Saison 2008 des Red Sox de Boston
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| Boston Red Sox 2008 | ||||||||
Manny Ramírez | ||||||||
| Ligue | Américaine | |||||||
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| Division | Est | |||||||
| Stade | Fenway Park | |||||||
| Propriétaire | John Henry, Tom Werner et Larry Lucchino |
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| Manager | Terry Francona | |||||||
| Saison régulière | ||||||||
| Bilan | 95 vic. - 67 déf. | |||||||
| Moyenne de spectateurs |
37 633 | |||||||
| Séries éliminatoires | ||||||||
| Progression | V 3-1 Angels D 3-4 Rays |
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| Chronologie | ||||||||
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La Saison 2008 des Red Sox de Boston est la 108e saison en ligue majeure pour cette franchise tenante du titre des Séries mondiales. Avec 95 victoires pour 67 défaites, les Red Sox participent aux séries éliminatoires au titre du meilleur deuxième en Ligue américaine. Le parcours est stoppé en Série de Ligue face aux Rays.
Contexte
Les Red Sox restent sur le triomphe de la saison 2007 qui a permis à Boston de célébrer son second titre du XXIe siècle après sa victoire en 2004.
Classement
| Ligue américaine (Division Est) |
V | D | % | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rays de Tampa Bay | 97 | 65 | 0.599 | -- |
| Red Sox de Boston | 95 | 67 | 0.586 | 2.0 |
| Yankees de New York | 89 | 73 | 0.549 | 8.0 |
| Blue Jays de Toronto | 86 | 76 | 0.531 | 11.0 |
| Orioles de Baltimore | 68 | 93 | 0.422 | 28.5 |
Calendriers/résultats
Résultats
Mars
Matches de la saison régulière : mars 2008
| # | Date | Adversaire | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Spectateur | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 mars | @ Athletics[n 1] | 6 – 5 (10) | Okajima (1–0) | Street (0–1) | Papelbon (1) | 44,628 | 1–0 |
| 2 | 26 mars | @ Athletics[n 1] | 5 – 1 | Harden (1–0) | Lester (0–1) | 44,735 | 1–1 |
Avril
Matches de la saison régulière : avril 2008
| # | Date | Adversaire | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Spectateur | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1er avril | @ Athletics | 2 – 1 | Matsuzaka (1–0) | Blanton (0–1) | Papelbon (2) | 36,067 | 2–1 |
| 4 | 2 avril | @ Athletics | 5 – 0 | Lester (1–1) | Embree (0–1) | 21,625 | 3–1 | |
| 5 | 4 avril | @ Blue Jays | 6 – 3 | Marcum (1–0) | Aardsma (0–1) | Accardo (2) | 50,171 | 3–2 |
| 6 | 5 avril | @ Blue Jays | 10 – 2 | Litsch (1–0) | Buchholz (0–1) | 35,238 | 3–3 | |
| 7 | 6 avril | @ Blue Jays | 7 – 4 | Halladay (1–1) | Beckett (0–1) | Accardo (3) | 30,114 | 3–4 |
