Red Sox 8, 
Rangers 3
| W: | C. Buchholz (1-1) |
| L: | D. Nippert (1-2) |
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| I Kinsler 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .272 |
| M Young SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| J Hamilton CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .305 |
| M Bradley LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .328 |
| H Blalock 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .329 |
| J Botts DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .167 |
| D Murphy RF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| G Laird C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .226 |
| B Broussard 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .170 |
| Totals | 36 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Young 2 (5, C Buchholz, M Delcarmen); G Laird (2, D Aardsma); J Hamilton 2 (7, M Delcarmen, J Lopez); D Murphy (9, J Lopez) RBI: G Laird (10), J Hamilton 2 (19) 2-out RBI: J Hamilton 2 GIDP: H Blalock Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Botts 1, G Laird 1, I Kinsler 2, M Bradley 4 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: I Kinsler (5, throw) DP: 2 (J Hamilton-G Laird-I Kinsler-G Laird, M Young-I Kinsler-B Broussard). Outfield Assist: J Hamilton (J Ellsbury at Home). | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Gabbard | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 45-23 | 2.18 |
| D Nippert (L, 1-2) | 2.1 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 68-37 | 16.62 |
| F German | 2.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 59-31 | 0.87 |
| J Benoit | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-6 | 7.36 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 180-97 | |
| PITCHING WP: K Gabbard Balk: D Nippert Batters faced: K Gabbard 9; D Nippert 19; F German 14; J Benoit 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Gabbard 4-1; D Nippert 0-5; F German 1-5; J Benoit 2-1 Game Scores: K Gabbard 54 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .277 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .337 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .177 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .364 |
| J Drew RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .305 |
| J Lowrie 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .375 |
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .314 |
| K Cash C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| J Thurston LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .000 |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 32 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Pedroia (8, D Nippert); D Ortiz 2 (2, F German, D Nippert); J Lugo (3, D Nippert) RBI: J Lugo (3), D Pedroia 2 (11), D Ortiz 3 (15), J Ellsbury (7) 2-out RBI: D Pedroia 2, D Ortiz 3 GIDP: K Cash Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Pedroia 2, J Lowrie 2, J Drew 1, J Thurston 2 Team LOB: 13 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Lugo (3, 2nd base off K Gabbard/G Laird); J Ellsbury 2 (8, 2nd base off D Nippert/G Laird 2) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (D Pedroia-J Lugo-K Youkilis). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Buchholz (W, 1-1) | 6.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 103-68 | 4.79 |
| D Aardsma | 0.2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22-11 | 3.09 |
| J Lopez | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29-19 | 3.37 |
| M Delcarmen | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25-16 | 3.37 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 179-114 | |
| PITCHING WP: D Aardsma Batters faced: C Buchholz 24; D Aardsma 5; J Lopez 6; M Delcarmen 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 3-9; D Aardsma 0-0; J Lopez 1-1; M Delcarmen 3-0 Game Scores: C Buchholz 66 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TEX | BOS | |||
 | 4th | J Lugo singled to center, J Drew scored, J Lowrie to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 4th | K Cash popped out to second, J Lowrie scored, J Lugo to second on throwing error by second baseman I Kinsler. | 0 | 2 |
| 4th | D Pedroia doubled to deep center, J Lugo and J Ellsbury scored. | 0 | 4 |
| 4th | D Ortiz doubled to left, D Pedroia scored. | 0 | 5 |
| 5th | J Ellsbury singled to left, J Lugo scored, K Cash to second. | 0 | 6 |
| 5th | D Ortiz doubled to deep left, K Cash and J Ellsbury scored. | 0 | 8 |
 | 7th | G Laird doubled to deep left, D Murphy scored. | 1 | 8 |
| 7th | J Hamilton doubled to deep left, G Laird scored, I Kinsler to third. | 2 | 8 |
| 9th | J Hamilton doubled to deep left, M Young scored. | 3 | 8 |
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| Game Notes |
| TEXAS STARTER KASON GABBARD LEFT THE GAME PRIOR TO THE START OF THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING WITH BACK SPASMS. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,539 (101.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:33 |
| Weather | 48 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Darling, First Base - Jerry Meals, Second Base - Bill Miller, Third Base - Paul Emmel |
MLB Scores
Monday, April 21st 2008
| Texas | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 8 |
| Detroit | 5 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Washington | 3 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| NY Mets | 1 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 7 |
| Florida | 10 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 4 |
| LA Dodgers | 9 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 3 |
| St. Louis | 4 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| Houston | 10 |
| Philadelphia | 9 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| San Francisco | 2 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |