Red Sox 8, 
Rays 7
| W: | J. Masterson (1-0) |
| L: | J. Howell (0-1) |
| Tampa Bay Rays | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| A Iwamura 2B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .238 |
| B Upton CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .400 |
| C Pena 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .368 |
| E Longoria 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .286 |
| C Crawford LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .409 |
| C Floyd DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .250 |
| a-W Aybar PH-DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .429 |
| D Navarro C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .150 |
| G Gross RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| J Bartlett SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .211 |
| Totals | 33 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| a-popped out to first for C Floyd in the 6th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Upton (1, J Papelbon) HR: B Upton (3, 1st inning off D Matsuzaka 1 on, 0 Out); C Pena (3, 3rd inning off D Matsuzaka 1 on, 1 Out); E Longoria (4, 3rd inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Upton 4 (10), C Pena 2 (6), E Longoria (7) GIDP: E Longoria, C Pena Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Bartlett 1, C Crawford 2 Team LOB: 5 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: G Gross (1, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek); A Iwamura 2 (2, 2nd base off J Papelbon/J Varitek, 3rd base off H Okajima/J Varitek); J Bartlett (1, 3rd base off J Papelbon/J Varitek) | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: E Longoria (3, throw) Outfield Assist: G Gross (C Crisp at 2nd base). | ||||||||
| Tampa Bay Rays | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| S Kazmir | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 111-62 | 4.35 |
| G Balfour | 0.2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25-15 | 22.50 |
| D Wheeler (B, 2) | 1.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 33-19 | 5.79 |
| J Howell (L, 0-1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-14 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 8.2 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 194-110 | |
| PITCHING WP: S Kazmir IBB: J Bay (By J Howell) HBP: J Varitek (By S Kazmir) Batters faced: S Kazmir 24; G Balfour 6; D Wheeler 7; J Howell 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: S Kazmir 7-4; G Balfour 0-2; D Wheeler 0-2; J Howell 1-0 Game Scores: S Kazmir 72 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| C Crisp CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .417 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .400 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .105 |
| K Youkilis 3B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .409 |
| J Bay LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | .333 |
| J Drew RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| J Lowrie SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 |
| J Varitek C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 |
| a-S Casey PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
| K Cash C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| M Kotsay 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .286 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | |
| a-struck out swinging for J Varitek in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: J Lowrie (1, G Balfour); M Kotsay (3, D Wheeler) HR: D Ortiz (1, 7th inning off G Balfour 2 on, 2 Out); J Drew (1, 8th inning off D Wheeler 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Pedroia (4), D Ortiz 3 (3), J Drew 3 (3), C Crisp (1) 2-out RBI: D Pedroia, D Ortiz 3, C Crisp, J Drew Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Kotsay 1, C Crisp 1, J Bay 1 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (J Lowrie-D Pedroia-M Kotsay, D Pedroia-J Lowrie-M Kotsay). | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Matsuzaka | 4.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 82-53 | 4.09 |
| H Okajima | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28-17 | 0.00 |
| M Delcarmen | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17-9 | 31.50 |
| J Papelbon | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38-23 | 0.00 |
| J Masterson (W, 1-0) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15-7 | 1.93 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 180-109 | |
| PITCHING IBB: C Pena (By J Papelbon) Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 19; H Okajima 7; M Delcarmen 2; J Papelbon 7; J Masterson 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 3-7; H Okajima 2-2; M Delcarmen 0-0; J Papelbon 3-1; J Masterson 2-1 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 32 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| TAM | BOS | |||
 | 1st | B Upton homered to left, A Iwamura scored. | 2 | 0 |
| 3rd | C Pena homered to right, B Upton scored. | 4 | 0 |
| 3rd | E Longoria homered to left. | 5 | 0 |
| 7th | B Upton doubled to deep left, J Bartlett and A Iwamura scored. | 7 | 0 |
 | 7th | D Pedroia singled to right, J Lowrie scored, C Crisp to third. | 7 | 1 |
| 7th | D Ortiz homered to right, C Crisp and D Pedroia scored. | 7 | 4 |
| 8th | J Drew homered to right, J Bay scored. | 7 | 6 |
| 8th | C Crisp singled to right, M Kotsay scored, C Crisp tagged out at second attempting to advance on play. | 7 | 7 |
| 9th | J Drew hit a single to deep right, K Youkilis scored, J Bay to third. | 7 | 8 |
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| Game Notes |
| CARLOS PENA AND EVAN LONGORIA HIT BACK-TO-BACK HOME RUNS IN THE TOP OF THIRD INNING. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 38,437 (104% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 4:08 |
| Weather | 68 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 12 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Alfonso Marquez, First Base - Derryl Cousins, Second Base - Tim Mcclelland, Third Base - Sam Holbrook |