Red Sox 4, 
Angels 1
| W: | J. Lester (1-0) |
| L: | J. Lackey (0-1) |
| SV: | J. Papelbon (1) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury CF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .600 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .200 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .250 |
| J Drew RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| J Bay LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| J Lowrie SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| J Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Ellsbury (1, J Lackey); J Bay (1, S Shields) HR: J Bay (1, 6th inning off J Lackey 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Bay 2 (2), J Ellsbury (1), D Ortiz (1) S: J Varitek 2-out RBI: J Bay 2, D Ortiz Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ortiz 2, D Pedroia 1, K Youkilis 1, M Lowell 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury 2 (2, 2nd base off J Lackey/M Napoli, 2nd base off S Shields/M Napoli) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Lowrie (1, bobble) | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Lester (W, 1-0) | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 117-76 | 0.00 |
| J Masterson (H, 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21-14 | 0.00 |
| J Papelbon (S, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13-11 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 151-101 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Lester 29; J Masterson 4; J Papelbon 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 10-4; J Masterson 1-1; J Papelbon 0-0 Game Scores: J Lester 69 | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Figgins 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .000 |
| G Anderson LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| V Guerrero DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| T Hunter CF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .667 |
| H Kendrick 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 |
| M Napoli C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
| G Matthews RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| a-K Morales PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| E Aybar SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| Totals | 36 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 13 | |
| a-singled to right for G Matthews in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING RBI: T Hunter (1) 2-out RBI: T Hunter Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: H Kendrick 3, C Figgins 1, T Hunter 1 Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: G Matthews (1, line drive) | ||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Lackey (L, 0-1) | 6.2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 92-60 | 2.70 |
| D Oliver | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-7 | 0.00 |
| S Shields | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26-19 | 18.00 |
| J Arredondo | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 135-88 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Lowrie (By J Lackey) Batters faced: J Lackey 29; D Oliver 3; S Shields 7; J Arredondo 1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lackey 8-7; D Oliver 1-1; S Shields 3-0; J Arredondo 1-0 Game Scores: J Lackey 60 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | LAA | |||
 | 3rd | T Hunter singled to left, G Anderson scored, V Guerrero to second. | 0 | 1 |
 | 6th | J Bay homered to left, K Youkilis scored. | 2 | 1 |
| 9th | J Ellsbury singled to right, J Lowrie scored. | 3 | 1 |
| 9th | D Ortiz singled to center, J Ellsbury scored. | 4 | 1 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 44,996 (99.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:14 |
| Weather | 86 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Welke, First Base - Bill Miller, Second Base - Kerwin Danley, Third Base - Ed Rapuano |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, October 1st 2008
| Milwaukee | 1 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 3 |
| LA Dodgers | 7 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 2 |
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 1 |