Final
Tampa Bay leads 2-0 (as of 4/26)
| Game 1: Friday, April 25 | ||
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| Boston | 4 | Final in 11 |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, April 26 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, April 27 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 0 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | |
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7:10 PM ET, April 26, 2008
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Jackson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Ellsbury reached on infield single to shortstop | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Ball, D Pedroia grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Ellsbury out at second | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Drew | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, J Drew reached on infield single to first | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Ramirez | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), M Ramirez struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| Akinori Iwamura | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), A Iwamura struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Crawford | Ball, Strike (foul), C Crawford grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| B.J. Upton | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, B Upton walked | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, C Pena walked, B Upton to second | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Longoria | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), E Longoria struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Edwin Jackson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, K Youkilis walked | 0 | 0 |
| Coco Crisp | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, C Crisp grounded into fielder's choice to second, K Youkilis out at second | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, J Varitek lined into double play, center to first, C Crisp doubled off first | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| Eric Hinske | Strike (looking), Ball, E Hinske popped out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Gross | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, G Gross grounded out to first | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Riggans | Strike (looking), S Riggans popped out to second | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Edwin Jackson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| Jed Lowrie | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Lowrie singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Lugo | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, J Lugo lined out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (foul), J Ellsbury grounded out to second, J Lowrie to second | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Ball, D Pedroia flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| Jason Bartlett | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (looking), J Bartlett struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| Akinori Iwamura | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), A Iwamura flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), C Crawford struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Edwin Jackson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| J.D. Drew | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), J Drew flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| Manny Ramirez | Strike (foul), Ball, M Ramirez grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), K Youkilis struck out looking | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| B.J. Upton | Ball, B Upton doubled to left | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, C Pena grounded out to first, B Upton to third | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Longoria | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Ball, E Longoria grounded out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hinske | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Foul, E Hinske grounded out to first | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Edwin Jackson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| Coco Crisp | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, C Crisp singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | Strike (bunted foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), J Varitek struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Jed Lowrie | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, C Crisp to third on wild pitch by E Jackson, Ball, J Lowrie walked | 0 | 0 |
| Julio Lugo | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Lugo struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (foul), J Ellsbury reached on infield single to third, C Crisp scored, J Lowrie to second | 1 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| Gabe Gross | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), G Gross popped out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Shawn Riggans | S Riggans grounded out to second | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Bartlett | J Bartlett grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Edwin Jackson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| J.D. Drew | Ball, J Drew grounded out to first | 1 | 0 |
| Manny Ramirez | Strike (looking), M Ramirez lined out to right | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin Youkilis | K Youkilis flied out to center | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| Akinori Iwamura | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Strike (swinging), A Iwamura struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (swinging), C Crawford grounded out to first | 1 | 0 |
| B.J. Upton | Ball, B Upton grounded out to third | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Edwin Jackson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| Coco Crisp | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, C Crisp grounded out to first | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, J Varitek walked | 1 | 0 |
| Jed Lowrie | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), J Lowrie flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| Julio Lugo | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, J Lugo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Varitek out at second | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), C Pena struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Evan Longoria | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), E Longoria struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Hinske | E Hinske grounded out to second | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Trever Miller pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| T Miller relieved E Jackson. | 1 | 0 | |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (bunted foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, J Ellsbury popped out to pitcher | 1 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), D Pedroia struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| J.D. Drew | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Drew walked, S Dohmann relieved T Miller | 1 | 0 |
| Manny Ramirez | Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), M Ramirez struck out looking | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | TB | |
| Gabe Gross | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), G Gross struck out swinging, D Navarro hit for S Riggans | 1 | 0 |
| Dioner Navarro | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, D Navarro singled to right | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Bartlett | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Foul, J Bartlett flied out to center | 1 | 0 |
| Akinori Iwamura | Strike (looking), Ball, A Iwamura homered to right, D Navarro scored | 1 | 2 |
| Carl Crawford | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), C Crawford struck out swinging | 1 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Troy Percival pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB | |
| D Navarro catching. | 1 | 2 | |
| T Percival relieved S Dohmann. | 1 | 2 | |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, K Youkilis flied out to center | 1 | 2 |
| Coco Crisp | C Crisp flied out to left | 1 | 2 |
| Jason Varitek | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Varitek struck out swinging | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||