Red Sox 7, 
Angels 5
| W: | J. Papelbon (1-0) |
| L: | F. Rodriguez (0-1) |
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Ellsbury CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .444 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .000 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .300 |
| C Crisp PR-DH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| K Youkilis 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| J Drew RF | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| J Bay LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .556 |
| M Kotsay 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .400 |
| J Varitek C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .125 |
| A Cora SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| Totals | 42 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 17 | |
| BATTING 2B: J Drew (1, E Santana); A Cora (1, E Santana); J Ellsbury (2, E Santana); D Ortiz (1, F Rodriguez) HR: J Bay (2, 1st inning off E Santana 2 on, 2 Out); J Drew (1, 9th inning off F Rodriguez 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Drew 3 (3), J Bay 3 (5), J Ellsbury (2) 2-out RBI: J Drew, J Bay 3, J Ellsbury GIDP: J Varitek Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Kotsay 1, D Pedroia 4 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Ellsbury (3, 2nd base off F Rodriguez/M Napoli) | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Matsuzaka | 5.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 108-67 | 5.40 |
| H Okajima (H, 1) | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28-16 | 9.00 |
| J Masterson (H, 2) | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 21-11 | 4.50 |
| J Papelbon (W, 1-0; B, 1) | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21-15 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 178-109 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 26; H Okajima 5; J Masterson 6; J Papelbon 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 4-6; H Okajima 1-2; J Masterson 0-1; J Papelbon 1-4 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 41 | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Figgins 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| G Anderson LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .222 |
| M Teixeira 1B | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .714 |
| V Guerrero DH | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .625 |
| T Hunter CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .500 |
| J Rivera RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | .000 |
| R Willits PR-RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| b-G Matthews PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| H Kendrick 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | .000 |
| J Mathis C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| a-K Morales PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .500 |
| M Napoli C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| E Aybar SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 |
| Totals | 37 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 | |
| a-popped out to third for J Mathis in the 5th b-fouled out to third for R Willits in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 3B: C Figgins (1, J Masterson) RBI: T Hunter 2 (3), C Figgins (1), M Napoli (1), M Teixeira (1) SF: M Teixeira 2-out RBI: T Hunter, C Figgins, M Napoli Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Rivera 1, G Anderson 1, K Morales 1, E Aybar 2, T Hunter 1 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Aybar (1, ground ball); T Hunter (1, catch) DP: 1 (H Kendrick-E Aybar-M Teixeira). | ||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| E Santana | 5.1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 98-65 | 8.44 |
| J Arredondo | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 31-18 | 0.00 |
| S Shields | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10-6 | 10.80 |
| F Rodriguez (L, 0-1) | 1.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 23-15 | 13.50 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 162-104 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: E Santana 26; J Arredondo 8; S Shields 3; F Rodriguez 7 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: E Santana 5-8; J Arredondo 1-3; S Shields 1-0; F Rodriguez 4-0 Game Scores: E Santana 35 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | LAA | |||
 | 1st | J Drew doubled to right center, D Ortiz scored, K Youkilis to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 1st | J Bay homered to center, K Youkilis and J Drew scored. | 4 | 0 |
 | 1st | T Hunter singled to shallow center, M Teixeira scored, V Guerrero to third. | 4 | 1 |
| 4th | J Ellsbury doubled to deep right center, A Cora scored. | 5 | 1 |
| 4th | C Figgins singled to left, J Rivera scored, J Mathis to third. | 5 | 2 |
| 5th | T Hunter singled to left, M Teixeira scored, V Guerrero to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 7th | M Napoli walked, M Teixeira scored, V Guerrero to third, J Rivera to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 8th | M Teixeira hit sacrifice fly to center, C Figgins scored. | 5 | 5 |
| 9th | J Drew homered to center, C Crisp scored. | 7 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 45,354 (100.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:51 |
| Weather | 67 degrees, overcast |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Kerwin Danley, Second Base - Ed Rapuano, Third Base - Tim Tschida |