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2008 Boston Red Sox season
Major League Baseball season
Major League Baseball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Boston Red Sox |
| season | 2008 |
| misc | American League Wild Card winners |
| image | Boston Red Sox cap logo.svg |
| league | American League |
| division | East |
| ballpark | Fenway Park |
| city | Boston, Massachusetts |
| record | 95–67 (.586) |
| divisional_place | 2nd |
| owners | John W. Henry (New England Sports Ventures) |
| president | Larry Lucchino |
| general_manager | Theo Epstein |
| manager | Terry Francona |
| television | NESN |
| radio | WRKO |
| WEEI | |
| WROL (Spanish) | |
| espntn | bos |
| brtn | BOS |
WEEI WROL (Spanish) The 2008 Boston Red Sox season was the 108th season in the franchise's Major League Baseball history. The Red Sox, as the defending World Series champions, finished in second place in the American League East with a record of 95–67, two games behind the Tampa Bay Rays. The Red Sox qualified for the postseason as the AL wild card and defeated the American League West champion Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the ALDS. The Red Sox then lost to the Rays in the ALCS in seven games. This was the franchise's fourth appearance in the ALCS in six seasons.
In late March, the team started the regular season playing in Tokyo against the Oakland Athletics for MLB Japan Opening Day 2008. In July, seven Red Sox players were selected for the AL All-Star team, with outfielder J. D. Drew being named the game's MVP. On July 31, the Red Sox traded long-time star player Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers in a three-way blockbuster (which also included the Pirates) for Jason Bay and minor leaguer Josh Wilson. In September, the team officially retired uniform number 6 in honor of Johnny Pesky.
Regular season
Prior to the season, three large Coca-Cola bottles, which had been placed on the left light tower above the Green Monster prior to the 1997 season as an advertisement, were removed.
Opening Day lineup
| 18 | Daisuke Matsuzaka | P |
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Season standings
Notable transactions
- May 22, 2008: Julián Tavárez was released by the Red Sox.
- July 12, 2008: Bobby Kielty was released by the Red Sox.
- July 31, 2008: As part of a three-team trade, star outfielder Jason Bay was acquired by the Red Sox from the Pirates for pitcher Craig Hansen and outfielder/first baseman Brandon Moss. Also in exchange, the Red Sox sent star outfielder Manny Ramirez to the Dodgers.
- August 12, 2008: Paul Byrd was acquired by the Red Sox from the Indians in exchange for a player to be named later.
- August 22, 2008: David Ross signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.
- August 27, 2008: Mark Kotsay was acquired by the Red Sox from the Braves in exchange for minor leaguer Luis Sumoza.
Roster
| 2008 Boston Red Sox |
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| **Roster** |
| **Pitchers** |
Record vs. opponents
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| **Boston** | — | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–0 | — | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 |
