Final
Tampa Bay won 3-0
| Game 1: Monday, June 30 | ||
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| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 1 | ||
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| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 2 | ||
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| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 7 | |
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7:10 PM ET, July 2, 2008
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| J Drew flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| M Ramirez struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| A Iwamura grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| C Crawford walked. | 1 | 0 |
| B Upton grounded into fielder's choice to second, C Crawford out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| B Upton stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| C Pena walked. | 1 | 0 |
| E Longoria singled to right, B Upton scored, C Pena to third. | 1 | 1 |
| C Floyd walked, E Longoria to second. | 1 | 1 |
| D Navarro flied out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| M Lowell walked. | 1 | 1 |
| K Youkilis grounded into fielder's choice to first, M Lowell out at second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Varitek struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| B Moss reached on infield single to second, K Youkilis to second, K Youkilis to third, B Moss to second on throwing error by second baseman A Iwamura. | 1 | 1 |
| J Lugo grounded out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| E Hinske walked. | 1 | 1 |
| J Bartlett flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| A Iwamura flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| C Crawford singled to right, E Hinske to third. | 1 | 1 |
| C Crawford stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| B Upton lined out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Ellsbury popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| D Pedroia tripled to deep center. | 1 | 1 |
| J Drew walked. | 1 | 1 |
| M Ramirez grounded out to third, D Pedroia scored, J Drew to second. | 2 | 1 |
| M Lowell flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| E Longoria grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| C Floyd grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Ellsbury grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Lugo out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| D Navarro struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| E Hinske struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| J Bartlett struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| D Pedroia doubled to right. | 2 | 1 |
| J Drew tripled to deep center, D Pedroia scored. | 3 | 1 |
| M Ramirez struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| M Lowell grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| K Youkilis intentionally walked. | 3 | 1 |
| J Drew scored, K Youkilis to second on wild pitch by S Kazmir. | 4 | 1 |
| J Varitek grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| A Iwamura flied out to left. | 4 | 1 |
| C Crawford popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 1 |
| B Upton walked. | 4 | 1 |
| B Upton stole second. | 4 | 1 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Trever Miller pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| T Miller relieved S Kazmir. | 4 | 1 |
| B Moss fouled out to third. | 4 | 1 |
| J Lugo flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury hit by pitch. | 4 | 1 |
| D Pedroia flied out to center. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Hideki Okajima pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| H Okajima relieved D Matsuzaka. | 4 | 1 |
| E Longoria singled to left center. | 4 | 1 |
| W Aybar hit for C Floyd. | 4 | 1 |
| W Aybar fouled out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| D Navarro struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| J Gomes hit for E Hinske. | 4 | 1 |
| J Gomes struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Trever Miller pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Gomes in right field. | 4 | 1 |
| J Drew singled to right. | 4 | 1 |
| G Glover relieved T Miller. | 4 | 1 |
| J Drew to second on wild pitch by G Glover. | 4 | 1 |
| M Ramirez flied out to right, J Drew to third. | 4 | 1 |
| M Lowell fouled out to first. | 4 | 1 |
| K Youkilis intentionally walked. | 4 | 1 |
| J Varitek struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| M Delcarmen relieved H Okajima. | 4 | 1 |
| J Bartlett doubled to right. | 4 | 1 |
| J Bartlett stole third. | 4 | 1 |
| A Iwamura reached on infield single to first, J Bartlett scored. | 4 | 2 |
| C Crawford singled to right, A Iwamura to third. | 4 | 2 |
| C Hansen relieved M Delcarmen. | 4 | 2 |
| B Upton walked, C Crawford to second. | 4 | 2 |
| C Pena walked, A Iwamura scored, C Crawford to third, B Upton to second. | 4 | 3 |
| E Longoria doubled to center, C Crawford and B Upton scored, C Pena to third. | 4 | 5 |
| D Aardsma relieved C Hansen. | 4 | 5 |
| W Aybar grounded out to first. | 4 | 5 |
| D Navarro intentionally walked. | 4 | 5 |
| G Gross hit for J Gomes. | 4 | 5 |
| J Lopez relieved D Aardsma. | 4 | 5 |
| G Gross struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| J Bartlett singled to center, C Pena and E Longoria scored, D Navarro to second. | 4 | 7 |
| A Iwamura struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Gary Glover pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| G Gross in right field. | 4 | 7 |
| B Moss struck out swinging. | 4 | 7 |
| J Lugo walked. | 4 | 7 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to second, J Lugo to second. | 4 | 7 |
| D Pedroia doubled to deep left center, J Lugo scored. | 5 | 7 |
| D Wheeler relieved G Glover. | 5 | 7 |
| J Drew lined out to center. | 5 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Javier Lopez pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| C Crawford singled to right center. | 5 | 7 |
| B Upton grounded into double play, second to first, C Crawford out at second. | 5 | 7 |
| C Pena grounded out to first. | 5 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Dan Wheeler pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| M Ramirez safe at first on throwing error by shortstop J Bartlett. | 5 | 7 |
| M Lowell singled to right, M Ramirez to third. | 5 | 7 |
| K Youkilis hit sacrifice fly to center, M Ramirez scored. | 6 | 7 |
| M Lowell caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 6 | 7 |
| J Varitek struck out looking. | 6 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||