Red Sox 12, 
White Sox 8
| W: | R. Ramirez (7-3) |
| L: | J. Contreras (5-12) |
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| S Podsednik CF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .295 | .348 |
| G Beckham 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .289 | .367 |
| J Dye RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 26 | .266 | .348 |
| J Thome DH | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 22 | .252 | .382 |
| P Konerko 1B | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 20 | .275 | .345 |
| C Quentin LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | .233 | .327 |
| A Pierzynski C | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .318 | .350 |
| A Ramirez SS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .276 | .331 |
| J Nix 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | .221 | .313 |
a-M Kotsay PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .248 | .288 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .153 | .256 | |
| Totals | 34 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 176 | ||
| a-grounded to shortstop for J Nix in the 8th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: A Pierzynski 2 (19, D Bard, C Buchholz) HR: G Beckham (8, 3rd inning off C Buchholz 1 on, 0 Out); P Konerko (23, 5th inning off C Buchholz 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: A Pierzynski (38), A Ramirez (57), G Beckham 2 (47), P Konerko 3 (75), S Podsednik (38) SF: A Ramirez 2-out RBI: P Konerko 3 White Sox RISP: 4-14 (M Kotsay 0-1, J Thome 0-1, S Podsednik 0-1, J Nix 0-2, C Quentin 0-1, A Ramirez 1-2, G Beckham 1-3, J Dye 0-1, P Konerko 1-1, A Pierzynski 1-1) Team LOB: 7 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: S Podsednik (21, 2nd base off C Buchholz/V Martinez) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Contreras (3, ground ball); J Nix (10, throw) | |||||||||
| Chicago White Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Contreras (L, 5-12) | 2.2 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 84-46 | 5.09 |
| D Carrasco | 3.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49-35 | 3.66 |
| R Williams | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-3 | 2.08 |
| O Dotel | 1.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 33-20 | 3.08 |
| T Pena | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 4.58 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 182-111 | |
| PITCHING WP: J Contreras 2 HBP: K Youkilis (By J Contreras) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Contreras 9/16; D Carrasco 11/15; R Williams 1/1; O Dotel 5/7; T Pena 2/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Contreras 16-1-18-11; D Carrasco 11-0-11-13; R Williams 1-2-0-0; O Dotel 5-4-5-6; T Pena 2-1-2-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Contreras 3-3; D Carrasco 2-7; R Williams 0-0; O Dotel 1-1; T Pena 0-2 Game Scores: J Contreras 32 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Ellsbury CF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .295 | .341 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .303 | .376 |
| V Martinez C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | .291 | .373 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 27 | .310 | .422 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .227 | .320 |
| J Bay LF | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .257 | .382 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .303 | .347 |
| J Drew RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .260 | .376 |
| A Gonzalez SS | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .257 | .257 |
| Totals | 37 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 182 | ||
| BATTING 2B: D Pedroia 2 (40, J Contreras, O Dotel); J Ellsbury (21, D Carrasco); A Gonzalez (2, O Dotel) 3B: J Ellsbury (7, O Dotel) HR: M Lowell (16, 3rd inning off J Contreras 2 on, 2 Out); J Drew (16, 7th inning off O Dotel 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Bay (88), M Lowell 3 (65), D Pedroia 2 (55), K Youkilis (73), J Drew (50), J Ellsbury (44) SF: D Pedroia 2-out RBI: J Bay, M Lowell 3, K Youkilis, J Drew, J Ellsbury, D Pedroia Red Sox RISP: 5-12 (D Ortiz 0-2, D Pedroia 1-1, M Lowell 1-1, V Martinez 0-4, K Youkilis 2-3, J Ellsbury 1-1) Team LOB: 6 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: D Pedroia (17, 3rd base off J Contreras/A Pierzynski) CS: J Drew (4, 2nd base by J Contreras/A Pierzynski) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: C Buchholz (1, throw) | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Buchholz | 4.2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 92-61 | 5.02 |
| R Ramirez (W, 7-3) | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29-15 | 2.59 |
| H Okajima (H, 22) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-2 | 2.75 |
| D Bard (H, 7) | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28-18 | 3.76 |
| J Papelbon | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23-12 | 2.04 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 176-108 | |
| PITCHING HBP: P Konerko (By D Bard) Balk: R Ramirez First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Buchholz 13/23; R Ramirez 3/7; H Okajima 1/1; D Bard 3/7; J Papelbon 0/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Buchholz 15-9-20-17; R Ramirez 5-1-6-3; H Okajima 1-0-0-1; D Bard 5-1-7-5; J Papelbon 1-5-5-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 6-5; R Ramirez 2-2; H Okajima 0-1; D Bard 2-1; J Papelbon 0-1 Game Scores: C Buchholz 24 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| CHW | BOS | |||
 | 2nd | A Pierzynski singled to center, P Konerko scored, C Quentin to third, A Pierzynski to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 |
| 2nd | A Ramirez hit sacrifice fly to left, C Quentin scored. | 2 | 0 |
 | 2nd | J Bay scored, J Drew caught stealing second, catcher to second to first to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| 3rd | G Beckham homered to left, S Podsednik scored. | 4 | 1 |
| 3rd | D Ortiz safe at first on error by pitcher J Contreras, A Gonzalez scored, V Martinez to third, K Youkilis to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 3rd | J Bay walked, V Martinez scored, K Youkilis to third, D Ortiz to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 3rd | K Youkilis scored, D Ortiz to third, J Bay to second on wild pitch by J Contreras. | 4 | 4 |
| 3rd | M Lowell homered to left, D Ortiz and J Bay scored. | 4 | 7 |
| 4th | D Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to center, A Gonzalez scored, J Ellsbury to third. | 4 | 8 |
| 4th | K Youkilis singled to center, J Ellsbury scored. | 4 | 9 |
| 5th | P Konerko homered to left, S Podsednik and J Thome scored. | 7 | 9 |
| 7th | J Drew homered to right. | 7 | 10 |
| 7th | J Ellsbury tripled to left, A Gonzalez scored. | 7 | 11 |
| 7th | D Pedroia doubled to deep center, J Ellsbury scored. | 7 | 12 |
| 8th | S Podsednik grounded out to second, A Pierzynski scored, A Ramirez to third. | 8 | 12 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,812 (102.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:42 |
| Weather | 71 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 5 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Tschida, First Base - James Hoye, Second Base - Bob Davidson, Third Base - Jeff Nelson |
MLB Scores
Monday, August 24th
| Philadelphia | 6 | Final |
| NY Mets | 2 |
| Milwaukee | 7 | Final |
| Washington | 1 |
| Tampa Bay | 12 | Final |
| Toronto | 7 |
| Chi White Sox | 8 | Final |
| Boston | 12 |
| Cleveland | 10 | Final |
| Kansas City | 6 |
| Baltimore | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 |
| San Francisco | 4 | Final |
| Colorado | 6 | in 14 |
| Detroit | 10 | Final |
| LA Angels | 7 |
| Oakland | 1 | Final |
| Seattle | 3 |