Game log
| Boston Red Sox}}" | March (1-1) | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 25 | @ Athletics* | 6–5 (10) | **Okajima** (1–0) | Street (0–1) | **Papelbon** (1) | 44,628 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | March 26 | @ Athletics* | 5–1 | Harden (1–0) | **Lester** (0–1) | 44,735 | 1–1 | |||
| * At Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan, see MLB Japan Opening Day 2008 |
| Boston Red Sox}}" | April (16–11) | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | April 1 | @ Athletics | 2–1 | **Matsuzaka** (1–0) | Blanton (0–1) | **Papelbon** (2) | 36,067 | 2–1 | ||
| 4 | April 2 | @ Athletics | 5–0 | **Lester** (1–1) | Embree (0–1) | 21,625 | 3–1 | |||
| 5 | April 4 | @ Blue Jays | 6–3 | Marcum (1–0) | **Aardsma** (0–1) | Accardo (2) | 50,171 | 3–2 | ||
| 6 | April 5 | @ Blue Jays | 10–2 | Litsch (1–0) | **Buchholz** (0–1) | 35,238 | 3–3 | |||
| 7 | April 6 | @ Blue Jays | 7–4 | Halladay (1–1) | **Beckett** (0–1) | Accardo (3) | 30,114 | 3–4 | ||
| 8 | April 8 | Tigers | 5–0 | **Matsuzaka** (2–0) | Rogers (0–2) | 36,567 | 4–4 | |||
| 9 | April 9 | Tigers | 7–2 | Bonderman (1–1) | **Lester** (1–2) | 37,190 | 4–5 | |||
| 10 | April 10 | Tigers | 12–6 | **Wakefield** (1–0) | Robertson (0–1) | **Papelbon** (3) | 37,612 | 5–5 | ||
| 11 | April 11 | Yankees | 4–1 | Wang (3–0) | **Timlin** (0–1) | 37,624 | 5–6 | |||
| 12 | April 12 | Yankees | 4–3 | **Beckett** (1–1) | Mussina (1–2) | **Papelbon** (4) | 37,461 | 6–6 | ||
| 13 | April 13 | Yankees | 8–5 | **Matsuzaka** (3–0) | Hughes (0–2) | 37,876 | 7–6 | |||
| 14 | April 14 | @ Indians | 6–4 | **Timlin** (1–1 | Borowski (0–2) | **Papelbon** (5) | 21,802 | 8–6 | ||
| 15 | April 15 | @ Indians | 5–3 | **Aardsma** (1–1) | Lewis (0–1) | **Okajima** (1) | 25,135 | 9–6 | ||
| 16 | April 16 | @ Yankees | 15–9 | Hawkins (1–0) | **Tavárez** (0–1) | Bruney (1) | 54,667 | 9–7 | ||
| 17 | April 17 | @ Yankees | 7–5 | **Beckett** (2–1) | Mussina (1–3) | 55,088 | 10–7 | |||
| 18 | April 18 | Rangers | 11–3 | **Matsuzaka** (4–0) | Mendoza (0–2) | 37,902 | 11–7 | |||
| 19 | April 19 | Rangers | 5–3 | **López** (1–0) | Benoit (1–1) | **Papelbon** (6) | 37,958 | 12–7 | ||
| 20 | April 20 | Rangers | 6–5 | **Wakefield** (2–0) | Wilson (0–1) | **Papelbon** (7) | 37,480 | 13–7 | ||
| 21 | April 21 | Rangers | 8–3 | **Buchholz** (1–1) | Nippert (1–2) | 37,539 | 14–7 | |||
| 22 | April 22 | Angels | 7–6 | **Timlin** (2–1) | Oliver (1–1) | **Papelbon** (8) | 37,982 | 15–7 | ||
| 23 | April 23 | Angels | 6–4 | Garland (3–2) | **Hansen** (0–1) | Rodríguez (8) | 38,172 | 15–8 | ||
| 24 | April 24 | Angels | 7–5 | Saunders (4–0) | **Delcarmen** (0–1) | Rodríguez (9) | 36,848 | 15–9 | ||
| 25 | April 25 | @ Rays | 5–4 | Dohmann (1–0) | **Timlin** (2–2) | 30,290 | 15–10 | |||
| 26 | April 26 | @ Rays | 2–1 | Dohmann (2–0) | **Buchholz** (1–2) | Percival (5) | 36,048 | 15–11 | ||
| 27 | April 27 | @ Rays | 3–0 | Shields (3–1) | **Beckett** (2–2) | 32,363 | 15–12 | |||
| 28 | April 29 | Blue Jays | 1–0 | **Papelbon** (1–0) | Halladay (2–4) | 37,215 | 16–12 | |||
| 29 | April 30 | Blue Jays | 2–1 | **Papelbon** (2–0) | Downs(0–1) | 37,710 | 17–12 |
| Boston Red Sox}}" | May (17–12) | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | May 1 | Blue Jays | 3–0 | Burnett (3–2) | **Wakefield** (2–1) | Ryan (3) | 37,821 | 17–13 | ||
| 31 | May 2 | Rays | 7–3 | **Buchholz** (2–2) | Jackson (2–3) | 37,541 | 18–13 | |||
| 32 | May 3 | Rays | 12–4 | **Beckett** (3–2) | Shields (3–2) | 37,700 | 19–13 | |||
| 33 | May 4 | Rays | 7–3 | **Lester** (2–2) | Kazmir (0–1) | **Papelbon** (9) | 37,091 | 20–13 | ||
| 34 | May 5 | @ Tigers | 6–3 | **Matsuzaka** (5–0) | Bonderman (2–3) | **Papelbon** (10) | 39,478 | 21–13 | ||
| 35 | May 6 | @ Tigers | 5–0 | **Wakefield** (3–1) | Robertson (1–4) | 38,564 | 22–13 | |||
| 36 | May 7 | @ Tigers | 10–9 | Jones (1–0) | **Papelbon** (2–1) | 38,062 | 22–14 | |||
| 37 | May 8 | @ Tigers | 5–1 | **Beckett** (4–2) | Verlander (1–6) | 38,592 | 23–14 | |||
| 38 | May 9 | @ Twins | 7–6 | Crain (1–1) | **Papelbon** (2–2) | 25,477 | 23–15 | |||
| 39 | May 10 | @ Twins | 5–2 | **Matsuzaka** (6–0) | Perkins (0–1) | **Papelbon** (11) | 33,839 | 24–15 | ||
| 40 | May 11 | @ Twins | 9–8 | Blackburn (3–2) | **Wakefield** (3–2) | Nathan (12) | 26,511 | 24–16 | ||
| 41 | May 12 | @ Twins | 7–3 | Hernández (6–1) | **Buchholz** (2–3) | 18,782 | 24–17 | |||
| 42 | May 13 | @ Orioles | 5–4 | Guthrie (2–3) | **Beckett** (4–3) | Sherrill (14) | 38,768 | 24–18 | ||
| 43 | May 14 | @ Orioles | 6–3 | Cabrera (4–1) | **Hansen** (0–2) | Sherrill (15) | 28,939 | 24–19 | ||
| – | May 16 | Brewers | *Postponed (rain)* Rescheduled for May 17 | |||||||
| 44 | May 17 | Brewers | 5–3 | **Matsuzaka** (7–0) | Suppan (2–3) | **Papelbon** (12) | 37,409 | 25–19 | ||
| 45 | May 17 | Brewers | 7–6 | **Hansen** (1–2) | Torres (3–1) | **Timlin** (1) | 37,847 | 26–19 | ||
| 46 | May 18 | Brewers | 11–7 | **Beckett** (5–3) | Villanueva (2–5) | 37,204 | 27–19 | |||
| 47 | May 19 | Royals | 7–0 | **Lester** (3–2) (no-hitter) | Hochevar (3–3) | 37,746 | 28–19 | |||
| 48 | May 20 | Royals | 2–1 | **Masterson** (1–0) | Meche (3–6) | **Papelbon** (13) | 37,486 | 29–19 | ||
| 49 | May 21 | Royals | 6–3 | **Colón** (1–0) | Tomko (2–5) | 37,674 | 30–19 | |||
| 50 | May 22 | Royals | 11–8 | **Matsuzaka** (8–0) | Bannister (4–6) | **Papelbon** (14) | 37,613 | 31–19 | ||
| 51 | May 23 | @ Athletics | 8–3 | Harden (3–0) | **Wakefield** (3–3) | 29,057 | 31–20 | |||
| 52 | May 24 | @ Athletics | 3–0 | Duchscherer (4–3) | **Beckett** (5–4) | Street (10) | 33,468 | 31–21 | ||
| 53 | May 25 | @ Athletics | 6–3 | Blanton (3–6) | **Lester** (3–3) | Street (11) | 33,067 | 31–22 | ||
| 54 | May 26 | @ Mariners | 5–3 | **Colón** (2–0) | Hernández (2–5) | 35,818 | 32–22 | |||
| 55 | May 27 | @ Mariners | 4–3 | Putz (2–3) | **Timlin** (2–3) | 30,758 | 32–23 | |||
| 56 | May 28 | @ Mariners | 1–0 | Bédard (4–3) | **Wakefield** (3–4) | Putz (6) | 30,752 | 32–24 | ||
| 57 | May 30 | @ Orioles | 5–2 (13) | **Timlin** (3–3) | Bradford (2–2) | **Papelbon** (15) | 46,199 | 33–24 | ||
| 58 | May 31 | @ Orioles | 6–3 | **Aardsma** (2–1) | Cormier (0–2) | **Papelbon** (16) | 48,281 | 34–24 |
| Boston Red Sox}}" | June (16–11) | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | June 1 | @ Orioles | 9–4 | **Colón** (3–0) | Burres (4–5) | 45,031 | 35–24 | |||
