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{{Short description|Major League Baseball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}
{{Infobox
|name = Boston Red Sox
|season = 2008
| misc = American League Wild Card
|image = Boston Red Sox cap logo.svg
|league = American League
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|ballpark = [[Fenway Park]]
|city = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
| record = 95–67 (.586)
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| owners = [[John W. Henry]] ([[Fenway Sports Group|New England Sports Ventures]])
| president = [[Larry Lucchino]]
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| television = [[New England Sports Network|NESN]]
| radio = [[WRKO]]<br>[[WEEI (AM)|WEEI]]<br>[[WROL]] (Spanish)
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The '''2008 Boston Red Sox season''' was the 108th season in the franchise's [[Major League Baseball]] history. The [[Boston Red Sox|Red Sox]], as [[2007 Boston Red Sox season|the defending World Series champions]], finished in second place in the [[American League East]] with a record of 95 wins and 67 losses, two [[games behind]] the [[2008 Tampa Bay Rays season|Tampa Bay Rays]]. The Red Sox qualified for the [[Major League Baseball postseason|postseason]] as the AL [[Major League Baseball wild card|wild card]], and defeated the [[American League West]] champion [[2008 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season|Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim]] in the [[2008 American League Division Series|ALDS]]. The Red Sox then lost to the Rays in the [[2008 American League Championship Series|ALCS]] in seven games. This was the franchise's fourth appearance in the ALCS in six seasons.
In late March, the team started the regular season playing in [[Tokyo]] against the [[2008 Oakland Athletics season|Oakland Athletics]] for [[MLB Japan Opening Day 2008]]. In July, seven Red Sox players were selected for the AL [[2008 Major League Baseball All-Star Game|All-Star]] team, with outfielder [[J. D. Drew]] being named the game's [[Most valuable player|MVP]]. On July
==Regular season==
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===Opening Day lineup===
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|15 || [[Dustin Pedroia]] || 2B
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|46 || [[Jacoby Ellsbury]] || CF
|-style="border-bottom:2px solid black"
|23 || [[Julio Lugo]] || SS
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===Notable transactions===
* May 22, 2008: [[Julián Tavárez]] was released by the Red Sox.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Julián Tavárez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/t/tavarju01.shtml
* July 12, 2008: [[Bobby Kielty]] was released by the Red Sox.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bobby Kielty Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kieltbo01.shtml
* July 31, 2008: As part of a three-team trade, star outfielder [[Jason Bay]] was acquired by the Red Sox from the [[Pittsburgh Pirates|Pirates]] for pitcher [[Craig Hansen]] and outfielder/first baseman [[Brandon Moss]].<ref>https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/bayja.shtml Jason Bay Statistics - Baseball Reference.com</ref> Also in exchange, the Red Sox sent star outfielder [[Manny Ramirez]] to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers|Dodgers]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mario Ramírez Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/ramirma01.shtml
* August 12, 2008: [[Paul Byrd]] was acquired by the Red Sox from the [[Cleveland Indians|Indians]] in exchange for a player to be named later.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paul Byrd Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/b/byrdpa01.shtml
* August 22, 2008: [[David Ross (baseball)|David Ross]] signed as a free agent with the Red Sox.<ref>{{Cite web |title=David Ross Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/r/rossda01.shtml
* August 27, 2008: [[Mark Kotsay]] was acquired by the Red Sox from the [[Atlanta Braves|Braves]] in exchange for minor leaguer Luis Sumoza.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mark Kotsay Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/k/kotsama01.shtml
===Roster===
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! style="width:7%;"|Record
|-style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 1 || March 25 || @ [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]]* || 6–5 <
| '''[[Hideki Okajima|Okajima]]''' (1–0)
| [[Huston Street|Street]] (0–1)
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| 32–24
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 57 || May 30 || @ [[Baltimore Orioles|Orioles]] || 5–2 <
| '''[[Mike Timlin|Timlin]]''' (3–3)
| [[Chad Bradford|Bradford]] (2–2)
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| 42–28
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 71 || June 14 || @ [[Cincinnati Reds|Reds]] || 6–4 <
| '''[[Jonathan Papelbon|Papelbon]]''' (3–2)
| [[Mike Lincoln|Lincoln]] (0–2)
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| 46–31
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 78 || June 22 || [[St. Louis Cardinals|Cardinals]] || 5–3 <
| '''[[Javier López (baseball)|López]]''' (2–0)
| [[Mike Parisi|Parisi]] (0–3)
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| 52–38
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 91 || July 6 || @ [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] || 5–4 <
| [[Mariano Rivera|Rivera]] (3–3)
| '''[[Jonathan Papelbon|Papelbon]]''' (3–3)
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| 59–43
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 103 || July 23 || @ [[Seattle Mariners|Mariners]] || 6–3 <
| '''[[Jonathan Papelbon|Papelbon]]''' (4–3)
| [[Sean Green (baseball)|Green]] 2–3)
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! style="width:7%;"|Record
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 110 || August 1 || [[Oakland Athletics|Athletics]] || 2–1 <
| '''[[Mike Timlin|Timlin]]''' (4–3)
| [[Alan Embree|Embree]] (1–4)
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| 74–55
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 130 || August 24 || @ [[Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays]] || 6–5 <
| '''[[Jonathan Papelbon|Papelbon]]''' (5–3)
| [[Brandon League|League]] (0–2)
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| 85–59
|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"
| 145 || September 10 || [[Tampa Bay Rays|Rays]]|| 4–2 <
| [[Trever Miller|Miller]] (2–0)
| '''[[Mike Timlin|Timlin]]''' (4–4)
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| 94–67
|- style="text-align:center; background:#bfb;"
| 162 || September 28 || [[New York Yankees|Yankees]] || 4–3 <
| '''[[Devern Hansack|Hansack]]''' (1–0)
| [[José Veras|Veras]] (5–3)
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{{note|era|a}}Led team in starters [[Earned run average|ERA]]
{{note|era|b}}Led in team [[Earned run average|ERA]]
{{note|ra|c}}Allowed
{{note|ra|d}}Led team in runs allowed.
{{note|BB|e}}Led team in walks allowed.
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