Red Sox 7, 
Rangers 2
| W: | P. Byrd (11-11) |
| L: | B. McCarthy (1-1) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .263 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .330 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .270 |
| K Youkilis 3B-1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .314 |
| J Bay LF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .305 |
| S Casey 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .345 |
| J Lowrie 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .279 |
| J Varitek C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .229 |
| A Cora SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .295 |
| C Crisp CF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .284 |
| Totals | 39 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| BATTING 2B: K Youkilis (37, B McCarthy); C Crisp (15, J Benoit) 3B: A Cora (1, B McCarthy) HR: D Ortiz (18, 5th inning off B McCarthy 1 on, 2 Out); J Bay (5, 7th inning off J Wright 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: A Cora (9), C Crisp (39), D Ortiz 2 (72), J Ellsbury (43), D Pedroia (77), J Bay (30) 2-out RBI: A Cora, C Crisp, D Ortiz 2, J Ellsbury, D Pedroia Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ortiz 2, D Pedroia 1, J Bay 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Crisp (19, 2nd base off B McCarthy/T Teagarden) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: P Byrd (2, throw) DP: 2 (D Pedroia-A Cora-S Casey, P Byrd-A Cora-S Casey). PB: J Varitek. | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| P Byrd (W, 11-11) | 6.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 102-64 | 4.39 |
| J Lopez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-4 | 2.72 |
| M Delcarmen | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 24-16 | 3.86 |
| C Smith | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-5 | 5.79 |
| J Papelbon | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-12 | 1.66 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 156-101 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Arias (By P Byrd) Batters faced: P Byrd 25; J Lopez 1; M Delcarmen 5; C Smith 2; J Papelbon 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: P Byrd 5-11; J Lopez 0-0; M Delcarmen 0-0; C Smith 0-1; J Papelbon 0-1 Game Scores: P Byrd 69 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Arias 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| R Vazquez SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| M Young DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .282 |
| J Hamilton CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .303 |
| M Byrd LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .290 |
| H Blalock 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .261 |
| N Cruz RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .326 |
| C Davis 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | .275 |
| T Teagarden C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .333 |
| Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | |
| BATTING 2B: R Vazquez (18, M Delcarmen) HR: T Teagarden (3, 8th inning off M Delcarmen 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: T Teagarden 2 (6) 2-out RBI: T Teagarden GIDP: H Blalock, M Byrd Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Arias 2, M Young 2, J Hamilton 1, C Davis 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: N Cruz (3, 3rd base off P Byrd/J Varitek) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: T Teagarden (1, dropped foul ball) | ||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| B McCarthy (L, 1-1) | 5.1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 94-55 | 4.22 |
| L Mendoza | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-11 | 8.25 |
| J Wright | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 14-10 | 4.76 |
| J Benoit | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22-13 | 5.00 |
| F Francisco | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-9 | 3.43 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 161-98 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: B McCarthy 26; L Mendoza 4; J Wright 4; J Benoit 5; F Francisco 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B McCarthy 8-7; L Mendoza 2-0; J Wright 1-0; J Benoit 1-2; F Francisco 0-1 Game Scores: B McCarthy 28 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | TEX | |||
 | 2nd | A Cora tripled to deep right, J Varitek scored. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | C Crisp singled to center, A Cora scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 5th | D Ortiz homered to right, C Crisp scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 6th | J Ellsbury singled to right, S Casey scored, C Crisp to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 6th | D Pedroia singled to right, C Crisp scored, J Ellsbury to second. | 6 | 0 |
| 7th | J Bay homered to right. | 7 | 0 |
 | 8th | T Teagarden homered to left center. | 7 | 1 |
| 9th | T Teagarden singled to left, M Byrd scored, N Cruz to third. | 7 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 28,644 (58.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:09 |
| Weather | 93 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 9 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Sam Holbrook, First Base - Mark Wegner, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Chad Fairchild |
MLB Scores
Sunday, September 7th 2008
| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Toronto | 1 |
| Chi Cubs | 3 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 4 |
| Washington | 7 | Final |
| Atlanta | 4 | in 14 |
| LA Angels | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 2 |
| San Diego | 10 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 1 |
| Cleveland | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 1 |
| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Florida | 1 | Final |
| St. Louis | 3 |
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Boston | 7 | Final |
| Texas | 2 |
| Houston | 7 | Final |
| Colorado | 5 |
| Pittsburgh | 6 | Final |
| San Francisco | 11 |
| NY Yankees | 2 | Final |
| Seattle | 5 |
| Arizona | 3 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 5 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| NY Mets | 6 |