| 60 | June 2 | @ Orioles | 6–3 | Johnson (1–2) | **Okajima** (1–1) | Sherrill (18) | 25,711 | 35–25 | ||
| 61 | June 3 | Rays | 7–4 | **Masterson** (2–0) | Garza (4–2) | **Papelbon** (17) | 37,823 | 36–25 | ||
| 62 | June 4 | Rays | 5–1 | **Beckett** (6–4) | Jackson (3–5) | 37,474 | 37–25 | |||
| 63 | June 5 | Rays | 7–1 | **Lester** (4–3) | Shields (4–4) | 37,639 | 38–25 | |||
| 64 | June 6 | Mariners | 8–0 | Hernández (4–5) | **Colón** (3–1) | 37,757 | 38–26 | |||
| 65 | June 7 | Mariners | 11–3 | **Wakefield** (4–4) | Batista (3–7) | 37,443 | 39–26 | |||
| 66 | June 8 | Mariners | 2–1 | **Masterson** (3–0) | Green (1–2) | **Papelbon** (18) | 37,198 | 40–26 | ||
| 67 | June 10 | Orioles | 10–6 | Sarfate (4–1) | **Okajima** (1–2) | 37,858 | 40–27 | |||
| 68 | June 11 | Orioles | 6–3 | **Colón** (4–1) | Olson (5–2) | **Papelbon** (19) | 38,180 | 41–27 | ||
| 69 | June 12 | Orioles | 9–2 | **Lester** (5–3) | Guthrie (3–7) | 38,139 | 42–27 | |||
| 70 | June 13 | @ Reds | 3–1 | Harang (3–9) | **Masterson** (3–1) | Cordero (13) | 38,855 | 42–28 | ||
| 71 | June 14 | @ Reds | 6–4 (10) | **Papelbon** (3–2) | Lincoln (0–2) | **Hansen** (1) | 39,154 | 43–28 | ||
| 72 | June 15 | @ Reds | 9–0 | **Beckett** (7–4) | Bailey (0–3) | 39,958 | 44–28 | |||
| 73 | June 16 | @ Phillies | 8–2 | Hamels (7–4) | **Colón** (4–2) | 45,026 | 44–29 | |||
| 74 | June 17 | @ Phillies | 3–0 | **Lester** (6–3) | Moyer (7–4) | **Papelbon** (20) | 45,160 | 45–29 | ||
| 75 | June 18 | @ Phillies | 7–4 | **Masterson** (4–1) | Kendrick (6–3) | **Papelbon** (21) | 45,187 | 46–29 | ||
| 76 | June 20 | Cardinals | 5–4 | Lohse (9–2) | **Wakefield** (4–5) | Franklin (10) | 37,671 | 46–30 | ||
| 77 | June 21 | Cardinals | 9–3 | Boggs (2–0) | **Matsuzaka** (8–1) | 37,227 | 46–31 | |||
| 78 | June 22 | Cardinals | 5–3 (13) | **López** (2–0) | Parisi (0–3) | 37,085 | 47–31 | |||
| 79 | June 23 | D-backs | 2–1 | Haren (8–4) | **Beckett** (7–5) | Lyon (16) | 37,694 | 47–32 | ||
| 80 | June 24 | D-backs | 5–4 | **Smith** (1–0) | Qualls (1–6) | **Papelbon** (22) | 37,867 | 48–32 | ||
| 81 | June 25 | D-backs | 5–0 | **Wakefield** (5–5) | Johnson (4–6) | **Papelbon** (23) | 37,924 | 49–32 | ||
| 82 | June 27 | @ Astros | 6–1 | **Matsuzaka** (9–1) | Hernández (0–1) | **Papelbon** (24) | 42,237 | 50–32 | ||
| 83 | June 28 | @ Astros | 11–10 | Brocail (3–3) | **Delcarmen** (0–2) | Valverde (20) | 43,073 | 50–33 | ||
| 84 | June 29 | @ Astros | 3–2 | Brocail (4–3) | **Aardsma** (2–2) | Valverde (21) | 42,066 | 50–34 | ||
| 85 | June 30 | @ Rays | 5–4 | Shields (6–5) | **Masterson** (4–2) | Howell (2) | 34,145 | 50–35 |
| Boston Red Sox}}" | July (11–13) | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | July 1 | @ Rays | 3–1 | Garza (7–4) | **Wakefield** (5–6) | Balfour (2) | 31,112 | 50–36 | ||
| 87 | July 2 | @ Rays | 7–6 | Glover (1–2) | **Hansen** (1–3) | Wheeler (3) | 36,048 | 50–37 | ||
| 88 | July 3 | @ Yankees | 7–0 | **Lester** (7–3) | Pettitte (9–6) | 54,677 | 51–37 | |||
| 89 | July 4 | @ Yankees | 6–4 | **Beckett** (8–5) | Rasner (4–7) | **Papelbon** (25) | 55,130 | 52–37 | ||
| 90 | July 5 | @ Yankees | 2–1 | Mussina (11–6) | **Masterson** (4–3) | Rivera (23) | 54,920 | 52–38 | ||
| 91 | July 6 | @ Yankees | 5–4 (10) | Rivera (3–3) | **Papelbon** (3–3) | 54,922 | 52–39 | |||
| 92 | July 7 | Twins | 1–0 | **Okajima** (2–2) | Bass (3–3) | **Papelbon** (26) | 37,912 | 53–39 | ||
| 93 | July 8 | Twins | 6–5 | **Aardsma** (3–2) | Guerrier (4–4) | **Papelbon** (27) | 37,925 | 54–39 | ||
| 94 | July 9 | Twins | 18–5 | **Beckett** (9–5) | Hernández (9–6) | 37,470 | 55–39 | |||
| 95 | July 11 | Orioles | 7–3 | Burres (7–5) | **Buchholz** (2–4) | Sherrill (28) | 37,779 | 55–40 | ||
| 96 | July 12 | Orioles | 12–1 | **Wakefield** (6–6) | Liz (3–2) | 37,539 | 56–40 | |||
| 97 | July 13 | Orioles | 2–1 | **Matsuzaka** (10–1) | Cabrera (6–5) | **Papelbon** (28) | 37,344 | 57–40 | ||
| 98 | July 18 | @ Angels | 11–3 | Lackey (7–2) | **Buchholz** (2–5) | 44,260 | 57–41 | |||
| 99 | July 19 | @ Angels | 4–2 | Arredondo (4–0) | **Beckett** (9–6) | Rodríguez (39) | 44,005 | 57–42 | ||
| 100 | July 20 | @ Angels | 5–3 | Oliver (3–1) | **Wakefield** (6–7) | Rodríguez (40) | 44,164 | 57–43 | ||
| 101 | July 21 | @ Mariners | 4–0 | **Lester** (8–3) | Washburn (4–9) | **Papelbon** (29) | 37,861 | 58–43 | ||
| 102 | July 22 | @ Mariners | 4–2 | **Matsuzaka** (11–1) | Dickey (2–5) | **Papelbon** (30) | 38,425 | 59–43 | ||
| 103 | July 23 | @ Mariners | 6–3 (13) | **Papelbon** (4–3) | Green 2–3) | **Hansen** (2) | 43,231 | 60–43 | ||
| 104 | July 25 | Yankees | 1–0 | Chamberlain (3–3) | **Beckett** (9–7) | Rivera (26) | 37,744 | 60–44 | ||
| 105 | July 26 | Yankees | 10–3 | Pettitte (12–7) | **Wakefield** (6–8) | 37,225 | 60–45 | |||
| 106 | July 27 | Yankees | 9–2 | **Lester** (9–3) | Ponson (6–2) | 37,688 | 61–45 | |||
| 107 | July 28 | Angels | 7–5 | Weaver (9–8) | **Matsuzaka** (11–2) | Rodríguez (44) | 37,830 | 61–46 | ||
| 108 | July 29 | Angels | 6–2 | Lackey (9–2) | **Buchholz** (2–6) | 38,110 | 61–47 | |||
| 109 | July 30 | Angels | 9–2 | Saunders (14–5) | **Beckett** (9–8) | 38,042 | 61–48 |
| Boston Red Sox}}" | August (18–9) | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | August 1 | Athletics | 2–1 (12) | **Timlin** (4–3) | Embree (1–4) | 37,832 | 62–48 | |||
| 111 | August 2 | Athletics | 12–2 | **Lester** (10–3) | Eveland (7–8) | 37,838 | 63–48 | |||
| 112 | August 3 | Athletics | 5–2 | **Matsuzaka** (12–2) | Braden (2–2) | **Papelbon** (31) | 37,317 | 64–48 | ||
| 113 | August 4 | @ Royals | 4–3 | Meche (10–9) | **Buchholz** (2–7) | Soria (32) | 24,378 | 64–49 | ||
| 114 | August 5 | @ Royals | 8–2 | **Beckett** (10–8) | Bannister (7–10) | 22,069 | 65–49 | |||
| 115 | August 6 | @ Royals | 8–2 | **Wakefield** (7–8) | Hochevar (6–10) | 24,294 | 66–49 | |||
| 116 | August 8 | @ White Sox | 5–3 | Buehrle (9–10) | **Lester** (10–4) | Jenks (23) | 38,621 | 66–50 | ||
| 117 | August 9 | @ White Sox | 6–2 | **Matsuzaka** (13–2) | Logan (2–3) | 39,243 | 67–50 | |||
| 118 | August 10 | @ White Sox | 6–5 | Floyd (12–6) | **Buchholz** (2–8) | Jenks (24) | 39,008 | 67–51 | ||
| 119 | August 11 | @ White Sox | 5–1 | **Beckett** (11–8) | Danks (9–5) | 32,634 | 68–51 | |||
| 120 | August 12 | Rangers | 19–17 | **Okajima** (3–2) | Francisco (2–4) | **Papelbon** (32) | 38,004 | 69–51 | ||
| 121 | August 13 | Rangers | 8–4 | **Lester** (11–4) | Mendoza (3–6) | 37,876 | 70–51 | |||
| 122 | August 14 | Rangers | 10–0 | **Matsuzaka** (14–2) | Hunter (0–2) | 37,856 | 71–51 | |||
