Final in 14
Tampa Bay won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, September 8 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 0 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 9 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 4 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 10 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 4 | Final in 14 |
| Boston | 2 | |
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7:05 PM ET, September 10, 2008
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| Akinori Iwamura | Ball, A Iwamura grounded out to pitcher | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Johnson | Strike (looking), D Johnson flied out to left | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | C Pena fouled out to third | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Andy Sonnanstine pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Ellsbury grounded out to second | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, D Pedroia safe at first on throwing error by shortstop J Bartlett | 0 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), D Ortiz struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, K Youkilis flied out to right | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| Cliff Floyd | Strike (foul), C Floyd reached on infield single to second | 0 | 0 |
| Willy Aybar | W Aybar tripled to deep right, C Floyd scored | 1 | 0 |
| Eric Hinske | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), E Hinske struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Dioner Navarro | Strike (looking), D Navarro grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 0 |
| Gabe Gross | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, G Gross grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Andy Sonnanstine pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| Jason Bay | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Bay struck out looking | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Lowell | Ball, M Lowell fouled out to left | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Kotsay | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), M Kotsay flied out to left | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| Jason Bartlett | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Bartlett struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| Akinori Iwamura | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, A Iwamura doubled to deep right | 1 | 0 |
| Dan Johnson | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), D Johnson struck out looking | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), C Pena struck out swinging | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Andy Sonnanstine pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| Jed Lowrie | Strike (looking), J Lowrie singled to right | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | Ball, J Varitek grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Lowrie safe at second on error by second baseman A Iwamura | 1 | 0 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), J Ellsbury grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Varitek out at second, J Lowrie to third | 1 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, Ball, D Pedroia doubled to left, J Lowrie scored | 1 | 1 |
| David Ortiz | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, D Ortiz flied out to center | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| Cliff Floyd | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), C Floyd struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| Willy Aybar | Strike (looking), Ball, W Aybar singled to left | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Hinske | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (swinging), E Hinske struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| Dioner Navarro | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), D Navarro struck out looking | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Andy Sonnanstine pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, K Youkilis hit by pitch | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Bay | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Bay grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, K Youkilis out at second | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Lowell | Ball, Ball, M Lowell flied out to left | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Kotsay | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, M Kotsay grounded out to second | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| Gabe Gross | Ball, Strike (foul), G Gross grounded out to second | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Bartlett | J Bartlett doubled to left | 1 | 1 |
| Akinori Iwamura | Ball, A Iwamura grounded out to second, J Bartlett to third | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Johnson | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, D Johnson walked | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, C Pena walked, D Johnson to second | 1 | 1 |
| Cliff Floyd | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), C Floyd flied out to right | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Andy Sonnanstine pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| Jed Lowrie | Strike (looking), J Lowrie hit a ground rule double to right | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Varitek | Ball, J Varitek fouled out to shortstop | 1 | 1 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | J Ellsbury flied out to right, J Lowrie to third | 1 | 1 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (foul), D Pedroia hit by pitch | 1 | 1 |
| David Ortiz | Ball, Strike (foul), D Ortiz grounded out to second | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| Willy Aybar | Ball, Ball, W Aybar lined out to center | 1 | 1 |
| Eric Hinske | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, E Hinske lined out to first | 1 | 1 |
| Dioner Navarro | Ball, D Navarro singled to right | 1 | 1 |
| Gabe Gross | G Gross flied out to center | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Andy Sonnanstine pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| F Perez in center field. | 1 | 1 | |
| G Gross in right field. | 1 | 1 | |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), K Youkilis struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Bay | J Bay flied out to center | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Lowell | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), M Lowell struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Hideki Okajima pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| H Okajima relieved J Beckett. | 1 | 1 | |
| Jason Bartlett | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), J Bartlett grounded out to third | 1 | 1 |
| Akinori Iwamura | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), A Iwamura grounded out to first, R Baldelli hit for D Johnson | 1 | 1 |
| Rocco Baldelli | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, R Baldelli lined out to third | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Andy Sonnanstine pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| R Baldelli in left field. | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Kotsay | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), M Kotsay struck out looking | 1 | 1 |
| Jed Lowrie | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Strike (looking), J Lowrie struck out looking | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Varitek | Ball, J Varitek singled to right, C Crisp ran for J Varitek | 1 | 1 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), J Ellsbury struck out looking | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Hideki Okajima pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| K Cash catching. | 1 | 1 | |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, C Pena doubled to left center, B Zobrist hit for C Floyd | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Zobrist | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, B Zobrist walked, J Masterson relieved H Okajima | 1 | 1 |
