2008 Boston Red Sox Schedule and Results
March 2008
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
25 Mar
at Oakland Athletics
W, 6-5
1-0
Hideki Okajima
26 Mar
at Oakland Athletics
L, 5-1
1-1
Jon Lester
April 2008
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
1 Apr
at Oakland Athletics
W, 2-1
2-1
Daisuke Matsuzaka
2 Apr
at Oakland Athletics
W, 5-0
3-1
Jon Lester
4 Apr
at Toronto Blue Jays
L, 6-3
3-2
David Aardsma
5 Apr
at Toronto Blue Jays
L, 10-2
3-3
Clay Buchholz
6 Apr
at Toronto Blue Jays
L, 7-4
3-4
Josh Beckett
8 Apr
Detroit Tigers
W, 5-0
4-4
Daisuke Matsuzaka
9 Apr
Detroit Tigers
L, 7-2
4-5
Jon Lester
10 Apr
Detroit Tigers
W, 12-6
5-5
Tim Wakefield
11 Apr
New York Yankees
L, 4-1
5-6
Mike Timlin
12 Apr
New York Yankees
W, 4-3
6-6
Josh Beckett
13 Apr
New York Yankees
W, 8-5
7-6
Daisuke Matsuzaka
14 Apr
at Cleveland Indians
W, 6-4
8-6
Mike Timlin
15 Apr
at Cleveland Indians
W, 5-3
9-6
David Aardsma
16 Apr
at New York Yankees
L, 15-9
9-7
Julian Tavarez
17 Apr
at New York Yankees
W, 7-5
10-7
Josh Beckett
18 Apr
Texas Rangers
W, 11-3
11-7
Daisuke Matsuzaka
19 Apr
Texas Rangers
W, 5-3
12-7
Javier Lopez
20 Apr
Texas Rangers
W, 6-5
13-7
Tim Wakefield
21 Apr
Texas Rangers
W, 8-3
14-7
Clay Buchholz
22 Apr
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
W, 7-6
15-7
Mike Timlin
23 Apr
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
L, 6-4
15-8
Craig Hansen
24 Apr
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
L, 7-5
15-9
Manny Delcarmen
25 Apr
at Tampa Bay Rays
L, 5-4
15-10
Mike Timlin
26 Apr
at Tampa Bay Rays
L, 2-1
15-11
Clay Buchholz
27 Apr
at Tampa Bay Rays
L, 3-0
15-12
Josh Beckett
29 Apr
Toronto Blue Jays
W, 1-0
16-12
Jonathan Papelbon
30 Apr
Toronto Blue Jays
W, 2-1
17-12
Jonathan Papelbon
May 2008
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
1 May
Toronto Blue Jays
L, 3-0
17-13
Tim Wakefield
2 May
Tampa Bay Rays
W, 7-3
18-13
Clay Buchholz
3 May
Tampa Bay Rays
W, 12-4
19-13
Josh Beckett
4 May
Tampa Bay Rays
W, 7-3
20-13
Jon Lester
5 May
at Detroit Tigers
W, 6-3
21-13
Daisuke Matsuzaka
6 May
at Detroit Tigers
W, 5-0
22-13
Tim Wakefield
7 May
at Detroit Tigers
L, 10-9
22-14
Jonathan Papelbon
8 May
at Detroit Tigers
W, 5-1
23-14
Josh Beckett
9 May
at Minnesota Twins
L, 7-6
23-15
Jonathan Papelbon
10 May
at Minnesota Twins
W, 5-2
24-15
Daisuke Matsuzaka
11 May
at Minnesota Twins
L, 9-8
24-16
Tim Wakefield
12 May
at Minnesota Twins
L, 7-3
24-17
Clay Buchholz
13 May
at Baltimore Orioles
L, 5-4
24-18
Josh Beckett
14 May
at Baltimore Orioles
L, 6-3
24-19
Craig Hansen
17 May
Milwaukee Brewers
W, 5-3
25-19
Daisuke Matsuzaka
17 May
Milwaukee Brewers
W, 7-6
26-19
Craig Hansen
18 May
Milwaukee Brewers
W, 11-7
27-19
Josh Beckett
19 May
Kansas City Royals
W, 7-0
28-19
Jon Lester
20 May
Kansas City Royals
W, 2-1
29-19
Justin Masterson
21 May
Kansas City Royals
W, 6-3
30-19
Bartolo Colon
22 May
Kansas City Royals
W, 11-8
31-19
Daisuke Matsuzaka
23 May
at Oakland Athletics
L, 8-3
31-20
Tim Wakefield
24 May
at Oakland Athletics
L, 3-0
31-21
Josh Beckett
25 May
at Oakland Athletics
L, 6-3
31-22
Jon Lester
26 May
