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Franchise Encyclopedia: 2009 / 2011
89-73, Finished 3rd in AL East (Schedule and Results)
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Manager: Terry Francona (89-73)
Scored 818 runs, Allowed 744 runs. Pythagorean W-L: 88-74
Ballparks: Fenway Park · Attendance: 3,046,445 (4th of 14)
Park Factors Over 100 favors batters, under 100 favors pitchers.
multi-year: Batting - 106, Pitching - 105 · one-year: Batting - 104, Pitching - 103
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| Season Summary | 89-73, Final Rank:3, GB: 7.0 | |
| Days in First | 1 | last on Sunday, Apr 4, counts only the days a team played and was in first at the end of the day |
| 2 | last on Apr 5, counts all days of the season including off days | |
| Biggest Lead | 0.5 | last on Sunday, Apr 4, for days on which they played |
| Farthest Behind | 10 | last on Sunday, Sep 5, for days on which they played |
| Most Games over .500 | 19 | last on Friday, Aug 27 |
| Most Games under .500 | 5 | last on Monday, Apr 19 |
| Longest Winning Streak | 6 | Tuesday, Jun 15 to Sunday, Jun 20 |
| Longest Losing Streak | 5 | Thursday, Apr 15 to Monday, Apr 19 |
| Most Runs Allowed | 16 | Friday, Aug 20 |
| Most Runs Scored | 17 | Monday, May 3 |
| Longest Game (innings) | 13 | Thursday, Jul 22 |
| Times Shutout by Opponent | 4 | |
| Times Opponent Shutout | 9 | |
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| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
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| 1 | 1 | Sunday, Apr 4 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 9 | 7 | 1-0 | 1 | up 0.5 | Okajima | Park | Papelbon | 3:46 | N | 37,440 | + | ||
| 2 | 2 | Tuesday, Apr 6 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | L | 4 | 6 | 1-1 | 2 | 0.5 | Aceves | Okajima | Rivera | 3:48 | N | 38,000 | - | ||
| 3 | 3 | Wednesday, Apr 7 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | L | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1-2 | 4 | 1.5 | Park | Papelbon | Rivera | 3:21 | N | 38,238 | -- | |
| 4 | 4 | Friday, Apr 9 | boxscore | BOS | @ | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 1-3 | 4 | 2.0 | Parrish | Bard | Soria | 2:46 | N | 21,091 | --- | |
| 5 | 5 | Saturday, Apr 10 | boxscore | BOS | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 3 | 2-3 | 4 | 2.0 | Beckett | Greinke | 2:47 | N | 37,505 | + | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sunday, Apr 11 | boxscore | BOS | @ | KCR | W | 8 | 6 | 3-3 | 3 | 2.0 | Buchholz | Meche | Papelbon | 3:28 | D | 19,240 | ++ | |
| 7 | 7 | Monday, Apr 12 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | L | 2 | 5 | 3-4 | 4 | 2.0 | Pavano | Lester | Rauch | 2:59 | D | 38,145 | - | |
| 8 | 8 | Wednesday, Apr 14 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | W | 6 | 3 | 4-4 | 4 | 1.5 | Lackey | Slowey | Papelbon | 3:24 | D | 38,164 | + | |
| 9 | 9 | Thursday, Apr 15 | boxscore | BOS | @ | MIN | L | 0 | 8 | 4-5 | 4 | 2.5 | Liriano | Wakefield | 2:38 | D | 38,341 | - | ||
| 10 | 10 | Friday, Apr 16 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | L | 1 | 3 | 12 | 4-6 | 4 | 3.0 | Cormier | Delcarmen | Soriano | 4:18 | N | 37,084 | -- | |
| 11 | 11 | Saturday, Apr 17 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | L | 5 | 6 | 4-7 | 4 | 4.0 | Shields | Buchholz | Soriano | 3:19 | N | 37,022 | --- | ||
| 12 | 12 | Sunday, Apr 18 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | L | 1 | 7 | 4-8 | 4 | 5.0 | Garza | Lester | 3:05 | D | 37,143 | ---- | |||
| 13 | 13 | Monday, Apr 19 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | L | 2 | 8 | 4-9 | 4 | 6.0 | Niemann | Lackey | 2:49 | D | 37,609 | ----- | |||
| 14 | 14 | Tuesday, Apr 20 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | W | 7 | 6 | 5-9 | 4 | 5.5 | Papelbon | Francisco | 3:46 | N | 37,614 | + | |||
| 15 | 15 | Wednesday, Apr 21 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | W | 8 | 7 | 12 | 6-9 | 4 | 5.5 | Okajima | Nippert | 3:49 | N | 37,518 | ++ | ||
| 16 | 16 | Thursday, Apr 22 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | L | 0 | 3 | 6-10 | 4 | 6.0 | Wilson | Buchholz | Oliver | 2:58 | N | 37,417 | - | ||
| 17 | 17 | Friday, Apr 23 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 4 | 3 | 7-10 | 4 | 5.0 | Delcarmen | Albers | Papelbon | 3:35 | N | 37,367 | + | ||
| 18 | 18 | Saturday, Apr 24 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 7 | 6 | 8-10 | 4 | 5.0 | Lackey | Albers | Papelbon | 3:08 | N | 38,017 | ++ | ||
| 19 | 19 | Sunday, Apr 25 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | L | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8-11 | 4 | 6.0 | Johnson | Atchison | Meredith | 3:44 | D | 37,102 | - | |
| 20 | 20 | Monday, Apr 26 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 13 | 12 | 9-11 | 4 | 5.5 | Schoeneweis | Camp | Papelbon | 4:03 | N | 13,847 | + | |
| 21 | 21 | Tuesday, Apr 27 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 2 | 1 | 10-11 | 3 | 5.5 | Buchholz | Downs | Ramirez | 2:49 | N | 14,776 | ++ | |
| 22 | 22 | Wednesday, Apr 28 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 2 | 0 | 11-11 | 3 | 5.5 | Lester | Cecil | Papelbon | 2:54 | N | 15,276 | +++ | |
| 23 | 23 | Friday, Apr 30 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 11-12 | 4 | 6.0 | Albers | Ramirez | 3:35 | N | 30,668 | - | |
| 24 | 24 | Saturday, May 1 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | L | 9 | 12 | 11-13 | 4 | 6.0 | Bergesen | Matsuzaka | Simon | 2:48 | N | 35,164 | -- | |
| 25 | 25 | Sunday, May 2 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11-14 | 4 | 7.0 | Albers | Papelbon | 3:22 | D | 34,255 | --- | |
| 26 | 26 | Monday, May 3 | boxscore | BOS | LAA | W | 17 | 8 | 12-14 | 4 | 6.5 | Buchholz | Saunders | 3:38 | N | 37,404 | + | |||
| 27 | 27 | Tuesday, May 4 | boxscore | BOS | LAA | W | 5 | 1 | 13-14 | 4 | 6.5 | Lester | Jepsen | 2:56 | N | 37,411 | ++ | |||
| 28 | 28 | Wednesday, May 5 | boxscore | BOS | LAA | W | 3 | 1 | 14-14 | 4 | 6.5 | Lackey | Pineiro | Papelbon | 2:33 | N | 37,601 | +++ | ||
| 29 | 29 | Thursday, May 6 | boxscore | BOS | LAA | W | 11 | 6 | 15-14 | 4 | 6.5 | Matsuzaka | Kazmir | 3:43 | N | 37,639 | ++++ | |||
| 30 | 30 | Friday, May 7 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | L | 3 | 10 | 15-15 | 4 | 7.5 | Hughes | Beckett | 3:01 | N | 37,898 | - | |||
| 31 | 31 | Saturday, May 8 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | L | 3 | 14 | 15-16 | 4 | 7.5 | Aceves | Buchholz | 3:56 | D | 37,138 | -- | |||
| 32 | 32 | Sunday, May 9 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 9 | 3 | 16-16 | 4 | 6.5 | Lester | Burnett | 3:05 | N | 37,618 | + | |||