| 8 | 8 avril | Tigers | 5 – 0 | Matsuzaka (2–0) | Rogers (0–2) | 36,567 | 4–4 | |
| 9 | 9 avril | Tigers | 7 – 2 | Bonderman (1-1) | Lester (1–2) | 37,190 | 4–5 | |
| 10 | 10 avril | Tigers | 12 – 6 | Wakefield (1–0) | Robertson (0–1) | Papelbon (3) | 37,612 | 5–5 |
| 11 | 11 avril | Yankees | 4 – 1 | Wang (3–0) | Timlin (0–1) | 37,624 | 5–6 | |
| 12 | 12 avril | Yankees | 4 – 3 | Beckett (1–1) | Mussina (1–2) | Papelbon (4) | 37,461 | 6–6 |
| 13 | 13 avril | Yankees | 8 – 5 | Matsuzaka (3–0) | Hughes (0–2) | 37,876 | 7–6 | |
| 14 | 14 avril | @ Indians | 6 – 4 | Timlin (1–1) | Borowski (0–2) | Papelbon (5) | 21,802 | 8–6 |
| 15 | 15 avril | @ Indians | 5 – 3 | Aardsma (1–1) | Lewis (0–1) | Okajima (1) | 25,135 | 9–6 |
| 16 | 16 avril | @ Yankees | 15 – 9 | Hawkins (1–0) | Tavárez (0–1) | Bruney (1) | 54,667 | 9–7 |
| 17 | 17 avril | @ Yankees | 7 – 5 | Beckett (2–1) | Mussina (1–3) | 55,088 | 10–7 | |
| 18 | 18 avril | Rangers | 11 – 3 | Matsuzaka (4–0) | Mendoza (0–2) | 37,902 | 11–7 | |
| 19 | 19 avril | Rangers | 5 – 3 | López (1–0) | Benoit (1–1) | Papelbon (6) | 37,958 | 12–7 |
| 20 | 20 avril | Rangers | 6 – 5 | Wakefield (2–0) | Wilson (0–1) | Papelbon (7) | 37,480 | 13–7 |
| 21 | 21 avril | Rangers | 8 – 3 | Buchholz (1–1) | Nippert (1–2) | 37,539 | 14–7 | |
| 22 | 22 avril | Angels | 7 – 6 | Timlin (2–1) | Oliver (1–1) | Papelbon (8) | 37,982 | 15–7 |
| 23 | 23 avril | Angels | 6 – 4 | Garland (3–2) | Hansen (0–1) | Rodríguez (8) | 38,172 | 15–8 |
| 24 | 24 avril | Angels | 7 – 5 | Saunders (4–0) | Delcarmen (0–1) | Rodríguez (9) | 36,848 | 15–9 |
| 25 | 25 avril | @ Rays | 5 – 4 | Dohmann (1–0) | Timlin (2–2) | 30,290 | 15–10 | |
| 26 | 26 avril | @ Rays | 2 – 1 | Dohmann (2–0) | Buchholz (1–2) | Percival (5) | 36,048 | 15–11 |
| 27 | 27 avril | @ Rays | 3 – 0 | Shields (3–1) | Beckett (2–2) | 32,363 | 15–12 | |
| 28 | 29 avril | Blue Jays | 1 – 0 | Papelbon (1–0) | Halladay (2–4) | 37,215 | 16–12 | |
| 29 | 30 avril | Blue Jays | 2 – 1 | Papelbon (2–0) | Downs(0–1) | 37,710 | 17–12 |
Mai
Matches de la saison régulière : mai 2008
| # | Date | Adversaire | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Spectateur | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 1er mai | Blue Jays | 3 – 0 | Burnett (3–2) | Wakefield (2–1) | Ryan (3) | 37,821 | 17–13 |
| 31 | 2 mai | Rays | 7 – 3 | Buchholz (2–2) | Jackson (2–3) | 37,541 | 18–13 | |
| 32 | 3 mai | Rays | 12 – 4 | Beckett (3–2) | Shields (3–2) | 37,700 | 19–13 | |
| 33 | 4 mai | Rays | 7 – 3 | Lester (2–2) | Kazmir (0–1) | Papelbon (9) | 37,091 | 20–13 |
| 34 | 5 mai | @ Tigers | 6 – 3 | Matsuzaka (5–0) | Bonderman (2–3) | Papelbon (10) | 39,478 | 21–13 |
