Final in 12
Boston won 3-1
| Game 1: Wednesday, October 1 | ||
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| Boston | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, October 3 | ||
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| Boston | 7 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, October 5 | ||
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| LA Angels | 5 | Final in 12 |
| Boston | 4 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, October 6 | ||
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| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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7:27 PM ET, October 5, 2008
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Figgins 3B | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .294 | ||
| G Anderson LF | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .200 | ||
| M Teixeira 1B | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | .538 | ||
| V Guerrero DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .583 | ||
| T Hunter CF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | .429 | ||
| J Rivera RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 | ||
| R Willits RF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| a-K Morales PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | ||
| G Matthews RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | ||
| M Napoli C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | ||
| H Kendrick 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .143 | ||
| E Aybar SS | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .071 | ||
| Totals | 50 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | |||
| a-grounded to first for R Willits in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Figgins (1, J Beckett); V Guerrero (1, J Beckett) HR: M Napoli 2 (2, 3rd inning off J Beckett 1 on, 2 Out; 5th inning off J Beckett 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: J Rivera (1), M Napoli 3 (4), E Aybar (1) S: H Kendrick 2-out RBI: J Rivera, M Napoli 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Teixeira 2, G Matthews 1, M Napoli 2, T Hunter 2 Team LOB: 16 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Figgins (1, 2nd base off J Beckett/J Varitek); V Guerrero (1, 3rd base off J Beckett/J Varitek) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (C Figgins-H Kendrick-M Teixeira). | ||||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Saunders | 4.2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 96-53 | 7.71 | |
| J Arredondo | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28-16 | 0.00 | |
| D Oliver | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-3 | 0.00 | |
| S Shields | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 28-18 | 4.50 | |
| F Rodriguez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33-20 | 7.71 | |
| J Weaver (W, 1-0) | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 34-21 | 0.00 | |
| Totals | 12.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 226-131 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: D Pedroia (By J Saunders) Batters faced: J Saunders 23; J Arredondo 6; D Oliver 1; S Shields 7; F Rodriguez 6; J Weaver 8 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Saunders 7-5; J Arredondo 1-1; D Oliver 0-0; S Shields 1-3; F Rodriguez 0-1; J Weaver 2-1 Game Scores: J Saunders 36 | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
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| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Ellsbury RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .429 | ||
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .000 | ||
| D Ortiz DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .231 | ||
| K Youkilis 1B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .286 | ||
| J Bay LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .357 | ||
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .000 | ||
| A Cora PR-SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | ||
| J Lowrie SS-3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | .286 | ||
| J Varitek C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .182 | ||
| a-J Drew PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .300 | ||
| K Cash C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| b-M Kotsay PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 | ||
| D Ross C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | ||
| Totals | 41 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | |||
| a-struck out swinging for J Varitek in the 9th b-struck out swinging for K Cash in the 11th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Ellsbury (3, J Saunders); K Youkilis (1, J Saunders) RBI: J Ellsbury 3 (5), K Youkilis (1) 2-out RBI: J Ellsbury 3, K Youkilis GIDP: J Varitek Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Pedroia 1, M Lowell 1, J Lowrie 2 Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Crisp (1, 2nd base off J Weaver/M Napoli) CS: J Ellsbury (1, 2nd base by D Oliver/M Napoli) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING Outfield Assist: J Bay (T Hunter at 2nd base). | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Beckett | 5.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 106-59 | 7.20 | |
| M Delcarmen | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25-16 | 0.00 | |
| H Okajima | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-10 | 4.50 | |
| J Masterson | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16-9 | 2.70 | |
| J Papelbon | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 31-19 | 0.00 | |
| J Lopez (L, 0-1) | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-18 | 9.00 | |
| Totals | 12.0 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 215-131 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: M Napoli (By M Delcarmen) Batters faced: J Beckett 28; M Delcarmen 7; H Okajima 4; J Masterson 4; J Papelbon 8; J Lopez 6 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Beckett 5-4; M Delcarmen 4-0; H Okajima 2-1; J Masterson 2-0; J Papelbon 2-1; J Lopez 2-0 Game Scores: J Beckett 35 | ||||||||||
| LAA | BOS | |||
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| 1st | J Rivera walked, C Figgins scored, V Guerrero to third, T Hunter to second. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Ellsbury singled to shallow center, J Lowrie, J Varitek and C Crisp scored. | 1 | 3 | |
| 3rd | M Napoli homered to left, V Guerrero scored. | 3 | 3 | |
| 5th | M Napoli homered to left. | 4 | 3 | |
| 5th | K Youkilis doubled to deep center, J Ellsbury scored. | 4 | 4 | |
| 12th | E Aybar singled to center, M Napoli scored. | 5 | 4 | |
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| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 39,067 (105.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 5:19 |
| Weather | 55 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Kerwin Danley, First Base - Ed Rapuano, Second Base - Tim Tschida, Third Base - Marty Foster |