| – | August 15 | Blue Jays | *Postponed (rain)* Rescheduled for September 13 | |||||||
| 123 | August 16 | Blue Jays | 4–1 | Halladay (14–9) | **Byrd** (7–11) | 37,834 | 71–52 | |||
| 124 | August 17 | Blue Jays | 15–4 | Marcum (8–5) | **Beckett** (11–9) | 37,415 | 71–53 | |||
| 125 | August 18 | @ Orioles | 6–3 | **Lester** (12–4) | Guthrie (10–9) | **Papelbon** (33) | 40,429 | 72–53 | ||
| 126 | August 19 | @ Orioles | 7–2 | **Matsuzaka** (15–2) | Cabrera (8–8) | 48,515 | 73–53 | |||
| 127 | August 20 | @ Orioles | 11–6 | Waters (2–0) | **Buchholz** (2–9) | 33,364 | 73–54 | |||
| 128 | August 22 | @ Blue Jays | 8–4 | **Byrd** (8–11) | Marcum (8–6) | 40,181 | 74–54 | |||
| 129 | August 23 | @ Blue Jays | 11–0 | Litsch (9–7) | **Lester** (12–5) | 44,986 | 74–55 | |||
| 130 | August 24 | @ Blue Jays | 6–5 (11) | **Papelbon** (5–3) | League (0–2) | **Delcarmen** (1) | 44,521 | 75–55 | ||
| 131 | August 26 | @ Yankees | 7–3 | **Wakefield** (8–8) | Pettitte (13–10) | **Papelbon** (34) | 55,058 | 76–55 | ||
| 132 | August 27 | @ Yankees | 11–3 | **Byrd** (9–11) | Ponson (7–5) | 55,027 | 77–55 | |||
| 133 | August 28 | @ Yankees | 3–2 | Rivera (5–5) | **Masterson** (4–4) | 55,092 | 77–56 | |||
| 134 | August 29 | White Sox | 8–0 | **Matsuzaka** (16–2) | Vázquez (10–12) | 37,755 | 78–56 | |||
| 135 | August 30 | White Sox | 8–2 | **Bowden** (1–0) | Buehrle (11–11) | 37,751 | 79–56 | |||
| 136 | August 31 | White Sox | 4–2 | Floyd (15–6) | **Wakefield** (8–9) | Jenks (12) | 37,751 | 79–57 |
| Boston Red Sox}}" | September (16–10) | # | Date | Opponent | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | September 1 | Orioles | 7–4 | **Byrd** (10–11) | Olson (8–7) | **Papelbon** (35) | 37,565 | 80–57 | ||
| 138 | September 2 | Orioles | 14–2 | **Lester** (13–5) | Liz (5–4) | 37,710 | 81–57 | |||
| 139 | September 3 | Orioles | 5–4 | **Masterson** (5–4) | Miller (0–1) | 37,373 | 82–57 | |||
| 140 | September 5 | @ Rangers | 8–1 | **Beckett** (12–9) | Millwood (9–8) | 30,264 | 83–57 | |||
| 141 | September 6 | @ Rangers | 15–8 | Harrison (7–3) | **Wakefield** (8–10) | 38,208 | 83–58 | |||
| 142 | September 7 | @ Rangers | 7–2 | **Byrd** (11–11) | McCarthy (1–1) | 28,644 | 84–58 | |||
| 143 | September 8 | Rays | 3–0 | **Lester** (14–5) | Jackson (11–10) | **Papelbon** (36) | 37,662 | 85–58 | ||
| 144 | September 9 | Rays | 5–4 | Wheeler (4–5) | **Papelbon** (5–4) | Percival (28) | 37,573 | 85–59 | ||
| 145 | September 10 | Rays | 4–2 (14) | Miller (2–0) | **Timlin** (4–4) | Hammel (1) | 38,114 | 85–60 | ||
| 146 | September 12 | Blue Jays | 7–0 | **Wakefield** (9–10) | Purcey (3–6) | 37,398 | 86–60 | |||
| 147 | September 13 | Blue Jays | 8–1 | Burnett (18–10) | **Byrd** (11–12) | 37,341 | 86–61 | |||
| 148 | September 13 | Blue Jays | 7–5 | **Masterson** (6–4) | Downs (0–3) | **Papelbon** (37) | 37,846 | 87–61 | ||
| 149 | September 14 | Blue Jays | 4–3 | **Lester** (15–5) | Halladay (18–11) | **Papelbon** (38) | 37,007 | 88–61 | ||
| 150 | September 15 | @ Rays | 13–5 | **Matsuzaka** (17–2) | Kazmir (11–7) | 29,772 | 89–61 | |||
| 151 | September 16 | @ Rays | 2–1 | Wheeler (5–5) | **Masterson** (6–5) | 32,079 | 89–62 | |||
