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Series Summary

2008 AL Championship Series

Game 1, October 10
BOS 2 Final
TBR 0
Game 2, October 11
BOS 8 Final
TBR 9 (11)
Game 3, October 13
TBR 9 Final
BOS 1
Game 4, October 14
TBR 13 Final
BOS 4
Game 5, October 16
TBR 7 Final
BOS 8
Game 6, October 18
BOS 4 Final
TBR 2
Game 7, October 19
BOS 1 Final
TBR 3

Series Summary

Game Summary

Friday, October 10, 2008
Start Time: 8:39 p.m. Local
Attendance: 35,001
Venue: Tropicana Field
Game Duration: 3:25
Night Game, on turf

    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 7 0
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
WP: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1-0) • LP: James Shields (1-1) • SV: Jonathan Papelbon (2)

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Jacoby Ellsbury CF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 0.261 0.320 0.391 0.711 0.000 0.000
Dustin Pedroia 2B 3 1 1 0 1 0 4 0.100 0.250 0.150 0.400 0.300 0.500
David Ortiz DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 0.200 0.333 0.250 0.583 0.000 0.000
Kevin Youkilis 3B 4 0 3 1 0 0 4 0.318 0.375 0.455 0.830 0.300 0.500
J.D. Drew RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.294 0.333 0.529 0.863 0.000 0.000
Jason Bay LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 4 0.400 0.478 0.800 1.278 0.133 0.333
Mark Kotsay 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0.286 0.286 0.357 0.643 0.133 0.333
Jed Lowrie SS 3 0 0 1 0 2 4 0.286 0.353 0.286 0.639 0.133 0.333
Jason Varitek C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 0.167 0.167 0.167 0.333 0.000 0.000
Daisuke Matsuzaka P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Hideki Okajima P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Justin Masterson P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Jonathan Papelbon P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 32 2 7 2 3 7 37 0.219 0.297 0.313 0.610 1.000 2.000

Tampa Bay Rays

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO PA BA OBP SLG OPS OSWC SRC
Akinori Iwamura 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 4 0.381 0.435 0.667 1.101 0.000 0.000
Melvin Upton Jr. CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.273 0.304 0.773 1.077 0.000 0.000
Carlos Pena 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 4 0.417 0.533 0.417 0.950 0.000 0.000
Evan Longoria 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.211 0.286 0.526 0.812 0.000 0.000
Carl Crawford LF 3 0 1 0 1 2 4 0.235 0.350 0.235 0.585 0.000 0.000
Cliff Floyd DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 4 0.222 0.222 0.333 0.556 0.000 0.000
Dioner Navarro C 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 0.316 0.350 0.474 0.824 0.000 0.000
Gabe Gross RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 3 0.111 0.273 0.111 0.384 0.000 0.000
Jason Bartlett SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0.235 0.278 0.294 0.572 0.000 0.000
James Shields P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   J.P. Howell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   Grant Balfour P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
   David Price P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000
Team Totals 30 0 4 0 4 11 34 0.133 0.235 0.133 0.369 0.000 0.000

Boston Red Sox

Boston Red Sox Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
Daisuke Matsuzaka, W (1-0) 7 4 0 0 4 9 0 2.25 29 115 66 34 11 21 7 9 2 0 74 0.297 1.55 4.49% 40.61 2.8
Hideki Okajima, H (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.00 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0.113 4.26 1.92% 111.43 0.6
Justin Masterson, H (3) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 1 5 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.183 4.12 3.12% 107.77 1.0
Jonathan Papelbon, S (2) 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 3 12 8 2 3 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.100 1.27 1.70% 33.31 0.5
Team Totals 9 4 0 0 4 11 0 0.00 34 136 78 38 16 24 8 11 2 0 74 4 0 0.693 1.68 11.23% 43.93 4.9

Daisuke Matsuzaka faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Tampa Bay Rays

Tampa Bay Rays Table
Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI cWPA acLI RE24
James Shields, L (1-1) 7.1 6 2 2 2 6 0 3.29 29 100 65 36 11 18 8 13 5 0 62 0.259 1.14 3.84% 29.73 2.8
J.P. Howell 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 2 12 7 4 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 -0.168 1.49 -2.86% 39.06 -1.9
Grant Balfour 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 5 21 12 9 2 1 0 3 0 0 2 0 0.097 0.88 1.65% 23.12 1.9
David Price 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 1 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.005 0.19 0.08% 4.97 0.1
Team Totals 9 7 2 2 3 7 0 2.00 37 136 86 50 14 22 8 18 7 0 62 3 1 0.193 1.11 2.71% 28.94 2.9

J.P. Howell faced 2 batters in the 8th inning.

