Red Sox 5, 
Indians 4
| W: | T. Wakefield (10-11) |
| L: | C. Lee (22-3) |
| SV: | J. Papelbon (41) |
| Cleveland Indians | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| G Sizemore CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .271 |
| J Carroll 2B-3B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .272 |
| S Choo LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .307 |
| J Peralta SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .274 |
| V Martinez 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .272 |
| D Dellucci DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .240 |
| a-B Francisco PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .271 |
| K Shoppach C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .265 |
| F Gutierrez RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .247 |
| A Marte 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 |
| J Barfield 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .143 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | |
| a-struck out swinging for D Dellucci in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: S Choo (28, T Wakefield); J Peralta (42, T Wakefield) RBI: G Sizemore (90), J Carroll (33), S Choo (61), J Peralta (86) 2-out RBI: S Choo, J Peralta GIDP: V Martinez Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Choo 1, J Carroll 2, V Martinez 3 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Carroll-J Barfield-V Martinez). | ||||||||
| Cleveland Indians | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Lee (L, 22-3) | 7.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 114-74 | 2.54 |
| B Donnelly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18-12 | 7.62 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 132-86 | |
| PITCHING IBB: K Youkilis (By C Lee) Batters faced: C Lee 32; B Donnelly 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Lee 7-6; B Donnelly 0-0 Game Scores: C Lee 44 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .274 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .324 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .265 |
| K Youkilis 3B-1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .314 |
| J Bay LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .303 |
| J Lowrie SS-3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .256 |
| S Casey 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .332 |
| A Cora PR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .273 |
| K Cash C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .230 |
| C Crisp CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .283 |
| Totals | 31 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Ortiz (29, C Lee); J Ellsbury (20, C Lee); D Pedroia (53, C Lee); C Crisp (17, C Lee) HR: K Youkilis (27, 4th inning off C Lee 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: K Youkilis 2 (111), D Pedroia 2 (82), J Bay (37) 2-out RBI: J Bay GIDP: K Cash Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Lowrie 1, J Ellsbury 1, J Bay 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: A Cora (1, 2nd base by B Donnelly/K Shoppach) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: K Cash (4, throw) DP: 1 (J Lowrie-D Pedroia-S Casey). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Wakefield (W, 10-11) | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 99-64 | 4.24 |
| M Delcarmen (H, 18) | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18-10 | 3.41 |
| H Okajima (H, 23) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-5 | 2.70 |
| J Masterson (H, 3) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-11 | 3.16 |
| J Lopez | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-1 | 2.47 |
| J Papelbon (S, 41) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-8 | 2.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 159-99 | |
| PITCHING HBP: K Shoppach (By T Wakefield) Batters faced: T Wakefield 26; M Delcarmen 5; H Okajima 1; J Masterson 4; J Lopez 1; J Papelbon 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Wakefield 8-5; M Delcarmen 1-0; H Okajima 0-1; J Masterson 0-0; J Lopez 0-0; J Papelbon 1-1 Game Scores: T Wakefield 49 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CLE | BOS | |||
 | 4th | K Youkilis homered to left center, D Ortiz scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 5th | G Sizemore singled to right, K Shoppach scored, F Gutierrez to third. | 1 | 2 |
| 5th | J Carroll grounded out to third, F Gutierrez scored, G Sizemore to second. | 2 | 2 |
| 5th | S Choo doubled to right center, G Sizemore scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 5th | J Peralta doubled to deep left center, S Choo scored. | 4 | 2 |
| 5th | D Pedroia doubled to deep left, C Crisp and J Ellsbury scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 5th | J Bay singled to center, D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis to third. | 4 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| ANDY MARTE LEFT THE GAME IN THE TOP OF THE THIRD INNING WITH A LEFT CALF STRAIN. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,882 (102.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | 59 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Rob Drake, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Bruce Dreckman |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 23rd 2008
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 2 |
| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| Kansas City | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 0 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 2 |
| NY Yankees | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Florida | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 9 |
| Chi Cubs | 2 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |
| Pittsburgh | 5 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 7 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 6 |
| Cincinnati | 2 | Final |
| Houston | 1 |
| Chi White Sox | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 9 |
| Arizona | 4 | Final |
| St. Louis | 7 |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Baltimore | 5 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Seattle | 9 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 10 |
| Colorado | 9 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |