Final
Series tied 1-1 (as of 5/10)
| Game 1: Friday, May 9 | ||
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| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, May 10 | ||
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| Boston | 5 | Final |
| Minnesota | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, May 11 | ||
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| Boston | 8 | Final |
| Minnesota | 9 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, May 12 | ||
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| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 | |
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7:10 PM ET, May 10, 2008
Mall of America Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ramirez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| C Gomez struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Tolbert struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| J Mauer walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Morneau grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| M Lowell grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| J Varitek singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| C Crisp flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| J Lowrie struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| M Cuddyer walked. | 1 | 0 |
| J Kubel flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| D Young singled to left, M Cuddyer to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Lamb singled to left, M Cuddyer to third, D Young to second. | 1 | 0 |
| A Everett struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| C Gomez walked, M Cuddyer scored, D Young to third, M Lamb to second. | 1 | 1 |
| M Tolbert lined out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| D Pedroia popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| D Ortiz flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| J Morneau singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| M Cuddyer lined out to third. | 1 | 1 |
| J Kubel grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| M Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 1 |
| M Lowell singled to left center. | 1 | 1 |
| K Youkilis lined out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| J Varitek doubled to deep right, M Lowell to third. | 1 | 1 |
| C Crisp popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| D Young popped out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| M Lamb singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| A Everett flied out to center. | 1 | 1 |
| C Gomez lined out to right. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| J Lowrie doubled to right. | 1 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury sacrificed to pitcher, J Lowrie to third advancing on play. | 1 | 1 |
| D Pedroia flied out to left. | 1 | 1 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| M Tolbert doubled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| J Mauer struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| J Morneau singled to center, M Tolbert scored. | 1 | 2 |
| M Cuddyer grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, J Morneau out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| M Ramirez grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| M Lowell flied out to center. | 1 | 2 |
| K Youkilis hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 1 | 2 |
| J Varitek grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| J Kubel grounded out to first. | 1 | 2 |
| D Young flied out to left. | 1 | 2 |
| M Lamb flied out to right. | 1 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Glen Perkins pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| C Crisp homered to left. | 2 | 2 |
| J Lowrie homered to left. | 3 | 2 |
| D Reyes relieved G Perkins. | 3 | 2 |
| J Ellsbury flied out to left. | 3 | 2 |
| D Pedroia safe at first on throwing error by third baseman M Lamb. | 3 | 2 |
| D Ortiz grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, D Pedroia out at second. | 3 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| A Everett struck out looking. | 3 | 2 |
| C Gomez struck out swinging. | 3 | 2 |
| M Tolbert grounded out to second. | 3 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bass pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| B Bass relieved D Reyes. | 3 | 2 |
| M Lowell homered to left. | 4 | 2 |
| K Youkilis grounded out to third. | 4 | 2 |
| J Varitek walked. | 4 | 2 |
| C Crisp lined out to center. | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| J Mauer flied out to left. | 4 | 2 |
| J Morneau grounded out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| M Cuddyer popped out to first. | 4 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brian Bass pitching for Minnesota | BOS | MIN |
| J Lowrie singled to right. | 4 | 2 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to pitcher, J Lowrie to second. | 4 | 2 |
| D Pedroia singled to center, J Lowrie scored, D Pedroia to second on error by center fielder C Gomez. | 5 | 2 |
| D Ortiz intentionally walked. | 5 | 2 |
| M Ramirez grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Ortiz out at second, D Pedroia to third. | 5 | 2 |
| M Lowell walked, M Ramirez to second. | 5 | 2 |
| B Korecky relieved B Bass. | 5 | 2 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Minnesota - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Papelbon pitching for Boston | BOS | MIN |
| J Papelbon relieved H Okajima. | 5 | 2 |
| J Kubel struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| D Young grounded out to second. | 5 | 2 |
| M Lamb reached on infield single to catcher. | 5 | 2 |
| C Monroe hit for A Everett. | 5 | 2 |
| M Lamb to second on fielder's indifference. | 5 | 2 |
| C Monroe struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||