Final
Boston won 3-1
| Game 1: Wednesday, October 1 | ||
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| Boston | 4 | Final |
| LA Angels | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, October 3 | ||
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| Boston | 7 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, October 5 | ||
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| LA Angels | 5 | Final in 12 |
| Boston | 4 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, October 6 | ||
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| LA Angels | 2 | Final |
| Boston | 3 | |
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9:30 PM ET, October 3, 2008
Angel Stadium of Anaheim, Anaheim, California
W: J. Papelbon (1-0)
L: F. Rodriguez (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ervin Santana pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA | |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, J Ellsbury fouled out to third | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), D Pedroia struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| David Ortiz | Strike (looking), D Ortiz singled to right | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), Ball, K Youkilis singled to right, D Ortiz to second | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Drew | Strike (foul), Ball, J Drew doubled to right center, D Ortiz scored, K Youkilis to third | 1 | 0 |
| Jason Bay | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), J Bay homered to center, K Youkilis and J Drew scored | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Kotsay | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, M Kotsay singled to left | 4 | 0 |
| Jason Varitek | Ball, Ball, J Varitek popped out to shortstop | 4 | 0 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA | |
| Chone Figgins | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), C Figgins popped out to shortstop | 4 | 0 |
| Garret Anderson | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), G Anderson lined out to right | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), M Teixeira singled to right | 4 | 0 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | Strike (looking), Ball, V Guerrero singled to shallow right center, M Teixeira to third | 4 | 0 |
| Torii Hunter | Strike (looking), T Hunter singled to shallow center, M Teixeira scored, V Guerrero to third | 4 | 1 |
| Juan Rivera | J Rivera grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Ervin Santana pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA | |
| Alex Cora | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, A Cora safe at first on error by shortstop E Aybar | 4 | 1 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to second, A Cora out at second | 4 | 1 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (foul), D Pedroia flied out to left | 4 | 1 |
| David Ortiz | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, D Ortiz grounded out to first | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA | |
| Howie Kendrick | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Strike (swinging), H Kendrick struck out swinging | 4 | 1 |
| Jeff Mathis | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Mathis struck out swinging | 4 | 1 |
| Erick Aybar | Ball, Strike (looking), E Aybar flied out to right | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Ervin Santana pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA | |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, K Youkilis flied out to right | 4 | 1 |
| J.D. Drew | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), J Drew struck out swinging | 4 | 1 |
| Jason Bay | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, J Bay grounded out to third | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA | |
| Chone Figgins | Strike (looking), Ball, C Figgins flied out to right | 4 | 1 |
| Garret Anderson | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, G Anderson grounded out to second | 4 | 1 |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, M Teixeira singled to shallow center | 4 | 1 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | Strike (swinging), Ball, V Guerrero singled to center, M Teixeira to second | 4 | 1 |
| Torii Hunter | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), T Hunter grounded out to shortstop | 4 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Ervin Santana pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA | |
| Mark Kotsay | Strike (looking), M Kotsay flied out to center | 4 | 1 |
| Jason Varitek | J Varitek grounded out to first | 4 | 1 |
| Alex Cora | Strike (looking), Ball, A Cora doubled to right center | 4 | 1 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (swinging), J Ellsbury doubled to deep right center, A Cora scored | 5 | 1 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, D Pedroia grounded out to third | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA | |
| Juan Rivera | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Rivera walked | 5 | 1 |
| Howie Kendrick | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), H Kendrick struck out swinging | 5 | 1 |
| Jeff Mathis | J Mathis singled to left, J Rivera to second | 5 | 1 |
| Erick Aybar | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), E Aybar grounded out to first, J Rivera to third, J Mathis to second | 5 | 1 |
| Chone Figgins | Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, C Figgins singled to left, J Rivera scored, J Mathis to third | 5 | 2 |
| Garret Anderson | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), G Anderson struck out swinging | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Ervin Santana pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA | |
| David Ortiz | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), D Ortiz struck out swinging | 5 | 2 |
| Kevin Youkilis | K Youkilis flied out to right | 5 | 2 |
