Final
Boston leads 1-0 (as of 7/27)
| Game 1: Monday, July 27 | ||
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| Oakland | 3 | Final |
| Boston | 8 | |
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| Game 2: Tuesday, July 28 | ||
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| Oakland | 9 | Final in 11 |
| Boston | 8 | |
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| Game 3: Wednesday, July 29 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Oakland | 8 | Final |
| Boston | 6 | |
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| Game 4: Thursday, July 30 | ||
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| Oakland | 5 | Final |
| Boston | 8 | |
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7:10 PM ET, July 27, 2009
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
W: J. Beckett (12-4)
L: T. Cahill (6-9)
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS | |
| Adam Kennedy | Strike (bunted foul), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), A Kennedy struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Orlando Cabrera | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), O Cabrera safe at first on error by pitcher J Beckett | 0 | 0 |
| Scott Hairston | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), S Hairston struck out swinging | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Cust | J Cust flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | ||
| Trevor Cahill pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS | |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (looking), Ball, J Ellsbury flied out to center | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, D Pedroia homered to left | 0 | 1 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, K Youkilis walked | 0 | 1 |
| David Ortiz | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (swinging), D Ortiz struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Bay | Ball, Ball, J Bay grounded into fielder's choice to third, K Youkilis out at second | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS | |
| Kurt Suzuki | Strike (looking), Ball, K Suzuki lined out to right | 0 | 1 |
| Ryan Sweeney | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, R Sweeney doubled to deep left center | 0 | 1 |
| Mark Ellis | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (looking), M Ellis struck out looking | 0 | 1 |
| Bobby Crosby | Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, Foul, Strike (swinging), B Crosby struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | ||
| Trevor Cahill pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS | |
| J.D. Drew | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), J Drew struck out looking | 0 | 1 |
| Adam LaRoche | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), A LaRoche doubled to deep right | 0 | 1 |
| Jason Varitek | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Varitek struck out swinging | 0 | 1 |
| Jed Lowrie | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, J Lowrie lined out to right | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS | |
| Eric Patterson | Strike (foul), Ball, E Patterson reached on infield single to third | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Kennedy | A Kennedy popped into double play, first to pitcher to second, E Patterson out at first | 0 | 1 |
| Orlando Cabrera | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, O Cabrera popped out to first | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | ||
| Trevor Cahill pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS | |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, J Ellsbury tripled to deep right | 0 | 1 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Strike (foul), D Pedroia hit sacrifice fly to left, J Ellsbury scored | 0 | 2 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Ball, K Youkilis grounded out to shortstop | 0 | 2 |
| David Ortiz | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike (looking), D Ortiz struck out looking | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS | |
| Scott Hairston | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), S Hairston struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| Jack Cust | Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), J Cust struck out swinging | 0 | 2 |
| Kurt Suzuki | Strike (looking), K Suzuki grounded out to third | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | ||
| Trevor Cahill pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS | |
| Jason Bay | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), Ball, J Bay walked | 0 | 2 |
| J.D. Drew | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, J Drew singled to right, J Bay to second | 0 | 2 |
| Adam LaRoche | Ball, Ball, A LaRoche doubled to deep left center, J Bay scored, J Drew to third | 0 | 3 |
| Jason Varitek | Ball, Ball, J Varitek singled to right, J Drew scored, A LaRoche to third | 0 | 4 |
| Jed Lowrie | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, J Lowrie flied out to right | 0 | 4 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Ball, Ball, J Ellsbury reached on infield single to shortstop, A LaRoche scored, J Varitek to second | 0 | 5 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), D Pedroia grounded into double play, third to second to first, J Ellsbury out at second | 0 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS | |
| Ryan Sweeney | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), R Sweeney struck out swinging | 0 | 5 |
| Mark Ellis | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), M Ellis grounded out to second | 0 | 5 |