| 152 | September 17 | @ Rays | 10–3 | Balfour (5–2) | **Wakefield** (9–11) | 36,048 | 89–63 | |||
| 153 | September 19 | @ Blue Jays | 4–3 | **Delcarmen** (1–2) | Tallet (1–2) | **Papelbon** (39) | 34,982 | 90–63 | ||
| 154 | September 20 | @ Blue Jays | 6–3 | Halladay (19–11) | **Lester** (15–6) | Ryan (32) | 40,554 | 90–64 | ||
| 155 | September 21 | @ Blue Jays | 3–0 | **Matsuzaka** (18–2) | Richmond (0–3) | **Papelbon** (40) | 38,814 | 91–64 | ||
| 156 | September 22 | Indians | 4–3 | Jackson (1–3) | **Beckett** (12–10) | Lewis (12) | 37,828 | 91–65 | ||
| 157 | September 23 | Indians | 5–4 | **Wakefield** (10–11) | Lee (22–3) | **Papelbon** (41) | 37,882 | 92–65 | ||
| 158 | September 24 | Indians | 5–4 | **Aardsma** (4–2) | Pérez (4–4) | **Delcarmen** (2) | 37,719 | 93–65 | ||
| 159 | September 25 | Indians | 6–1 | **Lester** (16–6) | Sowers (4–9) | 37,726 | 94–65 | |||
| 160 | September 26 | Yankees | 19–8 | Robertson (4–0) | **Pauley** (0–1) | 37,301 | 94–66 | |||
| – | September 27 | Yankees | *Postponed (rain)* Rescheduled for September 28 | |||||||
| 161 | September 28 | Yankees | 6–2 | Mussina (20–9) | **Matsuzaka** (18–3) | Rivera (39) | 37,091 | 94–67 | ||
| 162 | September 28 | Yankees | 4–3 (10) | **Hansack** (1–0) | Veras (5–3) | 37,440 | 95–67 |
|}
| Boston Red Sox}}" | [](2008-american-league-division-series) vs. [](los-angeles-angels-of-anaheim) (3–1) | # | Date | Home | R | H | E | Away | R | H | E | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1 | LAA | 1 | 9 | 1 | BOS | 4 | 8 | 1 | **Lester** (1–0) | Lackey (0–1) | **Papelbon** (1) | 44,996 | 1–0 | ||
| 2 | October 3 | LAA | 5 | 11 | 2 | BOS | 7 | 14 | 0 | **Papelbon** (1–0) | Rodríguez (0–1) | 45,354 | 2–0 | |||
| 3(*) | October 5 | BOS | 4 | 7 | 0 | LAA | 5 | 16 | 0 | Weaver (1–0) | **Lopez** (0–1) | 39,067 | 2–1 | |||
| 4 | October 6 | BOS | 3 | 9 | 0 | LAA | 2 | 6 | 1 | **Delcarmen** (1–0) | Shields (0–1) | 38,785 | 3–1 | |||
| * 12 innings. |
| Boston Red Sox}}" | [](2008-american-league-championship-series) vs. [](tampa-bay-rays) (3–4) | # | Date | Home | R | H | E | Away | R | H | E | Win | Loss | Save | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 10 | TB | 0 | 4 | 0 | BOS | 2 | 7 | 0 | **Matsuzaka** (1–0) | Shields (0–1) | **Papelbon** (1) | 35,001 | 1–0 | ||
| 2(*) | October 11 | TB | 9 | 12 | 0 | BOS | 8 | 12 | 0 | Price (1–0) | **Timlin** (0–1) | 34,904 | 1–1 | |||
| 3 | October 13 | BOS | 1 | 7 | 0 | TB | 9 | 13 | 0 | Garza (1–0) | **Lester** (0–1) | 38,031 | 1–2 | |||
| 4 | October 14 | BOS | 4 | 7 | 0 | TB | 13 | 14 | 3 | Sonnanstine (1–0) | **Wakefield** (0–1) | 38,133 | 1–3 | |||
| 5 | October 16 | BOS | 8 | 11 | 0 | TB | 7 | 8 | 1 | **Masterson** (1–0) | Howell (0–1) | 38,437 | 2–3 | |||
| 6 | October 18 | TB | 2 | 4 | 1 | BOS | 4 | 10 | 0 | **Beckett** (1–0) | Shields (0–2) | **Papelbon** (2) | 40,947 | 3–3 | ||
| 7 | October 19 | TB | 3 | 6 | 1 | BOS | 1 | 3 | 0 | Garza (2–0) | **Lester** (0–2) | Price (1) | 40,473 | 3–4 | ||
| * 11 innings. |
|}
Player stats
Batters
Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs scored; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; AVG = Batting average; SB = Stolen bases; Bold Indicates team leader in category.