| 35 | 6 mai | @ Tigers | 5 – 0 | Wakefield (3–1) | Robertson (1–4) | 38,564 | 22–13 | |
| 36 | 7 mai | @ Tigers | 10 – 9 | Jones (1–0) | Papelbon (2–1) | 38,062 | 22–14 | |
| 37 | 8 mai | @ Tigers | 5 – 1 | Beckett (4–2) | Verlander (1–6) | 38,592 | 23–14 | |
| 38 | 9 mai | @ Twins | 7 – 6 | Crain (1–1) | Papelbon (2–2) | 25,477 | 23–15 | |
| 39 | 10 mai | @ Twins | 5 – 2 | Matsuzaka (6–0) | Perkins (0–1) | Papelbon (11) | 33,839 | 24–15 |
| 40 | 11 mai | @ Twins | 9 – 8 | Blackburn (3–2) | Wakefield (3–2) | Nathan (12) | 26,511 | 24–16 |
| 41 | 12 mai | @ Twins | 7 – 3 | Hernández (6–1) | Buchholz (2–3) | 18,782 | 24–17 | |
| 42 | 13 mai | @ Orioles | 5 – 4 | Guthrie (2–3) | Beckett (4–3) | Sherrill (14) | 38,768 | 24–18 |
| 43 | 14 mai | @ Orioles | 6 – 3 | Cabrera (4–1) | Hansen (0–2) | Sherrill (15) | 28,939 | 24–19 |
| – | 16 mai | Brewers | Décalé (pluie) Reprogrammé au 17 mai | |||||
| 44 | 17 mai | Brewers | 5 – 3 | Matsuzaka (7–0) | Suppan (2–3) | Papelbon (12) | 37,409 | 25–19 |
| 45 | 17 mai | Brewers | 7 – 6 | Hansen (1–2) | Torres (3–1) | Timlin (1) | 37,847 | 26–19 |
| 46 | 18 mai | Brewers | 11 – 7 | Beckett (5–3) | Villanueva (2–5) | 37,204 | 27–19 | |
| 47 | 19 mai | Royals | 7 – 0 | Lester (3–2) (no-hitter) | Hochevar (3–3) | 37,746 | 28–19 | |
| 48 | 20 mai | Royals | 2 – 1 | Masterson (1–0) | Meche (3–6) | Papelbon (13) | 37,486 | 29–19 |
| 49 | 21 mai | Royals | 6 – 3 | Colón (1–0) | Tomko (2–5) | 37,674 | 30–19 | |
| 50 | 22 mai | Royals | 11 – 8 | Matsuzaka (8–0) | Bannister (4–6) | Papelbon (14) | 37,613 | 31–19 |
| 51 | 23 mai | @ Athletics | 8 – 3 | Harden (3–0) | Wakefield (3–3) | 29,057 | 31–20 | |
| 52 | 24 mai | @ Athletics | 3 – 0 | Duchscherer (4–3) | Beckett (5–4) | Street (10) | 33,468 | 31–21 |
| 53 | 25 mai | @ Athletics | 6 – 3 | Blanton (3–6) | Lester (3–3) | Street (11) | 33,067 | 31–22 |
| 54 | 26 mai | @ Mariners | 5 – 3 | Colón (2–0) | Hernández (2–5) | 35,818 | 32–22 | |
| 55 | 27 mai | @ Mariners | 4 – 3 | Putz (2–3) | Timlin (2–3) | 30,758 | 32–23 | |
| 56 | 28 mai | @ Mariners | 1 – 0 | Bédard (4–3) | Wakefield (3–4) | Putz (6) | 30,752 | 32–24 |
| 57 | 30 mai | @ Orioles | 5 – 2 (13) | Timlin (3–3) | Bradford (2–2) | Papelbon (15) | 46,199 | 33–24 |
| 58 | 31 mai | @ Orioles | 6 – 3 | Aardsma (2–1) | Cormier (0–2) | Papelbon (16) | 48,281 | 34–24 |
Juin
Matches de la saison régulière : juin 2008
| # | Date | Adversaire | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Spectateur | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | 1er juin | @ Orioles | 9 – 4 | Colón (3–0) | Burres (4–5) | 45,031 | 35–24 | |
| 60 | 2 juin | @ Orioles | 6 – 3 | Johnson (1–2) | Okajima (1–1) | Sherrill (18) | 25,711 | 35–25 |
