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| Season Summary | 95-67, Final Rank:2, GB: 8.0 | |
| Days in First | 47 | last on Monday, Jul 20, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 55 | last on Jul 20, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 5 | last on Wednesday, Jun 24, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 10.5 | last on Wednesday, Sep 30, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 30 | last on Thursday, Sep 24 |
| Most Games under .500 | 4 | last on Tuesday, Apr 14 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 11 | Wednesday, Apr 15 to Monday, Apr 27 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 6 | Tuesday, Aug 4 to Sunday, Aug 9 and Friday, Sep 25 to Wednesday, Sep 30 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 20 | Friday, Aug 21 |
| Most Runs Scored | 18 | Sunday, Aug 2 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 15 | Friday, Aug 7 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 7 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 11 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Tuesday, Apr 7 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | W | 5 | 3 | 1-0 | 2 | 0.5 | Beckett | Shields | Papelbon | 2:39 | 37,057 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Wednesday, Apr 8 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | L | 2 | 7 | 1-1 | 3 | 1.0 | Kazmir | Lester | Balfour | 3:10 | 37,552 | - | ||
| 3 | 3 | Thursday, Apr 9 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | L | 3 | 4 | 1-2 | 4 | 1.5 | Garza | Matsuzaka | Percival | 3:39 | 37,784 | -- | ||
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 10 | boxscore | BOS | @ | LAA | L | 3 | 6 | 1-3 | 5 | 2.5 | Weaver | Wakefield | Shields | 2:35 | 41,385 | --- | |
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 11 | boxscore | BOS | @ | LAA | W | 5 | 4 | 2-3 | 4 | 2.5 | Penny | Saunders | Papelbon | 2:54 | 40,163 | + | |
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 12 | boxscore | BOS | @ | LAA | L | 4 | 5 | 2-4 | 5 | 2.5 | Moseley | Beckett | Fuentes | 3:16 | 38,076 | - | |
| 7 | 7 | Monday, Apr 13 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | L | 2 | 8 | 2-5 | 5 | 3.5 | Braden | Lester | 2:43 | 21,331 | -- | ||
| 8 | 8 | Tuesday, Apr 14 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | L | 5 | 6 | 12 | 2-6 | 5 | 4.0 | Gallagher | Lopez | 4:24 | 22,132 | --- | |
| 9 | 9 | Wednesday, Apr 15 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | W | 8 | 2 | 3-6 | 5 | 3.5 | Wakefield | Anderson | 2:13 | 35,067 | + | ||
| 10 | 10 | Friday, Apr 17 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 10 | 8 | 4-6 | 5 | 3.0 | Ramirez | Baez | Papelbon | 3:34 | 38,266 | ++ | ||
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 18 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 6 | 4 | 5-6 | 4 | 3.0 | Beckett | Eaton | Papelbon | 3:13 | 37,559 | +++ | ||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 19 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 2 | 1 | 6-6 | 3 | 3.0 | Lester | Uehara | Saito | 2:31 | 37,869 | ++++ | ||
| 13 | 13 | Monday, Apr 20 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 12 | 1 | 7-6 | 2 | 2.5 | Masterson | Hendrickson | 3:13 | 37,865 | +++++ | |||
| 14 | 14 | Wednesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | BOS | MIN | W | 10 | 1 | 7 | 8-6 | 2 | 1.5 | Wakefield | Baker | 2:11 | 37,608 | ++++++ | ||
