Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/23)
| Game 1: Monday, September 22 | ||
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| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 23 | ||
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| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 24 | ||
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| Cleveland | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, September 25 | ||
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| Cleveland | 1 | Final |
| Boston | 6 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 23, 2008
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Cleveland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| G Sizemore flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| S Choo flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| J Ellsbury lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to left center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis walked, D Pedroia to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bay struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| J Peralta walked. | 0 | 0 |
| V Martinez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Peralta out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Dellucci singled to shallow center. | 0 | 0 |
| K Shoppach struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| J Lowrie flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| S Casey struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| K Cash struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| F Gutierrez grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Marte grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| G Sizemore struck out swinging, G Sizemore safe at first on throwing error by catcher K Cash. | 0 | 0 |
| J Carroll reached on infield single to pitcher, G Sizemore to second. | 0 | 0 |
| S Choo struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| J Carroll at third base. | 0 | 0 |
| J Barfield at second base. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crisp popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| J Peralta flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| V Martinez grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Dellucci grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| D Ortiz doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis homered to left center, D Ortiz scored. | 0 | 2 |
| J Bay fouled out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| J Lowrie grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| S Casey grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| K Shoppach hit by pitch. | 0 | 2 |
| F Gutierrez singled to center, K Shoppach to second. | 0 | 2 |
| J Barfield struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| G Sizemore singled to right, K Shoppach scored, F Gutierrez to third. | 1 | 2 |
| J Carroll grounded out to third, F Gutierrez scored, G Sizemore to second. | 2 | 2 |
| S Choo doubled to right center, G Sizemore scored. | 3 | 2 |
| J Peralta doubled to deep left center, S Choo scored. | 4 | 2 |
| V Martinez flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| K Cash reached on infield single to second. | 4 | 2 |
| C Crisp grounded into fielder's choice to first, K Cash out at second. | 4 | 2 |
| J Ellsbury doubled to right center, C Crisp to third. | 4 | 2 |
| D Pedroia doubled to deep left, C Crisp and J Ellsbury scored. | 4 | 4 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| K Youkilis intentionally walked. | 4 | 4 |
| J Bay singled to center, D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis to third. | 4 | 5 |
| J Lowrie struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| D Dellucci grounded out to first. | 4 | 5 |
| K Shoppach struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| F Gutierrez flied out to center. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| S Casey singled to left center. | 4 | 5 |
| A Cora ran for S Casey. | 4 | 5 |
| K Cash grounded into double play, third to second to first, A Cora out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| C Crisp doubled to left. | 4 | 5 |
| J Ellsbury struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| A Cora at shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| K Youkilis at first base. | 4 | 5 |
| J Lowrie at third base. | 4 | 5 |
| M Delcarmen relieved T Wakefield. | 4 | 5 |
| J Barfield singled to right center. | 4 | 5 |
| G Sizemore grounded out to second, J Barfield to second. | 4 | 5 |
| J Carroll struck out looking. | 4 | 5 |
| S Choo walked. | 4 | 5 |
| J Peralta reached on infield single to shortstop, J Barfield to third, S Choo to second. | 4 | 5 |
| H Okajima relieved M Delcarmen. | 4 | 5 |
| V Martinez fouled out to first. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Cliff Lee pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| D Pedroia flied out to center. | 4 | 5 |
| D Ortiz flied out to center. | 4 | 5 |
| K Youkilis walked. | 4 | 5 |
| J Bay struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hideki Okajima pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| B Francisco hit for D Dellucci. | 4 | 5 |
| J Masterson relieved H Okajima. | 4 | 5 |
| B Francisco struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| K Shoppach walked. | 4 | 5 |
| F Gutierrez struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| J Barfield singled to left, K Shoppach to second. | 4 | 5 |
| J Lopez relieved J Masterson. | 4 | 5 |
| G Sizemore walked, K Shoppach to third, J Barfield to second. | 4 | 5 |
| J Papelbon relieved J Lopez. | 4 | 5 |
| J Carroll grounded into fielder's choice to second, G Sizemore out at second. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brendan Donnelly pitching for Cleveland | CLE | BOS |
| B Donnelly relieved C Lee. | 4 | 5 |
| J Lowrie struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| A Cora walked. | 4 | 5 |
| A Cora caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 4 | 5 |
| K Cash struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Cleveland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Papelbon pitching for Boston | CLE | BOS |
| S Choo struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| J Peralta struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| V Martinez popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||