at Seattle Mariners
W, 5-3
32-22
Bartolo Colon
27 May
at Seattle Mariners
L, 4-3
32-23
Mike Timlin
28 May
at Seattle Mariners
L, 1-0
32-24
Tim Wakefield
30 May
at Baltimore Orioles
W, 5-2
33-24
Mike Timlin
31 May
at Baltimore Orioles
W, 6-3
34-24
David Aardsma
June 2008
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
1 Jun
at Baltimore Orioles
W, 9-4
35-24
Bartolo Colon
2 Jun
at Baltimore Orioles
L, 6-3
35-25
Hideki Okajima
3 Jun
Tampa Bay Rays
W, 7-4
36-25
Justin Masterson
4 Jun
Tampa Bay Rays
W, 5-1
37-25
Josh Beckett
5 Jun
Tampa Bay Rays
W, 7-1
38-25
Jon Lester
6 Jun
Seattle Mariners
L, 8-0
38-26
Bartolo Colon
7 Jun
Seattle Mariners
W, 11-3
39-26
Tim Wakefield
8 Jun
Seattle Mariners
W, 2-1
40-26
Justin Masterson
10 Jun
Baltimore Orioles
L, 10-6
40-27
Hideki Okajima
11 Jun
Baltimore Orioles
W, 6-3
41-27
Bartolo Colon
12 Jun
Baltimore Orioles
W, 9-2
42-27
Jon Lester
13 Jun
at Cincinnati Reds
L, 3-1
42-28
Justin Masterson
14 Jun
at Cincinnati Reds
W, 6-4
43-28
Jonathan Papelbon
15 Jun
at Cincinnati Reds
W, 9-0
44-28
Josh Beckett
16 Jun
at Philadelphia Phillies
L, 8-2
44-29
Bartolo Colon
17 Jun
at Philadelphia Phillies
W, 3-0
45-29
Jon Lester
18 Jun
at Philadelphia Phillies
W, 7-4
46-29
Justin Masterson
20 Jun
St. Louis Cardinals
L, 5-4
46-30
Tim Wakefield
21 Jun
St. Louis Cardinals
L, 9-3
46-31
Daisuke Matsuzaka
22 Jun
St. Louis Cardinals
W, 5-3
47-31
Javier Lopez
23 Jun
Arizona Diamondbacks
L, 2-1
47-32
Josh Beckett
24 Jun
Arizona Diamondbacks
W, 5-4
48-32
Chris Smith
25 Jun
Arizona Diamondbacks
W, 5-0
49-32
Tim Wakefield
27 Jun
at Houston Astros
W, 6-1
50-32
Daisuke Matsuzaka
28 Jun
at Houston Astros
L, 11-10
50-33
Manny Delcarmen
29 Jun
at Houston Astros
L, 3-2
50-34
David Aardsma
30 Jun
at Tampa Bay Rays
L, 5-4
50-35
Justin Masterson
July 2008
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
1 Jul
at Tampa Bay Rays
L, 3-1
50-36
Tim Wakefield
2 Jul
at Tampa Bay Rays
L, 7-6
50-37
Craig Hansen
3 Jul
at New York Yankees
W, 7-0
51-37
Jon Lester
4 Jul
at New York Yankees
W, 6-4
52-37
Josh Beckett
5 Jul
at New York Yankees
L, 2-1
52-38
Justin Masterson
6 Jul
at New York Yankees
L, 5-4
52-39
Jonathan Papelbon
7 Jul
Minnesota Twins
W, 1-0
53-39
Hideki Okajima
8 Jul
Minnesota Twins
W, 6-5
54-39
David Aardsma
9 Jul
Minnesota Twins
W, 18-5
55-39
Josh Beckett
11 Jul
Baltimore Orioles
L, 7-3
55-40
Clay Buchholz
12 Jul
Baltimore Orioles
W, 12-1
56-40
Tim Wakefield
13 Jul
Baltimore Orioles
W, 2-1
57-40
Daisuke Matsuzaka
18 Jul
at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
L, 11-3
57-41
Clay Buchholz
19 Jul
at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
L, 4-2
57-42
Josh Beckett
20 Jul
at Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
L, 5-3
57-43
Tim Wakefield
21 Jul
at Seattle Mariners
W, 4-0
58-43
Jon Lester
22 Jul
at Seattle Mariners
W, 4-2
59-43
Daisuke Matsuzaka
23 Jul
at Seattle Mariners
W, 6-3
60-43
Jonathan Papelbon
25 Jul
New York Yankees
L, 1-0
60-44
Josh Beckett
26 Jul
New York Yankees
L, 10-3
60-45
Tim Wakefield
27 Jul
New York Yankees
W, 9-2
61-45
Jon Lester
28 Jul
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
L, 7-5
61-46
Daisuke Matsuzaka
29 Jul
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
L, 6-2
61-47
Clay Buchholz
30 Jul
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim
L, 9-2
61-48
Josh Beckett
August 2008
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
1 Aug
Oakland Athletics
W, 2-1
62-48
Mike Timlin
2 Aug
Oakland Athletics
W, 12-2
63-48
Jon Lester
3 Aug
Oakland Athletics
W, 5-2
64-48
Daisuke Matsuzaka
4 Aug
at Kansas City Royals
L, 4-3
64-49
Clay Buchholz
5 Aug
at Kansas City Royals
W, 8-2
65-49
Josh Beckett
6 Aug
at Kansas City Royals
W, 8-2
66-49
Tim Wakefield
8 Aug
at Chicago White Sox
L, 5-3
66-50
Jon Lester
9 Aug
at Chicago White Sox
W, 6-2
67-50
Daisuke Matsuzaka
10 Aug
at Chicago White Sox
L, 6-5
67-51
Clay Buchholz
11 Aug
at Chicago White Sox
W, 5-1
68-51
Josh Beckett
12 Aug
Texas Rangers
W, 19-17
69-51
Hideki Okajima
13 Aug
Texas Rangers
W, 8-4
70-51
Jon Lester
14 Aug
Texas Rangers
W, 10-0
71-51
Daisuke Matsuzaka
16 Aug
Toronto Blue Jays
L, 4-1
71-52
Paul Byrd
17 Aug
Toronto Blue Jays
L, 15-4
71-53
Josh Beckett
18 Aug
at Baltimore Orioles
W, 6-3
72-53
Jon Lester
19 Aug
at Baltimore Orioles
W, 7-2
73-53
Daisuke Matsuzaka
20 Aug
at Baltimore Orioles
L, 11-6
73-54
Clay Buchholz
22 Aug
at Toronto Blue Jays
W, 8-4
74-54
Paul Byrd
23 Aug
at Toronto Blue Jays
L, 11-0
74-55
Jon Lester
24 Aug
at Toronto Blue Jays
W, 6-5
75-55
Jonathan Papelbon
26 Aug
at New York Yankees
W, 7-3
76-55
Tim Wakefield
27 Aug
at New York Yankees
W, 11-3
77-55
Paul Byrd
28 Aug
at New York Yankees
L, 3-2
77-56
Justin Masterson
29 Aug
Chicago White Sox
W, 8-0
78-56
Daisuke Matsuzaka
30 Aug
Chicago White Sox
W, 8-2
79-56
Michael Bowden
31 Aug
Chicago White Sox
L, 4-2
79-57
Tim Wakefield
September 2008
Date
Team
Result
Record
Decision
1 Sep
Baltimore Orioles
W, 7-4
80-57
Paul Byrd
2 Sep
Baltimore Orioles
W, 14-2
81-57
Jon Lester
3 Sep
Baltimore Orioles
W, 5-4
82-57
Justin Masterson
5 Sep
at Texas Rangers
W, 8-1
83-57
Josh Beckett
6 Sep
at Texas Rangers
L, 15-8
83-58
Tim Wakefield
7 Sep
at Texas Rangers
W, 7-2
84-58
Paul Byrd
8 Sep
Tampa Bay Rays
W, 3-0
85-58
Jon Lester
9 Sep
Tampa Bay Rays
L, 5-4
85-59
Jonathan Papelbon
10 Sep
Tampa Bay Rays
L, 4-2
85-60
Mike Timlin
12 Sep
Toronto Blue Jays
W, 7-0
86-60
Tim Wakefield
13 Sep
Toronto Blue Jays
L, 8-1
86-61
Paul Byrd
13 Sep
Toronto Blue Jays
W, 7-5
87-61
Justin Masterson
14 Sep
Toronto Blue Jays
W, 4-3
88-61
Jon Lester
15 Sep
at Tampa Bay Rays
W, 13-5
89-61
Daisuke Matsuzaka
16 Sep
at Tampa Bay Rays
L, 2-1
89-62
Justin Masterson
17 Sep
at Tampa Bay Rays
L, 10-3
89-63
Tim Wakefield
19 Sep
at Toronto Blue Jays
W, 4-3
90-63
Manny Delcarmen
20 Sep
at Toronto Blue Jays
L, 6-3
90-64
Jon Lester
21 Sep
at Toronto Blue Jays
W, 3-0
91-64
Daisuke Matsuzaka
22 Sep
Cleveland Indians
L, 4-3
91-65
Josh Beckett
23 Sep
Cleveland Indians
W, 5-4
92-65
Tim Wakefield
24 Sep
Cleveland Indians
W, 5-4
93-65
David Aardsma
25 Sep
Cleveland Indians
W, 6-1
94-65
Jon Lester
26 Sep
New York Yankees
L, 19-8
94-66
David Pauley
28 Sep
New York Yankees
L, 6-2
94-67
Daisuke Matsuzaka
28 Sep
New York Yankees
W, 4-3
95-67
Devern Hansack