8:05 PM ET, August 20, 2004
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: C. Schilling (15-6)
L: M. Buehrle (11-7)
Final in 10
Boston leads 1-0 (as of 8/20)
| Game 1: Friday, August 20 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 10 | Final in 10 |
| Chi White Sox | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 21 | ||
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| Boston | 10 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 22 | ||
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| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | |
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8:05 PM ET, August 20, 2004
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: C. Schilling (15-6)
L: M. Buehrle (11-7)
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Damon CF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .304 | ||
| D Roberts CF | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .230 | ||
| M Ramirez LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .316 | ||
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | ||
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | .304 | ||
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .297 | ||
| D Mirabelli C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||
| K Millar 1B-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .304 | ||
| B Mueller 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .287 | ||
| G Kapler RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .276 | ||
| R Gutierrez 2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 12 | |||
| BATTING 2B: D Roberts (3, N Cotts); O Cabrera (6, N Cotts) HR: M Ramirez (31, 2nd inning off M Buehrle 3 on, 2 Out); O Cabrera (2, 7th inning off M Buehrle 2 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Varitek (60), M Ramirez 4 (91), O Cabrera 4 (11) 2-out RBI: J Varitek, M Ramirez 4 GIDP: D Ortiz 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ortiz 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: G Kapler (4, 2nd base by M Buehrle) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (B Mueller-R Gutierrez-K Millar, R Gutierrez-O Cabrera). Outfield Assist: G Kapler (C Lee at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Schilling (W, 21-6) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 80-60 | 3.45 | |
| R Mendoza | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-7 | 2.20 | |
| C Leskanic | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-12 | 6.82 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 112-79 | ||
| PITCHING WP: R Mendoza HBP: T Perez (By C Schilling) Batters faced: C Schilling 23; R Mendoza 5; C Leskanic 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Schilling 9-5; R Mendoza 0-2; C Leskanic 3-0 Game Scores: C Schilling 77 | ||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| T Perez RF-LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .246 | ||
| R Alomar 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .175 | ||
| W Harris 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 | ||
| C Lee LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .298 | ||
| J Borchard RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .176 | ||
| P Konerko 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .278 | ||
| R Gload 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .271 | ||
| C Everett DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .260 | ||
| a-J Burke PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .350 | ||
| J Valentin SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .226 | ||
| A Rowand CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .309 | ||
| B Davis C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .252 | ||
| J Crede 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .234 | ||
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |||
| a-grounded to third for C Everett in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Rowand (28, R Mendoza) 3B: C Everett (1, C Schilling) RBI: J Crede (51) GIDP: R Alomar Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Davis 1 Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Valentin (17, ground ball) DP: 2 (R Alomar-J Valentin-P Konerko, J Valentin-R Alomar-P Konerko). | ||||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| M Buehrle (L, 16-10) | 6.0 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 92-66 | 4.00 | |
| C Politte | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27-16 | 4.34 | |
| N Cotts | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-13 | 5.24 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 140-95 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: M Buehrle 29; C Politte 6; N Cotts 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Buehrle 9-4; C Politte 1-3; N Cotts 2-0 Game Scores: M Buehrle 20 | ||||||||||
| BOS | CWS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Ortiz grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Damon scored, M Ramirez out at second, O Cabrera to third. | 1 | 0 | |
| 1st | J Varitek singled to left center, O Cabrera scored. | 2 | 0 | |
| 2nd | M Ramirez homered to left, B Mueller, R Gutierrez and J Damon scored. | 6 | 0 | |
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| Stadium | U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL |
| Attendance | 38,720 (95.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:17 |
| Weather | 71 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dan Iassogna, First Base - Doug Eddings, Second Base - Charlie Reliford, Third Base - Jeff Kellogg |
