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2008 Boston Red Sox season

This article documents a current baseball season.
Information may change as the event progresses. 2008Boston Red Sox
Major league affiliations

• American League (Since 1901)
  • East Division (Since 1969)

Location

• Fenway Park (Since 1912)
• Boston, Massachusetts (Since 1901)

2008 Information Owner(s) John Henry
Tom Werner
Larry LucchinoManager(s) Terry FranconaLocal television NESNLocal radio WRKO
WEEI
WROL(Spanish)

The Boston Red Sox' 2008 season began on March 25, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan for the MLB Japan Opening Day 2008. The Red Sox are attempting to become the first repeat World Series Champions since the 1999/2000 New York Yankees and also be the first repeat Champions of the 21st century. They will also try to become World Series Champions three times in five years.

Contents

• 1 Regular season
  • 1.1 Season standings
  • 1.2 Roster
  • 1.3 Record vs. Opponents
  • 1.4 Game log
• 2 Player stats
  • 2.1 Batters
  • 2.2 Pitchers
• 3 References

Regular season

Season standings

 v • d • e  AL EastW L Pct. GB Strk. Home Road Boston Red Sox 40 26 .606 — W2 26–6 14–20 Tampa Bay Rays38 26 .594 1 W1 24–10 14–16 Toronto Blue Jays33 33 .500 7 L1 16–14 17–19 New York Yankees32 32 .500 7 L1 18–15 14–17 Baltimore Orioles31 31 .500 7 L1 17–11 14–20

Roster

Boston Red Sox roster view • talk • editActive (25-man) roster Inactive (40-man) roster Coaches/Other Starting rotation

• 19 Josh Beckett
• 40 Bartolo Colón
• 31 Jon Lester *
• 63 Justin Masterson
• 49 Tim Wakefield
  

Bullpen

• 53 David Aardsma
• 17 Manny Delcarmen
• 56 Craig Hansen
• 48 Javier López
• 37 Hideki Okajima
• 58 Jonathan Papelbon (CL)
• 50 Mike Timlin

Catchers

• 36 Kevin Cash
• 33 Jason Varitek

Infielders

• 22 Sean Casey
• 13 Alex Cora
• 25 Mike Lowell
• 23 Julio Lugo
• 15 Dustin Pedroia
• 20 Kevin Youkilis

Outfielders

• 10 Coco Crisp
•  7 J. D. Drew
• 46 Jacoby Ellsbury
• 44 Brandon Moss
• 24 Manny Ramírez

Designated hitters

• None specified
  

Pitchers

• 61 Clay Buchholz
• 43 Devern Hansack
• -- Lincoln Holdzkom
• -- Eric Hull
• 18 Daisuke Matsuzaka †
• 62 David Pauley
• 59 Chris Smith
  

Catchers

• 80 Dusty Brown
• 72 George Kottaras
  

Infielders

• 76 Argenis Diaz
• 12 Jed Lowrie
  

Outfielders

• 55 Jeff Bailey
• 54 Chris Carter
• 30 Jonathan Van Every
  

Designated hitters

• 34 David Ortiz †

Manager

• 47 Terry Francona

Coaches

• 16 Luis Alicea (first base)
• 52 John Farrell (pitching)
• 35 DeMarlo Hale (third base)
• 29 Dave Magadan (hitting)
•  2 Brad Mills (bench)
• 57 Gary Tuck (bullpen)

60-day disabled list

• 38 Curt Schilling
  

† 15-day disabled list
* Suspended list
# Bereavement list
Roster updated 2008-06-03
Transactions • Depth Chart

Record vs. Opponents

Team W-L Record Baltimore Orioles3–3 Chicago White Sox0–0 Cleveland Indians2–0 Detroit Tigers5–2 Kansas City Royals4–0 Los Angeles Angels1–2 Minnesota Twins1–3 New York Yankees3–2 Oakland Athletics3–4 Seattle Mariners3–3 Tampa Bay Rays6–3 Texas Rangers4–0 Toronto Blue Jays2–4 Interleague Play3–0

Game log

2008 Game Log March # 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

April # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 3 April 1@ Athletics2 – 1 Matsuzaka(1–0) Blanton(0–1) Papelbon(2) 36,067 2–1 4 April 2@ Athletics5 – 0 Lester(1–1) Embree(0–1) 21,625 3–1 5 April 4@ Blue Jays6 – 3 Marcum(1–0) Aardsma(0–1) Accardo(2) 50,171 3–2 6 April 5@ Blue Jays10 – 2 Litsch(1–0) Buchholz(0–1) 35,238 3–3 7 April 6@ Blue Jays7 – 4 Halladay(1–1) Beckett(0–1) Accardo(3) 30,114 3–4 8 April 8Tigers5 – 0 Matsuzaka(2–0) Rogers(0–2) 36,567 4–4 9 April 9Tigers7 – 2 Bonderman(1-1) Lester(1–2) 37,190 4–5 10 April 10Tigers12 – 6 Wakefield(1–0) Robertson(0–1) Papelbon(3) 37,612 5–5 11 April 11Yankees4 – 1 Wang(3–0) Timlin(0–1) 37,624 5–6 12 April 12Yankees4 – 3 Beckett(1–1) Mussina(1–2) Papelbon(4) 37,461 6–6 13 April 13Yankees8 – 5 Matsuzaka(3–0) Hughes(0–2) Delcarmen(1) 37,876 7–6 14 April 14@ Indians6 – 4 Timlin(1–1) Borowski(0–2) Papelbon(5) 21,802 8–6 15 April 15@ Indians5 – 3 Aardsma(1–1) Lewis(0–1) Okajima(1) 25,135 9–6 16 April 16@ Yankees15 – 9 Hawkins(1–0) Tavárez(0–1) Bruney(1) 54,667 9–7 17 April 17@ Yankees7 – 5 Beckett(2–1) Mussina(1–3) 55,088 10–7 18 April 18Rangers11 – 3 Matsuzaka(4–0) Mendoza(0–2) 37,902 11–7 19 April 19Rangers5 – 3 López(1–0) Benoit(1–1) Papelbon(6) 37,958 12–7 20 April 20Rangers6 – 5 Wakefield(2–0) Wilson(0–1) Papelbon(7) 37,480 13–7 21 April 21Rangers8 – 3 Buchholz(1–1) Nippert(1–2) 37,539 14–7 22 April 22Angels7 – 6 Timlin(2–1) Oliver(1–1) Papelbon(8) 37,982 15–7 23 April 23Angels6 – 4 Garland(3–2) Hansen(0–1) Rodriguez(8) 38,172 15–8 24 April 24Angels7 – 5 Saunders(4–0) Delcarmen(0–1) Rodriguez(9) 36,848 15–9 25 April 25@ Rays5 – 4 Dohmann(1–0) Timlin(2–2) 30,290 15–10 26 April 26@ Rays2 – 1 Dohmann(2–0) Buchholz(1–2) Percival(5) 36,048 15–11 27 April 27@ Rays3 – 0 Shields(3–1) Beckett(2–2) 32,363 15–12 28 April 29Blue Jays1 – 0 Papelbon(1–0) Halladay(2–4) 37,215 16–12 29 April 30Blue Jays2 – 1 Papelbon(2–0) Downs(0–1) 37,710 17–12 May # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 30 May 1Blue Jays3 – 0 Burnett(3–2) Wakefield(2–1) Ryan(3) 37,821 17–13 31 May 2Rays7 – 3 Buchholz(2–2) Jackson(2–3) 37,541 18–13 32 May 3Rays12 – 4 Beckett(3–2) Shields(3–2) 37,700 19–13 33 May 4Rays7 – 3 Lester(2–2) Kazmir(0–1) Papelbon(9) 37,091 20–13 34 May 5@ Tigers6 – 3 Matsuzaka(5–0) Bonderman(2–3) Papelbon(10) 39,478 21–13 35 May 6@ Tigers5 – 0 Wakefield(3–1) Robertson(1–4) 38,564 22–13 36 May 7@ Tigers10 – 9 Jones(1–0) Papelbon(2–1) 38,062 22–14 37 May 8@ Tigers5 – 1 Beckett(4–2) Verlander(1–6) 38,592 23–14 38 May 9@ Twins7 – 6 Crain(1–1) Papelbon(2–2) 25,477 23–15 39 May 10@ Twins5 – 2 Matsuzaka(6–0) Perkins(0–1) Papelbon(11) 33,839 24–15 40 May 11@ Twins9 – 8 Blackburn(3–2) Wakefield(3–2) Nathan(12) 26,511 24–16 41 May 12@ Twins7 – 3 Hernández(6–1) Buchholz(2–3) 18,782 24–17 42 May 13@ Orioles5 – 4 Guthrie(2–3) Beckett(4–3) Sherrill(14) 38,768 24–18 43 May 14@ Orioles6 – 3 Cabrera(4–1) Hansen(0–2) Sherrill(15) 28,939 24–19 – May 16BrewersPostponed (rain) 44 May 17Brewers5 – 3 Matsuzaka(7–0) Suppan(2–3) Papelbon(12) 37,409 25–19 45 May 17Brewers7 – 6 Hansen(1–2) Torres(3–1) Timlin(1) 37,847 26–19 46 May 18Brewers11 – 7 Beckett(5–3) Villanueva(2–5) 37,204 27–19 47 May 19Royals7 – 0 Lester(3–2) (no-hitter) Hochevar(3–3) 37,746 28–19 48 May 20Royals2 – 1 Masterson(1–0) Meche(3–6) Papelbon(13) 37,486 29–19 49 May 21Royals6 – 3 Colón(1–0) Tomko(2–5) 37,674 30–19 50 May 22Royals11 – 8 Matsuzaka(8–0) Bannister(4–6) Papelbon(14) 37,613 31–19 51 May 23@ Athletics8 – 3 Harden(3–0) Wakefield(3–3) 29,057 31–20 52 May 24@ Athletics3 – 0 Duchscherer(4–3) Beckett(5–4) Street(10) 33,468 31–21 53 May 25@ Athletics6 – 3 Blanton(3–6) Lester(3–3) Street(11) 33,067 31–22 54 May 26@ Mariners5 – 3 Colón(2–0) Hernández(2–5) 35,818 32–22 55 May 27@ Mariners4 – 3 Putz(2–3) Timlin(2–3) 30,758 32–23 56 May 28@ Mariners1 – 0 Bédard(4–3) Wakefield(3–4) Putz(6) 30,752 32–24 57 May 30@ Orioles5 – 2 (13) Timlin(3–3) Bradford(2–2) Papelbon(15) 46,199 33–24 58 May 31@ Orioles6 – 3 Aardsma(2–1) Cormier(0–2) Papelbon(16) 48,281 34–24 June # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 59 June 1@ Orioles9 – 4 Colón(3–0) Burres(4–5) 45,031 35–24 60 June 2@ Orioles6 – 3 Johnson(1–2) Okajima(1–1) Sherrill(18) 25,711 35–25 61 June 3Rays7 – 4 Masterson(2–0) Garza(4–2) Papelbon(17) 37,823 36–25 62 June 4Rays5 – 1 Beckett(6–4) Jackson(3–5) 37,474 37–25 63 June 5Rays7 – 1 Lester(4–3) Shields(4–4) 37,639 38–25 64 June 6Mariners8 – 0 Hernández(4–5) Colón(3–1) 37,757 38–26 65 June 7Mariners11 – 3 Wakefield(4–4) Batista(3–7) 37,443 39–26 66 June 8Mariners2 – 1 Masterson(3–0) Green(1–2) Papelbon(18) 37,198 40–26 67 June 10Orioles68 June 11Orioles69 June 12Orioles70 June 13@ Reds71 June 14@ Reds72 June 15@ Reds73 June 16@ Phillies74 June 17@ Phillies75 June 18@ Phillies76 June 20Cardinals77 June 21Cardinals78 June 22Cardinals79 June 23D-backs80 June 24D-backs81 June 25D-backs82 June 27@ Astros83 June 28@ Astros84 June 29@ Astros85 June 30@ Rays July # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 86 July 1@ Rays87 July 2@ Rays88 July 3@ Yankees89 July 4@ Yankees90 July 5@ Yankees91 July 6@ Yankees92 July 7Twins93 July 8Twins94 July 9Twins95 July 11Orioles96 July 12Orioles97 July 13Orioles98 July 18@ Angels99 July 19@ Angels100 July 20@ Angels101 July 21@ Mariners102 July 22@ Mariners103 July 23@ Mariners104 July 25Yankees105 July 26Yankees106 July 27Yankees107 July 28Angels108 July 29Angels109 July 30Angels August # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 110 August 1Athletics111 August 2Athletics112 August 3Athletics113 August 4@ Royals114 August 5@ Royals115 August 6@ Royals116 August 8@ White Sox117 August 9@ White Sox118 August 10@ White Sox119 August 11@ White Sox120 August 12Rangers121 August 13Rangers122 August 14Rangers123 August 15Blue Jays124 August 16Blue Jays125 August 17Blue Jays126 August 18@ Orioles127 August 19@ Orioles128 August 20@ Orioles129 August 22@ Blue Jays130 August 23@ Blue Jays131 August 24@ Blue Jays132 August 26@ Yankees133 August 27@ Yankees134 August 28@ Yankees135 August 29White Sox136 August 30White Sox137 August 31White Sox September # Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record 138 September 1Orioles139 September 2Orioles140 September 3Orioles141 September 5Rangers142 September 6Rangers143 September 7Rangers144 September 8Rays145 September 9Rays146 September 10Rays147 September 12Blue Jays148 September 13Blue Jays149 September 14Blue Jays150 September 15@ Rays151 September 16@ Rays152 September 17@ Rays153 September 19@ Blue Jays154 September 20@ Blue Jays155 September 21@ Blue Jays156 September 22Indians157 September 23Indians158 September 24Indians159 September 25Indians160 September 26Yankees161 September 27Yankees162 September 28Yankees

