7:05 PM ET, May 3, 2008
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: J. Beckett (3-2)
L: J. Shields (3-2)
Final
Boston leads 2-0 (as of 5/3)
| Game 1: Friday, May 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 3 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 12 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 4 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 7 | |
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7:05 PM ET, May 3, 2008
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: J. Beckett (3-2)
L: J. Shields (3-2)
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | ||
| C Crawford LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .290 | ||
| E Hinske DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .280 | ||
| C Pena 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .214 | ||
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | ||
| D Navarro C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .372 | ||
| G Gross RF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .143 | ||
| N Haynes CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .244 | ||
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .232 | ||
| A Cannizaro SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | ||
| Totals | 34 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | |||
| BATTING 2B: E Hinske (6, J Beckett) HR: G Gross (1, 2nd inning off J Beckett 1 on, 2 Out); A Iwamura (2, 8th inning off J Beckett 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: G Gross 2 (3), E Longoria (11), A Iwamura (8) 2-out RBI: G Gross 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Cannizaro 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (A Iwamura-C Pena). Outfield Assist: G Gross (J Varitek at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Shields (L, 3-2) | 3.2 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 98-55 | 3.80 | |
| J Howell | 2.1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 39-23 | 3.79 | |
| T Miller | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22-12 | 2.08 | |
| S Dohmann | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22-12 | 5.27 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 181-102 | ||
| PITCHING WP: J Shields HBP: J Varitek (By J Howell) Batters faced: J Shields 24; J Howell 11; T Miller 4; S Dohmann 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Shields 5-3; J Howell 6-0; T Miller 0-1; S Dohmann 0-1 Game Scores: J Shields 13 | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Ellsbury CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .293 | ||
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 | ||
| J Lowrie 2B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .286 | ||
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .216 | ||
| M Ramirez LF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .322 | ||
| M Lowell 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .220 | ||
| K Youkilis 1B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .291 | ||
| J Drew RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .280 | ||
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .256 | ||
| K Cash C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .313 | ||
| J Lugo SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .288 | ||
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |||
| BATTING 2B: D Ortiz 2 (4, J Shields 2); J Lugo (5, J Shields); D Pedroia (13, J Shields); M Lowell (4, J Howell); J Ellsbury (2, T Miller); J Drew (3, S Dohmann) RBI: D Ortiz 2 (24), M Ramirez 2 (22), D Pedroia (17), J Lugo (8), J Varitek 3 (11), K Youkilis (16), J Drew 2 (15) 2-out RBI: J Lugo, J Varitek GIDP: J Varitek Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ortiz 1, J Varitek 1, J Lugo 2, M Lowell 1, J Ellsbury 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (M Ramirez-J Varitek). Outfield Assist: M Ramirez (C Pena at Home). | ||||||||||
| TB | BOS | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | D Ortiz doubled to deep left, J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia to third. | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st | M Ramirez singled to center, D Pedroia and D Ortiz scored. | 0 | 3 | |
| 2nd | G Gross homered to right, D Navarro scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 2nd | D Pedroia singled to right, J Ellsbury scored. | 2 | 4 | |
| 3rd | J Lugo doubled to deep right center, J Drew scored. | 2 | 5 | |
| 4th | D Ortiz doubled to deep left, D Pedroia scored. | 3 | 6 | |
| 4th | J Varitek hit by pitch, D Ortiz scored, K Youkilis to third, J Drew to second. | 3 | 7 | |
| 6th | K Youkilis singled to left, M Ramirez scored, M Lowell to third. | 3 | 8 | |
| 6th | J Drew grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Lowell scored, K Youkilis out at second. | 3 | 9 | |
| 8th | A Iwamura homered to left. | 4 | 9 | |
| 8th | J Drew doubled to right, M Ramirez scored, K Youkilis to third. | 4 | 10 | |
| 8th | J Varitek singled to right, K Youkilis and J Drew scored, J Varitek out stretching at second. | 4 | 12 | |
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| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,700 (101.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:13 |
| Weather | 46 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Welke, First Base - Chris Guccione, Second Base - Tim Welke, Third Base - Chuck Meriwether |

