Red Sox 7, 
Orioles 4
| W: | P. Byrd (10-11) |
| L: | G. Olson (8-7) |
| SV: | J. Papelbon (35) |
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Roberts 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .297 |
| A Jones CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 |
| N Markakis RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| A Huff 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| R Hernandez C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .256 |
| L Scott DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .270 |
| K Millar 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .243 |
| J Payton LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| J Castro SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .216 |
| a-O Salazar PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .238 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| a-grounded to second for J Castro in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Huff (44, P Byrd) HR: A Jones (8, 1st inning off P Byrd 0 on, 1 Out); J Castro (2, 3rd inning off P Byrd 0 on, 1 Out); K Millar (20, 7th inning off P Byrd 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: A Jones (51), J Castro (14), N Markakis (80), K Millar (70) S: B Roberts 2-out RBI: N Markakis GIDP: K Millar Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: O Salazar 2, L Scott 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: N Markakis (3, bobble); J Miller (1, ground ball) | ||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| G Olson (L, 8-7) | 5.2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 96-54 | 6.53 |
| D Sarfate | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 38-20 | 4.96 |
| J Miller | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29-15 | 0.00 |
| R Bierd | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-2 | 3.60 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 166-91 | |
| PITCHING IBB: D Ortiz 2 (By D Sarfate; J Miller) Batters faced: G Olson 28; D Sarfate 8; J Miller 6; R Bierd 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: G Olson 3-10; D Sarfate 2-0; J Miller 1-0; R Bierd 1-0 Game Scores: G Olson 32 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .267 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .327 |
| D Ortiz DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .267 |
| K Youkilis 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .315 |
| J Bay LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .313 |
| J Lowrie SS-3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .280 |
| J Varitek C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .226 |
| J Bailey 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .286 |
| A Cora SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .262 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 20 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Bay (7, G Olson); J Lowrie (18, G Olson) HR: J Varitek (12, 2nd inning off G Olson 0 on, 0 Out); J Bailey (2, 2nd inning off G Olson 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Varitek (38), J Bailey (5), J Lowrie 2 (37), C Crisp (34), D Pedroia 2 (70) 2-out RBI: C Crisp, D Pedroia 2, J Lowrie Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Varitek 2, K Youkilis 2, C Crisp 1, J Lowrie 2 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Pedroia (17, 2nd base off J Miller/R Hernandez) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (K Youkilis-D Pedroia-J Bailey). PB: J Varitek. | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Byrd (W, 10-11) | 7.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 84-57 | 4.58 |
| J Lopez (H, 10) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-7 | 2.81 |
| J Papelbon (S, 35) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25-19 | 1.68 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 121-83 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: P Byrd 28; J Lopez 3; J Papelbon 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Byrd 9-8; J Lopez 3-0; J Papelbon 1-0 Game Scores: P Byrd 50 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BAL | BOS | |||
 | 1st | A Jones homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
 | 2nd | J Varitek homered to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd | J Bailey homered to left. | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd | J Castro homered to left. | 2 | 2 |
| 6th | N Markakis singled to center, J Castro scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 6th | J Lowrie doubled to deep left, J Bay scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 6th | C Crisp singled to center, J Lowrie scored, J Bailey to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 6th | D Pedroia singled to deep right, J Bailey and C Crisp scored, J Ellsbury to third, D Pedroia to second on error by right fielder N Markakis. | 3 | 6 |
| 7th | K Millar homered to left. | 4 | 6 |
| 8th | J Lowrie walked, D Pedroia scored, D Ortiz to third, K Youkilis to second. | 4 | 7 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE HOME RUNS BY JASON VARITEK AND JEFF BAILEY IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SECOND INNING WERE HIT BACK-TO-BACK. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,565 (101.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:50 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Tschida, First Base - Jim Joyce, Second Base - Jeff Nelson, Third Base - Rob Drake |
MLB Scores
Monday, September 1st 2008
| NY Yankees | 13 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 4 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Philadelphia | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 7 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| Colorado | 4 |
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 |
| St. Louis | 6 | Final |
| Arizona | 8 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 0 | Final |
| Cleveland | 5 |
| Seattle | 12 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| San Diego | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |