2 Game Scores: S Feldman 1 | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Drew RF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .288 | ||
| D Pedroia 2B | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .319 | ||
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .260 | ||
| K Youkilis 1B-3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .316 | ||
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .270 | ||
| S Casey 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .353 | ||
| J Bay LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .319 | ||
| J Lowrie SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .286 | ||
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .247 | ||
| K Cash C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .222 | ||
| a-J Ellsbury PH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .272 | ||
| J Varitek C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 | ||
| Totals | 40 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 19 | |||
| a-walked for K Cash in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Lowrie 2 (11, S Feldman 2); D Ortiz (14, J Rupe); D Pedroia (36, F Francisco) HR: D Ortiz 2 (16, 1st inning off S Feldman 2 on, 0 Out; 1st inning off S Feldman 2 on, 2 Out); K Youkilis 2 (22, 5th inning off J Rupe 1 on, 0 Out; 8th inning off F Francisco 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Ortiz 6 (59), J Lowrie 2 (26), J Drew (63), D Pedroia 2 (55), M Lowell (67), J Bay (9), K Youkilis 5 (81) 2-out RBI: J Drew, D Pedroia 2, D Ortiz 3, M Lowell, J Bay, K Youkilis 3 GIDP: K Cash, J Lowrie Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Lowrie 3, C Crisp 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: M Lowell (2, 3rd base off S Feldman/G Laird); J Bay (1, 2nd base off S Feldman/G Laird) CS: C Crisp (4, 2nd base by W Madrigal/G Laird) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: K Youkilis 2 (6, ground ball 2) | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Zink | 4.1 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 84-55 | 16.62 | |
| J Lopez | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-6 | 2.70 | |
| D Aardsma | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17-10 | 3.73 | |
| M Delcarmen (B, 3) | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 29-21 | 4.32 | |
| H Okajima (W, 3-2) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 29-17 | 2.51 | |
| J Papelbon (S, 32) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18-11 | 1.93 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 186-120 | ||
| PITCHING WP: C Zink; H Okajima HBP: C Davis (By H Okajima) Batters faced: C Zink 25; J Lopez 2; D Aardsma 5; M Delcarmen 9; H Okajima 7; J Papelbon 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Zink 5-7; J Lopez 0-0; D Aardsma 0-0; M Delcarmen 0-3; H Okajima 1-3; J Papelbon 0-2 Game Scores: C Zink 9 | ||||||||||
Scoring Summary
| TEX | BOS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Ortiz homered to right, J Drew and D Pedroia scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st | J Lowrie doubled to deep left, M Lowell and J Bay scored. | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st | J Drew singled to right, J Lowrie scored, K Cash to second, K Cash to third advancing on throw. | 0 | 6 | |
| 1st | D Pedroia reached on infield single to third, K Cash scored, J Drew to second. | 0 | 7 | |
| 1st | D Ortiz homered to center, J Drew and D Pedroia scored. | 0 | 10 | |
| 2nd | C Davis singled to right, M Bradley and M Byrd scored. | 2 | 10 | |
| 3rd | M Lowell walked, J Drew scored, D Pedroia to third, K Youkilis to second. | 2 | 11 | |
| 3rd | J Bay reached on infield single to third, D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis to third, M Lowell to second. | 2 | 12 | |
| 5th | J Hamilton singled to right, I Kinsler scored. | 3 | 12 | |
| 5th | M Byrd doubled to deep center, J Hamilton scored, M Bradley to third. | 4 | 12 | |
| 5th | F Catalanotto doubled to deep left center, M Bradley and M Byrd scored. | 6 | 12 | |
| 5th | C Davis singled to left, F Catalanotto scored. | 7 | 12 | |
| 5th | I Kinsler homered to center, G Laird and C Davis scored. | 10 | 12 | |
| 5th | K Youkilis homered to center, D Ortiz scored. | 10 | 14 | |
| 6th | M Byrd singled to center, J Hamilton scored, M Bradley to second. | 11 | 14 | |
| 6th | F Catalanotto doubled to deep right, M Bradley scored, M Byrd to third. | 12 | 14 | |
| 6th | G Laird hit sacrifice fly to right, M Byrd scored, F Catalanotto to third. | 13 | 14 | |
| 6th | C Davis safe at first on error by first baseman K Youkilis, F Catalanotto scored. | 14 | 14 | |
| 6th | I Kinsler hit sacrifice fly to center, C Davis scored. | 15 | 14 | |
| 7th | M Byrd singled to deep right center, J Hamilton scored. | 16 | 14 | |
| 7th | K Youkilis grounded into fielder's choice to third, D Pedroia scored on throwing error by pitcher J Wright, D Ortiz safe at second on throwing error by pitcher J Wright. | 16 | 15 | |
| 8th | D Pedroia doubled to deep left, J Ellsbury scored. | 16 | 16 | |
| 8th | K Youkilis homered to left, D Pedroia and D Ortiz scored. | 16 | 19 | |
| 9th | B Boggs doubled to deep center, M Byrd scored. | 17 | 19 | |
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Game Notes
| MIKE LOWELL LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE EIGHTH INNING WITH A STRAINED RIGHT OBLIQUE MUSCLE |
| JACOBY ELLSBURY WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE STARTING LINEUP WITH A BRUISED TAILBONE |
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 38,004 (102.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:58 |
| Weather | 71 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Wally Bell, First Base - Laz Diaz, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Kerwin Danley |