Red Sox 3, 
Cardinals 0
| W: | D. Lowe (1-0) |
| L: | J. Marquis (0-1) |
| SV: | K. Foulke (1) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .286 |
| O Cabrera SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .235 |
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .412 |
| D Ortiz 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .308 |
| D Mientkiewicz 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Varitek C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .154 |
| B Mueller 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .429 |
| T Nixon RF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .357 |
| G Kapler PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| M Bellhorn 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| P Reese PR-2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| D Lowe P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| a-K Millar PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .125 |
| B Arroyo P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| A Embree P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| K Foulke P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 19 | |
| a-struck out swinging for D Lowe in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: T Nixon 3 (3, J Marquis 2, D Haren); D Ortiz (1, J Marquis) 3B: J Damon (1, J Marquis) HR: J Damon (1, 1st inning off J Marquis 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Damon (2), T Nixon 2 (3) S: D Lowe 2-out RBI: T Nixon 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: O Cabrera 3, D Lowe 2, T Nixon 1, J Damon 2 Team LOB: 12 | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Lowe (W, 1-0) | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 85-54 | 0.00 |
| B Arroyo (H, 1) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-5 | 6.75 |
| A Embree (H, 2) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-5 | 0.00 |
| K Foulke (S, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-11 | 1.80 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 117-75 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Lowe Batters faced: D Lowe 25; B Arroyo 2; A Embree 2; K Foulke 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Lowe 8-9; B Arroyo 0-1; A Embree 0-1; K Foulke 1-1 Game Scores: D Lowe 74 | |||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| T Womack 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| b-H Luna PH-2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| L Walker RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .357 |
| A Pujols 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| S Rolen 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| J Edmonds CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .067 |
| E Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| J Mabry LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .000 |
| J Isringhausen P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Y Molina C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| c-R Cedeno PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| M Matheny C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| J Marquis P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| a-M Anderson PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| D Haren P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Sanders LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | |
| a-bunt grounded out to pitcher for J Marquis in the 6th b-struck out swinging for T Womack in the 8th c-popped out to second for Y Molina in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: E Renteria (3, D Lowe) S: L Walker Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: S Rolen 1, Y Molina 1, E Renteria 1, L Walker 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: R Sanders (1, 2nd base off A Embree/J Varitek) | ||||||||
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Marquis (L, 0-1) | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 121-58 | 3.86 |
| D Haren | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-9 | 0.00 |
| J Isringhausen | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 32-20 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 168-87 | |
| PITCHING IBB: M Bellhorn (By J Marquis) Batters faced: J Marquis 29; D Haren 5; J Isringhausen 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Marquis 8-6; D Haren 1-1; J Isringhausen 3-1 Game Scores: J Marquis 47 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | STL | |||
 | 1st | J Damon homered to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 3rd | T Nixon doubled to deep center, D Ortiz and J Varitek scored, B Mueller to third. | 3 | 0 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE HOME RUN BY BOSTON'S JOHNNY DAMON LED OFF THE GAME. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Busch Stadium I, St. Louis, MO |
| Attendance | 52,037 (118.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:14 |
| Weather | 62 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Chuck Meriwether, First Base - Gerry Davis, Second Base - Charlie Reliford, Third Base - Ed Montague |