Final
Series tied 2-2 (as of 7/30)
| 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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1:35 PM ET, July 30, 2009
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Oakland - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| A Kennedy grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| O Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| N Garciaparra lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| J Ellsbury lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| K Youkilis grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| J Cust grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| T Everidge grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| B Crosby lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| J Bay walked. | 0 | 0 |
| D Ortiz doubled to deep left center, J Bay to third. | 0 | 0 |
| M Lowell struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| J Drew walked. | 0 | 0 |
| J Varitek singled to right, J Bay scored, D Ortiz to third, J Drew to second. | 0 | 1 |
| N Green struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| R Davis flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| R Sweeney flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| L Powell doubled to deep left. | 0 | 1 |
| A Kennedy singled to right, L Powell to third. | 0 | 1 |
| O Cabrera grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| D Pedroia struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| K Youkilis singled to center. | 0 | 1 |
| J Bay struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| D Ortiz grounded out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| N Garciaparra reached on infield single to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| J Cust struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| T Everidge grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, N Garciaparra out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| M Lowell grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| J Drew singled to right. | 0 | 1 |
| J Varitek flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| N Green struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| B Crosby fouled out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| R Davis grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| R Sweeney doubled to left. | 0 | 1 |
| L Powell struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| J Ellsbury walked. | 0 | 1 |
| J Ellsbury caught stealing second, pitcher to first to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| D Pedroia flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| K Youkilis struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Jon Lester pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| A Kennedy grounded out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| O Cabrera walked. | 0 | 1 |
| N Garciaparra singled to right, O Cabrera to third. | 0 | 1 |
| J Cust walked, N Garciaparra to second. | 0 | 1 |
| T Everidge hit sacrifice fly to right, O Cabrera scored, N Garciaparra to third. | 1 | 1 |
| B Crosby doubled to center, N Garciaparra scored, J Cust to third. | 2 | 1 |
| R Davis flied out to center, J Cust and B Crosby scored. | 4 | 1 |
| R Davis stole second. | 4 | 1 |
| R Sweeney walked. | 4 | 1 |
| L Powell walked, R Davis to third, R Sweeney to second. | 4 | 1 |
| A Kennedy grounded into fielder's choice to second, L Powell out at second. | 4 | 1 |
| 4 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Gio Gonzalez pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| J Bay struck out looking. | 4 | 1 |
| D Ortiz walked. | 4 | 1 |
| D Ortiz to second on wild pitch by G Gonzalez. | 4 | 1 |
| M Lowell hit a ground rule double to right, D Ortiz scored. | 4 | 2 |
| R Springer relieved G Gonzalez. | 4 | 2 |
| J Drew flied out to center, M Lowell to third. | 4 | 2 |
| J Varitek singled to right, M Lowell scored. | 4 | 3 |
| A LaRoche hit for N Green. | 4 | 3 |
| A LaRoche popped out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Manny Delcarmen pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| J Lowrie at shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| O Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. | 4 | 3 |
| N Garciaparra singled to right center. | 4 | 3 |
| E Patterson ran for N Garciaparra. | 4 | 3 |
| J Cust flied out to left. | 4 | 3 |
| E Patterson stole second. | 4 | 3 |
| T Everidge singled to center, E Patterson scored. | 5 | 3 |
| B Crosby grounded into fielder's choice to third, T Everidge out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Michael Wuertz pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| M Wuertz relieved R Springer. | 5 | 3 |
| J Ellsbury walked. | 5 | 3 |
| D Pedroia grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, J Ellsbury out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| K Youkilis doubled to right. | 5 | 3 |
| J Bay walked. | 5 | 3 |
| C Breslow relieved M Wuertz. | 5 | 3 |
| D Ortiz homered to center, K Youkilis and J Bay scored. | 5 | 6 |
| M Lowell flied out to center. | 5 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Daniel Bard pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| D Bard relieved M Delcarmen. | 5 | 6 |
| R Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 6 |
| R Sweeney struck out swinging. | 5 | 6 |
| L Powell flied out to left. | 5 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Santiago Casilla pitching for Oakland | OAK | BOS |
| S Casilla relieved C Breslow. | 5 | 6 |
| J Drew doubled to right. | 5 | 6 |
| J Varitek doubled to deep left center, J Drew scored. | 5 | 7 |
| J Lowrie grounded out to second, J Varitek to third. | 5 | 7 |
| J Ellsbury hit sacrifice fly to right, J Varitek scored. | 5 | 8 |
| D Pedroia flied out to right. | 5 | 8 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Oakland - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Papelbon pitching for Boston | OAK | BOS |
| J Papelbon relieved D Bard. | 5 | 8 |
| R Baldelli in right field. | 5 | 8 |
| A Kennedy grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 8 |
| O Cabrera singled to left center. | 5 | 8 |
| K Suzuki hit for E Patterson. | 5 | 8 |
| O Cabrera stole second. | 5 | 8 |
| K Suzuki lined out to second. | 5 | 8 |
| J Cust flied out to center. | 5 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||