Final
Tampa Bay leads 4-3 (as of 10/16)
| Game 1: Friday, October 10 | ||
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| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 0 | |
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| Game 2: Saturday, October 11 | ||
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| Boston | 8 | Final in 11 |
| Tampa Bay | 9 | |
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| Game 3: Monday, October 13 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 9 | Final |
| Boston | 1 | |
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| Game 4: Tuesday, October 14 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 13 | Final |
| Boston | 4 | |
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| Game 5: Thursday, October 16 | ||
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| Tampa Bay | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 8 | |
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| Game 6: Saturday, October 18 | ||
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| Boston | 4 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | |
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| Game 7: Sunday, October 19 | ||
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| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 3 | |
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8:07 PM ET, October 16, 2008
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: J. Masterson (1-0)
L: J. Howell (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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| A Iwamura singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| B Upton homered to left, A Iwamura scored. | 2 | 0 |
| C Pena struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| E Longoria flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| C Crawford flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| C Crisp walked. | 2 | 0 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third, C Crisp to second. | 2 | 0 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| K Youkilis walked. | 2 | 0 |
| J Bay flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| C Floyd grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| D Navarro lined out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| G Gross walked. | 2 | 0 |
| G Gross stole second. | 2 | 0 |
| J Bartlett flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| J Drew grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| J Lowrie lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| J Varitek hit by pitch. | 2 | 0 |
| M Kotsay singled to center, J Varitek to second. | 2 | 0 |
| C Crisp struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| A Iwamura grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| B Upton singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| C Pena homered to right, B Upton scored. | 4 | 0 |
| E Longoria homered to left. | 5 | 0 |
| C Crawford grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 0 |
| C Floyd struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| D Pedroia grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| K Youkilis singled to right center. | 5 | 0 |
| J Bay struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| D Navarro flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| G Gross lined out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| J Bartlett popped out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| J Drew walked. | 5 | 0 |
| J Lowrie grounded into fielder's choice to third, J Drew out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| J Varitek struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| J Lowrie to second on wild pitch by S Kazmir. | 5 | 0 |
| M Kotsay struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| A Iwamura walked. | 5 | 0 |
| H Okajima relieved D Matsuzaka. | 5 | 0 |
| B Upton struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| C Pena reached on bunt single to shortstop, A Iwamura to second. | 5 | 0 |
| A Iwamura stole third. | 5 | 0 |
| E Longoria struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| C Crawford grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| C Crisp flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Hideki Okajima pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| W Aybar hit for C Floyd. | 5 | 0 |
| W Aybar popped out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| D Navarro flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| G Gross grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Scott Kazmir pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| J Bay struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| J Drew flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| M Delcarmen relieved H Okajima. | 5 | 0 |
| J Bartlett walked. | 5 | 0 |
| A Iwamura walked, J Bartlett to second. | 5 | 0 |
| J Papelbon relieved M Delcarmen. | 5 | 0 |
| J Bartlett stole third, A Iwamura stole second. | 5 | 0 |
| B Upton doubled to deep left, J Bartlett and A Iwamura scored. | 7 | 0 |
| C Pena intentionally walked. | 7 | 0 |
| E Longoria grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, C Pena out at second, B Upton to third. | 7 | 0 |
| C Crawford grounded out to third. | 7 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| G Balfour relieved S Kazmir. | 7 | 0 |
| J Lowrie doubled to deep right. | 7 | 0 |
| J Varitek flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| M Kotsay flied out to center. | 7 | 0 |
| C Crisp singled to left, J Lowrie to third advancing on play. | 7 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to right, J Lowrie scored, C Crisp to third. | 7 | 1 |
| D Ortiz homered to right, C Crisp and D Pedroia scored. | 7 | 4 |
| D Wheeler relieved G Balfour. | 7 | 4 |
| K Youkilis flied out to right. | 7 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Papelbon pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| W Aybar struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| D Navarro flied out to center. | 7 | 4 |
| G Gross struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dan Wheeler pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| J Bay walked. | 7 | 4 |
| J Drew homered to right, J Bay scored. | 7 | 6 |
| J Lowrie flied out to left. | 7 | 6 |
| S Casey hit for J Varitek. | 7 | 6 |
| S Casey struck out swinging. | 7 | 6 |
| M Kotsay doubled to deep center. | 7 | 6 |
| C Crisp singled to right, M Kotsay scored, C Crisp tagged out at second attempting to advance on play. | 7 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Justin Masterson pitching for Boston | TB | BOS |
| K Cash catching. | 7 | 7 |
| J Masterson relieved J Papelbon. | 7 | 7 |
| J Bartlett singled to center. | 7 | 7 |
| A Iwamura flied out to left. | 7 | 7 |
| B Upton walked, J Bartlett to second. | 7 | 7 |
| C Pena grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, B Upton out at second. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| J.P. Howell pitching for Tampa Bay | TB | BOS |
| J Howell relieved D Wheeler. | 7 | 7 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third. | 7 | 7 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| K Youkilis reached on infield single to third, K Youkilis advanced to second on error by third baseman E Longoria. | 7 | 7 |
| J Bay intentionally walked. | 7 | 7 |
| J Drew hit a single to deep right, K Youkilis scored, J Bay to third. | 7 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||