Player stats

Correct as of May 20, 2008

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

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI AVG SB Sean Casey20 62 6 22 7 0 0 8 .355 0 Kevin Cash16 44 3 15 4 0 0 5 .341 0 Alex Cora11 22 0 9 1 0 0 1 .409 0 Coco Crisp33 97 12 29 7 1 2 10 .299 6 J.D. Drew36 124 27 35 6 0 3 18 .282 1 Jacoby Ellsbury41 134 35 37 3 2 3 16 .276 18 Mike Lowell29 110 15 30 8 0 5 15 .273 0 Jed Lowrie17 42 6 13 4 0 1 7 .310 0 Julio Lugo38 132 12 37 7 0 0 10 .280 6 Brandon Moss6 21 3 6 0 0 2 3 .286 0 David Ortiz43 170 30 42 9 0 10 37 .247 0 Dustin Pedroia47 195 27 59 14 0 2 23 .303 6 Manny Ramirez44 167 27 50 12 1 8 28 .299 1 Joe Thurston4 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 Jonathan Van Every1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333 0 Jason Varitek37 124 13 36 11 0 5 17 .290 0 Kevin Youkilis44 171 30 56 16 2 9 34 .327 2

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 David Aardsma1 1 2.14 19 0 0 21 6 5 16 18 Josh Beckett5 3 4.67 8 8 0 54.0 29 28 11 56 Clay Buchholz2 3 5.53 8 8 0 42.1 27 26 20 43 Bryan Corey0 0 10.50 7 0 0 6.0 7 7 3 4 Manny Delcarmen0 1 5.82 20 0 0 17.0 11 11 6 15 Craig Hansen1 2 7.11 6 0 0 6.1 8 5 3 5 Jon Lester3 2 3.41 11 11 0 66.0 27 25 31 42 Javier Lopez1 0 3.24 21 0 0 16.2 8 6 8 8 Justin Masterson0 0 1.50 1 1 0 6.0 1 1 4 4 Daisuke Matsuzaka7 0 2.15 9 9 0 54.1 15 13 32 46 Hideki Okajima1 0 0.93 18 0 1 19.1 2 2 4 16 Jonathan Papelbon2 2 2.61 20 0 12 20.2 8 6 2 24 David Pauley0 0 10.38 1 0 0 4.1 5 5 2 3 Kyle Snyder0 0 21.60 2 0 0 1.2 4 4 2 1 Julian Tavarez0 1 6.39 9 0 0 12.2 12 9 9 6 Mike Timlin2 2 8.18 14 0 1 11.0 10 10 3 2 Tim Wakefield3 2 4.33 9 9 0 54.0 29 26 26 32

References

• Boston Red Sox season at Baseball Reference

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