Red Sox 8, 
Rangers 4
| W: | T. Saito (3-3) |
| L: | F. Francisco (2-2) |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Reddick CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .188 | .212 |
C Woodward SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .225 | .300 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .299 | .375 |
| V Martinez 1B-C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 33 | .284 | .366 |
| J Bay LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .259 | .388 |
| J Drew RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21 | .254 | .373 |
| M Lowell 3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26 | .299 | .345 |
| D Ortiz DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 22 | .221 | .310 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .222 | .333 |
C Buchholz PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
C Kotchman 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .273 |
| N Green SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .233 | .300 |
a-J Ellsbury PH-CF | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .298 | .345 |
| Totals | 35 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 200 | ||
| a-grounded to second for N Green in the 7th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Ortiz (24, F Francisco); D Pedroia (34, F Francisco); V Martinez (24, F Francisco) HR: D Ortiz (16, 6th inning off E Guardado 1 on, 2 Out); J Drew (13, 9th inning off F Francisco 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Ortiz 2 (64), J Ellsbury (37), V Martinez 2 (77), J Bay (82), J Drew 2 (45) 2-out RBI: D Ortiz 2, V Martinez 2, J Bay, J Drew 2 GIDP: V Martinez Red Sox RISP: 6-11 (C Woodward 0-1, J Varitek 1-3, D Pedroia 1-1, V Martinez 1-1, J Drew 1-2, J Ellsbury 1-1, N Green 0-1, J Bay 1-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Lowell-D Pedroia-V Martinez, D Pedroia-N Green-V Martinez). | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Lester | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 117-72 | 3.71 |
| D Bard | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 24-11 | 3.06 |
| T Saito (W, 3-3) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 3.00 |
| J Papelbon | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-13 | 2.13 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 177-106 | |
| PITCHING IBB: M Byrd (By D Bard) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lester 15/25; D Bard 2/6; T Saito 2/4; J Papelbon 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lester 19-21-21-11; D Bard 2-4-2-3; T Saito 3-2-3-2; J Papelbon 5-3-3-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 4-3; D Bard 1-1; T Saito 1-1; J Papelbon 1-0 Game Scores: J Lester 56 | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| O Vizquel 2B | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .301 | .350 |
| M Young 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .317 | .369 |
| M Byrd CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .282 | .323 |
| A Jones DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .224 | .340 |
| J Hamilton RF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | .265 | .318 |
| H Blalock 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .247 | .281 |
| D Murphy LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .272 | .347 |
| J Saltalamacchia C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .236 | .293 |
a-T Teagarden PH-C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .193 | .258 |
| E Andrus SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .260 | .327 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 177 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for J Saltalamacchia in the 4th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Byrd (35, J Lester); O Vizquel (6, J Papelbon) HR: M Young (20, 1st inning off J Lester 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Young 3 (55), A Jones (39) S: E Andrus SF: M Young GIDP: J Saltalamacchia, M Young Rangers RISP: 2-8 (D Murphy 0-1, A Jones 1-2, M Young 0-1, O Vizquel 1-1, M Byrd 0-1, H Blalock 0-1, T Teagarden 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (H Blalock-E Andrus, O Vizquel-E Andrus-H Blalock). Outfield Assist: D Murphy (C Buchholz at Home). | |||||||||
| Texas Rangers | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| K Millwood | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 110-63 | 3.31 |
| E Guardado (B, 2) | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-5 | 4.32 |
| D O'Day (H, 15) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15-8 | 1.83 |
| C Wilson (H, 9) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 27-15 | 3.14 |
| F Francisco (L, 2-2; B, 3) | 0.2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34-22 | 3.66 |
| J Jennings | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-2 | 3.63 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 200-115 | |
| PITCHING HBP: J Bay (By K Millwood) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: K Millwood 16/24; E Guardado 1/2; D O'Day 2/3; C Wilson 2/4; F Francisco 3/8; J Jennings 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: K Millwood 20-10-19-14; E Guardado 1-1-1-2; D O'Day 4-0-1-3; C Wilson 5-2-7-1; F Francisco 8-2-5-7; J Jennings 0-0-1-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: K Millwood 2-10; E Guardado 1-0; D O'Day 1-2; C Wilson 1-0; F Francisco 0-0; J Jennings 0-1 Game Scores: K Millwood 58 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | TEX | |||
 | 1st | M Young homered to left center, O Vizquel scored. | 0 | 2 |
 | 6th | D Ortiz homered to right center, M Lowell scored. | 2 | 2 |
| 6th | A Jones singled to center, M Byrd scored. | 2 | 3 |
| 7th | M Young hit sacrifice fly to right, T Teagarden scored, O Vizquel to second. | 2 | 4 |
| 9th | J Ellsbury singled to center, D Ortiz scored, J Varitek to second. | 3 | 4 |
| 9th | V Martinez doubled to deep right, J Ellsbury and D Pedroia scored. | 5 | 4 |
| 9th | J Bay singled to right, V Martinez scored. | 6 | 4 |
| 9th | J Drew homered to right, J Bay scored. | 8 | 4 |
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| Game Notes |
| RANGERS CATCHER JARROD SALTALAMACCHIA LEFT THE GAME IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FOURTH INNING WITH NUMBNESS IN HIS RIGHT HAND. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington, TX |
| Attendance | 40,311 (82% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:41 |
| Weather | 92 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Marvin Hudson, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Lance Barksdale, Third Base - James Hoye |
MLB Scores
Friday, August 14th
| Pittsburgh | 2 | Final |
| Chi Cubs | 17 |
| LA Angels | 6 | Final |
| Baltimore | 16 |
| Kansas City | 0 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 |
| Washington | 2 | Final |
| Cincinnati | 0 |
| San Francisco | 0 | Final |
| NY Mets | 3 |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| Florida | 6 |
| Philadelphia | 3 | Final |
| Atlanta | 2 |
| Toronto | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 |
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 11 |
| Boston | 8 | Final |
| Texas | 4 |
| Cleveland | 0 | Final |
| Minnesota | 11 |
| San Diego | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 9 |
| LA Dodgers | 1 | Final |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | Final |
| Oakland | 7 | in 10 |
| NY Yankees | 4 | Final |
| Seattle | 2 |