| J.D. Drew | Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, J Drew flied out to right | 5 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA | |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, M Teixeira walked | 5 | 2 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, Ball, V Guerrero walked, M Teixeira to second | 5 | 2 |
| Torii Hunter | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, T Hunter singled to left, M Teixeira scored, V Guerrero to second | 5 | 3 |
| Juan Rivera | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), J Rivera struck out swinging | 5 | 3 |
| Howie Kendrick | Strike (looking), H Kendrick flied out to center, V Guerrero to third, K Morales hit for J Mathis | 5 | 3 |
| Kendrys Morales | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, K Morales popped out to third | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Ervin Santana pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA | |
| M Napoli catching. | 5 | 3 | |
| Jason Bay | Ball, Strike (looking), J Bay flied out to right | 5 | 3 |
| Mark Kotsay | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, M Kotsay safe at first on error by center fielder T Hunter | 5 | 3 |
| Jason Varitek | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Varitek singled to shallow left, M Kotsay to second | 5 | 3 |
| Alex Cora | J Arredondo relieved E Santana, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, A Cora walked, M Kotsay to third, J Varitek to second | 5 | 3 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), J Ellsbury struck out swinging | 5 | 3 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Strike (looking), D Pedroia grounded out to second | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Hideki Okajima pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA | |
| H Okajima relieved D Matsuzaka. | 5 | 3 | |
| Erick Aybar | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Foul, E Aybar grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 3 |
| Chone Figgins | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), C Figgins flied out to center | 5 | 3 |
| Garret Anderson | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, G Anderson flied out to right | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Jose Arredondo pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA | |
| David Ortiz | Strike (looking), Ball, D Ortiz flied out to second | 5 | 3 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, K Youkilis lined out to shortstop | 5 | 3 |
| J.D. Drew | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Drew reached on infield single to shortstop | 5 | 3 |
| Jason Bay | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, J Bay singled to right, J Drew to second | 5 | 3 |
| Mark Kotsay | M Kotsay flied out to right | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Hideki Okajima pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA | |
| Mark Teixeira | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, M Teixeira singled to shallow center | 5 | 3 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, V Guerrero singled to left, M Teixeira to second | 5 | 3 |
| Torii Hunter | J Masterson relieved H Okajima, T Hunter flied out to left, M Teixeira to third | 5 | 3 |
| Juan Rivera | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), Ball, Ball, Ball, J Rivera walked, V Guerrero to second | 5 | 3 |
| Howie Kendrick | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), H Kendrick struck out swinging | 5 | 3 |
| Mike Napoli | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, M Napoli walked, M Teixeira scored, V Guerrero to third, J Rivera to second | 5 | 4 |
| Erick Aybar | R Willits ran for J Rivera, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Strike (swinging), E Aybar struck out swinging | 5 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Scot Shields pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA | |
| R Willits in right field. | 5 | 4 | |
| S Shields relieved J Arredondo. | 5 | 4 | |
| Jason Varitek | Strike (foul), J Varitek grounded out to first | 5 | 4 |
| Alex Cora | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (looking), A Cora struck out looking | 5 | 4 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Ellsbury walked | 5 | 4 |
| Dustin Pedroia | F Rodriguez relieved S Shields, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), J Ellsbury stole second, D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop | 5 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Justin Masterson pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA | |
| Chone Figgins | Ball, C Figgins tripled to deep right center | 5 | 4 |
| Garret Anderson | J Papelbon relieved J Masterson, G Anderson fouled out to third | 5 | 4 |
| Mark Teixeira | Ball, M Teixeira hit sacrifice fly to center, C Figgins scored | 5 | 5 |
| Vladimir Guerrero | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), V Guerrero popped out to second | 5 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Francisco Rodriguez pitching for Los Angeles | BOS | LAA | |
| David Ortiz | D Ortiz doubled to deep right | 5 | 5 |
| Kevin Youkilis | C Crisp ran for D Ortiz, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, K Youkilis grounded out to third | 5 | 5 |
| J.D. Drew | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), Ball, J Drew homered to center, C Crisp scored | 7 | 5 |
| Jason Bay | Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), J Bay reached on infield single to third | 7 | 5 |
| Mark Kotsay | M Kotsay singled to right, J Bay to second | 7 | 5 |
| Jason Varitek | Ball, Strike (foul), J Varitek grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, M Kotsay out at second | 7 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Los Angeles - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Jonathan Papelbon pitching for Boston | BOS | LAA | |
| Torii Hunter | T Hunter grounded out to third, G Matthews hit for R Willits | 7 | 5 |
| Gary Matthews Jr. | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, G Matthews fouled out to third | 7 | 5 |
| Howie Kendrick | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike (swinging), H Kendrick struck out swinging | 7 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||