| 15 | 15 | Wednesday, Apr 22 | boxscore | BOS | MIN | W | 7 | 3 | 9-6 | 2 | 1.5 | Penny | Liriano | 2:28 | 37,494 | +++++++ | |||
| 16 | 16 | Friday, Apr 24 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 10-6 | 2 | 2.0 | Ramirez | Marte | 4:21 | 38,163 | ++++++++ | ||
| 17 | 17 | Saturday, Apr 25 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 16 | 11 | 11-6 | 2 | 1.0 | Okajima | Albaladejo | 4:21 | 37,699 | +++++++++ | |||
| 18 | 18 | Sunday, Apr 26 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 4 | 1 | 12-6 | 2 | 1.0 | Masterson | Pettitte | Saito | 3:09 | 38,154 | ++++++++++ | ||
| 19 | 19 | Monday, Apr 27 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 13-6 | 1 | Tied | Delcarmen | Wood | Papelbon | 2:38 | 18,652 | +++++++++++ | |
| 20 | 20 | Tuesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CLE | L | 8 | 9 | 13-7 | 2 | 1.0 | Wood | Lopez | 4:19 | 19,613 | - | ||
| 21 | 21 | Wednesday, Apr 29 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CLE | W | 6 | 5 | 10 | 14-7 | 1 | Tied | Okajima | Lewis | Papelbon | 3:50 | 19,137 | + |
| 22 | 22 | Thursday, Apr 30 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | L | 0 | 13 | 14-8 | 1 | Tied | Garza | Beckett | 3:20 | 20,341 | - | ||
| 23 | 23 | Friday, May 1 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | L | 2 | 6 | 14-9 | 2 | 1.0 | Sonnanstine | Masterson | 2:51 | 27,045 | -- | ||
| 24 | 24 | Saturday, May 2 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | W | 10 | 6 | 15-9 | 2 | 1.0 | Wakefield | Niemann | 3:24 | 34,910 | + | ||
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 3 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | L | 3 | 5 | 15-10 | 2 | 2.0 | Shields | Penny | Percival | 3:15 | 32,332 | - | |
| 26 | 26 | Monday, May 4 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 4 | 16-10 | 2 | 1.0 | Lester | Hughes | Papelbon | 3:48 | 46,426 | + | |
| 27 | 27 | Tuesday, May 5 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 3 | 17-10 | 2 | 1.0 | Beckett | Chamberlain | 3:47 | 46,810 | ++ | ||
| 28 | 28 | Wednesday, May 6 | boxscore | BOS | CLE | L | 2 | 9 | 17-11 | 2 | 2.0 | Pavano | Masterson | Laffey | 2:53 | 37,888 | - | ||
| 29 | 29 | Thursday, May 7 | boxscore | BOS | CLE | W | 13 | 3 | 18-11 | 2 | 1.0 | Wakefield | Sowers | 2:35 | 37,541 | + | |||
| 30 | 30 | Friday, May 8 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | W | 7 | 3 | 19-11 | 1 | Tied | Penny | Shields | 2:52 | 37,745 | ++ | |||
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 9 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | L | 5 | 14 | 19-12 | 2 | 1.0 | Kazmir | Lester | Cormier | 3:33 | 37,773 | - | ||
| 32 | 32 | Sunday, May 10 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | W | 4 | 3 | 20-12 | 2 | 1.0 | Ramirez | Shouse | Papelbon | 3:30 | 37,759 | + | ||
| 33 | 33 | Tuesday, May 12 | boxscore | BOS | @ | LAA | W | 4 | 3 | 21-12 | 2 | 1.0 | Ramirez | Shields | Papelbon | 3:18 | 33,411 | ++ | |
| 34 | 34 | Wednesday, May 13 | boxscore | BOS | @ | LAA | L | 4 | 8 | 21-13 | 2 | 1.0 | Palmer | Wakefield | 2:26 | 35,666 | - | ||
| 35 | 35 | Thursday, May 14 | boxscore | BOS | @ | LAA | L | 4 | 5 | 12 | 21-14 | 2 | 1.0 | Bulger | Delcarmen | 4:07 | 35,124 | -- | |
