Red Sox 5, 
Orioles 4
| W: | J. Masterson (5-4) |
| L: | J. Miller (0-1) |
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| B Roberts 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .297 |
| J Payton CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .252 |
| N Markakis RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .306 |
| A Huff 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .313 |
| O Salazar 1B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | .200 |
| L Scott DH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .269 |
| L Montanez LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| A Jones CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .275 |
| A Cintron SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 |
| J Castro SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .207 |
| G Quiroz C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .189 |
| a-R Hernandez PH-C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .258 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | |
| a-struck out looking for G Quiroz in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Roberts (47, D Matsuzaka); L Scott (26, D Matsuzaka) RBI: L Scott (58), L Montanez (8), G Quiroz (13) 2-out RBI: G Quiroz GIDP: L Scott Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: O Salazar 1, J Payton 1 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: A Huff (4, 2nd base off J Masterson/J Varitek) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Miller (2, throw) DP: 1 (B Roberts-A Cintron-O Salazar). | ||||||||
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| L Cormier | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32-27 | 4.37 |
| D Sarfate | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 47-30 | 4.77 |
| J Walker | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16-8 | 6.23 |
| R Cherry (B, 2) | 0.2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29-15 | 6.10 |
| J Miller (L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-12 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 141-92 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Bay (By J Walker) Batters faced: L Cormier 10; D Sarfate 10; J Walker 6; R Cherry 6; J Miller 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: L Cormier 4-4; D Sarfate 2-2; J Walker 0-1; R Cherry 0-1; J Miller 1-0 Game Scores: L Cormier 56 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .264 |
| J Lowrie 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .277 |
| D Ortiz DH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .271 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| M Kotsay 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| J Bay LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .305 |
| J Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .227 |
| A Cora SS | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .296 |
| C Crisp CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .272 |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 12 | |
| BATTING 2B: D Pedroia (44, R Cherry) 3B: M Kotsay (1, R Cherry) HR: D Pedroia (17, 7th inning off J Walker 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: D Pedroia (76), C Crisp (35), M Kotsay 2 (7) S: J Ellsbury 2-out RBI: C Crisp GIDP: J Ellsbury Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Varitek 1, J Ellsbury 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Crisp (2, fly ball) DP: 1 (M Kotsay-J Lowrie). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Matsuzaka | 6.0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 112-73 | 2.88 |
| J Lopez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10-8 | 2.75 |
| J Masterson (W, 5-4) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28-17 | 3.24 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 150-98 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 27; J Lopez 4; J Masterson 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 5-6; J Lopez 1-2; J Masterson 4-0 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 53 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BAL | BOS | |||
 | 1st | N Markakis safe at second on error by center fielder C Crisp, B Roberts scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 4th | L Scott doubled to deep left center, A Huff scored, O Salazar to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 4th | L Montanez grounded out to first, O Salazar scored, L Scott to third. | 3 | 0 |
| 4th | G Quiroz singled to center, L Scott scored. | 4 | 0 |
 | 7th | D Pedroia homered to left. | 4 | 1 |
| 7th | C Crisp walked, J Bay scored, J Varitek to third, A Cora to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 8th | M Kotsay tripled to deep center, D Ortiz and D Pedroia scored. | 4 | 4 |
| 9th | J Ellsbury sacrificed into fielder's choice to pitcher, A Cora to third, C Crisp to second, A Cora scored, J Ellsbury to first on throwing error by pitcher J Miller. | 4 | 5 |
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| Game Notes |
| BALTIMORE BATTING COACH TERRY CROWLEY WAS EJECTED BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE JEFF NELSON IN THE NINTH INNING FOR ARGUING BALLS AND STRIKES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,373 (101.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:03 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jeff Nelson, First Base - Rob Drake, Second Base - Tim Tschida, Third Base - Jim Joyce |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, September 3rd 2008
| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Cleveland | 2 |
| Atlanta | 3 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Baltimore | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 5 |
| NY Mets | 9 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 2 |
| Seattle | 0 | Final |
| Texas | 1 |
| San Francisco | 9 | Final |
| Colorado | 2 |
| St. Louis | 3 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 9 |
| Minnesota | 4 | Final |
| Toronto | 5 | in 11 |
| NY Yankees | 8 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 9 |
| Houston | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 0 |
| Oakland | Postponed | |
| Kansas City |
| San Diego | 4 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 6 |