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Bos
2
FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Red Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
2
7
0
Rays 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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4
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TB
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Tropicana Field - St. Petersburg, Florida
Daisuke Matsuzaka
Ht: 6' 0"
Wt: 200
Throws: Right
Bats: Right
James Shields
Ht: 6' 4"
Wt: 214
Throws: Right
Bats: Right
W (1-0)
IP H ER BB K ERA
7.0 4 0 4 9 0.00
L (0-1)
IP H ER BB K ERA
7.1 6 2 2 6 2.45
Jonathan Papelbon
Ht: 6' 4"
Wt: 225
Throws: Right
Bats: Right
S (1)
IP H ER BB K ERA
1.0 0 0 0 2 0.00


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Scoring Summary
Top of 5th
- Lowrie hit a sacrifice fly to right fielder Gross, Bay scored, Kotsay to third.
Top of 8th
- Youkilis doubled to left, Pedroia scored, Ortiz to third.

AL CHAMPIONSHIP
GM HM Result Visiting Pitcher Home Pitcher
1 TB Bos 2-0 W: Matsuzaka L: Shields
2 TB TB 9-8 L: Timlin W: Price
GM HM Time (ET) Visiting Pitcher Home Pitcher
3 Bos 10/13, 4:37 p.m. TB: Garza Bos: Lester
4 Bos 10/14, 8:07 p.m. TB: Sonnanstine Bos: Wakefield
5 Bos 10/16, 8:07 p.m. TB: Shields Bos: Matsuzaka
6 TB 10/18, 4:37 p.m. Bos: Beckett TB: Kazmir
7 TB 10/19, 8:07 p.m. Bos: Lester TB: Garza
Box Scores
Red Sox (1 - 0)
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Rays (0 - 1)
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Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. J Ellsbury, CF 5 0 0 0 0
2. D Pedroia, 2B 3 1 1 0 1
3. D Ortiz, DH 3 0 0 0 1
4. K Youkilis, 3B 4 0 3 1 0
5. J Drew, RF 3 0 1 0 0
6. J Bay, LF 3 1 1 0 1
7. M Kotsay, 1B 4 0 1 0 0
8. J Lowrie, SS 3 0 0 1 0
9. J Varitek, C 4 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2 3
Lineup
Name AB R H RBI BB
1. A Iwamura, 2B 3 0 1 0 1
2. B Upton, CF 4 0 1 0 0
3. C Pena, 1B 2 0 0 0 2
4. E Longoria, 3B 4 0 0 0 0
5. C Crawford, LF 3 0 1 0 1
6. C Floyd, DH 4 0 1 0 0
7. D Navarro, C 4 0 0 0 0
8. G Gross, RF 3 0 0 0 0
9. J Bartlett, SS 3 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 4 0 4
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
D Matsuzaka
(W, 1-0)		 7.0 4 0 0 4 9 0.00
H Okajima
(H, 1)		 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J Masterson
(H, 1)		 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J Papelbon
(S, 1)		 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Pitcher
Name IP H R ER BB K ERA*
J Shields
(L, 0-1)		 7.1 6 2 2 2 6 2.45
J Howell 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 -
G Balfour 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
D Price 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
* = Season Stat

BATTING
2B: K Youkilis 2 (2), M Kotsay (1)
BASERUNNING
SB: D Pedroia (1)
BATTING
Complete Box Score

Player News
Red Sox
Jason Varitek (BOS)

News: Varitek has exercised his $3 million option to stay with the Red Sox. Boston declined to exercise its $5 million club option on Monday, and Varitek then had two days to decide whether to exercise his player option at the lower price.  (STATS - Wed. Nov 11, 2009)
Jason Varitek (BOS)

News: Varitek has exercised his $3 million option to stay with the Red Sox. Boston declined to exercise its $5 million club option on Monday, and Varitek then had two days to decide whether to exercise his player option at the lower price.  (STATS - Wed. Nov 11, 2009)
Jason Varitek (BOS)

News: Updating a previous report, MLB writer Bob Nightengale is reporting that Red Sox' catcher Jason Varitek will announce on Wednesday that he is accepting his $3 million option to return to the team. Varitek had until midnight to make his final decision.   (Fanball - Wed. Nov 11, 2009)
Rays
Jason Isringhausen (TB)

News: Isringhausen will miss the rest of the season after tearing a ligament in his surgically repaired right elbow. The 36-year-old right-hander was injured while throwing a pitch during the eighth inning of Saturday night's victory over the Washington Nationals. An MRI exam Monday found a tear of the ulnar collateral ligament.  (STATS - Wed. Nov 11, 2009)
Dioner Navarro (TB)

News: Navarro had surgery to repair the ulnar nerve in his elbow, the St. Petersburg Times reports.  (RotoWire - Tue. Nov 10, 2009)
Carl Crawford (TB)

News: The Tampa Bay Rays have exercised their $10 million option on Crawford.  (STATS - Mon. Nov 9, 2009)

Injury Report
Red Sox
NameInjuryStatus
A BatesSprained left ankleon 60-day DL
J TazawaMild left groin strainon 60-day DL
M GonzalezRecovery from right elbow surgeryon 60-day DL
Rays
NameInjuryStatus
C PenaFractured left hand - out for seasonon 60-day DL


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