Final
Tampa Bay won 2-1
| Game 1: Monday, September 15 | ||
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| Boston | 13 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, September 16 | ||
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| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, September 17 | ||
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| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 10 | |
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7:10 PM ET, September 17, 2008
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: G. Balfour (5-2)
L: T. Wakefield (9-11)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Ellsbury singled to shallow left. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz homered to right center, J Ellsbury scored. | 2 | 0 |
| K Youkilis popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| M Kotsay struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| A Iwamura reached on infield single to first. | 2 | 0 |
| A Iwamura stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Bartlett singled to left, A Iwamura to third. | 2 | 0 |
| C Pena hit sacrifice fly to center, A Iwamura scored. | 2 | 1 |
| E Longoria flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| J Bartlett stole second. | 2 | 1 |
| W Aybar homered to left, J Bartlett scored. | 2 | 3 |
| D Navarro grounded out to second. | 2 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Lowrie popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 3 |
| S Casey lined out to center. | 2 | 3 |
| C Crisp grounded out to first. | 2 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| J Ruggiano struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| G Gross homered to right. | 2 | 4 |
| F Perez homered to left. | 2 | 5 |
| A Iwamura struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| J Bartlett fouled out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| K Cash struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| J Ellsbury reached on infield single to first. | 2 | 5 |
| D Pedroia grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Ellsbury out at second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| C Pena grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 5 |
| E Longoria doubled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| D Hansack relieved T Wakefield. | 2 | 5 |
| W Aybar reached on infield single to second, E Longoria scored, W Aybar to second advancing on throw. | 2 | 6 |
| W Aybar safe at third on throwing error by pitcher D Hansack. | 2 | 6 |
| D Navarro walked. | 2 | 6 |
| J Ruggiano struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| J Lopez relieved D Hansack. | 2 | 6 |
| G Gross safe at first on error by pitcher J Lopez, W Aybar scored, D Navarro to second. | 2 | 7 |
| F Perez singled to shallow right, D Navarro scored, G Gross to third. | 2 | 8 |
| A Iwamura walked, F Perez to second. | 2 | 8 |
| D Aardsma relieved J Lopez. | 2 | 8 |
| J Bartlett grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| D Ortiz homered to right. | 3 | 8 |
| K Youkilis walked. | 3 | 8 |
| M Kotsay fouled out to catcher. | 3 | 8 |
| J Lowrie struck out looking. | 3 | 8 |
| S Casey grounded out to second. | 3 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Aardsma pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| C Pena grounded out to second. | 3 | 8 |
| E Longoria flied out to center. | 3 | 8 |
| W Aybar safe at first on error by pitcher D Aardsma. | 3 | 8 |
| D Navarro flied out to right. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Matt Garza pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| C Crisp popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 8 |
| K Cash walked. | 3 | 8 |
| J Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to second, K Cash out at second. | 3 | 8 |
| D Pedroia singled to left, J Ellsbury to second. | 3 | 8 |
| G Balfour relieved M Garza. | 3 | 8 |
| D Ortiz flied out to center. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| M Delcarmen relieved D Aardsma. | 3 | 8 |
| J Ruggiano struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| G Gross struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| F Perez grounded out to second. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, -1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| K Youkilis doubled to right. | 3 | 8 |
| M Kotsay popped out to shortstop. | 3 | 8 |
| J Lowrie struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| S Casey flied out to center. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| A Iwamura grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 8 |
| J Bartlett grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 8 |
| C Pena walked. | 3 | 8 |
| E Longoria struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| C Crisp flied out to center. | 3 | 8 |
| J Bailey hit for K Cash. | 3 | 8 |
| J Bailey struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| J Howell relieved G Balfour. | 3 | 8 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hideki Okajima pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| D Ross catching. | 3 | 8 |
| H Okajima relieved M Delcarmen. | 3 | 8 |
| W Aybar popped out to first. | 3 | 8 |
| D Navarro struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| J Ruggiano struck out looking. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third. | 3 | 8 |
| D Ortiz flied out to center. | 3 | 8 |
| K Youkilis flied out to right. | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| David Pauley pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| D Pauley relieved H Okajima. | 3 | 8 |
| G Gross reached on infield single to third. | 3 | 8 |
| F Perez hit by pitch, G Gross to second. | 3 | 8 |
| A Iwamura struck out swinging. | 3 | 8 |
| J Bartlett singled to left, G Gross scored, F Perez to second. | 3 | 9 |
| C Pena singled to left, F Perez scored, J Bartlett to second. | 3 | 10 |
| C Smith relieved D Pauley. | 3 | 10 |
| D Johnson ran for C Pena. | 3 | 10 |
| E Longoria lined out to center, J Bartlett to third. | 3 | 10 |
| W Aybar flied out to right. | 3 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Chad Bradford pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| D Johnson at first base. | 3 | 10 |
| C Bradford relieved J Howell. | 3 | 10 |
| M Kotsay lined out to right. | 3 | 10 |
| J Lowrie lined out to first. | 3 | 10 |
| S Casey hit by pitch. | 3 | 10 |
| C Crisp flied out to center. | 3 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||