Final
Tampa Bay won 3-1
| Game 1: Thursday, October 2 | ||
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| Chi White Sox | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, October 3 | ||
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| Chi White Sox | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Sunday, October 5 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 3 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 5 | |
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| Game 4: Monday, October 6 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 6 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 2 | |
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5:07 PM ET, October 6, 2008
U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois
W: A. Sonnanstine (1-0)
L: G. Floyd (0-1)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Tampa Bay - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Gavin Floyd pitching for Chicago | TB | CWS |
| A Iwamura lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton homered to left. | 1 | 0 |
| C Pena singled to right center. | 1 | 0 |
| E Longoria struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| C Pena stole second. | 1 | 0 |
| C Crawford grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Andy Sonnanstine pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CWS |
| O Cabrera lined out to first. | 1 | 0 |
| A Pierzynski flied out to right. | 1 | 0 |
| J Dye walked. | 1 | 0 |
| J Thome struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Gavin Floyd pitching for Chicago | TB | CWS |
| C Floyd lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| D Navarro struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| G Gross walked. | 1 | 0 |
| J Bartlett grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, G Gross out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Andy Sonnanstine pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CWS |
| P Konerko singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| K Griffey Jr grounded into fielder's choice to second, P Konerko out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| A Ramirez flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| D Wise flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gavin Floyd pitching for Chicago | TB | CWS |
| A Iwamura flied out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| B Upton homered to center. | 2 | 0 |
| C Pena struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| E Longoria struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Andy Sonnanstine pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CWS |
| J Uribe flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| O Cabrera popped out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| A Pierzynski grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Gavin Floyd pitching for Chicago | TB | CWS |
| C Crawford walked. | 2 | 0 |
| C Floyd doubled to deep left, C Crawford scored, C Floyd to third advancing on throw. | 3 | 0 |
| D Navarro singled to right, C Floyd scored. | 4 | 0 |
| C Richard relieved G Floyd. | 4 | 0 |
| G Gross grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, D Navarro out at second. | 4 | 0 |
| J Bartlett flied out to center. | 4 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Andy Sonnanstine pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CWS |
| J Dye struck out swinging. | 4 | 0 |
| J Thome flied out to left. | 4 | 0 |
| P Konerko homered to left. | 4 | 1 |
| K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. | 4 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Richard pitching for Chicago | TB | CWS |
| A Iwamura singled to right center. | 4 | 1 |
| B Upton grounded out to third, A Iwamura to second. | 4 | 1 |
| C Pena singled to right center, A Iwamura scored. | 5 | 1 |
| E Longoria struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| C Pena picked off and caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Andy Sonnanstine pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CWS |
| A Ramirez lined out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| D Wise struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| J Uribe popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clayton Richard pitching for Chicago | TB | CWS |
| C Crawford walked. | 5 | 1 |
| W Aybar hit for C Floyd. | 5 | 1 |
| W Aybar flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| D Navarro popped out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| C Crawford stole second. | 5 | 1 |
| C Crawford stole third. | 5 | 1 |
| G Gross popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Andy Sonnanstine pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CWS |
| O Cabrera flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| A Pierzynski flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| J Dye homered to left. | 5 | 2 |
| J Howell relieved A Sonnanstine. | 5 | 2 |
| J Thome grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Octavio Dotel pitching for Chicago | TB | CWS |
| O Dotel relieved C Richard. | 5 | 2 |
| J Bartlett doubled to left. | 5 | 2 |
| M Thornton relieved O Dotel. | 5 | 2 |
| A Iwamura struck out swinging. | 5 | 2 |
| B Upton intentionally walked. | 5 | 2 |
| C Pena singled to right, J Bartlett scored, B Upton to third. | 6 | 2 |
| E Longoria popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| C Pena stole second. | 6 | 2 |
| C Crawford grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CWS |
| P Konerko flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| A Ramirez singled to center. | 6 | 2 |
| N Swisher hit for D Wise. | 6 | 2 |
| N Swisher popped out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Thornton pitching for Chicago | TB | CWS |
| N Swisher in left field. | 6 | 2 |
| W Aybar grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 2 |
| D Navarro flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| G Gross flied out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CWS |
| G Balfour relieved J Howell. | 6 | 2 |
| J Uribe grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| O Cabrera flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| A Pierzynski walked. | 6 | 2 |
| J Dye struck out looking. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Scott Linebrink pitching for Chicago | TB | CWS |
| S Linebrink relieved M Thornton. | 6 | 2 |
| J Bartlett struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| A Iwamura doubled to deep left. | 6 | 2 |
| B Upton flied out to right, A Iwamura to third. | 6 | 2 |
| C Pena intentionally walked. | 6 | 2 |
| E Longoria flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Chicago - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | CWS |
| J Thome grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| P Konerko flied out to right. | 6 | 2 |
| K Griffey Jr struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||