Final
Boston leads 1-0 (as of 8/26)
| Game 1: Friday, August 26 | ||
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| Detroit | 8 | Final |
| Boston | 9 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, August 27 | ||
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| Detroit | 12 | Final |
| Boston | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, August 28 | ||
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| Detroit | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 11 | |
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8:05 PM ET, August 26, 2005
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| P Polanco safe at first on error by first baseman K Millar. | 0 | 0 |
| P Polanco to second on passed ball by D Mirabelli. | 0 | 0 |
| C Shelton flied out to right, P Polanco to third. | 0 | 0 |
| I Rodriguez singled to center, P Polanco scored. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ordonez flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| D Young reached on infield single to pitcher, I Rodriguez to second. | 1 | 0 |
| C Monroe flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jason Johnson pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| J Damon flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| T Graffanino reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| T Graffanino to second on wild pitch by J Johnson. | 1 | 0 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to first, T Graffanino to third. | 1 | 0 |
| M Ramirez flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| B Inge flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| J McDonald flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| C Granderson singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| P Polanco walked, C Granderson to second. | 1 | 0 |
| C Shelton popped out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jason Johnson pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| T Nixon popped out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| K Millar struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| B Mueller grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| I Rodriguez popped out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| M Ordonez grounded out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| D Young popped out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jason Johnson pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| D Mirabelli doubled to deep right center. | 1 | 0 |
| A Cora singled to center, D Mirabelli to third. | 1 | 0 |
| J Damon hit sacrifice fly to right, D Mirabelli scored. | 1 | 1 |
| T Graffanino singled to center, A Cora to second. | 1 | 1 |
| D Ortiz walked, A Cora to third, T Graffanino to second. | 1 | 1 |
| M Ramirez walked, A Cora scored, T Graffanino to third, D Ortiz to second. | 1 | 2 |
| T Nixon hit sacrifice fly to center, T Graffanino scored, D Ortiz to third. | 1 | 3 |
| K Millar struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| C Monroe walked. | 1 | 3 |
| B Inge homered to center, C Monroe scored. | 3 | 3 |
| J McDonald doubled to left. | 3 | 3 |
| C Granderson homered to right, J McDonald scored. | 5 | 3 |
| Boston's Manager T Francona ejected by R Marsh in the 4th. | 5 | 3 |
| P Polanco popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| C Shelton fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 3 |
| I Rodriguez popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jason Johnson pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| B Mueller flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| D Mirabelli flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| A Cora grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| M Ordonez singled to right center. | 5 | 3 |
| D Young popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| M Ordonez to second on wild pitch by T Wakefield. | 5 | 3 |
| C Monroe fouled out to catcher. | 5 | 3 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jason Johnson pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| J Damon lined out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| T Graffanino walked. | 5 | 3 |
| D Ortiz doubled to deep right, T Graffanino scored. | 5 | 4 |
| M Ramirez singled to right, D Ortiz to third. | 5 | 4 |
| T Nixon grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, D Ortiz scored, M Ramirez out at second. | 5 | 5 |
| K Millar lined out to left. | 5 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| J McDonald popped out to second. | 5 | 5 |
| C Granderson flied out to center. | 5 | 5 |
| P Polanco flied out to right. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jason Johnson pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| B Mueller doubled to deep left. | 5 | 5 |
| D Mirabelli walked. | 5 | 5 |
| A Cora sacrificed to third, B Mueller to third, D Mirabelli to second. | 5 | 5 |
| J Damon struck out swinging, J Damon safe at first on wild pitch by J Johnson, B Mueller scored. | 5 | 6 |
| T Graffanino singled to center, D Mirabelli scored, J Damon to second. | 5 | 7 |
| D Ortiz flied out to right, J Damon to third. | 5 | 7 |
| M Ramirez doubled to left, J Damon scored, T Graffanino to third, T Graffanino scored, M Ramirez to third on throwing error by shortstop J McDonald. | 5 | 9 |
| C Spurling relieved J Johnson. | 5 | 9 |
| T Nixon flied out to left. | 5 | 9 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Geremi Gonzalez pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| J Gonzalez relieved T Wakefield. | 5 | 9 |
| C Shelton grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 9 |
| I Rodriguez homered to left. | 6 | 9 |
| M Ordonez homered to left. | 7 | 9 |
| D Young singled to center. | 7 | 9 |
| C Bradford relieved J Gonzalez. | 7 | 9 |
| C Monroe struck out swinging. | 7 | 9 |
| B Inge grounded out to third. | 7 | 9 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chris Spurling pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| K Millar grounded out to second. | 7 | 9 |
| B Mueller flied out to right. | 7 | 9 |
| D Mirabelli flied out to center. | 7 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bradford pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| J Olerud at first base. | 7 | 9 |
| N Logan hit for J McDonald. | 7 | 9 |
| N Logan singled to left. | 7 | 9 |
| C Granderson singled to right, N Logan to second. | 7 | 9 |
| N Logan stole third, C Granderson stole second. | 7 | 9 |
| P Polanco hit sacrifice fly to center, N Logan scored. | 8 | 9 |
| C Shelton grounded out to second, C Granderson to third. | 8 | 9 |
| I Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 8 | 9 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jamie Walker pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| O Infante at shortstop. | 8 | 9 |
| J Walker relieved C Spurling. | 8 | 9 |
| E Renteria hit for A Cora. | 8 | 9 |
| E Renteria singled to left. | 8 | 9 |
| J Damon popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 9 |
| T Graffanino grounded out to pitcher, E Renteria to second. | 8 | 9 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 8 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mike Timlin pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| E Renteria at shortstop. | 8 | 9 |
| M Timlin relieved C Bradford. | 8 | 9 |
| M Ordonez flied out to center. | 8 | 9 |
| D Young singled to center. | 8 | 9 |
| C Monroe flied out to right. | 8 | 9 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 8 | 9 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||