| 61 | 3 juin | Rays | 7 – 4 | Masterson (2–0) | Garza (4–2) | Papelbon (17) | 37,823 | 36–25 |
| 62 | 4 juin | Rays | 5 – 1 | Beckett (6–4) | Jackson (3–5) | 37,474 | 37–25 | |
| 63 | 5 juin | Rays | 7 – 1 | Lester (4–3) | Shields (4–4) | 37,639 | 38–25 | |
| 64 | 6 juin | Mariners | 8 – 0 | Hernández (4–5) | Colón (3–1) | 37,757 | 38–26 | |
| 65 | 7 juin | Mariners | 11 – 3 | Wakefield (4–4) | Batista (3–7) | 37,443 | 39–26 | |
| 66 | 8 juin | Mariners | 2 – 1 | Masterson (3–0) | Green (1–2) | Papelbon (18) | 37,198 | 40–26 |
| 67 | 10 juin | Orioles | 10 – 6 | Sarfate (4–1) | Okajima (1–2) | 37,858 | 40–27 | |
| 68 | 11 juin | Orioles | 6 – 3 | Colón (4–1) | Olson (5–2) | Papelbon (19) | 38,180 | 41–27 |
| 69 | 12 juin | Orioles | 9 – 2 | Lester (5–3) | Guthrie (3–7) | 38,139 | 42–27 | |
| 70 | 13 juin | @ Reds | 3 – 1 | Harang (3–9) | Masterson (3-1) | Cordero (13) | 38,855 | 42–28 |
| 71 | 14 juin | @ Reds | 6 – 4 (10) | Papelbon (3-2) | Lincoln (0–2) | Hansen (1) | 39,154 | 43–28 |
| 72 | 15 juin | @ Reds | 9 – 0 | Beckett (7–4) | Bailey (0–3) | 39,958 | 44–28 | |
| 73 | 16 juin | @ Phillies | 8 – 2 | Hamels (7–4) | Colón (4–2) | 45,026 | 44–29 | |
| 74 | 17 juin | @ Phillies | 3 – 0 | Lester (6–3) | Moyer (7–4) | Papelbon (20) | 45,160 | 45–29 |
| 75 | 18 juin | @ Phillies | 7 – 4 | Masterson (4–1) | Kendrick (6–3) | Papelbon (21) | 45,187 | 46–29 |
| 76 | 20 juin | Cardinals | 5 – 4 | Lohse (9–2) | Wakefield (4–5) | Franklin (10) | 37,671 | 46–30 |
| 77 | 21 juin | Cardinals | 9 – 3 | Boggs (2–0) | Matsuzaka (8–1) | 37,227 | 46–31 | |
| 78 | 22 juin | Cardinals | 5 – 3 (13) | López (2-0) | Parisi (0-3) | 37,085 | 47–31 | |
| 79 | 23 juin | D-backs | 2 – 1 | Haren (8–4) | Beckett (7–5) | Lyon (16) | 37,694 | 47–32 |
| 80 | 24 juin | D-backs | 5 – 4 | Smith (1–0) | Qualls (1–6) | Papelbon (22) | 37,867 | 48–32 |
| 81 | 25 juin | D-backs | 5 – 0 | Wakefield (5–5) | Johnson (4–6) | Papelbon (23) | 37,924 | 49–32 |
| 82 | 27 juin | @ Astros | 6 – 1 | Matsuzaka (9–1) | Hernández (0–1) | Papelbon (24) | 42,237 | 50–32 |
| 83 | 28 juin | @ Astros | 11 – 10 | Brocail (3–3) | Delcarmen (0–2) | Valverde (20) | 43,073 | 50–33 |
| 84 | 29 juin | @ Astros | 3 – 2 | Brocail (4–3) | Aardsma (2–2) | Valverde (21) | 42,066 | 50–34 |
| 85 | 30 juin | @ Rays | 5 – 4 | Shields (6–5) | Masterson (4–2) | Howell (2) | 34,145 | 50–35 |
Juillet
Matches de la saison régulière : juillet 2008
| # | Date | Adversaire | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Spectateur | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | 1er juillet | @ Rays | 3 – 1 | Garza (7–4) | Wakefield (5–6) | Balfour (2) | 31,112 | 50–36 |
| 87 | 2 juillet | @ Rays | 7 – 6 | Glover (1–2) | Hansen (1–3) | Wheeler (3) | 36,048 | 50–37 |
| 88 | 3 juillet | @ Yankees | 7 – 0 | Lester (7–3) | Pettitte (9–6) | 54,677 | 51–37 | |
| 89 | 4 juillet | @ Yankees | 6 – 4 | Beckett (8–5) | Rasner (4–7) | Papelbon (25) | 55,130 | 52–37 |
| 90 | 5 juillet | @ Yankees | 2 – 1 | Mussina (11–6) | Masterson (4–3) | Rivera (23) | 54,920 | 52–38 |
| 91 | 6 juillet | @ Yankees | 5 – 4 (10) | Rivera (3–3) | Papelbon (3–3) | 54,922 | 52–39 | |
| 92 | 7 juillet | Twins | 1 – 0 | Okajima (2–2) | Bass (3–3) | Papelbon (26) | 37,912 | 53–39 |
| 93 | 8 juillet | Twins | 6 – 5 | Aardsma (3–2) | Guerrier (4–4) | Papelbon (27) | 37,925 | 54–39 |
| 94 | 9 juillet | Twins | 18 – 5 | Beckett (9–5) | Hernández (9–6) | 37,470 | 55–39 | |
| 95 | 11 juillet | Orioles | 7 – 3 | Burres (7–5) | Buchholz (2–4) | Sherrill (28) | 37,779 | 55–40 |
| 96 | 12 juillet | Orioles | 12 – 1 | Wakefield (6–6) | Liz (3–2) | 37,539 | 56–40 | |
| 97 | 13 juillet | Orioles | 2 – 1 | Matsuzaka (10–1) | Cabrera (6–5) | Papelbon (28) | 37,344 | 57–40 |
| 98 | 18 juillet | @ Angels | 11 – 3 | Lackey (7–2) | Buchholz (2–5) | 44,260 | 57–41 | |
| 99 | 19 juillet | @ Angels | 4 – 2 | Arredondo (4-0) | Beckett (9-6) | Rodríguez (39) | 44,005 | 57–42 |
| 100 | 20 juillet | @ Angels | 5 – 3 | Oliver (3-1) | Wakefield (6-7) | Rodríguez (40) | 44,164 | 57–43 |
| 101 | 21 juillet | @ Mariners | 4 – 0 | Lester (8-3) | Washburn (4-9) | Papelbon (29) | 37,861 | 58-43 |
| 102 | 22 juillet | @ Mariners | 4 – 2 | Matsuzaka (11-1) | Dickey (2-5) | Papelbon (30) | 38,425 | 59-43 |
| 103 | 23 juillet | @ Mariners | 6 – 3 (13) | Papelbon (4-3) | Green (2-3) | Hansen (2) | 43,231 | 60-43 |
| 104 | 25 juillet | Yankees | 1 – 0 | Chamberlain (3-3) | Beckett (9-7) | Rivera (26) | 37,744 | 60-44 |
| 105 | 26 juillet | Yankees | 10 – 3 | Pettitte (12-7) | Wakefield (6-8) | 37,225 | 60-45 | |
| 106 | 27 juillet | Yankees | 9 – 2 | Lester (9-3) | Ponson (6-2) | 37,688 | 61-45 | |
| 107 | 28 juillet | Angels | 7 – 5 | Weaver (9-8) | Matsuzaka (11-2) | Rodríguez (44) | 37,830 | 61-46 |
| 108 | 29 juillet | Angels | 6 – 2 | Lackey (9-2) | Buchholz (2-6) | 38,110 | 61-47 | |
| 109 | 30 juillet | Angels | 9 – 2 | Saunders (14-5) | Beckett (9-8) | 38,042 | 61-48 |
Matches de la saison régulière : août 2008
| # | Date | Adversaire | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Spectateur | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | 1er août | Athletics | 2 – 1 (12) | Timlin (4–3) | Embree (1–4) | 37,832 | 62–48 | |
| 111 | 2 août | Athletics | 12 – 2 | Lester (10–3) | Eveland (7–8) | 37,838 | 63–48 | |