| 33 | 33 | Monday, May 10 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 7 | 6 | 17-16 | 4 | 5.5 | Lackey | Morrow | Papelbon | 3:06 | N | 37,332 | ++ | ||
| 34 | 34 | Tuesday, May 11 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 6 | 1 | 18-16 | 4 | 5.5 | Matsuzaka | Eveland | 3:04 | N | 37,609 | +++ | |||
| 35 | 35 | Wednesday, May 12 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | L | 2 | 3 | 18-17 | 4 | 6.5 | Marcum | Wakefield | Gregg | 2:32 | D | 37,198 | - | ||
| 36 | 36 | Friday, May 14 | boxscore | BOS | @ | DET | W | 7 | 2 | 19-17 | 4 | 5.5 | Buchholz | Scherzer | 2:57 | N | 31,732 | + | ||
| 37 | 37 | Saturday, May 15 | boxscore | BOS | @ | DET | L | 6 | 7 | 12 | 19-18 | 4 | 6.5 | Valverde | Delcarmen | 4:35 | N | 40,742 | - | |
| 38 | 38 | Sunday, May 16 | boxscore | BOS | @ | DET | L | 1 | 5 | 19-19 | 4 | 7.5 | Galarraga | Lackey | 2:54 | D | 35,454 | -- | ||
| 39 | 39 | Monday, May 17 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 9 | 11 | 19-20 | 4 | 8.5 | Vazquez | Papelbon | 3:47 | N | 48,271 | --- | ||
| 40 | 40 | Tuesday, May 18 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 20-20 | 4 | 8.5 | Bard | Rivera | Papelbon | 4:09 | N | 47,734 | + | |
| 41 | 41 | Wednesday, May 19 | boxscore | BOS | MIN | W | 3 | 2 | 21-20 | 4 | 8.5 | Buchholz | Baker | Bard | 2:59 | N | 37,426 | ++ | ||
| 42 | 42 | Thursday, May 20 | boxscore | BOS | MIN | W | 6 | 2 | 22-20 | 4 | 8.5 | Lester | Liriano | 2:32 | N | 38,144 | +++ | |||
| 43 | 43 | Friday, May 21 | boxscore | BOS | @ | PHI | L | 1 | 5 | 22-21 | 4 | 8.5 | Hamels | Lackey | Romero | 2:53 | N | 45,341 | - | |
| 44 | 44 | Saturday, May 22 | boxscore | BOS | @ | PHI | W | 5 | 0 | 23-21 | 4 | 8.5 | Matsuzaka | Kendrick | 2:56 | N | 45,310 | + | ||
| 45 | 45 | Sunday, May 23 | boxscore | BOS | @ | PHI | W | 8 | 3 | 24-21 | 4 | 8.5 | Wakefield | Halladay | 2:38 | D | 45,068 | ++ | ||
| 46 | 46 | Monday, May 24 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | W | 6 | 1 | 25-21 | 4 | 7.5 | Buchholz | Davis | 3:08 | N | 21,430 | +++ | ||
| 47 | 47 | Tuesday, May 25 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | W | 2 | 0 | 26-21 | 4 | 6.5 | Lester | Shields | Papelbon | 2:53 | N | 24,310 | ++++ | |
| 48 | 48 | Wednesday, May 26 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | W | 11 | 3 | 27-21 | 3 | 5.5 | Lackey | Garza | 3:23 | N | 22,147 | +++++ | ||
| 49 | 49 | Thursday, May 27 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | L | 3 | 4 | 27-22 | 3 | 6.5 | Bannister | Matsuzaka | Soria | 3:03 | N | 37,940 | - | ||
| 50 | 50 | Friday, May 28 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | L | 5 | 12 | 27-23 | 4 | 6.5 | Davies | Wakefield | 3:05 | N | 37,945 | -- | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 51 | 51 | Saturday, May 29 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | W | 1 | 0 | 28-23 | 4 | 6.5 | Buchholz | Greinke | Papelbon | 2:46 | N | 37,956 | + | ||
| 52 | 52 | Sunday, May 30 | boxscore | BOS | KCR | W | 8 | 1 | 29-23 | 4 | 5.5 | Lester | Thompson | 2:46 | D | 37,581 | ++ | |||
| 53 | 53 | Tuesday, Jun 1 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | W | 9 | 4 | 30-23 | 4 | 5.0 | Lackey | Ross | 3:29 | N | 37,337 | +++ | |||
| 54 | 54 | Wednesday, Jun 2 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | W | 6 | 4 | 31-23 | 3 | 5.0 | Matsuzaka | Sheets | Papelbon | 2:53 | N | 37,783 | ++++ | ||
