Final
Boston leads 1-0 (as of 6/2)
| Game 1: Tuesday, June 2 | ||
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| Boston | 5 | Final |
| Detroit | 1 | |
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| Game 2: Wednesday, June 3 | ||
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| Boston | 10 | Final |
| Detroit | 5 | |
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| Game 3: Thursday, June 4 | ||
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| Boston | 6 | Final |
| Detroit | 3 | |
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7:05 PM ET, June 2, 2009
Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan
W: D. Matsuzaka (1-3)
L: R. Porcello (6-4)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| D Pedroia doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| J Drew singled to center, D Pedroia scored. | 1 | 0 |
| K Youkilis grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Drew out at second. | 1 | 0 |
| J Bay struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| C Thomas walked. | 1 | 0 |
| P Polanco singled to center, C Thomas to second. | 1 | 0 |
| M Ordonez grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, P Polanco out at second, C Thomas to third. | 1 | 0 |
| M Cabrera singled to left, C Thomas scored. | 1 | 1 |
| C Granderson singled to right, M Cabrera to third. | 1 | 1 |
| C Granderson stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| M Lowell struck out swinging. | 1 | 1 |
| D Ortiz singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| J Varitek singled to left center, D Ortiz to second. | 1 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury safe at first on error by pitcher R Porcello, D Ortiz to third, J Varitek to second. | 1 | 1 |
| N Green popped out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to second. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| J Anderson grounded out to pitcher. | 1 | 1 |
| G Laird singled to left. | 1 | 1 |
| R Santiago grounded out to second, G Laird to second. | 1 | 1 |
| G Laird to third on wild pitch by D Matsuzaka. | 1 | 1 |
| C Thomas struck out looking. | 1 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| J Drew singled to center. | 1 | 1 |
| K Youkilis popped out to first. | 1 | 1 |
| J Bay homered to left, J Drew scored. | 3 | 1 |
| M Lowell safe at first on error by shortstop R Santiago. | 3 | 1 |
| D Ortiz grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first to third, M Lowell out at second. | 3 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| P Polanco struck out looking. | 3 | 1 |
| M Ordonez singled to right. | 3 | 1 |
| M Cabrera lined into double play, second to first, M Ordonez doubled off first. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| J Varitek grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury stole second. | 3 | 1 |
| N Green grounded out to third, J Ellsbury to third. | 3 | 1 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| C Granderson singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| B Inge struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| J Anderson flied into double play, right to second to first, C Granderson doubled off first. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| J Drew grounded out to third. | 3 | 1 |
| K Youkilis walked. | 3 | 1 |
| R Perry relieved R Porcello. | 3 | 1 |
| J Bay flied out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| M Lowell grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| G Laird walked. | 3 | 1 |
| R Santiago walked, G Laird to second. | 3 | 1 |
| C Thomas struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| P Polanco lined out to left. | 3 | 1 |
| M Ordonez struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ryan Perry pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 3 | 1 |
| J Varitek walked. | 3 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury singled to left center, J Varitek to second. | 3 | 1 |
| N Green walked, J Varitek to third, J Ellsbury to second. | 3 | 1 |
| D Pedroia walked, J Varitek scored, J Ellsbury to third, N Green to second. | 4 | 1 |
| B Lyon relieved R Perry. | 4 | 1 |
| J Drew grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, J Ellsbury out at home, N Green to third, D Pedroia to second. | 4 | 1 |
| K Youkilis hit by pitch, N Green scored, D Pedroia to third, J Drew to second. | 5 | 1 |
| J Bay grounded into fielder's choice to third, K Youkilis out at second. | 5 | 1 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| M Delcarmen relieved D Matsuzaka. | 5 | 1 |
| M Cabrera grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 1 |
| C Granderson flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| B Inge struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Lyon pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| M Lowell grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| J Varitek doubled to deep left center. | 5 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury intentionally walked. | 5 | 1 |
| N Green grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Hideki Okajima pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| H Okajima relieved M Delcarmen. | 5 | 1 |
| J Anderson flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| G Laird flied out to right. | 5 | 1 |
| R Santiago flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Lyon pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 1 |
| J Drew grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| K Youkilis fouled out to first. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hideki Okajima pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| C Thomas flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| R Ramirez relieved H Okajima. | 5 | 1 |
| P Polanco flied out to center. | 5 | 1 |
| M Ordonez grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Nate Robertson pitching for Detroit | BOS | DET |
| N Robertson relieved B Lyon. | 5 | 1 |
| J Bay grounded out to second. | 5 | 1 |
| M Lowell flied out to left. | 5 | 1 |
| D Ortiz struck out looking. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Detroit - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Papelbon pitching for Boston | BOS | DET |
| J Papelbon relieved R Ramirez. | 5 | 1 |
| M Cabrera singled to center. | 5 | 1 |
| C Granderson singled to left, M Cabrera to second. | 5 | 1 |
| B Inge singled to left, M Cabrera to third, C Granderson to second. | 5 | 1 |
| J Anderson struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| J Larish hit for G Laird. | 5 | 1 |
| J Larish struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| R Santiago struck out swinging. | 5 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||