2008 American League Championship Series Game 7 vs Boston Red Sox
Garza, Aybar's homer and Price's first save send the Rays to the World Series.
Game 7 of the 2008 American League Championship Series was played on October 19, 2008, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Boston Red Sox 3–1 to win their first American League pennant, a year after posting the worst record in baseball.
Quick Facts
- Date
- October 19, 2008
- Venue
- Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
- Score
- Rays 3, Red Sox 1
- Winning pitcher
- Matt Garza (2–0), ALCS MVP
- Losing pitcher
- Jon Lester (0–2)
- Save
- David Price (1), his first in the majors
- Home runs
- Dustin Pedroia (Red Sox); Willy Aybar (Rays)
- Series
- Rays won 4–3
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Background
Dustin Pedroia's one-out homer in the first off Matt Garza gave Boston the lead, but Garza settled in and was named series MVP. Evan Longoria's RBI double tied it in the fourth, Rocco Baldelli's RBI single put Tampa Bay ahead in the fifth and Willy Aybar's leadoff homer in the seventh added insurance. Rookie David Price, in the majors barely a month, struck out J. D. Drew with the bases loaded in the eighth and recorded his first major league save in the ninth. The Rays had led the series 3–1 before Boston came back from seven runs down in Game 5 and won Game 6.
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