| 55 | 55 | Thursday, Jun 3 | boxscore | BOS | OAK | L | 8 | 9 | 31-24 | 3 | 5.5 | Mazzaro | Wakefield | Bailey | 3:17 | D | 37,386 | - | ||
| 56 | 56 | Friday, Jun 4 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 11 | 0 | 32-24 | 3 | 4.5 | Buchholz | Tillman | 3:01 | N | 30,070 | + | ||
| 57 | 57 | Saturday, Jun 5 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 8 | 2 | 33-24 | 3 | 3.5 | Lester | Guthrie | 3:14 | N | 40,001 | ++ | ||
| 58 | 58 | Sunday, Jun 6 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | L | 3 | 4 | 11 | 33-25 | 3 | 4.5 | Hernandez | Okajima | 4:20 | D | 27,774 | - | |
| 59 | 59 | Monday, Jun 7 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CLE | W | 4 | 1 | 34-25 | 3 | 4.0 | Matsuzaka | Hernandez | 3:00 | N | 14,758 | + | ||
| 60 | 60 | Tuesday, Jun 8 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CLE | W | 3 | 2 | 35-25 | 3 | 4.0 | Wakefield | Huff | Bard | 2:56 | N | 15,462 | ++ | |
| 61 | 61 | Wednesday, Jun 9 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CLE | L | 0 | 11 | 35-26 | 3 | 5.0 | Masterson | Buchholz | 2:42 | N | 14,022 | - | ||
| 62 | 62 | Thursday, Jun 10 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CLE | L | 7 | 8 | 35-27 | 3 | 5.0 | Wood | Bard | 3:48 | N | 20,446 | -- | ||
| 63 | 63 | Friday, Jun 11 | boxscore | BOS | PHI | W | 12 | 2 | 36-27 | 3 | 4.0 | Lackey | Moyer | 2:43 | N | 38,021 | + | |||
| 64 | 64 | Saturday, Jun 12 | boxscore | BOS | PHI | W | 10 | 2 | 37-27 | 3 | 4.0 | Delcarmen | Blanton | 3:20 | D | 37,061 | ++ | |||
| 65 | 65 | Sunday, Jun 13 | boxscore | BOS | PHI | L | 3 | 5 | 37-28 | 3 | 4.0 | Hamels | Wakefield | Lidge | 2:57 | D | 37,230 | - | ||
| 66 | 66 | Tuesday, Jun 15 | boxscore | BOS | ARI | W | 6 | 3 | 38-28 | 3 | 4.0 | Buchholz | Kennedy | Papelbon | 3:02 | N | 37,459 | + | ||
| 67 | 67 | Wednesday, Jun 16 | boxscore | BOS | ARI | W | 6 | 2 | 39-28 | 3 | 3.0 | Lester | Lopez | Papelbon | 2:48 | N | 37,452 | ++ | ||
| 68 | 68 | Thursday, Jun 17 | boxscore | BOS | ARI | W | 8 | 5 | 40-28 | 3 | 2.0 | Lackey | Haren | 3:24 | N | 37,544 | +++ | |||
| 69 | 69 | Friday, Jun 18 | boxscore | BOS | LAD | W | 10 | 6 | 41-28 | 3 | 1.0 | Doubront | Monasterios | Bard | 3:18 | N | 37,723 | ++++ | ||
| 70 | 70 | Saturday, Jun 19 | boxscore | BOS | LAD | W | 5 | 4 | 42-28 | 3 | 1.0 | Papelbon | Belisario | 3:07 | D | 37,454 | +++++ | |||
| 71 | 71 | Sunday, Jun 20 | boxscore | BOS | LAD | W | 2 | 0 | 43-28 | 2 | 1.0 | Buchholz | Kuroda | Papelbon | 3:09 | N | 37,430 | ++++++ | ||
| 72 | 72 | Tuesday, Jun 22 | boxscore | BOS | @ | COL | L | 1 | 2 | 43-29 | 2 | 1.5 | Chacin | Lester | Belisle | 2:50 | N | 48,112 | - | |
| 73 | 73 | Wednesday, Jun 23 | boxscore | BOS | @ | COL | L | 6 | 8 | 43-30 | 2 | 2.5 | Corpas | Papelbon | 2:57 | N | 48,243 | -- | ||
| 74 | 74 | Thursday, Jun 24 | boxscore | BOS | @ | COL | W | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44-30 | 2 | 2.0 | Papelbon | Street | 4:48 | N | 48,582 | + | |
| 75 | 75 | Friday, Jun 25 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SFG | L | 4 | 5 | 44-31 | 2 | 3.0 | Sanchez | Wakefield | Wilson | 3:15 | N | 41,182 | - | |
| 76 | 76 | Saturday, Jun 26 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SFG | W | 4 | 2 | 45-31 | 2 | 2.0 | Atchison | Bumgarner | Papelbon | 2:46 | D | 42,178 | + | |
| 77 | 77 | Sunday, Jun 27 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SFG | W | 5 | 1 | 46-31 | 2 | 2.0 | Lester | Lincecum | 2:51 | D | 41,528 | ++ | ||
| 78 | 78 | Tuesday, Jun 29 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | W | 8 | 5 | 47-31 | 2 | 1.0 | Lackey | Shields | Papelbon | 3:30 | N | 38,013 | +++ | ||
| 79 | 79 | Wednesday, Jun 30 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | L | 4 | 9 | 47-32 | 2 | 1.0 | Garza | Matsuzaka | 3:35 | N | 38,055 | - | |||
| 80 | 80 | Friday, Jul 2 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 3 | 2 | 48-32 | 2 | 0.5 | Wakefield | Bergesen | Papelbon | 2:07 | N | 38,067 | + | ||
| 81 | 81 | Saturday, Jul 3 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 9 | 3 | 49-32 | 2 | 0.5 | Lester | Guthrie | 2:56 | N | 38,106 | ++ | |||
| 82 | 82 | Sunday, Jul 4 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | L | 1 | 6 | 49-33 | 2 | 1.5 | Matusz | Lackey | 2:48 | D | 37,742 | - | |||
| 83 | 83 | Monday, Jul 5 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | L | 5 | 6 | 49-34 | 3 | 2.5 | Choate | Ramirez | Soriano | 3:40 | N | 28,528 | -- | |
| 84 | 84 | Tuesday, Jul 6 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | L | 2 | 3 | 49-35 | 3 | 3.5 | Niemann | Doubront | Soriano | 3:22 | N | 19,902 | --- | |
| 85 | 85 | Wednesday, Jul 7 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | L | 4 | 6 | 49-36 | 3 | 4.5 | Price | Wakefield | Garza | 3:10 | N | 24,356 | ---- | |
| 86 | 86 | Friday, Jul 9 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 14 | 3 | 50-36 | 3 | 5.0 | Lester | Romero | 3:13 | N | 27,567 | + | ||
| 87 | 87 | Saturday, Jul 10 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | L | 5 | 9 | 50-37 | 3 | 5.0 | Camp | Lackey | Gregg | 3:29 | D | 35,037 | - | |
| 88 | 88 | Sunday, Jul 11 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 3 | 2 | 51-37 | 3 | 5.0 | Matsuzaka | Litsch | Papelbon | 2:32 | D | 26,062 | + | |
| 89 | 89 | Thursday, Jul 15 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | L | 2 | 7 | 51-38 | 3 | 5.5 | Hunter | Wakefield | 3:11 | N | 38,062 | - | |||
| 90 | 90 | Friday, Jul 16 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | L | 4 | 8 | 51-39 | 3 | 6.5 | Lewis | Doubront | 3:21 | N | 37,669 | -- | |||
| 91 | 91 | Saturday, Jul 17 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | W | 3 | 2 | 11 | 52-39 | 3 | 5.5 | Delcarmen | Ogando | 2:58 | N | 37,744 | + | ||
| 92 | 92 | Sunday, Jul 18 | boxscore | BOS | TEX | L | 2 | 4 | 52-40 | 3 | 6.5 | Wilson | Lester | Feliz | 2:57 | D | 37,431 | - | ||
| 93 | 93 | Monday, Jul 19 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | W | 2 | 1 | 53-40 | 3 | 6.0 | Matsuzaka | Sheets | Papelbon | 2:40 | N | 19,341 | + | |
| 94 | 94 | Tuesday, Jul 20 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 5 | 10 | 53-41 | 3 | 6.0 | Bailey | Ramirez | 3:30 | N | 20,271 | - | |
| 95 | 95 | Wednesday, Jul 21 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | L | 4 | 6 | 53-42 | 3 | 7.0 | Gonzalez | Buchholz | Wuertz | 3:02 | D | 30,456 | -- | |
| 96 | 96 | Thursday, Jul 22 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | W | 8 | 6 | 13 | 54-42 | 3 | 7.0 | Okajima | Olson | Ramirez | 3:57 | N | 28,074 | + |
| 97 | 97 | Friday, Jul 23 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | W | 2 | 1 | 55-42 | 3 | 7.0 | Atchison | Vargas | Papelbon | 2:37 | N | 34,932 | ++ | |
