Red Sox 2, 
Athletics 1
| W: | D. Matsuzaka (1-0) |
| L: | J. Blanton (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Papelbon (2) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .222 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .308 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .250 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .364 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .167 |
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .286 |
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| Totals | 36 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Varitek (1, J Blanton) 3B: K Youkilis (1, J Blanton) RBI: J Ellsbury (1), J Varitek (1) 2-out RBI: J Ellsbury, J Varitek Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ortiz 2, C Crisp 2, J Ellsbury 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Matsuzaka (W, 1-0) | 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 96-61 | 2.31 |
| H Okajima (H, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-6 | 0.00 |
| J Papelbon (S, 2) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.86 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 126-78 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 21; H Okajima 5; J Papelbon 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 6-4; H Okajima 1-2; J Papelbon 1-0 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 75 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| T Buck RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
| M Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .091 |
| D Barton 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 |
| J Cust DH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .167 |
| E Brown LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 |
| B Crosby SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 |
| R Sweeney CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 |
| a-M Sweeney PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| C Denorfia CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Totals | 29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | |
| a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for R Sweeney in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING HR: J Cust (1, 2nd inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: J Cust (1) Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: K Suzuki (1, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: D Barton (1, dropped foul ball) | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Blanton (L, 0-1) | 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 99-67 | 3.86 |
| S Casilla | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-18 | 0.00 |
| K Foulke | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-13 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 142-98 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Blanton Batters faced: J Blanton 26; S Casilla 6; K Foulke 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Blanton 8-7; S Casilla 1-3; K Foulke 1-2 Game Scores: J Blanton 52 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | OAK | |||
 | 2nd | J Cust homered to left. | 0 | 1 |
 | 5th | J Ellsbury singled to right, K Youkilis scored, J Lugo to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 6th | J Varitek doubled to deep right, K Youkilis scored. | 2 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Oakland-Alameda County Stadium, Oakland, CA |
| Attendance | 36,067 (102.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:39 |
| Weather | 55 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Wally Bell, First Base - Paul Schrieber, Second Base - Rob Drake, Third Base - Brian Knight |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, April 1st 2008
| Toronto | 2 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 3 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Florida | 5 | in 10 |
| LA Angels | 9 | Final |
| Minnesota | 1 |
| Colorado | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 1 |
| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Oakland | 1 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| San Diego | 2 |
| Texas | 5 | Final |
| Seattle | 4 |
| San Francisco | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 3 |