Final
Tampa Bay leads 1-0 (as of 3/31)
| Game 1: Monday, March 31 | ||
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| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, April 1 | ||
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| Boston | 9 | Final in 16 |
| Tampa Bay | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, April 2 | ||
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| Boston | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, April 3 | ||
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| Boston | 14 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | |
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Red Sox 4
(0-1, 0-1 away)
Devil Rays 6
(1-0, 1-0 home)
5:15 PM ET, March 31, 2003
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: S. McClung (1-0)
L: C. Fox (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Kennedy pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Damon lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| T Walker safe at first on error by second baseman B Abernathy. | 0 | 0 |
| N Garciaparra singled to center, T Walker to second. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ramirez safe at first on error by third baseman A Huff, T Walker scored, N Garciaparra to second. | 0 | 0 |
| K Millar singled to left, N Garciaparra to third, M Ramirez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| S Hillenbrand doubled to deep right center, N Garciaparra and M Ramirez scored, K Millar to third. | 2 | 0 |
| J Giambi struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| T Nixon grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Pedro Martinez pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| C Crawford grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| R Baldelli struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| A Huff grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Joe Kennedy pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Varitek doubled to right. | 2 | 0 |
| J Damon bunt popped out foul to catcher. | 2 | 0 |
| T Walker grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| N Garciaparra struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Pedro Martinez pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| T Lee grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| A Martin struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| B Grieve lined out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Joe Kennedy pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| M Ramirez singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| K Millar struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| S Hillenbrand grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Ramirez out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| S Hillenbrand out at second on runner's fielder's choice. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Pedro Martinez pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| T Hall popped out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| B Abernathy flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| R Ordonez walked. | 2 | 0 |
| C Crawford grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Joe Kennedy pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Giambi grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| T Nixon popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| J Varitek doubled to right center. | 2 | 0 |
| J Damon grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Martinez pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| R Baldelli doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| A Huff flied out to right center. | 2 | 0 |
| T Lee grounded out to second, R Baldelli to third. | 2 | 0 |
| A Martin hit by pitch. | 2 | 0 |
| B Grieve struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Joe Kennedy pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| T Walker reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 0 |
| N Garciaparra singled to left, T Walker to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Ramirez popped out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| K Millar hit by pitch, T Walker to third, N Garciaparra to second. | 2 | 0 |
| S Hillenbrand grounded out to second, T Walker scored, N Garciaparra to third, K Millar to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Giambi grounded out to first. | 3 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Martinez pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| T Hall popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| B Abernathy grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| R Ordonez struck out looking. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Joe Kennedy pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| T Nixon grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Varitek grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Damon popped out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Martinez pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| C Crawford struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| R Baldelli grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 0 |
| A Huff singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| T Lee struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joe Kennedy pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| T Walker grounded out to second. | 3 | 0 |
| N Garciaparra grounded out to third. | 3 | 0 |
| M Ramirez flied out to right. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Pedro Martinez pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| A Martin singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| B Grieve hit by pitch, A Martin to second. | 3 | 0 |
| T Hall flied out to center, A Martin to third. | 3 | 0 |
| B Abernathy grounded into fielder's choice to third, A Martin scored on throwing error by third baseman S Hillenbrand, B Grieve to second. | 3 | 0 |
| R Ordonez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Abernathy out at second. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Seth McClung pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| S McClung relieved J Kennedy. | 3 | 0 |
| K Millar struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| S Hillenbrand flied out to deep right. | 3 | 0 |
| J Giambi struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ramiro Mendoza pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| R Mendoza relieved P Martinez. | 3 | 0 |
| B L Mueller at third base. | 3 | 0 |
| S Hillenbrand at first base. | 3 | 0 |
| C Crawford grounded out to pitcher. | 3 | 0 |
| R Baldelli flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| A Huff lined out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Seth McClung pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| T Nixon flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| J Varitek struck out swinging. | 3 | 0 |
| J Damon walked. | 3 | 0 |
| T Walker walked, J Damon to second. | 3 | 0 |
| N Garciaparra flied out to left. | 3 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Alan Embree pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| A Embree relieved R Mendoza. | 3 | 0 |
| T Lee singled to right. | 3 | 0 |
| T Shumpert hit for A Martin. | 3 | 0 |
| T Shumpert homered to left, T Lee scored. | 3 | 2 |
| B Grieve singled to right. | 3 | 2 |
| C Fox relieved A Embree. | 3 | 2 |
| D Rolls ran for B Grieve. | 3 | 2 |
| T Hall struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| B Abernathy grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Rolls out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| M Anderson hit for R Ordonez. | 3 | 2 |
| B Abernathy stole second. | 3 | 2 |
| M Anderson walked. | 3 | 2 |
| C Crawford homered to right, B Abernathy and M Anderson scored. | 3 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||