10:05 PM ET, July 18, 2008
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
W: J. Lackey (7-2)
L: C. Buchholz (2-5)
Final
LA Angels leads 1-0 (as of 7/18)
| Game 1: Friday, July 18 | ||
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| Boston | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 11 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, July 19 | ||
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| Boston | 2 | Final |
| LA Angels | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, July 20 | ||
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| Boston | 3 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 | |
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10:05 PM ET, July 18, 2008
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
W: J. Lackey (7-2)
L: C. Buchholz (2-5)
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| J Ellsbury CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .266 | ||
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .316 | ||
| J Drew RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .298 | ||
| M Ramirez LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .296 | ||
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .293 | ||
| K Youkilis 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .314 | ||
| S Casey DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .364 | ||
| J Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .215 | ||
| K Cash C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | ||
| A Cora SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .279 | ||
| Totals | 29 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | |||
| BATTING 2B: D Pedroia (29, J Lackey) HR: K Youkilis (16, 2nd inning off J Lackey 1 on, 1 Out); M Ramirez (19, 4th inning off J Lackey 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: K Youkilis 2 (65), M Ramirez (61) GIDP: J Drew, J Ellsbury, D Pedroia Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Drew 1 Team LOB: 2 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: A Cora (3, ground ball) DP: 1 (J Ellsbury-K Youkilis). Outfield Assist: J Ellsbury (V Guerrero at 1st base). | ||||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| C Buchholz (L, 2-5) | 4.2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 83-53 | 5.88 | |
| D Aardsma | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 2.75 | |
| J Lopez | 0.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-10 | 2.87 | |
| M Timlin | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-8 | 6.00 | |
| C Hansen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11-8 | 5.27 | |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 137-85 | ||
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Buchholz 24; D Aardsma 3; J Lopez 6; M Timlin 5; C Hansen 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 4-7; D Aardsma 0-1; J Lopez 2-0; M Timlin 2-2; C Hansen 1-0 Game Scores: C Buchholz 24 | ||||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | ||
| C Figgins 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | ||
| C Kotchman 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .284 | ||
| M Izturis SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 | ||
| R Willits RF-CF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .161 | ||
| V Guerrero RF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .288 | ||
| E Aybar SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .281 | ||
| T Hunter CF | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .270 | ||
| a-R Quinlan PH-RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .258 | ||
| G Anderson DH | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .272 | ||
| J Rivera LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .236 | ||
| H Kendrick 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .319 | ||
| J Mathis C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .211 | ||
| Totals | 38 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |||
| a-grounded to pitcher for T Hunter in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Kotchman (22, C Buchholz); M Izturis (10, C Buchholz); C Figgins (9, J Lopez); T Hunter (23, J Lopez) 3B: M Izturis (2, J Lopez) HR: G Anderson (9, 4th inning off C Buchholz 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: M Izturis 2 (32), V Guerrero (51), G Anderson 5 (49), H Kendrick 2 (27) 2-out RBI: G Anderson 3, H Kendrick 2 Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: J Mathis 1, H Kendrick 2 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 3 (H Kendrick-M Izturis-C Kotchman, M Izturis-C Kotchman, C Figgins-H Kendrick-C Kotchman). | ||||||||||
| Los Angeles Angels | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA | |
| J Lackey (W, 7-2) | 7.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 90-59 | 2.58 | |
| J Speier | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13-9 | 5.12 | |
| D O'Day | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11-6 | 3.06 | |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 114-74 | ||
| PITCHING HBP: A Cora (By J Speier) Batters faced: J Lackey 26; J Speier 3; D O'Day 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lackey 11-4; J Speier 2-1; D O'Day 1-2 Game Scores: J Lackey 59 | ||||||||||
| BOS | LAA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | M Izturis doubled to deep right, C Kotchman scored. | 0 | 1 | |
| 1st | V Guerrero singled to left, M Izturis scored. | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st | G Anderson singled to right, V Guerrero scored, T Hunter to third. | 0 | 3 | |
| 2nd | K Youkilis homered to left, M Ramirez scored. | 2 | 3 | |
| 4th | M Ramirez homered to right center. | 3 | 3 | |
| 4th | G Anderson homered to right. | 3 | 4 | |
| 5th | T Hunter safe at first on error by shortstop A Cora, C Kotchman scored, M Izturis to third. | 3 | 5 | |
| 5th | G Anderson singled to center, M Izturis scored, T Hunter to second. | 3 | 6 | |
| 5th | H Kendrick singled to left, T Hunter and G Anderson scored, J Rivera to second. | 3 | 8 | |
| 6th | M Izturis tripled to left, C Figgins scored. | 3 | 9 | |
| 6th | G Anderson singled to center, V Guerrero and T Hunter scored. | 3 | 11 | |
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| Stadium | Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, CA |
| Attendance | 44,260 (97.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:35 |
| Weather | 75 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Brian Onora, Second Base - Tom Hallion, Third Base - Jerry Crawford |

