Final in 14
Tampa Bay won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, September 8 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 9 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 10 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final in 14 |
| Boston | 2 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 10, 2008
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Iwamura 2B | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .280 | ||
| D Johnson LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .250 | ||
| a-R Baldelli PH-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .296 | ||
| J Ruggiano LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .186 | ||
| C Pena 1B | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .247 | ||
| C Floyd DH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .274 | ||
| b-B Zobrist PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .220 | ||
| W Aybar 3B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .258 | ||
| E Hinske RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .246 | ||
| F Perez CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .154 | ||
| D Navarro C | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .297 | ||
| G Gross CF-RF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .245 | ||
| J Bartlett SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .280 | ||
| Totals | 52 | 4 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 25 | |||
| a-lined out to third for D Johnson in the 7th b-walked for C Floyd in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Iwamura (30, J Beckett); J Bartlett (21, J Beckett); C Pena (21, H Okajima); G Gross (12, M Delcarmen); B Zobrist (6, J Lopez) 3B: W Aybar (2, J Beckett) HR: C Pena (28, 14th inning off M Timlin 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: W Aybar (28), C Pena 3 (88) 2-out RBI: C Pena 3 GIDP: F Perez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Pena 1, J Bartlett 1, G Gross 3, C Floyd 2, D Navarro 1 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Bartlett (6, 2nd base by J Masterson/K Cash) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Bartlett (14, throw); A Iwamura (7, catch) DP: 2 (A Iwamura-J Bartlett-C Pena, J Bartlett-A Iwamura-C Pena). | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| A Sonnanstine | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 96-64 | 4.47 | |
| D Wheeler | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17-9 | 2.70 | |
| G Balfour | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21-13 | 1.63 | |
| C Bradford | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12-8 | 2.02 | |
| J Howell | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37-18 | 2.44 | |
| T Miller (W, 2-0) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 4.26 | |
| T Percival | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11-3 | 5.01 | |
| J Hammel (S, 1) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-7 | 4.64 | |
| Totals | 14.0 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 215-128 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: D Ortiz (By C Bradford) HBP: K Youkilis (By A Sonnanstine) Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 28; D Wheeler 4; G Balfour 5; C Bradford 4; J Howell 10; T Miller 3; T Percival 3; J Hammel 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Sonnanstine 6-8; D Wheeler 1-2; G Balfour 1-1; C Bradford 3-0; J Howell 2-2; T Miller 0-3; T Percival 0-0; J Hammel 0-2 Game Scores: A Sonnanstine 74 | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Ellsbury CF | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | .262 | ||
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .328 | ||
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .265 | ||
| K Youkilis 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .313 | ||
| J Bay LF | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | .299 | ||
| M Lowell 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .275 | ||
| A Cora PR-SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .288 | ||
| M Kotsay RF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .261 | ||
| J Lowrie SS-3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .275 | ||
| J Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 | ||
| C Crisp PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | ||
| K Cash C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .230 | ||
| a-C Carter PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 | ||
| D Ross C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 | ||
| Totals | 48 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 33 | |||
| a-singled to left for K Cash in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Pedroia 2 (47, C Bradford, A Sonnanstine); J Lowrie (20, A Sonnanstine); J Ellsbury (16, T Percival) RBI: D Pedroia (78), K Youkilis (100) S: D Ortiz SF: K Youkilis 2-out RBI: D Pedroia GIDP: J Ellsbury, K Youkilis Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ortiz 2, A Cora 2, J Ellsbury 2, J Bay 1 Team LOB: 16 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Cora-D Pedroia-K Youkilis). | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
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| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Beckett | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 84-55 | 4.10 | |
| H Okajima | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-12 | 2.88 | |
| J Masterson | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 30-15 | 3.12 | |
| M Delcarmen | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-19 | 3.64 | |
| J Lopez | 2.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 31-18 | 2.56 | |
| M Timlin (L, 4-4) | 0.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19-10 | 6.09 | |
| Totals | 14.0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 213-129 | ||
| PITCHING IBB: F Perez (By J Masterson) Batters faced: J Beckett 26; H Okajima 5; J Masterson 7; M Delcarmen 7; J Lopez 8; M Timlin 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 5-6; H Okajima 2-1; J Masterson 2-1; M Delcarmen 3-1; J Lopez 5-0; M Timlin 1-0 Game Scores: J Beckett 61 | ||||||||||
| TB | BOS | |||
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| 2nd | W Aybar tripled to deep right, C Floyd scored. | 1 | 0 | |
| 3rd | D Pedroia doubled to left, J Lowrie scored. | 1 | 1 | |
| 14th | C Pena homered to left, A Iwamura and R Baldelli scored. | 4 | 1 | |
| 14th | K Youkilis hit sacrifice fly to right, J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia to third. | 4 | 2 | |
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| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 38,114 (102.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 5:02 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dan Iassogna, First Base - Ron Kulpa, Second Base - Dale Scott, Third Base - Mark Wegner |
