Rays 2, 
Red Sox 1
| W: | D. Wheeler (5-5) |
| L: | J. Masterson (6-5) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .327 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .262 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .310 |
| M Lowell 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .275 |
| J Van Every PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| A Cora SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .283 |
| M Kotsay RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .278 |
| J Lowrie SS-3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .275 |
| J Varitek C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .223 |
| C Crisp CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .286 |
| Totals | 30 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| BATTING RBI: K Youkilis (106) SF: K Youkilis GIDP: C Crisp Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: C Crisp 1, M Lowell 1, J Lowrie 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Ellsbury (10, 2nd base by J Howell/D Navarro) | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (J Beckett-D Pedroia-K Youkilis). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Beckett | 8.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 95-63 | 3.96 |
| J Masterson (L, 6-5) | 0.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22-14 | 3.18 |
| Totals | 8.1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 117-77 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Ruggiano (By J Beckett); C Floyd (By J Masterson) Batters faced: J Beckett 28; J Masterson 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 10-7; J Masterson 0-0 Game Scores: J Beckett 78 | |||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .277 |
| J Bartlett SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .276 |
| C Pena 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .246 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .278 |
| C Floyd DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .274 |
| D Navarro C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .293 |
| E Hinske LF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .244 |
| J Ruggiano LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .231 |
| G Gross RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .244 |
| F Perez CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .226 |
| Totals | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | |
| BATTING HR: C Pena (29, 7th inning off J Beckett 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: C Pena (89), D Navarro (47) GIDP: J Bartlett Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: A Iwamura 1, G Gross 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Longoria (9, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Bartlett-A Iwamura-C Pena). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| A Sonnanstine | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 93-60 | 4.33 |
| G Balfour | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-11 | 1.58 |
| J Howell | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21-12 | 2.36 |
| D Wheeler (W, 5-5) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-3 | 2.69 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 132-86 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: A Sonnanstine 23; G Balfour 4; J Howell 6; D Wheeler 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Sonnanstine 6-7; G Balfour 0-4; J Howell 2-1; D Wheeler 0-0 Game Scores: A Sonnanstine 67 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | TAM | |||
 | 6th | K Youkilis hit sacrifice fly to left, J Ellsbury scored. | 1 | 0 |
 | 7th | C Pena homered to left. | 1 | 1 |
| 9th | D Navarro singled to deep center, J Bartlett scored, C Pena to third, C Floyd to second. | 1 | 2 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL |
| Attendance | 32,079 (89% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Gary Darling, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Jerry Crawford, Third Base - Jerry Meals |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 16th 2008
| Minnesota | 9 | Final |
| Cleveland | 12 | in 11 |
| Chi White Sox | 6 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 2 |
| LA Dodgers | 6 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 2 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| Toronto | 0 |
| Philadelphia | 8 | Final |
| Atlanta | 7 |
| St. Louis | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 7 |
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| Houston | 1 | Final |
| Florida | 5 |
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Texas | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 4 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 5 |
| Seattle | 3 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| San Diego | 3 | Final |
| Colorado | 10 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| Arizona | 2 |
| LA Angels | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 8 |