Red Sox 13, Rays 5

W:	D. Matsuzaka (17-2)
L:	S. Kazmir (12-7)

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
C Crisp CF	3	2	1	0	3	0	0	.289
D Pedroia 2B	3	1	1	1	1	0	2	.327
a-K Cash PH-3B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.231
D Ortiz DH	4	2	2	4	0	0	1	.265
C Carter PR-DH	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	.667
K Youkilis 1B	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	.312
b-J Bailey PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.270
M Lowell 3B	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	.275
A Cora PR-SS-2B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.283
J Bay LF	4	1	1	1	0	2	2	.300
D Ross C	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.200
J Lowrie SS-3B-SS	2	1	0	0	3	0	1	.275
J Varitek C	3	1	1	2	0	1	3	.224
J Van Every RF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
J Ellsbury RF-LF	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	.267
Totals	35	13	11	13	9	6	12
a-walked for D Pedroia in the 7th b-struck out swinging for K Youkilis in the 8th
BATTING 2B: C Crisp (16, S Kazmir); D Ortiz (27, M Talbot); K Youkilis (40, M Talbot) HR: D Ortiz (19, 1st inning off S Kazmir 2 on, 0 Out); M Lowell (17, 1st inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 1 Out); J Bay (8, 4th inning off S Kazmir 0 on, 0 Out); J Varitek (13, 4th inning off S Kazmir 1 on, 0 Out); K Youkilis (26, 4th inning off M Talbot 1 on, 1 Out); J Ellsbury (8, 5th inning off M Talbot 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Ortiz 4 (81), M Lowell (73), J Bay (34), J Varitek 2 (40), D Pedroia (79), K Youkilis 3 (105), J Ellsbury (45) 2-out RBI: J Ellsbury GIDP: J Varitek, J Bay Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Varitek 1 Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING CS: J Ellsbury (9, 2nd base by S Kazmir)
FIELDING DP: 1 (A Cora-J Lowrie-J Bailey).

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
D Matsuzaka (W, 17-2)	5.0	3	1	1	2	7	1	101-62	2.93
C Smith	2.0	4	4	4	0	3	2	49-31	7.31
M Timlin	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8-4	5.96
D Pauley	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	19-8	7.71
Totals	9.0	7	5	5	4	11	3	177-105
PITCHING HBP: E Longoria (By D Matsuzaka) Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 21; C Smith 10; M Timlin 3; D Pauley 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 2-6; C Smith 1-2; M Timlin 3-0; D Pauley 2-0 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 62

Tampa Bay Rays
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
A Iwamura 2B	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	.278
a-W Aybar PH-2B	2	1	1	0	1	0	2	.257
J Bartlett SS	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.276
b-B Zobrist PH-SS	3	0	0	0	0	1	4	.225
C Pena 1B	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.245
c-D Johnson PH-1B	2	1	1	2	0	1	2	.300
E Longoria 3B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.281
J Jaso C	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	.333
C Floyd DH	3	0	0	0	0	0	4	.274
d-M Hernandez PH-DH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167
D Navarro C	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.293
J Ruggiano RF	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	.231
E Hinske LF-3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.245
G Gross RF	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	.252
J Gomes LF	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	.174
F Perez CF	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.250
Totals	33	5	7	5	4	11	15
a-flied out to left for A Iwamura in the 5th b-struck out swinging for J Bartlett in the 5th c-struck out looking for C Pena in the 5th d-grounded to second for C Floyd in the 8th
BATTING HR: A Iwamura (6, 3rd inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 1 Out); J Ruggiano (2, 6th inning off C Smith 1 on, 1 Out); D Johnson (2, 7th inning off C Smith 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Iwamura (43), J Ruggiano 2 (7), D Johnson 2 (3) 2-out RBI: D Johnson 2 GIDP: E Hinske Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Floyd 1, D Johnson 1 Team LOB: 6
FIELDING DP: 2 (C Pena-J Bartlett-M Talbot, B Zobrist-W Aybar-D Johnson).

Tampa Bay Rays
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
S Kazmir (L, 11-7)	3.0	6	9	9	4	2	4	72-39	3.50
M Talbot	3.0	5	4	4	3	2	2	62-35	12.00
J Salas	2.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	34-22	7.11
J Hammel	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9-6	4.54
Totals	9.0	11	13	13	9	6	6	177-102
PITCHING HBP: J Varitek (By S Kazmir); M Lowell (By M Talbot) Batters faced: S Kazmir 19; M Talbot 16; J Salas 8; J Hammel 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kazmir 1-5; M Talbot 6-1; J Salas 2-3; J Hammel 1-1 Game Scores: S Kazmir 9

Scoring Summary
			BOS	TAM
	1st	D Ortiz homered to right, C Crisp and D Pedroia scored.	3	0
	1st	M Lowell homered to left.	4	0
	3rd	A Iwamura homered to left.	4	1
	4th	J Bay homered to center.	5	1
	4th	J Varitek homered to left, J Lowrie scored.	7	1
	4th	D Pedroia singled to right, J Ellsbury scored, C Crisp to third.	8	1
	4th	D Ortiz grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Crisp scored, D Pedroia out at second.	9	1
	4th	K Youkilis homered to left, D Ortiz scored.	11	1
	5th	J Ellsbury homered to right.	12	1
	6th	K Youkilis doubled to left, C Carter scored.	13	1
	6th	J Ruggiano homered to right, J Jaso scored.	13	3
	7th	D Johnson homered to right, W Aybar scored.	13	5
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Game Information
Stadium	Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
Attendance	29,772 (82.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:20
Weather	indoors
Umpires	Home Plate - Jerry Meals, First Base - Gary Darling, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Jerry Crawford

Boston leads 1-0 (as of 9/15)

Chi Cubs	6	Final
Houston	1

Minnesota	1	Final
Cleveland	3

Chi White Sox	2	Final
NY Yankees	4

LA Dodgers	8	Final
Pittsburgh	2

NY Mets	2	Final
Washington	7

Boston	13	Final
Tampa Bay	5

Detroit	8	Final
Texas	11

Seattle	0	Final
Kansas City	3

San Diego	11	Final
Colorado	5

San Francisco	1	Final
Arizona	3

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