Final
Kansas City leads 1-0 (as of 9/21)
| Game 1: Monday, September 21 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 9 | Final |
| Kansas City | 12 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 2: Tuesday, September 22 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 3: Wednesday, September 23 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 9 | Final |
| Kansas City | 2 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
| Game 4: Thursday, September 24 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Boston | 10 | Final |
| Kansas City | 3 | |
| Recap »Boxscore » | ||
8:10 PM ET, September 21, 2009
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Lenny DiNardo pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| V Martinez singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis reached on infield single to shortstop, V Martinez to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bay grounded into fielder's choice to third, K Youkilis out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| W Bloomquist grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| M Maier grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| B Butler grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Lenny DiNardo pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| D Ortiz grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Lowell walked. | 0 | 0 |
| R Baldelli singled to center, M Lowell to third. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| M Jacobs struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| A Callaspo grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Olivo walked. | 0 | 0 |
| A Gordon fouled out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Lenny DiNardo pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| D Pedroia singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| V Martinez walked, D Pedroia to second. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis flied out to center, D Pedroia to third. | 0 | 0 |
| J Bay homered to left center, D Pedroia and V Martinez scored. | 3 | 0 |
| D Ortiz walked. | 3 | 0 |
| M Lowell flied out to center. | 3 | 0 |
| R Baldelli reached on infield single to third, D Ortiz to second. | 3 | 0 |
| A Gonzalez singled to left, D Ortiz to third, R Baldelli to second. | 3 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury singled to center, D Ortiz and R Baldelli scored, A Gonzalez to second. | 5 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to center, A Gonzalez scored, J Ellsbury to second. | 6 | 0 |
| V Martinez grounded out to third. | 6 | 0 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| Y Betancourt flied out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| J Anderson walked. | 6 | 0 |
| J Anderson stole second. | 6 | 0 |
| W Bloomquist walked. | 6 | 0 |
| J Anderson stole third. | 6 | 0 |
| W Bloomquist stole second. | 6 | 0 |
| M Maier walked. | 6 | 0 |
| B Butler popped out to first. | 6 | 0 |
| J Anderson scored, W Bloomquist to third, M Maier to second on passed ball by V Martinez. | 6 | 1 |
| M Jacobs struck out swinging. | 6 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Lenny DiNardo pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| K Youkilis flied out to right. | 6 | 1 |
| J Bay lined out to third. | 6 | 1 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| A Callaspo flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| M Olivo singled to center. | 6 | 1 |
| M Olivo stole second. | 6 | 1 |
| M Olivo safe at third on throwing error by catcher V Martinez. | 6 | 1 |
| A Gordon singled to center, M Olivo scored. | 6 | 2 |
| Y Betancourt singled to center, A Gordon to third. | 6 | 2 |
| J Anderson grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, Y Betancourt out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Lenny DiNardo pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| M Lowell walked. | 6 | 2 |
| R Baldelli grounded into fielder's choice to third, M Lowell out at second. | 6 | 2 |
| A Gonzalez walked, R Baldelli to second. | 6 | 2 |
| J Ellsbury grounded into fielder's choice to first, A Gonzalez out at second, R Baldelli to third. | 6 | 2 |
| J Ellsbury to second on wild pitch by L DiNardo. | 6 | 2 |
| D Pedroia walked. | 6 | 2 |
| V Martinez singled to right, R Baldelli and J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia out at third. | 8 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tim Wakefield pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| W Bloomquist walked. | 8 | 2 |
| M Maier flied out to left. | 8 | 2 |
| W Bloomquist stole second. | 8 | 2 |
| B Butler walked. | 8 | 2 |
| M Jacobs homered to right, W Bloomquist and B Butler scored. | 8 | 5 |
| A Callaspo singled to left. | 8 | 5 |
| M Olivo popped out to second. | 8 | 5 |
| A Gordon walked, A Callaspo to second. | 8 | 5 |
| Y Betancourt flied out to left. | 8 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Yasuhiko Yabuta pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| Y Yabuta relieved L DiNardo. | 8 | 5 |
| K Youkilis grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 5 |
| J Bay singled to center. | 8 | 5 |
| D Ortiz singled to center, J Bay to third. | 8 | 5 |
| J Bay scored, D Ortiz to second on wild pitch by Y Yabuta. | 9 | 5 |
| M Lowell flied out to right, D Ortiz to third. | 9 | 5 |
| R Baldelli struck out swinging. | 9 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| M Delcarmen relieved T Wakefield. | 9 | 5 |
| J Anderson doubled to deep right. | 9 | 5 |
| W Bloomquist grounded out to second, J Anderson to third. | 9 | 5 |
| M Maier struck out swinging. | 9 | 5 |
| B Butler doubled to deep right, J Anderson scored. | 9 | 6 |
| M Jacobs walked. | 9 | 6 |
| A Callaspo doubled to deep right center, B Butler and M Jacobs scored. | 9 | 8 |
| D Bard relieved M Delcarmen. | 9 | 8 |
| M Olivo walked. | 9 | 8 |
| A Gordon doubled to deep left, A Callaspo scored, M Olivo to third. | 9 | 9 |
| Y Betancourt singled to right, M Olivo and A Gordon scored, Y Betancourt out stretching at second. | 9 | 11 |
| 6 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jamey Wright pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| J Wright relieved Y Yabuta. | 9 | 11 |
| A Gonzalez flied out to center. | 9 | 11 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 9 | 11 |
| D Pedroia walked. | 9 | 11 |
| V Martinez grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 11 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Billy Wagner pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| B Wagner relieved D Bard. | 9 | 11 |
| J Anderson struck out swinging. | 9 | 11 |
| W Bloomquist struck out swinging. | 9 | 11 |
| M Maier walked. | 9 | 11 |
| B Butler doubled to deep left center, M Maier scored. | 9 | 12 |
| M Jacobs walked. | 9 | 12 |
| A Callaspo struck out swinging. | 9 | 12 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jamey Wright pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| K Youkilis flied out to right. | 9 | 12 |
| J Bay popped out to first. | 9 | 12 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to second. | 9 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Kansas City - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Michael Bowden pitching for Boston | BOS | KC |
| M Bowden relieved B Wagner. | 9 | 12 |
| M Olivo popped out to third. | 9 | 12 |
| A Gordon flied out to right. | 9 | 12 |
| Y Betancourt grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Joakim Soria pitching for Kansas City | BOS | KC |
| A Callaspo at third base. | 9 | 12 |
| L Hernandez at second base. | 9 | 12 |
| J Soria relieved J Wright. | 9 | 12 |
| M Lowell struck out swinging. | 9 | 12 |
| C Kotchman hit for R Baldelli. | 9 | 12 |
| C Kotchman grounded out to second. | 9 | 12 |
| J Reddick hit for A Gonzalez. | 9 | 12 |
| J Reddick flied out to right. | 9 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||

