Final
Tampa Bay won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, August 18 | ||
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| LA Angels | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, August 19 | ||
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| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, August 20 | ||
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| LA Angels | 5 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 4 | |
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7:10 PM ET, August 20, 2008
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Los Angeles - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| C Figgins flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| E Aybar struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| M Teixeira walked. | 0 | 0 |
| V Guerrero struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| A Iwamura struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| T Hunter grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| G Anderson popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| J Rivera grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| C Floyd flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| W Aybar popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| E Hinske singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| E Hinske stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| G Gross singled to right, E Hinske scored, G Gross to second advancing on throw. | 0 | 1 |
| S Riggans singled to left, G Gross scored. | 0 | 2 |
| J Bartlett tripled to deep left center, S Riggans scored. | 0 | 3 |
| A Iwamura grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| S Rodriguez walked. | 0 | 3 |
| J Mathis singled to left, S Rodriguez to second. | 0 | 3 |
| C Figgins doubled to left, S Rodriguez scored, J Mathis to third. | 1 | 3 |
| E Aybar tripled to deep center, J Mathis and C Figgins scored. | 3 | 3 |
| M Teixeira grounded out to first, E Aybar scored. | 4 | 3 |
| V Guerrero grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| T Hunter singled to center. | 4 | 3 |
| G Anderson flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| B Upton struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| C Pena struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| C Floyd struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| J Rivera struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| S Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| J Mathis grounded out to second. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| W Aybar struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| E Hinske singled to right. | 4 | 3 |
| G Gross walked, E Hinske to second. | 4 | 3 |
| E Hinske caught stealing third, catcher to third, G Gross to second on runner's fielder's choice. | 4 | 3 |
| S Riggans grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| C Figgins grounded out to third. | 4 | 3 |
| E Aybar struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| M Teixeira lined out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| J Bartlett flied out to center. | 4 | 3 |
| A Iwamura struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| B Upton flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| V Guerrero hit by pitch. | 4 | 3 |
| T Hunter struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| G Anderson flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| J Rivera reached on infield single to third, V Guerrero to second. | 4 | 3 |
| S Rodriguez walked, V Guerrero to third, J Rivera to second. | 4 | 3 |
| J Mathis flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jered Weaver pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| C Pena lined out to pitcher. | 4 | 3 |
| C Floyd struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| W Aybar flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| C Figgins reached on infield single to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| E Aybar sacrificed to third, C Figgins to second. | 4 | 3 |
| M Teixeira struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| V Guerrero intentionally walked. | 4 | 3 |
| T Hunter reached on infield single to third, C Figgins to third, V Guerrero to second. | 4 | 3 |
| T Miller relieved M Garza. | 4 | 3 |
| G Anderson struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Darren Oliver pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| D Oliver relieved J Weaver. | 4 | 3 |
| B Zobrist hit for E Hinske. | 4 | 3 |
| B Zobrist flied out to right. | 4 | 3 |
| G Gross walked. | 4 | 3 |
| J Arredondo relieved D Oliver. | 4 | 3 |
| S Riggans popped out to first. | 4 | 3 |
| J Bartlett fouled out to catcher. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| B Zobrist in left field. | 4 | 3 |
| G Balfour relieved T Miller. | 4 | 3 |
| J Rivera struck out looking. | 4 | 3 |
| S Rodriguez struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| J Mathis struck out swinging. | 4 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jose Arredondo pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| A Iwamura lined out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| B Upton doubled to left. | 4 | 3 |
| C Pena doubled to left, B Upton scored. | 4 | 4 |
| C Floyd singled to right, C Pena to third. | 4 | 4 |
| W Aybar fouled out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| B Zobrist struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Los Angeles - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | LAA | TB |
| J Ruggiano in left field. | 4 | 4 |
| C Figgins walked. | 4 | 4 |
| E Aybar lined out to third. | 4 | 4 |
| M Teixeira singled to left, C Figgins to second. | 4 | 4 |
| C Bradford relieved G Balfour. | 4 | 4 |
| C Figgins stole third. | 4 | 4 |
| M Teixeira stole second. | 4 | 4 |
| V Guerrero intentionally walked. | 4 | 4 |
| T Hunter grounded into fielder's choice to third, C Figgins out at home, M Teixeira to third, V Guerrero to second. | 4 | 4 |
| G Anderson reached on infield single to second, M Teixeira scored, V Guerrero to third, T Hunter to second. | 5 | 4 |
| J Rivera grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, G Anderson out at second. | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Los Angeles | LAA | TB |
| F Rodriguez relieved J Arredondo. | 5 | 4 |
| G Gross singled to center. | 5 | 4 |
| D Navarro hit for S Riggans. | 5 | 4 |
| D Navarro grounded into double play, shortstop to first, G Gross out at second. | 5 | 4 |
| J Bartlett grounded out to third. | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||