Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 4/9)
| Game 1: Tuesday, April 8 | ||
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| Detroit | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, April 9 | ||
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| Detroit | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, April 10 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Detroit | 6 | Final |
| Boston | 12 | |
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7:05 PM ET, April 9, 2008
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: J. Bonderman (1-1)
L: J. Lester (1-2)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Detroit - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| I Rodriguez grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| P Polanco walked. | 0 | 0 |
| G Sheffield flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ordonez flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Bonderman pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| D Pedroia walked. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Pedroia out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. K Youkilis caught stealing second, catcher to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| M Cabrera singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| C Guillen grounded out to first, M Cabrera to second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Renteria grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Thames grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Bonderman pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| M Ramirez struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| S Casey hit for M Lowell. | 0 | 0 |
| S Casey singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Drew walked, S Casey to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Varitek safe at first on error by second baseman P Polanco, S Casey to third, J Drew to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury walked, S Casey scored, J Drew to third, J Varitek to second. | 0 | 1 |
| J Lugo singled to right center, J Drew scored, J Varitek to third, J Ellsbury to second. | 0 | 2 |
| D Pedroia grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Lugo out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| K Youkilis at third base. | 0 | 2 |
| S Casey at first base. | 0 | 2 |
| B Inge grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| I Rodriguez walked. | 0 | 2 |
| P Polanco grounded into fielder's choice to second, I Rodriguez out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| P Polanco to second on wild pitch by J Lester. | 0 | 2 |
| G Sheffield flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Bonderman pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| K Youkilis safe at first on throwing error by third baseman M Cabrera. | 0 | 2 |
| D Ortiz popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| M Ramirez flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| S Casey doubled to right, K Youkilis to third. | 0 | 2 |
| J Drew grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| M Ordonez grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| M Cabrera walked. | 0 | 2 |
| C Guillen walked, M Cabrera to second. | 0 | 2 |
| E Renteria doubled to deep left center, M Cabrera and C Guillen scored. | 2 | 2 |
| M Thames homered to left, E Renteria scored. | 4 | 2 |
| B Inge grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| 4 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Bonderman pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| J Varitek doubled to left. | 4 | 2 |
| J Ellsbury walked. | 4 | 2 |
| J Lugo grounded into double play, third to second, J Varitek out at third, J Ellsbury out at second, J Lugo to first. | 4 | 2 |
| J Lugo caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| P Polanco flied out to right. | 4 | 2 |
| G Sheffield grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| M Ordonez singled to left. | 4 | 2 |
| M Cabrera grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, M Ordonez out at second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Bonderman pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| K Youkilis grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| D Ortiz flied out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| C Guillen grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| E Renteria doubled to deep right center. | 4 | 2 |
| D Aardsma relieved J Lester. | 4 | 2 |
| M Thames flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jeremy Bonderman pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| M Ramirez singled to center. | 4 | 2 |
| B Seay relieved J Bonderman. | 4 | 2 |
| S Casey flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| J Drew struck out swinging. | 4 | 2 |
| J Varitek flied out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| David Aardsma pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| I Rodriguez grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| P Polanco grounded out to third. | 4 | 2 |
| G Sheffield walked. | 4 | 2 |
| G Sheffield stole second. | 4 | 2 |
| M Ordonez walked. | 4 | 2 |
| M Cabrera popped out to second. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Bobby Seay pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| J Ellsbury flied out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| F Beltran relieved B Seay. | 4 | 2 |
| J Lugo doubled to right. | 4 | 2 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 2 |
| K Youkilis lined out to third. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Bryan Corey pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| B Corey relieved D Aardsma. | 4 | 2 |
| C Guillen walked. | 4 | 2 |
| E Renteria singled to left, C Guillen to second. | 4 | 2 |
| C Thomas hit for M Thames. | 4 | 2 |
| C Thomas sacrificed to third, C Guillen to third, E Renteria to second. | 4 | 2 |
| B Inge singled to center, C Guillen and E Renteria scored. | 6 | 2 |
| J Tavarez relieved B Corey. | 6 | 2 |
| I Rodriguez singled to right, B Inge to second. | 6 | 2 |
| P Polanco hit by pitch, B Inge to third, I Rodriguez to second. | 6 | 2 |
| G Sheffield grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher to first, B Inge out at home. | 6 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Denny Bautista pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| C Thomas in left field. | 6 | 2 |
| D Bautista relieved F Beltran. | 6 | 2 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| M Ramirez singled to center. | 6 | 2 |
| S Casey grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Ramirez out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Javier Lopez pitching for Boston | DET | BOS |
| J Lopez relieved J Tavarez. | 6 | 2 |
| M Ordonez grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| M Cabrera struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| C Guillen homered to left. | 7 | 2 |
| E Renteria walked. | 7 | 2 |
| C Thomas singled to left, E Renteria to second. | 7 | 2 |
| B Inge flied out to center. | 7 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Todd Jones pitching for Detroit | DET | BOS |
| T Jones relieved D Bautista. | 7 | 2 |
| J Drew singled to right. | 7 | 2 |
| J Varitek grounded into fielder's choice to first, J Drew out at second. | 7 | 2 |
| J Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Varitek out at second. | 7 | 2 |
| A Cora hit for J Lugo. | 7 | 2 |
| A Cora singled to left center, J Ellsbury to second. | 7 | 2 |
| D Pedroia walked, J Ellsbury to third, A Cora to second. | 7 | 2 |
| K Youkilis popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