| 98 | 98 | Saturday, Jul 24 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | L | 1 | 5 | 55-43 | 3 | 7.0 | Seddon | Lester | Olson | 2:35 | N | 43,694 | - | |
| 99 | 99 | Sunday, Jul 25 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | L | 2 | 4 | 55-44 | 3 | 8.0 | League | Okajima | Aardsma | 3:01 | D | 40,001 | -- | |
| 100 | 100 | Monday, Jul 26 | boxscore | BOS | @ | LAA | W | 6 | 3 | 56-44 | 3 | 8.0 | Buchholz | Haren | Papelbon | 3:21 | N | 40,364 | + | |
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 101 | 101 | Tuesday, Jul 27 | boxscore | BOS | @ | LAA | W | 4 | 2 | 57-44 | 3 | 7.0 | Lackey | Weaver | Papelbon | 3:04 | N | 40,120 | ++ | |
| 102 | 102 | Wednesday, Jul 28 | boxscore | BOS | @ | LAA | W | 7 | 3 | 58-44 | 3 | 7.0 | Beckett | Rodney | 3:36 | D | 44,052 | +++ | ||
| 103 | 103 | Friday, Jul 30 | boxscore | BOS | DET | L | 5 | 6 | 58-45 | 3 | 7.5 | Weinhardt | Lester | 3:49 | N | 37,832 | - | |||
| 104 | 104 | Saturday, Jul 31 | boxscore | BOS | DET | W | 5 | 4 | 59-45 | 3 | 7.5 | Okajima | Coke | 3:29 | D | 37,498 | + | |||
| 105 | 105 | Sunday, Aug 1 | boxscore | BOS | DET | W | 4 | 3 | 60-45 | 3 | 6.5 | Papelbon | Thomas | 2:48 | D | 37,479 | ++ | |||
| 106 | 106 | Monday, Aug 2 | boxscore | BOS | CLE | L | 5 | 6 | 60-46 | 3 | 6.5 | Hernandez | Lackey | Perez | 3:18 | N | 37,931 | - | ||
| 107 | 107 | Tuesday, Aug 3 | boxscore | BOS | CLE | W | 3 | 1 | 61-46 | 3 | 6.5 | Beckett | Huff | Papelbon | 2:41 | N | 37,714 | + | ||
| 108 | 108 | Wednesday, Aug 4 | boxscore | BOS | CLE | L | 1 | 9 | 61-47 | 3 | 6.5 | Masterson | Lester | 3:07 | N | 37,902 | - | |||
| 109 | 109 | Thursday, Aug 5 | boxscore | BOS | CLE | W | 6 | 2 | 62-47 | 3 | 6.0 | Matsuzaka | Tomlin | Papelbon | 3:00 | N | 38,102 | + | ||
| 110 | 110 | Friday, Aug 6 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | W | 6 | 3 | 63-47 | 3 | 5.0 | Buchholz | Vazquez | Papelbon | 3:17 | N | 49,555 | ++ | |
| 111 | 111 | Saturday, Aug 7 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 5 | 63-48 | 3 | 6.0 | Sabathia | Lackey | Rivera | 2:47 | D | 49,716 | - | |
| 112 | 112 | Sunday, Aug 8 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 2 | 7 | 63-49 | 3 | 7.0 | Moseley | Beckett | 3:04 | N | 49,096 | -- | ||
| 113 | 113 | Monday, Aug 9 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | W | 2 | 1 | 64-49 | 3 | 6.0 | Lester | Hughes | Papelbon | 3:33 | D | 49,476 | + | |
| 114 | 114 | Tuesday, Aug 10 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 7 | 5 | 65-49 | 3 | 5.0 | Doubront | Camp | Papelbon | 3:11 | N | 27,690 | ++ | |
| 115 | 115 | Wednesday, Aug 11 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | W | 10 | 1 | 66-49 | 3 | 5.0 | Buchholz | Marcum | 3:00 | N | 28,308 | +++ | ||
| 116 | 116 | Thursday, Aug 12 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TOR | L | 5 | 6 | 66-50 | 3 | 6.0 | Gregg | Papelbon | 2:53 | D | 36,271 | - | ||
| 117 | 117 | Friday, Aug 13 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | L | 9 | 10 | 11 | 66-51 | 3 | 6.0 | O'Day | Wakefield | 4:10 | N | 47,195 | -- | |
| 118 | 118 | Saturday, Aug 14 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | W | 3 | 1 | 67-51 | 3 | 6.0 | Lester | Lewis | Doubront | 2:56 | N | 48,030 | + | |
| 119 | 119 | Sunday, Aug 15 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TEX | L | 3 | 7 | 67-52 | 3 | 6.0 | Wilson | Matsuzaka | 2:58 | D | 30,252 | - | ||
| 120 | 120 | Tuesday, Aug 17 | boxscore | BOS | LAA | W | 6 | 0 | 68-52 | 3 | 5.5 | Buchholz | Weaver | 2:43 | N | 38,304 | + | |||
| 121 | 121 | Wednesday, Aug 18 | boxscore | BOS | LAA | W | 7 | 5 | 69-52 | 3 | 5.5 | Lackey | Jepsen | Papelbon | 3:11 | N | 37,779 | ++ | ||
| 122 | 122 | Thursday, Aug 19 | boxscore | BOS | LAA | L | 2 | 7 | 69-53 | 3 | 6.5 | Santana | Beckett | 3:06 | N | 37,641 | - | |||
| 123 | 123 | Friday, Aug 20 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | L | 2 | 16 | 69-54 | 3 | 6.5 | Cecil | Lester | 3:02 | N | 37,726 | -- | |||
| 124 | 124 | Saturday, Aug 21 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 5 | 4 | 11 | 70-54 | 3 | 6.5 | Papelbon | Janssen | 3:23 | N | 37,614 | + | ||
| 125 | 125 | Sunday, Aug 22 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 5 | 0 | 71-54 | 3 | 6.5 | Buchholz | Marcum | Doubront | 2:45 | D | 37,506 | ++ | ||
| 126 | 126 | Monday, Aug 23 | boxscore | BOS | SEA | W | 6 | 3 | 72-54 | 3 | 5.5 | Lackey | Fister | Papelbon | 2:21 | N | 37,133 | +++ | ||
| 127 | 127 | Wednesday, Aug 25 (1) | boxscore | BOS | SEA | W | 5 | 3 | 73-54 | 3 | 5.5 | Beckett | Pauley | Papelbon | 2:44 | D | 37,183 | ++++ | ||
| 128 | 128 | Wednesday, Aug 25 (2) | boxscore | BOS | SEA | L | 2 | 4 | 73-55 | 3 | 5.5 | Hernandez | Wakefield | League | 2:41 | N | 37,451 | - | ||
| 129 | 129 | Friday, Aug 27 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | W | 3 | 1 | 74-55 | 3 | 4.5 | Lester | Price | Papelbon | 2:55 | N | 29,461 | + | |
| 130 | 130 | Saturday, Aug 28 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | L | 2 | 3 | 10 | 74-56 | 3 | 5.5 | Choate | Atchison | 3:17 | N | 36,973 | - | |
| 131 | 131 | Sunday, Aug 29 | boxscore | BOS | @ | TBR | L | 3 | 5 | 74-57 | 3 | 6.5 | Shields | Lackey | Soriano | 2:52 | N | 23,438 | -- | |
| 132 | 132 | Tuesday, Aug 31 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | L | 2 | 5 | 74-58 | 3 | 8.0 | Matusz | Beckett | Uehara | 2:58 | N | 18,247 | --- | |
| 133 | 133 | Wednesday, Sep 1 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 9 | 6 | 75-58 | 3 | 8.0 | Lester | Hendrickson | Papelbon | 3:37 | N | 16,210 | + | |
| 134 | 134 | Thursday, Sep 2 | boxscore | BOS | @ | BAL | W | 6 | 4 | 76-58 | 3 | 8.0 | Matsuzaka | Bergesen | Papelbon | 3:06 | N | 26,954 | ++ | |
| 135 | 135 | Saturday, Sep 4 (1) | boxscore | BOS | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 76-59 | 3 | 10.0 | Danks | Buchholz | Jenks | 2:53 | D | 37,411 | - | ||
| 136 | 136 | Saturday, Sep 4 (2) | boxscore | BOS | CHW | L | 1 | 3 | 76-60 | 3 | 10.0 | Floyd | Lackey | Jenks | 3:03 | N | 37,858 | -- | ||
| 137 | 137 | Sunday, Sep 5 | boxscore | BOS | CHW | L | 5 | 7 | 76-61 | 3 | 10.0 | Linebrink | Papelbon | Thornton | 4:05 | D | 37,570 | --- | ||
| 138 | 138 | Monday, Sep 6 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | W | 12 | 5 | 77-61 | 3 | 9.0 | Lester | Niemann | 3:29 | N | 37,546 | + | |||
| 139 | 139 | Tuesday, Sep 7 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | L | 5 | 14 | 77-62 | 3 | 9.0 | Price | Matsuzaka | 3:16 | N | 37,290 | - | |||
| 140 | 140 | Wednesday, Sep 8 | boxscore | BOS | TBR | W | 11 | 5 | 78-62 | 3 | 9.0 | Wakefield | Garza | 3:17 | N | 37,757 | + | |||
| 141 | 141 | Friday, Sep 10 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | L | 0 | 5 | 78-63 | 3 | 9.0 | Cahill | Buchholz | 2:43 | N | 19,139 | - | ||
