Indians 4, 
Red Sox 3
| W: | Z. Jackson (1-3) |
| L: | J. Beckett (12-10) |
| SV: | J. Lewis (12) |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .271 |
| J Carroll 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .273 |
| S Choo RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .308 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 |
| T Hafner DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .203 |
| B Francisco LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .272 |
| R Garko 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .267 |
| K Shoppach C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .266 |
| A Cabrera 2B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .255 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 13 | |
| BATTING 2B: B Francisco 2 (32, J Beckett 2); J Peralta 2 (41, J Lopez, J Beckett) RBI: A Cabrera (44), J Carroll (32), S Choo (60), T Hafner (24) 2-out RBI: A Cabrera GIDP: B Francisco Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: G Sizemore 2, R Garko 1, K Shoppach 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Peralta-R Garko). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| Z Jackson (W, 1-3) | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 95-55 | 6.04 |
| R Perez (H, 25) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 3.36 |
| R Betancourt (H, 12) | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 29-16 | 5.11 |
| J Lewis (S, 12) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12-11 | 3.84 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 142-88 | |
| PITCHING IBB: J Bay (By R Betancourt) Batters faced: Z Jackson 27; R Perez 3; R Betancourt 7; J Lewis 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Z Jackson 7-6; R Perez 1-0; R Betancourt 2-1; J Lewis 0-1 Game Scores: Z Jackson 52 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury CF-RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .274 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .323 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| K Youkilis 3B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| J Bay LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .305 |
| J Lowrie SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | .260 |
| M Kotsay RF-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .197 |
| J Varitek C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .221 |
| J Bailey 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .268 |
| a-S Casey PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .332 |
| C Crisp PR-CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .282 |
| Totals | 37 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 19 | |
| a-singled to center for J Bailey in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Ortiz (28, Z Jackson); K Youkilis 2 (43, R Betancourt, Z Jackson); J Bay (12, J Lewis) HR: D Ortiz (23, 5th inning off Z Jackson 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: K Youkilis 2 (109), D Ortiz (88) 2-out RBI: K Youkilis, D Ortiz GIDP: J Ellsbury Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Kotsay 2, J Lowrie 2, J Bay 3 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Lowrie-D Pedroia-J Bailey). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Beckett (L, 12-10) | 6.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 105-67 | 4.03 |
| J Lopez | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9-5 | 2.47 |
| J Masterson | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9-7 | 3.19 |
| H Okajima | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14-10 | 2.71 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 137-89 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Beckett HBP: R Garko (By J Beckett); K Shoppach (By J Beckett); B Francisco (By J Beckett) Batters faced: J Beckett 29; J Lopez 3; J Masterson 4; H Okajima 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 9-3; J Lopez 1-0; J Masterson 4-0; H Okajima 1-0 Game Scores: J Beckett 47 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | BOS | |||
 | 2nd | A Cabrera walked, B Francisco scored, R Garko to third, K Shoppach to second. | 1 | 0 |
 | 3rd | K Youkilis doubled to deep left, J Ellsbury scored, D Ortiz to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 5th | J Carroll singled to center, A Cabrera scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 5th | S Choo singled to center, J Carroll scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 5th | T Hafner grounded out to first, S Choo scored, J Peralta to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 5th | D Ortiz homered to right center. | 4 | 2 |
| 7th | K Youkilis doubled to deep left, J Ellsbury scored, D Ortiz to third. | 4 | 3 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,828 (102.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:09 |
| Weather | 57 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bruce Dreckman, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Brian Gorman, Third Base - Gerry Davis |
MLB Scores
Monday, September 22nd 2008
| Florida | 5 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 3 |
| Kansas City | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 2 |
| Atlanta | 2 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 6 |
| Chi Cubs | 9 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 3 | in 11 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 |
| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 1 |