4/9/2008
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tigers | 7 | 10 | 2 |
| Red Sox | 2 | 9 | 0 |
W – Jeremy Bonderman (1-1)L – Jon Lester (1-2)
Tigers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .161 | .413 | -0.02 |
| Placido Polanco 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .103 | .265 | -0.02 |
| Gary Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .662 | -0.08 |
| Magglio Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .627 | -0.04 |
| Miguel Cabrera 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .125 | .550 | 0.01 |
| Carlos Guillén 1B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.137 | 0.04 |
| Edgar Renteria SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .629 | 0.22 |
| Marcus Thames LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .773 | 0.12 |
| Clete Thomas PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.063 | 0.00 |
| Brandon Inge CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .964 | -0.01 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 0.21 |
Batting
2B Edgar Renteria 2 (2)
HR Carlos Guillén (2), Marcus Thames (1)
RBI Carlos Guillén (2), Edgar Renteria 2 (3), Marcus Thames 2 (2), Brandon Inge 2 (6)
Baserunning
SB Gary Sheffield (1)
Red Sox Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dustin Pedroia 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .250 | .631 | -0.15 |
| Kevin Youkilis 1B-3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .962 | -0.13 |
| David Ortiz DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .091 | .432 | -0.09 |
| Manny Ramirez LF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .270 | .821 | 0.03 |
| Mike Lowell 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .473 | — |
| Sean Casey PH-1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .778 | -0.04 |
| J.D. Drew RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .364 | 1.098 | -0.04 |
| Jason Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .290 | .882 | 0.08 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .176 | .616 | 0.08 |
| Julio Lugo SS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .702 | -0.04 |
| Alex Cora PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.000 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | — | -0.29 |
Batting
2B Jason Varitek (2), Julio Lugo (1), Sean Casey (1)
RBI Jacoby Ellsbury (3), Julio Lugo (1)
Tigers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Bonderman(W, 1-1) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3.97 | 0.02 |
| Bobby Seay(H, 1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
| Francis Beltran(H, 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.38 | 0.05 |
| Denny Bautista | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.80 | 0.03 |
| Todd Jones | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 38 | — | 0.29 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Jeremy Bonderman 96-54, Bobby Seay 18-10, Francis Beltran 14-9, Denny Bautista 16-13, Todd Jones 21-12
Red Sox Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester(L, 1-2) | 5.1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 4.50 | -0.20 |
| David Aardsma | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2.08 | 0.10 |
| Bryan Corey | 0.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 14.54 | -0.11 |
| Julian Tavarez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Javier López | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9.00 | -0.01 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 45 | — | -0.21 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Jon Lester 97-60, David Aardsma 25-13, Bryan Corey 11-6, Julian Tavarez 8-5, Javier López 25-15
Tigers Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Rodriguez C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .161 | .413 | -0.02 |
| Placido Polanco 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .103 | .265 | -0.02 |
| Gary Sheffield DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .222 | .662 | -0.08 |
| Magglio Ordonez RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .273 | .627 | -0.04 |
| Miguel Cabrera 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .125 | .550 | 0.01 |
| Carlos Guillén 1B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 1.137 | 0.04 |
| Edgar Renteria SS | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .265 | .629 | 0.22 |
| Marcus Thames LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .773 | 0.12 |
| Clete Thomas PH-LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | 1.063 | 0.00 |
| Brandon Inge CF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .964 | -0.01 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 0.21 |
Batting
2B Edgar Renteria 2 (2)
HR Carlos Guillén (2), Marcus Thames (1)
RBI Carlos Guillén (2), Edgar Renteria 2 (3), Marcus Thames 2 (2), Brandon Inge 2 (6)
Baserunning
SB Gary Sheffield (1)
Tigers Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Bonderman(W, 1-1) | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 3.97 | 0.02 |
| Bobby Seay(H, 1) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 0.18 |
| Francis Beltran(H, 1) | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3.38 | 0.05 |
| Denny Bautista | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1.80 | 0.03 |
| Todd Jones | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 38 | — | 0.29 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Jeremy Bonderman 96-54, Bobby Seay 18-10, Francis Beltran 14-9, Denny Bautista 16-13, Todd Jones 21-12