| Bobby Crosby | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (looking), Foul, B Crosby fouled out to first | 0 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | ||
| Trevor Cahill pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS | |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Ball, K Youkilis singled to left | 0 | 5 |
| David Ortiz | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, D Ortiz singled to center, K Youkilis to third | 0 | 5 |
| Jason Bay | Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, J Bay singled to center, K Youkilis scored, D Ortiz to second | 0 | 6 |
| J.D. Drew | Strike (swinging), Ball, Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Drew struck out swinging | 0 | 6 |
| Adam LaRoche | Ball, A LaRoche grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Bay out at second | 0 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS | |
| Eric Patterson | E Patterson flied out to center | 0 | 6 |
| Adam Kennedy | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, A Kennedy singled to deep right center | 0 | 6 |
| Orlando Cabrera | O Cabrera singled to right, A Kennedy to second | 0 | 6 |
| Scott Hairston | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), S Hairston struck out swinging | 0 | 6 |
| Jack Cust | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Ball, J Cust walked, A Kennedy to third, O Cabrera to second | 0 | 6 |
| Kurt Suzuki | K Suzuki singled to right, A Kennedy scored, O Cabrera to third, J Cust to second | 1 | 6 |
| Ryan Sweeney | Ball, Strike (foul), Strike (foul), Strike (looking), R Sweeney struck out looking | 1 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | ||
| Santiago Casilla pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS | |
| S Casilla relieved T Cahill. | 1 | 6 | |
| Jason Varitek | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Varitek walked | 1 | 6 |
| Jed Lowrie | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, J Lowrie flied out to right | 1 | 6 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | Strike (looking), Strike (looking), Ball, J Ellsbury singled to center, J Varitek to second | 1 | 6 |
| Dustin Pedroia | Strike (looking), D Pedroia flied out to left | 1 | 6 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike (swinging), K Youkilis struck out swinging | 1 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS | |
| Mark Ellis | Ball, Ball, M Ellis doubled to deep center | 1 | 6 |
| Bobby Crosby | Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), B Crosby flied out to center, M Ellis to third | 1 | 6 |
| Eric Patterson | Strike (looking), Ball, E Patterson hit sacrifice fly to right, M Ellis scored | 2 | 6 |
| Adam Kennedy | Ball, Strike (foul), A Kennedy singled to center | 2 | 6 |
| Orlando Cabrera | Strike (foul), Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Ball, Strike (swinging), O Cabrera struck out swinging | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | ||
| Edgar Gonzalez pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS | |
| Ed Gonzalez relieved S Casilla. | 2 | 6 | |
| David Ortiz | Ball, Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, D Ortiz grounded out to first | 2 | 6 |
| Jason Bay | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, J Bay walked | 2 | 6 |
| J.D. Drew | Strike (looking), Ball, J Drew doubled to deep left, J Bay to third | 2 | 6 |
| Adam LaRoche | Strike (looking), Ball, Strike (swinging), Foul, Ball, A LaRoche grounded out to pitcher | 2 | 6 |
| Jason Varitek | Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball (intentional Ball), J Varitek intentionally walked | 2 | 6 |
| Jed Lowrie | Ball, Ball, J Lowrie hit a ground rule double to shallow left, J Bay and J Drew scored, J Varitek to third | 2 | 8 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | J Ellsbury grounded out to first | 2 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Josh Beckett pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS | |
| Scott Hairston | Strike (looking), Ball, S Hairston tripled to deep center, D Bard relieved J Beckett | 2 | 8 |
| Jack Cust | Strike (looking), Strike (swinging), Strike (swinging), J Cust struck out swinging | 2 | 8 |
| Kurt Suzuki | Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Foul, K Suzuki grounded out to shortstop, S Hairston scored | 3 | 8 |
| Ryan Sweeney | Strike (swinging), Strike (foul), Ball, Ball, R Sweeney reached on infield single to shortstop | 3 | 8 |
| Mark Ellis | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (foul), Foul, Strike (swinging), M Ellis struck out swinging | 3 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | ||
| Edgar Gonzalez pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS | |
| R Davis in center field. | 3 | 8 | |
| E Patterson in left field. | 3 | 8 | |
| Dustin Pedroia | Ball, Strike (looking), Strike (foul), Foul, D Pedroia singled to right center | 3 | 8 |
| Kevin Youkilis | Ball, Strike (foul), K Youkilis grounded into double play, third to second to first, D Pedroia out at second | 3 | 8 |
| David Ortiz | D Ortiz lined out to right | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | |||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | ||
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS | |
| M Delcarmen relieved D Bard. | 3 | 8 | |
| Bobby Crosby | B Crosby popped out to first | 3 | 8 |
| Eric Patterson | Strike (looking), Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), Foul, E Patterson grounded out to shortstop | 3 | 8 |
| Adam Kennedy | Ball, Ball, Strike (looking), A Kennedy grounded out to first | 3 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | |||