Rays 5, 
Red Sox 4
| W: | S. Dohmann (1-0) |
| L: | M. Timlin (2-2) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .284 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .340 |
| D Ortiz DH | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .177 |
| M Ramirez LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .370 |
| K Youkilis 3B-1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .330 |
| J Drew RF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .282 |
| S Casey 1B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .346 |
| J Lowrie 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .346 |
| J Lugo SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .306 |
| K Cash C | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .323 |
| C Crisp PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .341 |
| J Varitek C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Totals | 40 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 23 | |
| BATTING 2B: M Ramirez (9, M Garza) RBI: J Lugo 2 (7), K Cash (3), J Ellsbury (10) S: J Ellsbury SF: K Cash 2-out RBI: J Ellsbury GIDP: J Lugo, D Ortiz Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Pedroia 2, K Youkilis 1, M Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Lugo (7, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Lowrie-K Youkilis). PB: K Cash. | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| T Wakefield | 6.0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 113-70 | 4.06 |
| D Aardsma | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17-10 | 3.29 |
| B Corey | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 25-13 | 10.50 |
| J Lopez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 4.50 |
| M Timlin (L, 2-2) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25-13 | 13.50 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 190-114 | |
| PITCHING WP: T Wakefield IBB: E Longoria (By B Corey) HBP: J Gomes (By T Wakefield) Batters faced: T Wakefield 30; D Aardsma 3; B Corey 8; J Lopez 3; M Timlin 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Wakefield 5-11; D Aardsma 1-1; B Corey 1-3; J Lopez 0-1; M Timlin 1-1 Game Scores: T Wakefield 42 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .220 |
| C Crawford LF | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .314 |
| B Upton CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .298 |
| J Gomes DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .265 |
| a-C Pena PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| N Haynes PR-DH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .278 |
| E Longoria 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .286 |
| E Hinske 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .306 |
| D Navarro C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .391 |
| G Gross RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .143 |
| J Bartlett SS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .208 |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 23 | |
| a-singled to right for J Gomes in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 3B: C Crawford 2 (3, T Wakefield 2) RBI: B Upton (18), E Longoria (9), C Crawford (12), N Haynes (3) SF: B Upton 2-out RBI: E Longoria, C Crawford Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Iwamura 2, E Longoria 1, E Hinske 2, B Upton 1, D Navarro 2 Team LOB: 14 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: E Longoria (2, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash); A Iwamura (2, 2nd base off T Wakefield/K Cash); C Crawford (8, 2nd base off M Timlin/J Varitek) CS: B Upton (4, 3rd base by T Wakefield/K Cash) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (J Bartlett-A Iwamura-E Hinske, E Hinske-J Bartlett-S Dohmann). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| M Garza | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 84-49 | 7.62 |
| J Howell (B, 1) | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 46-27 | 2.63 |
| D Wheeler | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-16 | 1.38 |
| T Miller | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16-6 | 2.57 |
| G Glover | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 1.69 |
| S Dohmann (W, 1-0) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-1 | 2.45 |
| Totals | 11.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 182-106 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Varitek (By G Glover) Batters faced: M Garza 23; J Howell 12; D Wheeler 5; T Miller 3; G Glover 4; S Dohmann 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: M Garza 2-12; J Howell 2-4; D Wheeler 0-2; T Miller 0-0; G Glover 3-0; S Dohmann 2-0 Game Scores: M Garza 43 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | TAM | |||
 | 1st | B Upton hit sacrifice fly to center, C Crawford scored. | 0 | 1 |
 | 2nd | J Lugo walked, M Ramirez scored, J Drew to third, S Casey to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 2nd | K Cash hit sacrifice fly to left, J Drew scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 2nd | J Ellsbury singled to left, S Casey scored, J Lugo to second. | 3 | 1 |
| 3rd | E Longoria singled to right, J Gomes scored. | 3 | 2 |
| 4th | C Crawford tripled to deep right, A Iwamura scored. | 3 | 3 |
| 4th | J Gomes grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Crawford scored, B Upton safe at second on error by shortstop J Lugo. | 3 | 4 |
| 6th | J Lugo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Drew scored, J Lowrie out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| 11th | N Haynes singled to right, C Crawford scored, B Upton to third. | 4 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| BOSTON FIRST BASEMAN SEAN CASEY LEFT THE GAME IN THE SECOND INNING WITH A RIGHT HIP FLEXOR STRAIN. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 30,290 (84% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:00 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mike Estabrook, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Dale Scott, Third Base - Rob Drake |
MLB Scores
Friday, April 25th 2008
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 6 |
| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 5 |
| Atlanta | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | in 11 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Washington | 5 |
| Florida | 3 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 0 | in 10 |
| Minnesota | 5 | Final |
| Texas | 6 | in 10 |
| Toronto | 4 | Final |
| Kansas City | 8 |
| Baltimore | Postponed | |
| Chi White Sox |
| Houston | 3 | Final |
| St. Louis | 2 |
| Arizona | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| Oakland | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |
| Cincinnati | 1 | Final |
| San Francisco | 3 |
| Colorado | 7 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 8 | in 13 |