Final
Tampa Bay leads 2-1 (as of 5/2)
| Game 1: Thursday, April 30 | ||
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| Boston | 0 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 13 | |
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| Game 2: Friday, May 1 | ||
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| Boston | 2 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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| Game 3: Saturday, May 2 | ||
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| Boston | 10 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 6 | |
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| Game 4: Sunday, May 3 | ||
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| Boston | 3 | Final |
| Tampa Bay | 5 | |
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7:08 PM ET, May 2, 2009
Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
W: T. Wakefield (3-1)
L: J. Niemann (2-3)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia walked. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz popped out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis hit by pitch, D Pedroia to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Drew doubled to deep right, D Pedroia and K Youkilis scored. | 2 | 0 |
| J Bay struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| B Upton struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| C Crawford grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| E Longoria doubled to deep right. | 2 | 0 |
| C Pena singled to right center, E Longoria scored. | 2 | 1 |
| P Burrell grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, C Pena out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| M Lowell singled to center. | 2 | 1 |
| G Kottaras doubled to deep right, M Lowell to third. | 2 | 1 |
| N Green reached on infield single to second, M Lowell and G Kottaras scored. | 4 | 1 |
| N Green caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop to first. | 4 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury safe at first on error by second baseman A Iwamura. | 4 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury stole second. | 4 | 1 |
| D Pedroia singled to right, J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia to second on throwing error by right fielder G Kapler. | 5 | 1 |
| D Ortiz walked. | 5 | 1 |
| K Youkilis grounded into double play, third to first, D Pedroia out at third. | 5 | 1 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| B Zobrist grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| A Iwamura grounded out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| G Kapler struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jeff Niemann pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Drew struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| J Bay reached on infield single to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| J Bay stole second. | 5 | 1 |
| M Lowell lined out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| J Bay to third on wild pitch by J Niemann. | 5 | 1 |
| G Kottaras walked. | 5 | 1 |
| N Green singled to center, J Bay scored, G Kottaras to third. | 6 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| D Navarro grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 1 |
| B Upton grounded out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| C Crawford singled to right. | 6 | 1 |
| C Crawford stole second. | 6 | 1 |
| E Longoria popped out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Lance Cormier pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| L Cormier relieved J Niemann. | 6 | 1 |
| D Pedroia hit a ground rule double to deep right. | 6 | 1 |
| D Ortiz flied out to left, D Pedroia to third. | 6 | 1 |
| K Youkilis grounded out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| J Drew struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| C Pena homered to right. | 6 | 2 |
| P Burrell struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| B Zobrist lined out to left. | 6 | 2 |
| A Iwamura grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Lance Cormier pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Bay lined out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| M Lowell flied out to center. | 6 | 2 |
| G Kottaras grounded out to second. | 6 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| G Kapler struck out swinging. | 6 | 2 |
| D Navarro hit by pitch. | 6 | 2 |
| B Upton walked, D Navarro to second. | 6 | 2 |
| D Navarro to third, B Upton to second on passed ball by G Kottaras. | 6 | 2 |
| C Crawford popped out to third. | 6 | 2 |
| E Longoria singled to left, D Navarro and B Upton scored. | 6 | 4 |
| C Pena walked, E Longoria to second. | 6 | 4 |
| P Burrell doubled to left, E Longoria scored, C Pena to third. | 6 | 5 |
| B Zobrist struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Grant Balfour pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| G Balfour relieved L Cormier. | 6 | 5 |
| N Green struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| J Ellsbury reached on infield single to third. | 6 | 5 |
| J Ellsbury stole second. | 6 | 5 |
| J Ellsbury stole third. | 6 | 5 |
| D Pedroia walked. | 6 | 5 |
| D Ortiz walked, D Pedroia to second. | 6 | 5 |
| B Shouse relieved G Balfour. | 6 | 5 |
| K Youkilis doubled to left, J Ellsbury and D Pedroia scored, D Ortiz to third. | 8 | 5 |
| J Drew struck out swinging. | 8 | 5 |
| J Bailey hit for J Bay. | 8 | 5 |
| J Bailey popped out to second. | 8 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| J Bailey in left field. | 8 | 5 |
| A Iwamura singled to center. | 8 | 5 |
| H Okajima relieved T Wakefield. | 8 | 5 |
| G Kapler singled to left, A Iwamura to second. | 8 | 5 |
| D Navarro sacrificed to pitcher, A Iwamura to third, G Kapler to second. | 8 | 5 |
| B Upton fouled out to first. | 8 | 5 |
| C Crawford struck out swinging. | 8 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brian Shouse pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| M Lowell homered to left. | 9 | 5 |
| G Kottaras struck out looking. | 9 | 5 |
| N Green doubled to deep right. | 9 | 5 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to pitcher, N Green to third. | 9 | 5 |
| D Pedroia intentionally walked. | 9 | 5 |
| D Ortiz hit by pitch, D Pedroia to second. | 9 | 5 |
| K Youkilis walked, N Green scored, D Pedroia to third, D Ortiz to second. | 10 | 5 |
| J Nelson relieved B Shouse. | 10 | 5 |
| J Drew flied out to center. | 10 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hideki Okajima pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| E Longoria grounded out to third. | 10 | 5 |
| C Pena walked. | 10 | 5 |
| P Burrell struck out looking. | 10 | 5 |
| B Zobrist reached on infield single to shortstop, C Pena to second, C Pena to third on throwing error by shortstop N Green. | 10 | 5 |
| A Iwamura struck out swinging. | 10 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Nelson pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| J Bailey flied out to right. | 10 | 5 |
| M Lowell grounded out to third. | 10 | 5 |
| G Kottaras struck out looking. | 10 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ramirez pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| R Ramirez relieved H Okajima. | 10 | 5 |
| G Gross hit for G Kapler. | 10 | 5 |
| G Gross popped out to third. | 10 | 5 |
| D Navarro fouled out to first. | 10 | 5 |
| B Upton flied out to center. | 10 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Troy Percival pitching for Tampa Bay | BOS | TB |
| G Gross in right field. | 10 | 5 |
| T Percival relieved J Nelson. | 10 | 5 |
| N Green grounded out to shortstop. | 10 | 5 |
| J Ellsbury reached on infield single to shortstop. | 10 | 5 |
| D Pedroia grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Ellsbury out at second. | 10 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Tampa Bay - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Takashi Saito pitching for Boston | BOS | TB |
| T Saito relieved R Ramirez. | 10 | 5 |
| C Crawford singled to center. | 10 | 5 |
| E Longoria struck out swinging. | 10 | 5 |
| C Crawford to second on fielder's indifference. | 10 | 5 |
| C Pena grounded out to first, C Crawford to third. | 10 | 5 |
| P Burrell singled to right center, C Crawford scored. | 10 | 6 |
| B Zobrist struck out swinging. | 10 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||