Red Sox 4, 
Angels 1
| W: | D. Matsuzaka (2-5) |
| L: | J. Lackey (10-8) |
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| C Figgins 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 22 | .299 | .400 |
| M Izturis 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .297 | .355 |
| B Abreu RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .299 | .398 |
| V Guerrero DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .297 | .336 |
| T Hunter CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | .311 | .381 |
| K Morales 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .306 | .353 |
| J Rivera LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .287 | .325 |
| E Aybar SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .303 | .346 |
| J Mathis C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .208 | .293 |
a-G Matthews PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .241 | .326 |
B Wilson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 |
b-H Kendrick PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .291 | .333 |
| Totals | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 141 | ||
| a-struck out swinging for J Mathis in the 7th b-grounded into fielder's choice to third for B Wilson in the 9th | |||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Abreu (26, D Matsuzaka); E Aybar (23, J Papelbon) RBI: E Aybar (54) 2-out RBI: E Aybar Angels RISP: 1-11 (B Abreu 0-1, J Rivera 0-1, V Guerrero 0-2, J Mathis 0-1, K Morales 0-1, H Kendrick 0-1, C Figgins 0-1, E Aybar 1-1, M Izturis 0-1, T Hunter 0-1) Team LOB: 8 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: C Figgins (41, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek); E Aybar (14, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek) | |||||||||
| FIELDING E: J Lackey (2, throw) DP: 2 (M Izturis-E Aybar-K Morales, J Lackey-E Aybar-K Morales). Outfield Assist: J Rivera (J Bay at 2nd base). | |||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Lackey (L, 10-8) | 7.2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 120-69 | 3.47 |
| J Arredondo | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-2 | 6.15 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 123-71 | |
| PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: J Lackey 15/31; J Arredondo 1/2 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: J Lackey 21-8-18-22; J Arredondo 0-0-0-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lackey 13-2; J Arredondo 0-1 Game Scores: J Lackey 56 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP |
| J Ellsbury CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .300 | .350 |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .296 | .368 |
| J Drew RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .266 | .383 |
| J Bay LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 22 | .262 | .385 |
| D Ortiz DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .233 | .325 |
| M Lowell 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .294 | .337 |
| C Kotchman 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | .196 | .268 |
| J Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .215 | .319 |
| A Gonzalez SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .287 | .287 |
| Totals | 30 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 123 | ||
| BATTING 3B: J Drew (4, J Lackey) HR: D Ortiz (24, 8th inning off J Arredondo 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Ortiz 2 (83), J Bay (102) 2-out RBI: D Ortiz GIDP: C Kotchman, J Varitek Red Sox RISP: 2-6 (D Ortiz 1-1, D Pedroia 0-1, J Drew 0-1, M Lowell 0-1, C Kotchman 0-1, J Bay 1-1) Team LOB: 5 | |||||||||
| BASERUNNING CS: J Ellsbury (10, 2nd base by J Lackey/J Mathis) | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| D Matsuzaka (W, 2-5) | 6.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 93-52 | 7.02 |
| R Ramirez (H, 11) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-7 | 2.80 |
| B Wagner (H, 3) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13-10 | 1.42 |
| D Bard (H, 11) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 3.30 |
| J Papelbon | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-14 | 2.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 141-86 | |
| PITCHING D Matsuzaka pitched to 1 batter in the 7th First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: D Matsuzaka 9/24; R Ramirez 0/3; B Wagner 3/3; D Bard 1/1; J Papelbon 1/5 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: D Matsuzaka 16-6-14-16; R Ramirez 1-2-2-2; B Wagner 1-1-6-2; D Bard 0-1-1-1; J Papelbon 1-1-8-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 4-9; R Ramirez 0-2; B Wagner 0-1; D Bard 1-0; J Papelbon 1-1 Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 68 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| LAA | BOS | |||
 | 6th | D Pedroia grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Gonzalez scored on throwing error by pitcher J Lackey, J Ellsbury safe at third on throwing error by pitcher J Lackey. | 0 | 1 |
| 6th | D Ortiz singled to left, J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia to third, J Bay to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 8th | J Bay singled to deep left, J Drew scored, J Bay out stretching at second. | 0 | 3 |
| 8th | D Ortiz homered to center. | 0 | 4 |
 | 9th | E Aybar doubled to deep center, T Hunter scored. | 1 | 4 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,942 (102.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:44 |
| Weather | 65 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 11 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Mark Wegner, First Base - Rick Reed, Second Base - Jeff Kellogg, Third Base - Tim Timmons |
MLB Scores
Tuesday, September 15th
| NY Mets | 0 | Final |
| Atlanta | 6 |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Baltimore | 10 |
| Kansas City | 11 | Final |
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| LA Angels | 1 | Final |
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