Final
Boston leads 2-0 (as of 8/30)
| Game 1: Monday, August 29 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 10 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 30 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 7 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 31 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 7 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, September 1 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final |
| Boston | 7 | |
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Devil Rays 6
(55-78, 18-46 away)
Red Sox 7
(76-54, 42-19 home)
7:05 PM ET, August 30, 2005
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: M. Timlin (6-2)
L: J. Borowski (1-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Curt Schilling pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| J Lugo doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| C Crawford sacrificed to first, J Lugo to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Cantu singled to center, J Lugo scored. | 1 | 0 |
| A Huff struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| J Gomes struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| T Graffanino hit by pitch. | 1 | 0 |
| E Renteria struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| D Ortiz grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, T Graffanino out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Curt Schilling pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| T Lee grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez doubled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| T Hall singled to left, A Gonzalez scored. | 2 | 0 |
| J Gathright grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, T Hall out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Lugo tripled to deep center, J Gathright scored. | 3 | 0 |
| C Crawford doubled to left, J Lugo scored. | 4 | 0 |
| J Cantu doubled to deep right center, C Crawford scored. | 5 | 0 |
| A Huff grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| M Ramirez grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| J Varitek walked. | 5 | 0 |
| K Millar popped out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| T Nixon grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Curt Schilling pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| J Gomes struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| T Lee grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| B Mueller doubled to left center. | 5 | 0 |
| G Kapler struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| T Graffanino walked. | 5 | 0 |
| E Renteria doubled to left center, B Mueller and T Graffanino scored. | 5 | 2 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to second, E Renteria to third. | 5 | 2 |
| M Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Curt Schilling pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| T Hall popped out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| J Gathright grounded out to third. | 5 | 2 |
| J Lugo singled to right. | 5 | 2 |
| C Crawford reached on infield single to third, J Lugo to second. | 5 | 2 |
| J Cantu flied out to center. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| J Varitek singled to center. | 5 | 2 |
| K Millar doubled to left, J Varitek to third. | 5 | 2 |
| T Nixon grounded out to shortstop, J Varitek scored, K Millar to third. | 5 | 3 |
| B Mueller hit sacrifice fly to center, K Millar scored. | 5 | 4 |
| G Kapler doubled to left center. | 5 | 4 |
| T Graffanino popped out to second. | 5 | 4 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Curt Schilling pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| A Huff struck out looking. | 5 | 4 |
| J Gomes flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| T Lee flied out to center. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| E Renteria grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 4 |
| D Ortiz flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| M Ramirez singled to left. | 5 | 4 |
| J Varitek walked, M Ramirez to second. | 5 | 4 |
| K Millar grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Curt Schilling pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| A Gonzalez walked. | 5 | 4 |
| T Hall grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, A Gonzalez out at second. | 5 | 4 |
| J Gathright popped out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| J Lugo flied out to right. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| T Nixon struck out swinging. | 5 | 4 |
| B Mueller grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| C Orvella relieved S Kazmir. | 5 | 4 |
| G Kapler singled to left. | 5 | 4 |
| T Graffanino flied out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mike Myers pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| M Myers relieved C Schilling. | 5 | 4 |
| C Crawford flied out to left. | 5 | 4 |
| J Cantu doubled to deep center. | 5 | 4 |
| A Huff grounded out to second, J Cantu to third. | 5 | 4 |
| C Bradford relieved M Myers. | 5 | 4 |
| J Gomes hit by pitch. | 5 | 4 |
| T Lee singled to right, J Cantu scored, J Gomes to second. | 6 | 4 |
| A Gonzalez grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Chad Orvella pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| E Renteria walked. | 6 | 4 |
| D Ortiz popped out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| M Ramirez flied out to left. | 6 | 4 |
| E Renteria stole second. | 6 | 4 |
| J Varitek grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| M Delcarmen relieved C Bradford. | 6 | 4 |
| T Hall singled to center. | 6 | 4 |
| J Gathright grounded out to second, T Hall to second. | 6 | 4 |
| J Lugo lined out to left. | 6 | 4 |
| C Crawford singled to right, T Hall thrown out at home. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Borowski pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| J Borowski relieved C Orvella. | 6 | 4 |
| J Damon hit for K Millar. | 6 | 4 |
| J Damon walked. | 6 | 4 |
| T Nixon doubled to left, J Damon to third. | 6 | 4 |
| B Mueller grounded out to first, J Damon scored, T Nixon to third. | 6 | 5 |
| J Olerud hit for G Kapler. | 6 | 5 |
| J Olerud singled to right, T Nixon scored. | 6 | 6 |
| T Graffanino grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Olerud out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Mike Timlin pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| J Damon in center field. | 6 | 6 |
| J Olerud at first base. | 6 | 6 |
| M Timlin relieved M Delcarmen. | 6 | 6 |
| J Cantu flied out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| A Huff flied out to left. | 6 | 6 |
| J Gomes struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Tampa Bay's Coach J Mclaren ejected by E Montague in the 9th. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joe Borowski pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| E Renteria struck out looking. | 6 | 6 |
| D Ortiz walked. | 6 | 6 |
| D Baez relieved J Borowski. | 6 | 6 |
| M Ramirez singled to right, D Ortiz to third. | 6 | 6 |
| J Varitek walked, M Ramirez to second. | 6 | 6 |
| J Damon flied out to right. | 6 | 6 |
| T Nixon singled to right, D Ortiz scored, M Ramirez to third, J Varitek to second. | 6 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

