Red Sox 4, 
Cardinals 1
| W: | P. Martinez (1-0) |
| L: | J. Suppan (0-1) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon CF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| O Cabrera SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .462 |
| D Ortiz 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .300 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .125 |
| B Mueller 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .500 |
| T Nixon RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| a-G Kapler PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Bellhorn 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| P Reese 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| P Martinez P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| b-K Millar PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| M Timlin P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| K Foulke P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| a-grounded to third for T Nixon in the 8th b-grounded to third for P Martinez in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Mueller (2, J Suppan); J Damon (2, J Suppan); O Cabrera (1, K Calero) HR: M Ramirez (1, 1st inning off J Suppan 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Ramirez 2 (4), T Nixon (1), B Mueller (2) 2-out RBI: M Ramirez, T Nixon, B Mueller GIDP: J Damon, B Mueller Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: P Martinez 1, T Nixon 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Ramirez-J Varitek, M Bellhorn-D Ortiz-B Mueller). Outfield Assist: M Ramirez (L Walker at Home). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Martinez (W, 1-0) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 98-59 | 0.00 |
| M Timlin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 6.00 |
| K Foulke | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14-10 | 2.25 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 121-75 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: P Martinez 24; M Timlin 3; K Foulke 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Martinez 7-6; M Timlin 3-0; K Foulke 0-1 Game Scores: P Martinez 75 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 |
| L Walker RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .417 |
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 |
| S Rolen 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| J Edmonds CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .091 |
| R Sanders LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| T Womack 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .125 |
| M Matheny C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| b-R Cedeno PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| J Tavarez P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Suppan P | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| A Reyes P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-M Anderson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| K Calero P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R King P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| c-J Mabry PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Y Molina C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |
| a-popped out to third for A Reyes in the 5th b-grounded to shortstop for M Matheny in the 8th c-grounded to first for R King in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Renteria (2, P Martinez) HR: L Walker (2, 9th inning off K Foulke 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: L Walker (3) Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Pujols 1 Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (T Womack-E Renteria-A Pujols, S Rolen-A Pujols). | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Suppan (L, 0-1) | 4.2 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 89-56 | 7.71 |
| A Reyes | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0.00 |
| K Calero | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27-14 | 13.50 |
| R King | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23-12 | 0.00 |
| J Tavarez | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 155-92 | |
| PITCHING HBP: M Bellhorn (By J Suppan) Batters faced: J Suppan 24; A Reyes 1; K Calero 5; R King 6; J Tavarez 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Suppan 4-6; A Reyes 0-1; K Calero 3-0; R King 5-1; J Tavarez 0-2 Game Scores: J Suppan 35 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | STL | |||
 | 1st | M Ramirez homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | T Nixon singled to deep right, B Mueller scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 5th | M Ramirez singled to left, J Damon scored, O Cabrera to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 5th | B Mueller singled to right, O Cabrera scored, J Varitek to second. | 4 | 0 |
 | 9th | L Walker homered to left center. | 4 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 52,015 (118.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, rain |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian Gorman, First Base - Chuck Meriwether, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Charlie Reliford |