BOS @ TBA
Final Score: BOS 2 - TBA 0
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Tropicana Field
- Attendance
- 35,001
- Game Duration
- 205 minutes
- Day/Night
- Night
- Winning Pitcher
- Daisuke Matsuzaka
- Losing Pitcher
- James Shields
- Save
- Jonathan Papelbon
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Tim McClelland
- First Base
- Sam Holbrook
- Second Base
- Brian O'Nora
- Third Base
- Brian Gorman
Weather & Field Conditions
- Temperature
- 72°F
Line Score
BOS Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Bay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| J. D. Drew | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Mark Kotsay | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jed Lowrie | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Justin Masterson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Hideki Okajima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Ortiz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jonathan Papelbon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dustin Pedroia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 |
| Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Kevin Youkilis | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .750 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
TBA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Balfour | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jason Bartlett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carl Crawford | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Cliff Floyd | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Gabe Gross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J. P. Howell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Akinori Iwamura | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Evan Longoria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Dioner Navarro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Carlos Peña | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| David Price | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| James Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| B. J. Upton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 |
BOS Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Masterson | - | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Daisuke Matsuzaka (W) | W | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hideki Okajima | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Jonathan Papelbon (SV) | SV | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | |
TBA Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Balfour | - | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| J. P. Howell | - | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| David Price | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| James Shields (L) | L | 7.1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2.45 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2.00 | |
Boston Red Sox at Tampa Bay Rays, October 10, 2008
Playing on the road, the Boston Red Sox won 2-0 over the Tampa Bay Rays on October 10, 2008 in a League Championship Series game. The information panel shows attendance of 35,001, a game time of 205 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as 72 degrees. The Boston Red Sox scored single runs in the fifth and eighth innings. The Tampa Bay Rays were held scoreless in every inning. Hits were 7 for the Boston Red Sox and 4 for the Tampa Bay Rays, with 0 and 0 errors. Daisuke Matsuzaka was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 4 hits in 7.0 innings. James Shields took the loss after 7.1 innings and 2 runs. The save went to Jonathan Papelbon. Daisuke Matsuzaka led all pitchers with 9 strikeouts. The Boston Red Sox's pitching table lists Justin Masterson, Daisuke Matsuzaka, Hideki Okajima, and Jonathan Papelbon. The Tampa Bay Rays used Grant Balfour, J. P. Howell, David Price, and James Shields on the mound. For the Boston Red Sox, Kevin Youkilis went 3 for 4, 2 doubles, and 1 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Tim McClelland.
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