Balks: None.
WP: Daisuke Matsuzaka (1).
HBP: Grant Balfour (1; J.D. Drew).
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Play by play

Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description SRC
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays’ James Shields facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 — 4,(1-2) CSBS O BOS Jacoby Ellsbury James Shields -2% 48% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t1 0-0 1 — 6,(3-2) BCF*B*BB BOS Dustin Pedroia James Shields 2% 50% Walk 0.0
t1 0-0 1 1– 4,(2-1) BBCX O BOS David Ortiz James Shields -3% 47% Flyball: CF 0.0
t1 0-0 2 1– 6,(3-2) BCC*BB>X BOS Kevin Youkilis James Shields 4% 51% Ground-rule Double (Line Drive); Pedroia to 3B 0.0
t1 0-0 2 -23 5,(2-2) BB+2FSS O BOS J.D. Drew James Shields -6% 45% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox’ Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 — 5,(3-1) BCBBB TBR Akinori Iwamura Daisuke Matsuzaka -3% 42% Walk 0.0
b1 0-0 0 1– 4,(1-2) CBFX O TBR Melvin Upton Jr. Daisuke Matsuzaka 3% 45% Flyball: LF 0.0
b1 0-0 1 1– 5,(3-1) BBCBB TBR Carlos Pena Daisuke Matsuzaka -3% 41% Walk; Iwamura to 2B 0.0
b1 0-0 1 12- 4,(1-2) CSBC O TBR Evan Longoria Daisuke Matsuzaka 4% 46% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b1 0-0 2 12- 7,(3-2) FBBBS>F*B TBR Carl Crawford Daisuke Matsuzaka -3% 43% Walk; Iwamura to 3B; Pena to 2B 0.0
b1 0-0 2 123 2,(1-0) BX O TBR Cliff Floyd Daisuke Matsuzaka 7% 50% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays’ James Shields facing 6-7-8
t2 0-0 0 — 3,(1-1) BFX O BOS Jason Bay James Shields -2% 48% Flyball: RF 0.0
t2 0-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X O BOS Mark Kotsay James Shields -2% 46% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
t2 0-0 2 — 6,(3-2) BBCSBS O BOS Jed Lowrie James Shields -1% 45% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox’ Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 7-8-9
b2 0-0 0 — 3,(0-2) FFS O TBR Dioner Navarro Daisuke Matsuzaka 2% 47% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b2 0-0 1 — 6,(2-2) BBFCFS O TBR Gabe Gross Daisuke Matsuzaka 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b2 0-0 2 — 7,(3-2) CF*BBBFX O TBR Jason Bartlett Daisuke Matsuzaka 1% 50% Popfly: 3B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays’ James Shields facing 9-1-2
t3 0-0 0 — 3,(0-2) FCS O BOS Jason Varitek James Shields -3% 47% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t3 0-0 1 — 1,(0-0) X O BOS Jacoby Ellsbury James Shields -2% 46% Popfly: SS 0.0
t3 0-0 2 — 3,(1-1) BCX O BOS Dustin Pedroia James Shields -1% 44% Popfly: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox’ Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
b3 0-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX O TBR Akinori Iwamura Daisuke Matsuzaka 3% 47% Lineout: RF 0.0
b3 0-0 1 — 5,(2-2) BSBCC O TBR Melvin Upton Jr. Daisuke Matsuzaka 2% 49% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b3 0-0 2 — 6,(3-2) BBCFBB TBR Carlos Pena Daisuke Matsuzaka -1% 47% Walk 0.0
b3 0-0 2 1– 3,(0-2) CCS O TBR Evan Longoria Daisuke Matsuzaka 3% 50% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays’ James Shields facing 3-4-5
t4 0-0 0 — 3,(1-1) FBX O BOS David Ortiz James Shields -3% 47% Groundout: 1B unassisted 0.0
t4 0-0 1 — 2,(0-1) CX BOS Kevin Youkilis James Shields 3% 50% Single to LF (Line Drive) 0.0
t4 0-0 1 1– 1,(0-0) X OO BOS J.D. Drew James Shields -6% 44% Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Rays Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox’ Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 5-6-7
b4 0-0 0 — 5,(1-2) CBSFC O TBR Carl Crawford Daisuke Matsuzaka 3% 47% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b4 0-0 1 — 3,(0-2) FFS O TBR Cliff Floyd Daisuke Matsuzaka 2% 49% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b4 0-0 2 — 2,(1-0) BX O TBR Dioner Navarro Daisuke Matsuzaka 1% 50% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Rays 0.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Rays’ James Shields facing 6-7-8
t5 0-0 0 — 5,(3-1) BBCBB BOS Jason Bay James Shields 5% 55% Walk 0.3334
t5 0-0 0 1– 1,(0-0) X BOS Mark Kotsay James Shields 13% 68% Double to LF (Line Drive); Bay to 3B 0.3333
t5 0-0 0 -23 3,(0-2) FSX RO BOS Jed Lowrie James Shields 1% 69% Lineout: RF/Sacrifice Fly; Bay Scores; Kotsay to 3B 0.3333
t5 1-0 1 –3 2,(0-1) FX O BOS Jason Varitek James Shields -7% 62% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
t5 1-0 2 –3 5,(2-2) SB*BFX O BOS Jacoby Ellsbury James Shields -4% 58% Popfly: SS 0.0
  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 5th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox’ Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 8-9-1
b5 0-1 0 — 1,(0-0) X O TBR Gabe Gross Daisuke Matsuzaka 3% 61% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b5 0-1 1 — 4,(1-2) CSBC O TBR Jason Bartlett Daisuke Matsuzaka 2% 64% Strikeout Looking 0.0
b5 0-1 2 — 5,(2-2) CFB*BX O TBR Akinori Iwamura Daisuke Matsuzaka 2% 65% Flyball: RF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 0.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rays’ James Shields facing 2-3-4
t6 1-0 0 — 5,(1-2) CBFFX O BOS Dustin Pedroia James Shields -3% 63% Groundout: 3B-1B 0.0
t6 1-0 1 — 5,(2-2) FBBSS O BOS David Ortiz James Shields -2% 61% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
t6 1-0 2 — 5,(2-2) BCCBX O BOS Kevin Youkilis James Shields -1% 60% Popfly: 1B 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 6th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox’ Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 2-3-4
b6 0-1 0 — 4,(2-1) BBCX O TBR Melvin Upton Jr. Daisuke Matsuzaka 4% 64% Popfly: 2B 0.0
b6 0-1 1 — 2,(1-0) BX O TBR Carlos Pena Daisuke Matsuzaka 3% 67% Groundout: 2B-1B 0.0
b6 0-1 2 — 4,(3-0) BBBX O TBR Evan Longoria Daisuke Matsuzaka 2% 69% Foul Flyball: RF (RF into Foul Terr.) 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 0.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rays’ James Shields facing 5-6-7
t7 1-0 0 — 2,(1-0) BX BOS J.D. Drew James Shields 4% 72% Single to CF (Ground Ball) 0.0
t7 1-0 0 1– 3,(1-1) C*BX BOS Jason Bay James Shields 6% 78% Single to LF (Ground Ball); Drew to 2B 0.0
t7 1-0 0 12- 2,(1-0) *BX O BOS Mark Kotsay James Shields -5% 73% Popfly: 2B 0.0
t7 1-0 1 12- 7,(2-2) CFBFBFC O BOS Jed Lowrie James Shields -5% 68% Strikeout Looking 0.0
t7 1-0 2 12- 1,(0-0) X O BOS Jason Varitek James Shields -5% 63% Popfly: SS 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 7th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-1, Red Sox’ Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 5-6-7