| 142 | 142 | Saturday, Sep 11 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | L | 3 | 4 | 78-64 | 3 | 9.0 | Anderson | Lackey | Bailey | 2:42 | N | 22,932 | -- | |
| 143 | 143 | Sunday, Sep 12 | boxscore | BOS | @ | OAK | W | 5 | 3 | 79-64 | 3 | 8.0 | Beckett | Braden | Papelbon | 2:59 | D | 19,806 | + | |
| 144 | 144 | Monday, Sep 13 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | W | 5 | 1 | 80-64 | 3 | 7.5 | Lester | Fister | 2:23 | N | 19,063 | ++ | ||
| 145 | 145 | Tuesday, Sep 14 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | W | 9 | 6 | 81-64 | 3 | 7.0 | Hill | League | 3:18 | N | 18,381 | +++ | ||
| 146 | 146 | Wednesday, Sep 15 | boxscore | BOS | @ | SEA | W | 5 | 1 | 82-64 | 3 | 6.5 | Buchholz | Pauley | 2:45 | D | 21,936 | ++++ | ||
| 147 | 147 | Friday, Sep 17 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | L | 9 | 11 | 82-65 | 3 | 7.0 | Cecil | Lackey | Gregg | 3:17 | N | 37,679 | - | ||
| 148 | 148 | Saturday, Sep 18 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | L | 3 | 4 | 82-66 | 3 | 8.0 | Romero | Beckett | Gregg | 3:16 | N | 37,863 | -- | ||
| 149 | 149 | Sunday, Sep 19 | boxscore | BOS | TOR | W | 6 | 0 | 83-66 | 3 | 7.0 | Lester | Marcum | 2:37 | D | 37,234 | + | |||
| 150 | 150 | Monday, Sep 20 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | L | 2 | 4 | 83-67 | 3 | 8.0 | Hernandez | Matsuzaka | Uehara | 3:12 | N | 37,560 | - | ||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak | |||
| 151 | 151 | Tuesday, Sep 21 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | L | 1 | 9 | 83-68 | 3 | 9.0 | Bergesen | Atchison | 3:28 | N | 37,464 | -- | |||
| 152 | 152 | Wednesday, Sep 22 | boxscore | BOS | BAL | W | 6 | 1 | 84-68 | 3 | 8.0 | Lackey | Millwood | 2:44 | N | 37,729 | + | |||
| 153 | 153 | Friday, Sep 24 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | W | 10 | 8 | 85-68 | 3 | 7.0 | Beckett | Pettitte | Papelbon | 3:14 | N | 49,457 | ++ | |
| 154 | 154 | Saturday, Sep 25 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | W | 7 | 3 | 86-68 | 3 | 7.0 | Lester | Nova | 3:27 | D | 49,558 | +++ | ||
| 155 | 155 | Sunday, Sep 26 | boxscore | BOS | @ | NYY | L | 3 | 4 | 10 | 86-69 | 3 | 7.0 | Logan | Okajima | 3:50 | N | 49,199 | - | |
| 156 | 156 | Monday, Sep 27 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | W | 6 | 1 | 87-69 | 3 | 6.0 | Buchholz | Buehrle | 2:42 | N | 19,750 | + | ||
| 157 | 157 | Tuesday, Sep 28 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | L | 4 | 5 | 87-70 | 3 | 7.0 | Sale | Bowden | 3:10 | N | 16,982 | - | ||
| 158 | 158 | Wednesday, Sep 29 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 5 | 87-71 | 3 | 7.0 | Garcia | Beckett | Thornton | 2:32 | N | 32,084 | -- | |
| 159 | 159 | Thursday, Sep 30 | boxscore | BOS | @ | CHW | L | 2 | 8 | 87-72 | 3 | 7.0 | Danks | Lester | 2:57 | N | 30,854 | --- | ||
| 160 | 160 | Saturday, Oct 2 (1) | boxscore | BOS | NYY | L | 5 | 6 | 10 | 87-73 | 3 | 7.0 | Hughes | Papelbon | Rivera | 4:18 | D | 37,467 | ---- | |
| 161 | 161 | Saturday, Oct 2 (2) | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 7 | 6 | 10 | 88-73 | 3 | 7.0 | Manuel | Nova | 4:00 | N | 37,589 | + | ||
| 162 | 162 | Sunday, Oct 3 | boxscore | BOS | NYY | W | 8 | 4 | 89-73 | 3 | 7.0 | Lackey | Moseley | 3:09 | D | 37,453 | ++ | |||
| Rk | Gm# | Date | Tm | Opp | R | RA | Inn | W-L | Rank | GB | Win | Loss | Save | Time | D/N | Attendance | Streak |