4/8/2008
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Red Sox | 5 | 12 | 0 |
W – Daisuke Matsuzaka (2-0)L – Kenny Rogers (0-2)
Tigers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .426 | -0.07 |
| Placido Polanco 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .115 | .264 | 0.05 |
| Gary Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .786 | -0.04 |
| Magglio Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 | .621 | -0.08 |
| Miguel Cabrera 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .100 | .530 | 0.05 |
| Carlos Guillén 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 1.032 | -0.14 |
| Ivan Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .148 | .370 | -0.06 |
| Jacque Jones LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .485 | -0.01 |
| Brandon Inge CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | 1.090 | -0.06 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | — | — | -0.37 |
Red Sox Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Pedroia 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .273 | .648 | 0.01 |
| Kevin Youkilis 1B | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .400 | 1.140 | 0.11 |
| David Ortiz DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .103 | .485 | -0.04 |
| Manny Ramirez LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .801 | 0.05 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury LF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .600 | — |
| Mike Lowell 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .200 | .473 | -0.06 |
| J.D. Drew RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .368 | 1.137 | 0.06 |
| Jason Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .296 | .900 | 0.05 |
| Coco Crisp CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .550 | -0.06 |
| Julio Lugo SS | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .280 | .588 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 0.13 |
Batting
2B Kevin Youkilis (2)
3B Manny Ramirez (1)
RBI Kevin Youkilis 2 (3), J.D. Drew (5), Coco Crisp (1)
Tigers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Rogers(L, 0-2) | 4.2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 3.37 | -0.10 |
| Jason Grilli | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19.29 | -0.05 |
| Aquilino Lopez | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 40 | — | -0.13 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Kenny Rogers 107-56, Jason Grilli 41-23, Aquilino Lopez 35-25
Red Sox Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisuke Matsuzaka(W, 2-0) | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 27 | 1.47 | 0.34 |
| Manny Delcarmen | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3.38 | 0.02 |
| Hideki Okajima | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 35 | — | 0.37 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Daisuke Matsuzaka 108-62, Manny Delcarmen 17-12, Hideki Okajima 20-13
Tigers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar Renteria SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .426 | -0.07 |
| Placido Polanco 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .115 | .264 | 0.05 |
| Gary Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .786 | -0.04 |
| Magglio Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .276 | .621 | -0.08 |
| Miguel Cabrera 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .100 | .530 | 0.05 |
| Carlos Guillén 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .333 | 1.032 | -0.14 |
| Ivan Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .148 | .370 | -0.06 |
| Jacque Jones LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .485 | -0.01 |
| Brandon Inge CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .286 | 1.090 | -0.06 |
| Team Totals | 31 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | — | — | -0.37 |
Tigers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenny Rogers(L, 0-2) | 4.2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 3.37 | -0.10 |
| Jason Grilli | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 19.29 | -0.05 |
| Aquilino Lopez | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 40 | — | -0.13 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Kenny Rogers 107-56, Jason Grilli 41-23, Aquilino Lopez 35-25