b7 0-1 0 — 2,(1-0) BX TBR Carl Crawford Daisuke Matsuzaka -8% 55% Single to RF (Ground Ball) 0.0
b7 0-1 0 1– 2,(0-1) CX TBR Cliff Floyd Daisuke Matsuzaka -18% 37% Single to LF (Line Drive); Crawford to 3B 0.0
b7 0-1 0 1-3 5,(2-2) CBSBX O TBR Dioner Navarro Daisuke Matsuzaka 12% 49% Flyball: LF 0.0
b7 0-1 1 1-3 6,(3-2) BBSBFT O TBR Gabe Gross Daisuke Matsuzaka 14% 63% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b7 0-1 2 1-3 3,(1-1) FBX O TBR Jason Bartlett Daisuke Matsuzaka 11% 74% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Rays 0.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 1-0, Rays’ James Shields facing 1-2-3
t8 1-0 0 — 3,(1-1) CBX O BOS Jacoby Ellsbury James Shields -2% 71% Groundout: P-1B 0.0
t8 1-0 1 — 3,(0-2) CFX BOS Dustin Pedroia James Shields 3% 74% Single to CF (Line Drive) 0.5
  J.P. Howell replaces James Shields pitching
t8 1-0 1 1– 3,(1-1) .BC>B BOS David Ortiz J.P. Howell 2% 76% Pedroia Steals 2B 0.0
t8 1-0 1 -2- 6,(3-2) .BC>B.SB*B BOS David Ortiz J.P. Howell 1% 77% Walk 0
t8 1-0 1 12- 6,(1-2) CFFF*BX R BOS Kevin Youkilis J.P. Howell 13% 91% Double to LF (Line Drive); Pedroia Scores; Ortiz to 3B 0.5
  Grant Balfour replaces J.P. Howell pitching
t8 2-0 1 -23 1,(0-0) .H BOS J.D. Drew Grant Balfour 0% 91% Hit By Pitch 0.0
t8 2-0 1 123 6,(3-2) BBCSBS O BOS Jason Bay Grant Balfour -4% 87% Strikeout Swinging -0.0
t8 2-0 2 123 4,(1-2) FFBX O BOS Mark Kotsay Grant Balfour -4% 83% Popfly: 3B 0.0
  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 8th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox’ Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
b8 0-2 0 — 5,(3-1) BFBBX TBR Akinori Iwamura Daisuke Matsuzaka -8% 75% Single to LF (Ground Ball) 0.0
b8 0-2 0 1– 2,(0-1) CB TBR Melvin Upton Jr. Daisuke Matsuzaka -3% 72% Wild Pitch; Iwamura to 2B 0.0
b8 0-2 0 -2- 3,(1-1) CB.X TBR Melvin Upton Jr. Daisuke Matsuzaka -9% 62% Single to 3B (Ground Ball); Iwamura stays at 2B 0
  Hideki Okajima replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching
b8 0-2 0 12- 4,(3-0) .*BBBX O TBR Carlos Pena Hideki Okajima 11% 74% Flyball: RF 0.0
  Justin Masterson replaces Hideki Okajima pitching
b8 0-2 1 12- 5,(2-2) .BBSSX OO TBR Evan Longoria Justin Masterson 18% 92% Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B 0.0
  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 0.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 2-0, Rays’ Grant Balfour facing 8-9-1
t9 2-0 0 — 6,(2-2) LBFFBX O BOS Jed Lowrie Grant Balfour -1% 91% Flyball: CF 0.0
t9 2-0 1 — 4,(2-1) BFBX O BOS Jason Varitek Grant Balfour -1% 91% Flyball: CF 0.0
  David Price replaces Grant Balfour pitching
t9 2-0 2 — 3,(1-1) .BCX O BOS Jacoby Ellsbury David Price 0% 90% Lineout: LF 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 0.
Bottom of the 9th, Rays Batting, Behind 0-2, Red Sox’ Jonathan Papelbon facing 5-6-7
  Jonathan Papelbon replaces Justin Masterson pitching
b9 0-2 0 — 4,(1-2) .CSBS O TBR Carl Crawford Jonathan Papelbon 5% 95% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
b9 0-2 1 — 4,(2-1) CBBX O TBR Cliff Floyd Jonathan Papelbon 3% 98% Foul Popfly: 3B (3B into Foul Terr.) 0.0
b9 0-2 2 — 4,(1-2) CBFS O TBR Dioner Navarro Jonathan Papelbon 2% 100% Strikeout Swinging 0.0
  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Rays 0.