Final in 11
Series tied 1-1 (as of 7/28)
| 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 | ||
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| 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 28, 2009
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| A Kennedy grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| O Cabrera singled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| N Garciaparra singled to left, O Cabrera to second. | 0 | 0 |
| J Cust struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| K Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to third, O Cabrera out at third, N Garciaparra to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Vin Mazzaro pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| J Ellsbury reached on infield single to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| R Sweeney doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| T Everidge grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| M Ellis singled to right, R Sweeney scored, M Ellis to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 0 |
| E Patterson grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| A Kennedy singled to center, M Ellis scored. | 2 | 0 |
| O Cabrera reached on infield single to shortstop, A Kennedy to second. | 2 | 0 |
| N Garciaparra grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Vin Mazzaro pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| J Bay grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| J Drew lined out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| M Lowell grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| J Cust struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| K Suzuki reached on infield single to third. | 2 | 0 |
| R Sweeney popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| T Everidge struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Vin Mazzaro pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| G Kottaras walked. | 2 | 0 |
| N Green flied out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| J Ellsbury singled to right, G Kottaras to second. | 2 | 0 |
| D Pedroia singled to left, G Kottaras to third, J Ellsbury to second. | 2 | 0 |
| K Youkilis doubled to left, G Kottaras and J Ellsbury scored, D Pedroia to third. | 2 | 2 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to second, D Pedroia scored, K Youkilis to third. | 2 | 3 |
| J Bay reached on infield single to shortstop, K Youkilis scored. | 2 | 4 |
| Oakland's Manager B Geren ejected by A Johnson in the 3rd. | 2 | 4 |
| J Drew doubled to deep right, J Bay scored, J Drew to third advancing on throw. | 2 | 5 |
| M Lowell popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 5 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| M Ellis flied out to right. | 2 | 5 |
| E Patterson struck out looking. | 2 | 5 |
| A Kennedy singled to center. | 2 | 5 |
| O Cabrera walked, A Kennedy to second. | 2 | 5 |
| N Garciaparra grounded out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Vin Mazzaro pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| G Kottaras walked. | 2 | 5 |
| N Green popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| J Ellsbury grounded into double play, first to shortstop to first, G Kottaras out at second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| J Cust walked. | 2 | 5 |
| K Suzuki grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, J Cust out at second. | 2 | 5 |
| R Sweeney flied out to center. | 2 | 5 |
| T Everidge grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Vin Mazzaro pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| D Pedroia grounded out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| K Youkilis reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| D Ortiz struck out swinging. K Youkilis caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| M Ellis grounded out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| E Patterson struck out swinging. | 2 | 5 |
| A Kennedy doubled to deep left. | 2 | 5 |
| R Ramirez relieved C Buchholz. | 2 | 5 |
| O Cabrera grounded out to second. | 2 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Vin Mazzaro pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| J Bay popped out to third. | 2 | 5 |
| J Drew singled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| M Lowell doubled to left, J Drew scored. | 2 | 6 |
| G Kottaras struck out looking. | 2 | 6 |
| N Green flied out to center. | 2 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ramon Ramirez pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| N Garciaparra struck out swinging. | 2 | 6 |
| J Cust doubled to deep center. | 2 | 6 |
| K Suzuki popped out to first. | 2 | 6 |
| H Okajima relieved R Ramirez. | 2 | 6 |
| R Sweeney singled to center, J Cust scored, R Sweeney to second on throwing error by center fielder J Ellsbury. | 3 | 6 |
| T Everidge flied out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Russ Springer pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| R Springer relieved V Mazzaro. | 3 | 6 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to first. | 3 | 6 |
| D Pedroia flied out to right. | 3 | 6 |
| K Youkilis singled to left. | 3 | 6 |
| A LaRoche hit for D Ortiz. | 3 | 6 |
| A LaRoche struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Hideki Okajima pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| M Ellis doubled to left. | 3 | 6 |
| R Davis hit for E Patterson. | 3 | 6 |
| R Davis struck out swinging. | 3 | 6 |
| A Kennedy singled to right, M Ellis scored. | 4 | 6 |
| D Bard relieved H Okajima. | 4 | 6 |
| O Cabrera singled to right, A Kennedy to second. | 4 | 6 |
| N Garciaparra grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, O Cabrera out at second. | 4 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Ziegler pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| R Sweeney in left field. | 4 | 6 |
| R Davis in center field. | 4 | 6 |
| B Ziegler relieved R Springer. | 4 | 6 |
| J Bay hit by pitch. | 4 | 6 |
| J Drew doubled to deep left, J Bay to third, J Drew to third, J Bay thrown out at home attempting to advance on play. | 4 | 6 |
| M Lowell hit sacrifice fly to right, J Drew scored. | 4 | 7 |
| G Kottaras doubled to deep right. | 4 | 7 |
| N Green lined out to second. | 4 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Papelbon pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| J Papelbon relieved D Bard. | 4 | 7 |
| J Cust walked. | 4 | 7 |
| J Cust to second on fielder's indifference. | 4 | 7 |
| K Suzuki grounded out to second, J Cust to third. | 4 | 7 |
| R Sweeney popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 7 |
| T Everidge doubled to left center, J Cust scored. | 5 | 7 |
| M Ellis reached on infield single to shortstop, T Everidge scored, M Ellis to second on throwing error by shortstop N Green. | 6 | 7 |
| M Ellis stole third. | 6 | 7 |
| R Davis reached on infield single to shortstop, M Ellis scored, R Davis to third on throwing error by shortstop N Green. | 7 | 7 |
| A Kennedy struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 2 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wuertz pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| M Wuertz relieved B Ziegler. | 7 | 7 |
| J Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| D Pedroia lined out to third. | 7 | 7 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 10th | SCORE | |
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| M Delcarmen relieved J Papelbon. | 7 | 7 |
| O Cabrera flied out to center. | 7 | 7 |
| N Garciaparra doubled to deep left. | 7 | 7 |
| J Cust struck out swinging. | 7 | 7 |
| N Garciaparra stole third. | 7 | 7 |
| K Suzuki lined out to left. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 10th | SCORE | |
| Craig Breslow pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| C Breslow relieved M Wuertz. | 7 | 7 |
| A LaRoche grounded out to first. | 7 | 7 |
| J Bay fouled out to first. | 7 | 7 |
| J Drew flied out to center. | 7 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 11th | SCORE | |
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| R Sweeney fouled out to third. | 7 | 7 |
| T Everidge grounded out to second. | 7 | 7 |
| M Ellis doubled to deep left. | 7 | 7 |
| R Davis singled to right, M Ellis scored. | 8 | 7 |
| T Saito relieved M Delcarmen. | 8 | 7 |
| R Davis stole second. | 8 | 7 |
| A Kennedy singled to right, R Davis scored. | 9 | 7 |
| A Kennedy caught stealing second, catcher to second. | 9 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 11th | SCORE | |
| Andrew Bailey pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| A Bailey relieved C Breslow. | 9 | 7 |
| M Lowell singled to center. | 9 | 7 |
| G Kottaras singled to center, M Lowell to second. | 9 | 7 |
| J Lowrie ran for M Lowell. | 9 | 7 |
| N Green sacrificed to pitcher, J Lowrie to third, G Kottaras to second. | 9 | 7 |
| J Ellsbury grounded out to first, J Lowrie scored, G Kottaras to third. | 9 | 8 |
| D Pedroia flied out to left. | 9 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||