| Player | G | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | AVG | SB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 27 | 50 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | .280 | 0 | |
| 49 | 184 | 39 | 54 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 37 | .293 | 3 | |
| 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 9 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .333 | 0 | |
| 69 | 199 | 14 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .322 | 1 | |
| 61 | 142 | 11 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 15 | .225 | 0 | |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 75 | 152 | 14 | 41 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 9 | .270 | 1 | |
| 118 | 361 | 55 | 102 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 41 | .283 | 20 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 109 | 368 | 79 | 103 | 23 | 4 | 19 | 64 | .280 | 4 | |
| 145 | 554 | 98 | 155 | 22 | **7** | 9 | 47 | .280 | **50*** | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 22 | 84 | 6 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .226 | 0 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | 0 | |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 113 | 419 | 58 | 115 | 27 | 0 | 17 | 73 | .274 | 2 | |
| 81 | 260 | 34 | 67 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 46 | .258 | 1 | |
| 82 | 261 | 27 | 70 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .268 | 1 | |
| 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 34 | 78 | 7 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | .295 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 109 | 416 | 74 | 110 | 30 | 1 | 23 | 89 | .264 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| **157** | **653** | **118*** | **213**** | **54**** | 2 | 17 | 83 | **.326** | 20 | |
| 100 | 365 | 66 | 109 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 68 | .299 | 1 | |
| 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .125 | 0 | |
| 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 11 | 17 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .235 | 0 | |
| 131 | 423 | 37 | 93 | 20 | 0 | 13 | 43 | .220 | 0 | |
| 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .125 | 0 | |
| 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | 0 | |
| 145 | 538 | 91 | 168 | 43 | 4 | **29** | **115** | .312 | 3 | |
| **Team Totals** | **162** | **5596** | **845** | **1565** | **353** | **33** | **173** | **807** | **.280** | **120** |
Pitchers
Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; K = Strikeouts
| Player | W | L | ERA | G | GS | SV | IP | R | ER | BB | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 2 | 5.55 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 48.2 | 32 | 30 | 35 | 49 | |
| 12 | 10 | 4.03 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 174.1 | 80 | 78 | **34** | **172** | |
| 1 | 0 | 3.60 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 9 | 6.75 | 16 | 15 | 0 | 76.0 | 63 | 57 | 41 | 72 | |
| 4 | 2 | 4.78 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 49.0 | 26 | 26 | 10 | 26 | |
| 4 | 2 | 3.92 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 39.0 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 27 | |
| 0 | 0 | 10.50 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3.27 | **73** | 0 | 2 | 74.1 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 72 | |
| 1 | 0 | 4.05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1 | 3 | 5.58 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 30.2 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 25 | |
| 16 | 6 | 3.21 | 33 | **33** | 0 | **210.1** | 78 | 75 | 66 | 152 | |
| 2 | 0 | 2.43 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 59.1 | 18 | **16** | 27 | 38 | |
| 6 | 5 | 3.16 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 88.1 | 31 | 31 | 40 | 68 | |
| **18** | 3 | **2.90** | 29 | 29 | 0 | 167.2 | 58 | 54 | 94 | 154 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2.61 | 64 | 0 | 1 | 62.0 | **18** | 18 | 23 | 60 | |
| 5 | 4 | 2.34 | 67 | 0 | **41** | 69.1 | 24 | 18 | **8** | 77 | |
| 0 | 1 | 11.68 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 12.1 | 17 | 16 | 5 | 11 | |
| 1 | 0 | 7.85 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 18.1 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 13 | |
| 0 | 0 | 21.60 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | |
| 0 | 1 | 6.39 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
| 4 | 4 | 5.66 | 47 | 0 | 1 | 49.1 | 32 | 31 | 20 | 32 | |
| 10 | **11** | 4.13 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 181.0 | 89 | 83 | 60 | 117 | |
| 0 | 0 | 16.62 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4.1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | |
| **Team Totals** | **95** | **67** | **4.01** | **162** | **162** | **47** | **1446.1** | **694** | **645** | **548** | **1185** |
- indicates player led their respectable league in that certain category ** indicates player led all of baseball in that certain category
Led team in starters ERA Led in team ERA Allowed fewest runs as a starter for the Red Sox Led team in runs allowed. Led team in walks allowed. Led starters in walks allowed.
Awards and honors
- J. D. Drew – AL Player of the Month (June)
- Jon Lester – Hutch Award, AL Pitcher of the Month (July, September), AL Player of the Week (May 19–25)
- Dustin Pedroia – American League MVP, Silver Slugger Award (2B), Gold Glove Award (2B)
- Manny Ramirez – AL Player of the Week (April 14–April 20)
- Kevin Youkilis – Hank Aaron Award, AL Player of the Week (May 5–April 11)
| **Starters** | **Reserves** |
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Farm system
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References
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