Red Sox 8, 
Yankees 5
| W: | D. Matsuzaka (3-0) |
| L: | P. Hughes (0-2) |
| New York Yankees | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | .190 |
| K Farnsworth P | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| R Cano 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .170 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .304 |
| A Rodriguez 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .260 |
| H Matsui LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .341 |
| J Posada DH-C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| J Giambi 1B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .107 |
| J Molina C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .364 |
| W Betemit PR-SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .154 |
| A Gonzalez SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .385 |
| a-M Cabrera PH-CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 19 | |
| a-singled to right for A Gonzalez in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Abreu (2, D Matsuzaka); H Matsui (3, D Matsuzaka); J Molina (7, D Matsuzaka) HR: J Giambi (2, 8th inning off M Timlin 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: B Abreu (6), J Molina (2), A Gonzalez (1), J Damon (2), J Giambi (4) SF: J Damon 2-out RBI: B Abreu GIDP: A Rodriguez, J Damon Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: B Abreu 2, A Rodriguez 1, J Giambi 1, R Cano 2 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Damon 2 (2, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek 2) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Molina (1, throw) DP: 1 (R Cano-J Giambi). PB: J Molina. Outfield Assist: H Matsui (D Pedroia at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| New York Yankees | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Hughes (L, 0-2) | 2.0 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 65-35 | 9.00 |
| R Ohlendorf | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 49-27 | 2.70 |
| L Hawkins | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-12 | 9.00 |
| K Farnsworth | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 5.68 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 143-83 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Ohlendorf Batters faced: P Hughes 15; R Ohlendorf 13; L Hawkins 6; K Farnsworth 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Hughes 1-2; R Ohlendorf 7-1; L Hawkins 3-1; K Farnsworth 0-3 Game Scores: P Hughes 18 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .283 |
| J Drew RF | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .353 |
| M Ramirez DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .300 |
| K Youkilis 3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 |
| S Casey 1B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .318 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .244 |
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .323 |
| J Lugo SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .238 |
| Totals | 31 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: S Casey (3, P Hughes) RBI: M Ramirez (12), K Youkilis 2 (8), S Casey (5), J Ellsbury 2 (5) SF: K Youkilis, J Ellsbury 2-out RBI: J Ellsbury GIDP: J Varitek Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Varitek 1, D Pedroia 2, J Drew 1 Team LOB: 7 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury (2, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Molina); C Crisp 2 (2, 2nd base off K Farnsworth/J Posada, 2nd base off P Hughes/J Molina); D Pedroia (2, 2nd base off K Farnsworth/J Posada) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (K Youkilis-D Pedroia-S Casey, D Pedroia-S Casey). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Matsuzaka (W, 3-0) | 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 116-62 | 2.70 |
| D Aardsma (H, 1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 36-19 | 2.35 |
| M Timlin | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11-8 | 81.00 |
| J Lopez (H, 1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16-11 | 4.50 |
| M Delcarmen | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-9 | 3.37 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 193-109 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Matsuzaka Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 25; D Aardsma 8; M Timlin 3; J Lopez 3; M Delcarmen 2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 4-9; D Aardsma 3-3; M Timlin 0-0; J Lopez 4-0; M Delcarmen 1-0 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 37 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| NYY | BOS | |||
 | 1st | M Ramirez singled to center, J Ellsbury scored, J Drew to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 1st | K Youkilis hit sacrifice fly to center, J Drew scored. | 0 | 2 |
| 1st | M Ramirez scored, S Casey to third on passed ball by J Molina. | 0 | 3 |
 | 3rd | B Abreu doubled to deep left, J Damon scored. | 1 | 3 |
| 3rd | K Youkilis singled to left, J Drew scored, M Ramirez to second. | 1 | 4 |
| 3rd | S Casey singled to center, M Ramirez scored, K Youkilis to second. | 1 | 5 |
| 3rd | K Youkilis scored, S Casey to third on wild pitch by R Ohlendorf | 1 | 6 |
| 3rd | J Ellsbury singled to right, S Casey scored, J Lugo to second. | 1 | 7 |
| 4th | J Molina doubled to right, H Matsui scored, J Giambi to third. | 2 | 7 |
| 4th | A Gonzalez singled to center, J Giambi scored, J Molina to third. | 3 | 7 |
| 4th | J Damon hit sacrifice fly to left, J Molina scored. | 4 | 7 |
| 8th | J Giambi homered to right. | 5 | 7 |
| 8th | J Ellsbury flied out to center, C Crisp scored. | 5 | 8 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,876 (102.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:55 |
| Weather | 46 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jerry Crawford, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Brian Onora, Third Base - Paul Nauert |
MLB Scores
Sunday, April 13th 2008
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Cleveland | 7 |
| Milwaukee | 9 | Final |
| NY Mets | 7 |
| Atlanta | 4 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 6 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 | in 10 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 9 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 |
| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 11 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| Houston | 5 |
| Minnesota | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 4 | in 10 |
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| San Francisco | 7 |
| LA Angels | 10 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| San Diego | 1 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 0 |
| Colorado | 13 | Final |
| Arizona | 5 |
| NY Yankees | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 8 |