| Willy Aybar | Ball, Strike (swinging), W Aybar grounded out to first, C Pena to third, B Zobrist to second | 1 | 1 |
| Fernando Perez | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball (intentional Ball), F Perez intentionally walked | 1 | 1 |
| Dioner Navarro | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), D Navarro struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| Gabe Gross | Ball, G Gross grounded out to second | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Dan Wheeler pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| D Wheeler relieved A Sonnanstine. | 1 | 1 | |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Strike (looking), D Pedroia grounded out to second | 1 | 1 |
| David Ortiz | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, D Ortiz lined out to third | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, K Youkilis walked | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Bay | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), J Bay flied out to center | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Justin Masterson pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| Jason Bartlett | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, J Bartlett walked | 1 | 1 |
| Akinori Iwamura | Ball, Strike (swinging), J Bartlett caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop, Strike (foul), Ball, A Iwamura flied out to center | 1 | 1 |
| Rocco Baldelli | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), R Baldelli struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| Mike Lowell | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Kotsay | Ball, Strike (foul) | 1 | 1 |
| Jed Lowrie | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), C Carter hit for K Cash | 1 | 1 |
| Chris Carter | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, C Carter singled to left, A Cora to second | 1 | 1 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), J Ellsbury grounded out to third | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 10th | SCORE | ||
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| A Cora at shortstop. | 1 | 1 | |
| J Lowrie at third base. | 1 | 1 | |
| D Ross catching. | 1 | 1 | |
| M Delcarmen relieved J Masterson. | 1 | 1 | |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), C Pena struck out looking | 1 | 1 |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, Strike (looking), B Zobrist grounded out to first | 1 | 1 |
| Willy Aybar | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Ball, Foul, Ball, W Aybar flied out to left | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | ||
| Chad Bradford pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| C Bradford relieved G Balfour. | 1 | 1 | |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), D Pedroia doubled to deep right | 1 | 1 |
| David Ortiz | Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), Ball (intentional Ball), D Ortiz intentionally walked | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), K Youkilis grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Ortiz out at second, D Pedroia to third | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Bay | Strike (looking), J Bay grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 11th | SCORE | ||
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| Fernando Perez | F Perez bunt grounded out to third | 1 | 1 |
| Dioner Navarro | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), D Navarro struck out looking | 1 | 1 |
| Gabe Gross | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), G Gross doubled to left | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Bartlett | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, J Bartlett grounded out to second | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | ||
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| J Howell relieved C Bradford. | 1 | 1 | |
| Alex Cora | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, A Cora grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 1 |
| Mark Kotsay | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Ball, M Kotsay singled to center | 1 | 1 |
| Jed Lowrie | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Lowrie walked, M Kotsay to second | 1 | 1 |
| David Ross | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), D Ross struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Ellsbury flied out to center | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 12th | SCORE | ||
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| Akinori Iwamura | J Lopez relieved M Delcarmen, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, A Iwamura grounded out to shortstop | 1 | 1 |
| Rocco Baldelli | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, R Baldelli grounded out to pitcher | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Pena | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), C Pena struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 12th | SCORE | ||
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Ball, D Pedroia hit by pitch | 1 | 1 |
| David Ortiz | D Ortiz sacrificed to pitcher, D Pedroia to second | 1 | 1 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, K Youkilis walked | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Bay | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Bay struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Cora | Ball, A Cora lined out to center | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 13th | SCORE | ||
| Javier Lopez pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, B Zobrist doubled to right | 1 | 1 |
| Willy Aybar | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, W Aybar walked | 1 | 1 |
| Fernando Perez | F Perez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, W Aybar out at second, B Zobrist to third | 1 | 1 |
| Dioner Navarro | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, D Navarro grounded out to first | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 13th | SCORE | ||
| Trever Miller pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| T Miller relieved J Howell. | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Kotsay | Ball, Strike (looking), M Kotsay lined out to first | 1 | 1 |
| Jed Lowrie | Strike (foul), J Lowrie lined out to left | 1 | 1 |
| David Ross | Strike (looking), D Ross lined out to center | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 14th | SCORE | ||
| Javier Lopez pitching for Boston | TB | BOS | |
| Gabe Gross | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), G Gross struck out swinging | 1 | 1 |
| Jason Bartlett | M Timlin relieved J Lopez, J Bartlett grounded out to third | 1 | 1 |
| Akinori Iwamura | Ball, Ball, Ball, A Iwamura singled to center | 1 | 1 |
| Rocco Baldelli | Strike (swinging), R Baldelli singled to left, A Iwamura to second | 1 | 1 |
| Carlos Pena | Ball, C Pena homered to left, A Iwamura and R Baldelli scored | 4 | 1 |
| Ben Zobrist | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, B Zobrist walked | 4 | 1 |
| Willy Aybar | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), W Aybar struck out swinging | 4 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 14th | SCORE | ||
| Troy Percival pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS | |
| J Ruggiano in left field. | 4 | 1 | |
| T Percival relieved T Miller. | 4 | 1 | |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (looking), J Ellsbury doubled to right center | 4 | 1 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, D Pedroia walked | 4 | 1 |
| David Ortiz | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, D Ortiz walked, J Ellsbury to third, D Pedroia to second, J Hammel relieved T Percival | 4 | 1 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, K Youkilis hit sacrifice fly to right, J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia to third | 4 | 2 |
| Jason Bay | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Bay struck out swinging | 4 | 2 |
| Alex Cora | Ball, Ball, A Cora flied out to center | 4 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||