Final
Tampa Bay leads 1-0 (as of 3/31)
| Game 1: Monday, March 31 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, April 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 9 | Final in 16 |
| Tampa Bay | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, April 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 7 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, April 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Johnny Damon | Strike (looking), Ball, J Damon lined out to right | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Walker | Strike (looking), T Walker safe at first on error by second baseman B Abernathy | 0 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), N Garciaparra singled to center, T Walker to second | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Ramirez | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, M Ramirez safe at first on error by third baseman A Huff, T Walker scored, N Garciaparra to second | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Millar | K Millar singled to left, N Garciaparra to third, M Ramirez to second | 0 | 0 |
| Shea Hillenbrand | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), S Hillenbrand doubled to deep right center, N Garciaparra and M Ramirez scored, K Millar to third | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremy Giambi | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Giambi struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Trot Nixon | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (looking), C Crawford grounded out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| Rocco Baldelli | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), R Baldelli struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Aubrey Huff | 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 | |
| Jason Varitek | J Varitek doubled to right | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | J Damon bunt popped out foul to catcher | 2 | 0 |
| Todd Walker | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), T Walker grounded out to pitcher | 2 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Travis Lee | Ball, Ball, T Lee grounded out to first | 2 | 0 |
| Al Martin | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike (looking), A Martin struck out looking | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Grieve | 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 | |
| Manny Ramirez | Strike (swinging), M Ramirez singled to left | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Millar | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), K Millar struck out swinging | 2 | 0 |
| Shea Hillenbrand | Strike (looking), S Hillenbrand grounded into fielder's choice to second, M Ramirez out at second | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremy Giambi | Ball, 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 | |
| Toby Hall | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), T Hall popped out to first | 2 | 0 |
| Brent Abernathy | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, B Abernathy flied out to center | 2 | 0 |
| Rey Ordonez | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, R Ordonez walked | 2 | 0 |
| Carl Crawford | 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 | |
| Jeremy Giambi | Ball, J Giambi grounded out to first | 2 | 0 |
| Trot Nixon | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, T Nixon popped out to shortstop | 2 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), J Varitek doubled to right center | 2 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | Strike (looking), Ball, 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 | |
| Rocco Baldelli | R Baldelli doubled to left | 2 | 0 |
| Aubrey Huff | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, A Huff flied out to right center | 2 | 0 |
| Travis Lee | T Lee grounded out to second, R Baldelli to third | 2 | 0 |
| Al Martin | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), A Martin hit by pitch | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Grieve | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Todd Walker | Ball, Ball, T Walker reached on infield single to third | 2 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | N Garciaparra singled to left, T Walker to second | 2 | 0 |
| Manny Ramirez | Strike (looking), Ball, M Ramirez popped out to first | 2 | 0 |
| Kevin Millar | Ball, K Millar hit by pitch, T Walker to third, N Garciaparra to second | 2 | 0 |
| Shea Hillenbrand | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), S Hillenbrand grounded out to second, T Walker scored, N Garciaparra to third, K Millar to second | 3 | 0 |
| Jeremy Giambi | Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, 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 | |
| Toby Hall | Strike (looking), T Hall popped out to second | 3 | 0 |
| Brent Abernathy | B Abernathy grounded out to third | 3 | 0 |
| Rey Ordonez | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Trot Nixon | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), T Nixon grounded out to second | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | Ball, J Varitek grounded out to second | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | Ball, Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Carl Crawford | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), C Crawford struck out swinging | 3 | 0 |
| Rocco Baldelli | R Baldelli grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 0 |
| Aubrey Huff | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, A Huff singled to right | 3 | 0 |
| Travis Lee | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Todd Walker | Strike (looking), T Walker grounded out to second | 3 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Ball, Ball, N Garciaparra grounded out to third | 3 | 0 |
| Manny Ramirez | Ball, Strike (looking), 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 | |
| Al Martin | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), A Martin singled to right | 3 | 0 |
| Ben Grieve | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, B Grieve hit by pitch, A Martin to second | 3 | 0 |
| Toby Hall | Strike (looking), T Hall flied out to center, A Martin to third | 3 | 0 |
| Brent Abernathy | Strike (looking), 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 |
| Rey Ordonez | Ball, 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 | |
| Kevin Millar | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), K Millar struck out swinging | 3 | 0 |
| Shea Hillenbrand | S Hillenbrand flied out to deep right | 3 | 0 |
| Jeremy Giambi | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (foul), C Crawford grounded out to pitcher | 3 | 0 |
| Rocco Baldelli | Strike (looking), Ball, R Baldelli flied out to center | 3 | 0 |
| Aubrey Huff | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), 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 | |
| Trot Nixon | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), T Nixon flied out to center | 3 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Varitek struck out swinging | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Damon | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Damon walked | 3 | 0 |
| Todd Walker | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, T Walker walked, J Damon to second | 3 | 0 |
| Nomar Garciaparra | Strike (swinging), 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 | |
| Travis Lee | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), T Lee singled to right, T Shumpert hit for A Martin | 3 | 0 |
| Terry Shumpert | Ball, T Shumpert homered to left, T Lee scored | 3 | 2 |
| Ben Grieve | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, B Grieve singled to right | 3 | 2 |
| Toby Hall | C Fox relieved A Embree, D Rolls ran for B Grieve, Strike (bunted foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), T Hall struck out swinging | 3 | 2 |
| Brent Abernathy | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), B Abernathy grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Rolls out at second | 3 | 2 |
| Marlon Anderson | M Anderson hit for R Ordonez, Ball, Ball, B Abernathy stole second, Ball, Ball, M Anderson walked | 3 | 2 |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Ball, C Crawford homered to right, B Abernathy and M Anderson scored | 3 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||