| 36 | 36 | Friday, May 15 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | L | 4 | 5 | 21-15 | 2 | 2.0 | Jakubauskas | Lester | Aardsma | 3:03 | 34,964 | --- | |
| 37 | 37 | Saturday, May 16 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | W | 5 | 3 | 22-15 | 2 | 2.0 | Beckett | Olson | Papelbon | 2:54 | 42,568 | + | |
| 38 | 38 | Sunday, May 17 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 3 | 22-16 | 2 | 3.0 | Aardsma | Ramirez | 3:03 | 40,848 | - | ||
| 39 | 39 | Tuesday, May 19 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 2 | 1 | 23-16 | 2 | 2.5 | Wakefield | Tallet | Papelbon | 2:13 | 37,830 | + | ||
| 40 | 40 | Wednesday, May 20 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 8 | 3 | 24-16 | 2 | 1.5 | Penny | Cecil | 2:58 | 38,099 | ++ | |||
| 41 | 41 | Thursday, May 21 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 5 | 1 | 25-16 | 2 | 0.5 | Lester | Ray | 2:55 | 38,347 | +++ | |||
| 42 | 42 | Friday, May 22 | boxscore | BOS | NYM | L | 3 | 5 | 25-17 | 2 | 0.5 | Santana | Matsuzaka | Rodriguez | 2:50 | 38,092 | - | ||
| 43 | 43 | Saturday, May 23 | boxscore | BOS | NYM | L | 2 | 3 | 25-18 | 2 | 0.5 | Feliciano | Papelbon | Putz | 2:49 | 37,871 | -- | ||
| 44 | 44 | Sunday, May 24 | boxscore | BOS | NYM | W | 12 | 5 | 26-18 | 1 | up 0.5 | Wakefield | Redding | 2:57 | 37,446 | + | |||
| 45 | 45 | Monday, May 25 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 5 | 27-18 | 1 | up 1.0 | Penny | Liriano | Papelbon | 3:01 | 27,636 | ++ | |
| 46 | 46 | Tuesday, May 26 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 5 | 27-19 | 1 | up 1.0 | Blackburn | Lester | Nathan | 2:52 | 20,019 | - | |
| 47 | 47 | Wednesday, May 27 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 4 | 27-20 | 1 | Tied | Slowey | Matsuzaka | Nathan | 3:10 | 28,221 | -- | |
| 48 | 48 | Thursday, May 28 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | W | 3 | 1 | 28-20 | 1 | up 0.5 | Beckett | Swarzak | Papelbon | 2:56 | 23,958 | + | |
| 49 | 49 | Friday, May 29 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 6 | 28-21 | 2 | 0.5 | Janssen | Wakefield | Downs | 2:43 | 32,026 | - | |
| 50 | 50 | Saturday, May 30 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | L | 3 | 5 | 28-22 | 2 | 1.5 | Tallet | Ramirez | Downs | 2:53 | 35,484 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Sunday, May 31 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 8 | 2 | 29-22 | 2 | 0.5 | Lester | Romero | 3:08 | 30,496 | + | ||
| 52 | 52 | Tuesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | BOS | @ | DET | W | 5 | 1 | 30-22 | 2 | 1.0 | Matsuzaka | Porcello | 3:14 | 25,914 | ++ | ||
| 53 | 53 | Wednesday, Jun 3 | boxscore | BOS | @ | DET | W | 10 | 5 | 31-22 | 1 | Tied | Beckett | Galarraga | 3:09 | 29,240 | +++ | ||
| 54 | 54 | Thursday, Jun 4 | boxscore | BOS | @ | DET | W | 6 | 3 | 32-22 | 1 | Tied | Wakefield | Willis | Papelbon | 2:53 | 31,353 | ++++ | |
| 55 | 55 | Friday, Jun 5 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | L | 1 | 5 | 32-23 | 2 | 0.5 | Millwood | Penny | 3:01 | 37,519 | - | |||
| 56 | 56 | Saturday, Jun 6 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | W | 8 | 1 | 33-23 | 1 | up 0.5 | Lester | Holland | 2:25 | 37,828 | + | |||
| 57 | 57 | Sunday, Jun 7 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | L | 3 | 6 | 33-24 | 2 | 0.5 | Padilla | Matsuzaka | Wilson | 2:49 | 37,537 | - | ||
| 58 | 58 | Tuesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 7 | 0 | 34-24 | 1 | Tied | Beckett | Burnett | 3:04 | 37,883 | + | |||
| 59 | 59 | Wednesday, Jun 10 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 6 | 5 | 35-24 | 1 | up 1.0 | Wakefield | Wang | Papelbon | 3:23 | 38,121 | ++ | ||
| 60 | 60 | Thursday, Jun 11 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 4 | 3 | 36-24 | 1 | up 2.0 | Saito | Sabathia | Papelbon | 3:39 | 38,153 | +++ | ||
| 61 | 61 | Friday, Jun 12 | boxscore | BOS | @ | PHI | W | 5 | 2 | 13 | 37-24 | 1 | up 2.0 | Saito | Kendrick | Bard | 4:06 | 45,321 | ++++ |
| 62 | 62 | Saturday, Jun 13 | boxscore | BOS | @ | PHI | W | 11 | 6 | 38-24 | 1 | up 3.0 | Okajima | Bastardo | 3:41 | 45,202 | +++++ | ||
| 63 | 63 | Sunday, Jun 14 | boxscore | BOS | @ | PHI | L | 6 | 11 | 38-25 | 1 | up 2.0 | Park | Beckett | 3:13 | 45,141 | - | ||
| 64 | 64 | Tuesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | BOS | FLA | W | 8 | 2 | 39-25 | 1 | up 2.0 | Wakefield | Volstad | 2:30 | 38,149 | + | |||
| 65 | 65 | Wednesday, Jun 17 | boxscore | BOS | FLA | W | 6 | 1 | 40-25 | 1 | up 3.0 | Penny | Miller | 3:10 | 38,196 | ++ | |||
| 66 | 66 | Thursday, Jun 18 | boxscore | BOS | FLA | L | 1 | 2 | 5 | 40-26 | 1 | up 3.0 | Nolasco | Lester | 1:44 | 37,577 | - | ||
| 67 | 67 | Friday, Jun 19 | boxscore | BOS | ATL | L | 2 | 8 | 40-27 | 1 | up 2.0 | Kawakami | Matsuzaka | 2:49 | 37,703 | -- | |||
| 68 | 68 | Saturday, Jun 20 | boxscore | BOS | ATL | W | 3 | 0 | 41-27 | 1 | up 3.0 | Beckett | Lowe | 2:11 | 38,029 | + | |||
| 69 | 69 | Sunday, Jun 21 | boxscore | BOS | ATL | W | 6 | 5 | 42-27 | 1 | up 4.0 | Papelbon | Bennett | 2:47 | 37,243 | ++ | |||
| 70 | 70 | Tuesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | BOS | @ | WSN | W | 11 | 3 | 43-27 | 1 | up 5.0 | Delcarmen | Tavarez | 3:31 | 41,517 | +++ | ||
| 71 | 71 | Wednesday, Jun 24 | boxscore | BOS | @ | WSN | W | 6 | 4 | 44-27 | 1 | up 5.0 | Lester | Stammen | Papelbon | 2:58 | 41,530 | ++++ | |
| 72 | 72 | Thursday, Jun 25 | boxscore | BOS | @ | WSN | L | 3 | 9 | 44-28 | 1 | up 4.0 | Zimmermann | Smoltz | 2:41 | 41,985 | - | ||
| 73 | 73 | Friday, Jun 26 | boxscore | BOS | @ | ATL | W | 4 | 1 | 45-28 | 1 | up 4.0 | Beckett | Jurrjens | 2:46 | 48,418 | + | ||
| 74 | 74 | Saturday, Jun 27 | boxscore | BOS | @ | ATL | W | 1 | 0 | 46-28 | 1 | up 4.0 | Wakefield | Vazquez | Papelbon | 2:46 | 48,151 | ++ | |
| 75 | 75 | Sunday, Jun 28 | boxscore | BOS | @ | ATL | L | 1 | 2 | 46-29 | 1 | up 3.0 | Hanson | Penny | Gonzalez | 3:01 | 41,463 | - | |
| 76 | 76 | Monday, Jun 29 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 0 | 47-29 | 1 | up 3.5 | Lester | Berken | Papelbon | 2:48 | 36,548 | + | |
| 77 | 77 | Tuesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | L | 10 | 11 | 47-30 | 1 | up 2.5 | Hendrickson | Saito | Sherrill | 3:27 | 31,969 | - | |
| 78 | 78 | Wednesday, Jul 1 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 5 | 11 | 48-30 | 1 | up 2.5 | Ramirez | Baez | Papelbon | 3:16 | 29,391 | + |
| 79 | 79 | Friday, Jul 3 | boxscore | BOS | SEA | L | 6 | 7 | 11 | 48-31 | 1 | up 2.0 | Jakubauskas | Ramirez | Lowe | 3:09 | 38,078 | - | |
| 80 | 80 | Saturday, Jul 4 | boxscore | BOS | SEA | L | 2 | 3 | 48-32 | 1 | up 1.0 | Corcoran | Saito | Aardsma | 3:06 | 37,656 | -- | ||
| 81 | 81 | Sunday, Jul 5 | boxscore | BOS | SEA | W | 8 | 4 | 49-32 | 1 | up 1.0 | Masterson | Batista | 2:57 | 37,691 | + | |||
| 82 | 82 | Monday, Jul 6 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | L | 0 | 6 | 49-33 | 1 | up 1.0 | Anderson | Smoltz | 2:34 | 38,294 | - | |||
| 83 | 83 | Tuesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | W | 5 | 2 | 50-33 | 1 | up 1.0 | Beckett | Eveland | Papelbon | 3:13 | 37,676 | + | ||
| 84 | 84 | Wednesday, Jul 8 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | W | 5 | 4 | 51-33 | 1 | up 1.0 | Wakefield | Cahill | Papelbon | 3:03 | 37,981 | ++ | ||
| 85 | 85 | Thursday, Jul 9 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | L | 6 | 8 | 51-34 | 1 | Tied | Hochevar | Masterson | Soria | 3:32 | 38,189 | - | ||
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 10 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | W | 1 | 0 | 52-34 | 1 | up 1.0 | Lester | Bannister | Papelbon | 2:29 | 38,116 | + | ||
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 11 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | W | 15 | 9 | 53-34 | 1 | up 2.0 | Smoltz | Meche | 3:44 | 37,825 | ++ | |||
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 12 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | W | 6 | 0 | 54-34 | 1 | up 3.0 | Beckett | Chen | 2:52 | 37,612 | +++ | |||
| 89 | 89 | Friday, Jul 17 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 4 | 1 | 55-34 | 1 | up 3.0 | Buchholz | Romero | Papelbon | 2:55 | 32,928 | ++++ | |
| 90 | 90 | Saturday, Jul 18 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | L | 2 | 6 | 55-35 | 1 | up 2.0 | Rzepczynski | Penny | 2:43 | 36,926 | - | ||
| 91 | 91 | Sunday, Jul 19 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | L | 1 | 3 | 55-36 | 1 | up 1.0 | Halladay | Lester | 2:15 | 36,534 | -- | ||
| 92 | 92 | Monday, Jul 20 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 6 | 55-37 | 1 | Tied | Millwood | Smoltz | Wilson | 2:54 | 28,916 | --- | |
| 93 | 93 | Tuesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 55-38 | 2 | 1.0 | Hunter | Beckett | Wilson | 2:26 | 28,555 | ---- | |
| 94 | 94 | Wednesday, Jul 22 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | L | 1 | 3 | 55-39 | 2 | 2.0 | Nippert | Buchholz | Mathis | 3:00 | 39,778 | ----- | |
| 95 | 95 | Friday, Jul 24 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 3 | 1 | 56-39 | 2 | 2.5 | Penny | Bergesen | Papelbon | 2:53 | 38,058 | + | ||
| 96 | 96 | Saturday, Jul 25 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 7 | 2 | 57-39 | 2 | 1.5 | Lester | Guthrie | 2:32 | 38,063 | ++ | |||
| 97 | 97 | Sunday, Jul 26 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | L | 2 | 6 | 57-40 | 2 | 2.5 | Hernandez | Smoltz | 2:38 | 37,606 | - | |||
| 98 | 98 | Monday, Jul 27 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | W | 8 | 3 | 58-40 | 2 | 2.5 | Beckett | Cahill | 2:56 | 37,955 | + | |||
| 99 | 99 | Tuesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | L | 8 | 9 | 11 | 58-41 | 2 | 2.5 | Breslow | Delcarmen | Bailey | 4:08 | 38,084 | - | |
| 100 | 100 | Wednesday, Jul 29 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | L | 6 | 8 | 58-42 | 2 | 3.5 | Anderson | Penny | Bailey | 3:18 | 38,193 | -- | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Thursday, Jul 30 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | W | 8 | 5 | 59-42 | 2 | 2.5 | Delcarmen | Breslow | Papelbon | 3:17 | 37,919 | + | ||
| 102 | 102 | Friday, Jul 31 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 5 | 60-42 | 2 | 1.5 | Smoltz | Guthrie | Papelbon | 2:44 | 44,091 | ++ | |
| 103 | 103 | Saturday, Aug 1 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 4 | 0 | 61-42 | 2 | 0.5 | Beckett | Hernandez | 3:20 | 49,384 | +++ | ||
| 104 | 104 | Sunday, Aug 2 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 18 | 10 | 62-42 | 2 | 0.5 | Delcarmen | Berken | 3:46 | 43,115 | ++++ | ||
| 105 | 105 | Tuesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | L | 2 | 4 | 13 | 62-43 | 2 | 1.5 | Cormier | Saito | 4:57 | 29,873 | - | |
| 106 | 106 | Wednesday, Aug 5 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | L | 4 | 6 | 62-44 | 2 | 2.5 | Price | Penny | Howell | 3:07 | 31,517 | -- | |
| 107 | 107 | Thursday, Aug 6 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 6 | 13 | 62-45 | 2 | 3.5 | Chamberlain | Smoltz | 3:52 | 49,005 | --- | ||
| 108 | 108 | Friday, Aug 7 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 2 | 15 | 62-46 | 2 | 4.5 | Coke | Tazawa | 5:33 | 48,262 | ---- | |
| 109 | 109 | Saturday, Aug 8 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 5 | 62-47 | 2 | 5.5 | Sabathia | Buchholz | 3:28 | 48,796 | ----- | ||
| 110 | 110 | Sunday, Aug 9 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 62-48 | 2 | 6.5 | Coke | Bard | Rivera | 3:08 | 48,190 | ------ | |
| 111 | 111 | Monday, Aug 10 | boxscore | BOS | DET | W | 6 | 5 | 63-48 | 2 | 5.5 | Ramirez | Miner | Papelbon | 3:25 | 37,960 | + | ||
| 112 | 112 | Tuesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | BOS | DET | W | 7 | 5 | 64-48 | 2 | 5.5 | Tazawa | Lambert | 3:11 | 38,013 | ++ | |||
| 113 | 113 | Wednesday, Aug 12 | boxscore | BOS | DET | W | 8 | 2 | 65-48 | 2 | 5.5 | Beckett | Miner | 2:57 | 38,124 | +++ | |||
| 114 | 114 | Thursday, Aug 13 | boxscore | BOS | DET | L | 0 | 2 | 65-49 | 2 | 6.5 | Verlander | Buchholz | Rodney | 2:44 | 37,556 | - | ||
| 115 | 115 | Friday, Aug 14 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | W | 8 | 4 | 66-49 | 2 | 6.5 | Saito | Francisco | 3:41 | 40,311 | + | ||
| 116 | 116 | Saturday, Aug 15 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | L | 2 | 7 | 66-50 | 2 | 7.5 | Holland | Penny | Feliz | 3:15 | 48,201 | - | |
| 117 | 117 | Sunday, Aug 16 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 4 | 66-51 | 2 | 7.5 | Nippert | Tazawa | Francisco | 2:57 | 27,155 | -- | |
| 118 | 118 | Tuesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 10 | 9 | 67-51 | 2 | 7.0 | Okajima | Janssen | Papelbon | 3:28 | 25,472 | + | |
| 119 | 119 | Wednesday, Aug 19 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 6 | 1 | 68-51 | 2 | 7.0 | Buchholz | Halladay | 2:57 | 25,925 | ++ | ||
| 120 | 120 | Thursday, Aug 20 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 8 | 1 | 69-51 | 2 | 6.5 | Lester | Cecil | 2:41 | 22,817 | +++ | ||
| 121 | 121 | Friday, Aug 21 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | L | 11 | 20 | 69-52 | 2 | 7.5 | Pettitte | Penny | 3:57 | 37,869 | - | |||
| 122 | 122 | Saturday, Aug 22 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 14 | 1 | 70-52 | 2 | 6.5 | Tazawa | Burnett | 3:17 | 37,277 | + | |||
| 123 | 123 | Sunday, Aug 23 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | L | 4 | 8 | 70-53 | 2 | 7.5 | Sabathia | Beckett | 3:13 | 38,008 | - | |||
| 124 | 124 | Monday, Aug 24 | boxscore | BOS | CHW | W | 12 | 8 | 71-53 | 2 | 7.0 | Ramirez | Contreras | 3:42 | 37,812 | + | |||
| 125 | 125 | Tuesday, Aug 25 | boxscore | BOS | CHW | W | 6 | 3 | 72-53 | 2 | 6.0 | Delcarmen | Linebrink | Papelbon | 3:05 | 38,059 | ++ | ||
| 126 | 126 | Wednesday, Aug 26 | boxscore | BOS | CHW | W | 3 | 2 | 73-53 | 2 | 6.0 | Bard | Pena | 2:29 | 37,839 | +++ | |||
| 127 | 127 | Thursday, Aug 27 | boxscore | BOS | CHW | L | 5 | 9 | 73-54 | 2 | 6.0 | Danks | Tazawa | 3:04 | 38,003 | - | |||
| 128 | 128 | Friday, Aug 28 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 6 | 5 | 74-54 | 2 | 6.0 | Okajima | Tallet | Papelbon | 3:40 | 37,844 | + | ||
| 129 | 129 | Saturday, Aug 29 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 3 | 2 | 75-54 | 2 | 6.0 | Buchholz | Romero | Papelbon | 3:13 | 37,452 | ++ | ||
| 130 | 130 | Sunday, Aug 30 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 7 | 0 | 76-54 | 2 | 6.0 | Byrd | Halladay | 2:38 | 37,560 | +++ | |||
| 131 | 131 | Tuesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | W | 8 | 4 | 77-54 | 2 | 6.5 | Lester | Sonnanstine | Papelbon | 3:44 | 17,692 | ++++ | |
| 132 | 132 | Wednesday, Sep 2 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | L | 5 | 8 | 77-55 | 2 | 7.5 | Howell | Ramirez | Wheeler | 3:34 | 19,148 | - | |
| 133 | 133 | Thursday, Sep 3 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | W | 6 | 3 | 78-55 | 2 | 7.5 | Buchholz | Price | Papelbon | 3:16 | 20,823 | + | |
| 134 | 134 | Friday, Sep 4 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 12 | 78-56 | 2 | 7.5 | Garcia | Byrd | 2:58 | 28,839 | - | ||
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Sep 5 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 5 | 78-57 | 2 | 8.5 | Floyd | Wakefield | 2:14 | 33,239 | -- | ||
| 136 | 136 | Sunday, Sep 6 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 1 | 79-57 | 2 | 7.5 | Lester | Danks | 3:02 | 32,134 | + | ||
| 137 | 137 | Monday, Sep 7 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | L | 1 | 5 | 79-58 | 2 | 9.0 | Buehrle | Beckett | 2:25 | 22,511 | - | ||
| 138 | 138 | Tuesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 10 | 0 | 80-58 | 2 | 9.0 | Buchholz | Hernandez | 2:42 | 37,647 | + | |||
| 139 | 139 | Wednesday, Sep 9 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 7 | 5 | 81-58 | 2 | 9.0 | Wagner | Albers | Papelbon | 3:41 | 37,712 | ++ | ||
| 140 | 140 | Saturday, Sep 12 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | W | 9 | 1 | 5 | 82-58 | 2 | 7.5 | Beckett | Davis | 1:44 | 37,755 | +++ | ||
| 141 | 141 | Sunday, Sep 13 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | W | 3 | 1 | 83-58 | 2 | 7.0 | Okajima | Garza | Papelbon | 2:45 | 38,228 | ++++ | ||
| 142 | 142 | Sunday, Sep 13 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | W | 4 | 0 | 84-58 | 2 | 7.0 | Lester | Shields | 2:35 | 37,271 | +++++ | |||
| 143 | 143 | Tuesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | BOS | LAA | W | 4 | 1 | 85-58 | 2 | 6.5 | Matsuzaka | Lackey | 2:44 | 37,942 | ++++++ | |||
| 144 | 144 | Wednesday, Sep 16 | boxscore | BOS | LAA | W | 9 | 8 | 86-58 | 2 | 6.5 | Bard | Fuentes | 4:07 | 37,706 | +++++++ | |||
| 145 | 145 | Thursday, Sep 17 | boxscore | BOS | LAA | L | 3 | 4 | 86-59 | 2 | 7.0 | Jepsen | Wagner | Fuentes | 2:38 | 38,157 | - | ||
| 146 | 146 | Friday, Sep 18 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 3 | 1 | 87-59 | 2 | 6.0 | Buchholz | Guthrie | Papelbon | 2:50 | 26,812 | + | |
| 147 | 147 | Saturday, Sep 19 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 11 | 5 | 88-59 | 2 | 6.0 | Lester | Albers | 3:28 | 39,285 | ++ | ||
| 148 | 148 | Sunday, Sep 20 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 9 | 3 | 89-59 | 2 | 5.0 | Matsuzaka | Berken | 2:54 | 27,546 | +++ | ||
| 149 | 149 | Monday, Sep 21 | boxscore | BOS | @ | KCR | L | 9 | 12 | 89-60 | 2 | 5.0 | Yabuta | Bard | Soria | 3:21 | 16,770 | - | |
| 150 | 150 | Tuesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | BOS | @ | KCR | L | 1 | 5 | 89-61 | 2 | 6.0 | Greinke | Byrd | Soria | 2:31 | 21,228 | -- | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Wednesday, Sep 23 | boxscore | BOS | @ | KCR | W | 9 | 2 | 90-61 | 2 | 6.0 | Beckett | Hochevar | 3:10 | 18,989 | + | ||
| 152 | 152 | Thursday, Sep 24 | boxscore | BOS | @ | KCR | W | 10 | 3 | 91-61 | 2 | 5.5 | Buchholz | Lerew | 3:38 | 20,807 | ++ | ||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 25 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 5 | 9 | 91-62 | 2 | 6.5 | Chamberlain | Lester | 3:52 | 48,449 | - | ||
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 26 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 0 | 3 | 91-63 | 2 | 7.5 | Sabathia | Matsuzaka | Rivera | 3:07 | 48,809 | -- | |
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 27 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 4 | 91-64 | 2 | 8.5 | Pettitte | Byrd | Rivera | 2:56 | 47,576 | --- | |
| 156 | 156 | Monday, Sep 28 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | L | 5 | 11 | 7 | 91-65 | 2 | 9.5 | Richmond | Bowden | 2:22 | 37,591 | ---- | ||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | L | 7 | 8 | 91-66 | 2 | 10.5 | Romero | Buchholz | Frasor | 3:11 | 37,618 | ----- | ||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 30 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | L | 0 | 12 | 91-67 | 2 | 10.5 | Halladay | Wakefield | 2:38 | 37,246 | ------ | |||
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Oct 1 | boxscore | BOS | CLE | W | 3 | 0 | 92-67 | 2 | 10.0 | Lester | Carrasco | Papelbon | 2:45 | 37,459 | + | ||
| 160 | 160 | Friday, Oct 2 | boxscore | BOS | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 93-67 | 2 | 9.0 | Matsuzaka | Sowers | 3:25 | 37,787 | ++ | |||
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 3 | boxscore | BOS | CLE | W | 11 | 6 | 94-67 | 2 | 8.0 | Beckett | Laffey | 2:50 | 37,562 | +++ | |||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 4 | boxscore | BOS | CLE | W | 12 | 7 | 95-67 | 2 | 8.0 | Bowden | Ohka | 3:15 | 37,247 | ++++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | Attendance | Streak | |||
| ALDS Game 1 | Thursday, Oct 8 | boxscore | BOS | @ | LAA | L | 0 | 5 | 0-1 | Lackey | Lester | 3:09 | 45,070 | ||||||
| ALDS Game 2 | Friday, Oct 9 | boxscore | BOS | @ | LAA | L | 1 | 4 | 0-2 | Weaver | Beckett | Fuentes | 3:11 | 45,223 | |||||
| ALDS Game 3 | Sunday, Oct 11 | boxscore | BOS | LAA | L | 6 | 7 | 0-3 | Oliver | Papelbon | Fuentes | 3:49 | 38,704 |
Rank and Games Behind are at the end of all games played on that date.
2008 Schedule, Box Scores and Splits