| 112 | 3 août | Athletics | 5 – 2 | Matsuzaka (12–2) | Braden (2–2) | Papelbon (31) | 37,317 | 64–48 |
| 113 | 4 août | @ Royals | 4 – 3 | Meche (10–9) | Buchholz (2–7) | Soria (32) | 24,378 | 64–49 |
| 114 | 5 août | @ Royals | 8 – 2 | Beckett (10–8) | Bannister (7–10) | 22,069 | 65–49 | |
| 115 | 6 août | @ Royals | 8 – 2 | Wakefield (7–8) | Hochevar (6–10) | 24,294 | 66–49 | |
| 116 | 8 août | @ White Sox | 5 – 3 | Buerhle (9–10) | Lester (10–4) | Jenks (23) | 38,621 | 66–50 |
| 117 | 9 août | @ White Sox | 6 – 2 | Matsuzaka (13–2) | Logan (2–3) | 39,243 | 67–50 | |
| 118 | 10 août | @ White Sox | 6 – 5 | Floyd (12–6) | Buchholz (2–8) | Jenks (24) | 39,008 | 67–51 |
| 119 | 11 août | @ White Sox | 5 – 1 | Beckett (11–8) | Danks (9–5) | 32,634 | 68–51 | |
| 120 | 12 août | Rangers | 19 – 17 | Okajima (3–2) | Francisco (2–4) | Papelbon (32) | 38,004 | 69–51 |
| 121 | 13 août | Rangers | 8 – 4 | Lester (11–4) | Mendoza (3–6) | 37,876 | 70–51 | |
| 122 | 14 août | Rangers | 10 – 0 | Matsuzaka (14–2) | Hunter (0–2) | 37,856 | 71–51 | |
| - | 15 août | Blue Jays | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for 13 septembre | |||||
| 123 | 16 août | Blue Jays | 4 – 1 | Halladay (14–9) | Byrd (7–11) | 37,834 | 71–52 | |
| 124 | 17 août | Blue Jays | 15 – 4 | Marcum (8–5) | Beckett (11–9) | 37,415 | 71–53 | |
| 125 | 18 août | @ Orioles | 6 – 3 | Lester (12–4) | Guthrie (10–9) | Papelbon (33) | 40,429 | 72–53 |
| 126 | 19 août | @ Orioles | 7 – 2 | Matsuzaka (15–2) | Cabrera (8–8) | 48,515 | 73–53 | |
| 127 | 20 août | @ Orioles | 11 – 6 | Waters (2–0) | Buchholz (2–9) | 33,364 | 73–54 | |
| 128 | 22 août | @ Blue Jays | 8 – 4 | Byrd (8–11) | Marcum (8–6) | 40,181 | 74–54 | |
| 129 | 23 août | @ Blue Jays | 11 – 0 | Litsch (9–7) | Lester (12–5) | 44,986 | 74–55 | |
| 130 | 24 août | @ Blue Jays | 6 – 5 (11) | Papelbon (5–3) | League (0–2) | Delcarmen (1) | 44,521 | 75–55 |
| 131 | 26 août | @ Yankees | 7 – 3 | Wakefield (8–8) | Pettitte (13–10) | Papelbon (34) | 55,058 | 76–55 |
| 132 | 27 août | @ Yankees | 11 – 3 | Byrd (9–11) | Ponson (7–5) | 55,027 | 77–55 | |
| 133 | 28 août | @ Yankees | 3 – 2 | Rivera (5-5) | Masterson (4-4) | 55,092 | 77-56 | |
| 134 | 29 août | White Sox | 8 – 0 | Matsuzaka (16-2) | Vazquez (10-12) | 37,755 | 78-56 | |
| 135 | 30 août | White Sox | 8 – 2 | Bowden (1-0) | Buehrle (11-11) | 37,751 | 79-56 | |
| 136 | 31 août | White Sox | 4 – 2 | Floyd (15-6) | Wakefield (8-9) | Jenks (12) | 37,751 | 79-57 |
Août
Matches de la saison régulière : septembre 2008
| # | Date | Adversaire | Score | Win | Loss | Save | Spectateur | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 137 | 1er septembre | Orioles | 7 – 4 | Byrd (10-11) | Olson (8-7) | Papelbon (35) | 37,565 | 80-57 |
| 138 | 2 septembre | Orioles | 14 – 2 | Lester (13-5) | Liz (5-4) | 37,710 | 81-57 | |
| 139 | 3 septembre | Orioles | 5 – 4 | Masterson (5-4) | Miller (0-1) | 37,373 | 82-57 | |
| 140 | 5 septembre | @ Rangers | 8 – 1 | Beckett (12-9) | Millwood (9-8) | 30,264 | 83-57 | |
| 141 | 6 septembre | @ Rangers | 15 – 8 | Harrison (7-3) | Wakefield (8-10) | 38,208 | 83-58 | |
| 142 | 7 septembre | @ Rangers | 7 – 2 | Byrd (11-11) | McCarthy (1-1) | 28,644 | 84-58 | |
| 143 | 8 septembre | Rays | 3 – 0 | Lester (14-5) | Jackson (11-10) | Papelbon (36) | 37,662 | 85-58 |
| 144 | 9 septembre | Rays | 5 – 4 | Wheeler (4-5) | Papelbon (5-4) | Percival (28) | 37,573 | 85-59 |
| 145 | 10 septembre | Rays | 4 – 2 (14) | Miller (2-0) | Timlin (4-4) | Hammel (1) | 38,114 | 85-60 |
| 146 | 12 septembre | Blue Jays | 7 – 0 | Wakefield (9-10) | Purcey (3-6) | 37,398 | 86-60 | |
| 147 | 13 septembre | Blue Jays | 8 – 1 | Burnett (18-10) | Byrd (11-12) | 37,341 | 86-61 | |
| 148 | 13 septembre | Blue Jays | 7 – 5 | Masterson (6-4) | Downs (0-3) | Papelbon (37) | 37,846 | 87-61 |
| 149 | 14 septembre | Blue Jays | 4 – 3 | Lester (15-5) | Halladay (18-11) | Papelbon (38) | 37,007 | 88-61 |
| 150 | 15 septembre | @ Rays | 13 – 5 | Matsuzaka (17-2) | Kazmir (11-7) | 29,772 | 89-61 | |
| 151 | 16 septembre | @ Rays | 2 – 1 | Wheeler (5-5) | Masterson (6-5) | 32,079 | 89-62 | |
| 152 | 17 septembre | @ Rays | 10 – 3 | Balfour (5-2) | Wakefield (9-11) | 36,048 | 89-63 | |
| 153 | 19 septembre | @ Blue Jays | 4 – 3 | Delcarmen (1-2) | Tallet (1-2) | Papelbon (39) | 34,982 | 90-63 |
| 154 | 20 septembre | @ Blue Jays | 6 – 3 | Halladay (19-11) | Lester (15-6) | Ryan (32) | 40,554 | 90-64 |
| 155 | 21 septembre | @ Blue Jays | 3 - 0 | Matsuzaka (18-2) | Richmond (0-3) | Papelbon (40) | 38,814 | 91-64 |
| 156 | 22 septembre | Indians | 4 - 3 | Jackson (1-3) | Beckett (12-10) | Lewis (12) | 37,828 | 91-65 |
| 157 | 23 septembre | Indians | 5 - 4 | Wakefield (10-11) | Lee (22-3) | Papelbon (41) | 37,882 | 92-65 |
| 158 | 24 septembre | Indians | 5 - 4 | Aardsma (4-2) | Pérez (4-4) | Delcarmen (2) | 37,719 | 93-65 |
| 159 | 25 septembre | Indians | 6 - 1 | Lester (16-6) | Sowers (4-9) | 37,726 | 94-65 | |
| 160 | 26 septembre | Yankees | 19 - 8 | Robertson (4-0) | Pauley (0-1) | 37,301 | 94-66 | |
| - | 27 septembre | Yankees | Postponed (rain) Rescheduled for 28 septembre | |||||
| 161 | 28 septembre | Yankees | 6 - 2 | Mussina (20-9) | Matsuzaka (18-3) | Rivera (39) | 37,091 | 94-67 |
| 162 | 28 septembre | Yankees | 4 - 3 (10) | Hansack (1-0) | Veras (5-3) | 37,440 | 95-67 | |