GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: OAKLAND (75-83) at BOSTON (93-64)

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (5) VS BOSTON (11) - END 7TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .290
D Barton 1b 2 0 1 0 2 0 1 .350
N Swisher cf 3 0 0 1 0 2 5 .264
M Piazza dh 4 1 1 1 0 1 5 .281
J Cust rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .260
M Ellis 2b 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .273
K Suzuki c 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .251
J Hannahan 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .286
D Murphy ss 2 2 2 3 1 0 0 .224

Totals 28 5 8 5 6 12 19

BATTING: 2B - D Barton (9, J Lester). HR - D Murphy (6, 4th inning off J Lester
2 on, 2 Out), M Piazza (8, 5th inning off J Lester 0 on, 1 Out). SF - N
Swisher. RBI - N Swisher (76), D Murphy 3 (21), M Piazza (44). 2-out RBI - D
Murphy 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Piazza 3, J Hannahan 1.
Team LOB - 9.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Ellis (4, 2nd base by J Lester/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - N Swisher (5, fly ball). DP: 2 (M Ellis-D Murphy-D Barton, J
Hannahan-M Ellis-D Barton).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 .318
M Ramirez lf 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .298
B Moss pr-lf 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250
D Ortiz dh 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .325
R Clayton pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Lowell 3b 5 1 3 5 0 0 3 .326
J Drew rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .266
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .287
a-E Hinske ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .204
J Varitek c 4 0 1 0 1 1 7 .255
J Ellsbury cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .363
J Lugo ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .238

Totals 36 11 17 10 6 6 28

a-struck out swinging for K Youkilis in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia 2 (38, A Brown, J Blanton); J Varitek (15, J Blanton);
D Ortiz 2 (50, A Brown, J Blevins). HR - D Pedroia (8, 6th inning off J Blevins
0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Drew. RBI - M Lowell 5 (116), J Drew (59), M Ramirez (87),
D Pedroia (50), J Ellsbury (18), B Moss (1). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Varitek 2, J Lugo 3, J Ellsbury 1. GIDP - J Drew, J Lugo. Team LOB -
11.

FIELDING: E - J Lester (1, throw). DP: 1 (J Varitek-D Pedroia).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 001 310 0 -- 5
BOSTON - 003 204 2 -- 11
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 5 11 5 5 3 4 0 3.95
J Blevins 0 3 4 3 1 0 1 10.38
R Lugo 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.55
A Brown 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.72

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 4 1/3 7 5 4 3 9 2 4.72
K Snyder 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.81
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.18
M Timlin 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.48

J Blevins pitched to 5 batters in the 6th.

WP - A Brown. IBB - J Drew (by A Brown). Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 93-55; J
Blevins 19-9; R Lugo 18-9; A Brown 23-13; J Lester 94-58; K Snyder 20-11; J
Lopez 9-4; M Timlin 14-10. Ground balls-fly balls: J Blanton 7-4; J Blevins
0-0; R Lugo 1-1; A Brown 2-0; J Lester 2-2; K Snyder 0-2; J Lopez 0-1; M Timlin
0-2. Batters faced: J Blanton 27; J Blevins 5; R Lugo 4; A Brown 7; J Lester
23; K Snyder 5; J Lopez 2; M Timlin 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry Meals.

Weather: 93 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Hinske at first base.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
BOSTON 11 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D Murphy (.224, 2-FOR-2, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: ERIC GAGNE (4-2, 3.96) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5, BOSTON 11

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D MURPHY (.224, 2-FOR-2, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: E Gagne relieved M Timlin.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
BOSTON 11 TOP, 8TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D Murphy (.224, 2-FOR-2, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 5 10 1
BOSTON 0 0 3 2 0 4 2 11 17 1 (BOT 8)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - ANDREW BROWN
BOS - ERIC GAGNE

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J ELLSBURY (.363, 1-FOR-4, RBI)
J LUGO (.238, 0-FOR-4)
D PEDROIA (.318, 3-FOR-4, BB, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (5) VS BOSTON (11) - MID 8TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .291
D Barton 1b 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 .361
N Swisher cf 4 0 0 1 0 3 7 .263
M Piazza dh 5 1 1 1 0 2 7 .280
J Cust rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .260
M Ellis 2b 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .273
K Suzuki c 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .251
J Hannahan 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .286
D Murphy ss 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .222

Totals 33 5 10 5 6 14 23

BATTING: 2B - D Barton (9, J Lester). HR - D Murphy (6, 4th inning off J Lester
2 on, 2 Out), M Piazza (8, 5th inning off J Lester 0 on, 1 Out). SF - N
Swisher. RBI - N Swisher (76), D Murphy 3 (21), M Piazza (44). 2-out RBI - D
Murphy 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Piazza 4, J Hannahan 1.
Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Ellis (4, 2nd base by J Lester/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - N Swisher (5, fly ball). DP: 2 (M Ellis-D Murphy-D Barton, J
Hannahan-M Ellis-D Barton).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 4 4 3 1 1 0 0 .318
M Ramirez lf 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .298
B Moss pr-lf 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250
D Ortiz dh 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .325
R Clayton pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Lowell 3b 5 1 3 5 0 0 3 .326
J Drew rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .266
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .287
a-E Hinske ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .204
J Varitek c 4 0 1 0 1 1 7 .255
J Ellsbury cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 4 .363
J Lugo ss 4 0 0 0 0 1 6 .238

Totals 36 11 17 10 6 6 28

a-struck out swinging for K Youkilis in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia 2 (38, A Brown, J Blanton); J Varitek (15, J Blanton);
D Ortiz 2 (50, A Brown, J Blevins). HR - D Pedroia (8, 6th inning off J Blevins
0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Drew. RBI - M Lowell 5 (116), J Drew (59), M Ramirez (87),
D Pedroia (50), J Ellsbury (18), B Moss (1). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Varitek 2, J Lugo 3, J Ellsbury 1. GIDP - J Drew, J Lugo. Team LOB -
11.

FIELDING: E - J Lester (1, throw). DP: 1 (J Varitek-D Pedroia).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 001 310 00 -- 5
BOSTON - 003 204 2 -- 11
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 5 11 5 5 3 4 0 3.95
J Blevins 0 3 4 3 1 0 1 10.38
R Lugo 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.55
A Brown 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.72

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 4 1/3 7 5 4 3 9 2 4.72
K Snyder 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.81
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.18
M Timlin 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.48
E Gagne 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.88

J Blevins pitched to 5 batters in the 6th.

WP - A Brown. IBB - J Drew (by A Brown). Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 93-55; J
Blevins 19-9; R Lugo 18-9; A Brown 23-13; J Lester 94-58; K Snyder 20-11; J
Lopez 9-4; M Timlin 14-10; E Gagne 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J Blanton
7-4; J Blevins 0-0; R Lugo 1-1; A Brown 2-0; J Lester 2-2; K Snyder 0-2; J
Lopez 0-1; M Timlin 0-2; E Gagne 0-1. Batters faced: J Blanton 27; J Blevins 5;
R Lugo 4; A Brown 7; J Lester 23; K Snyder 5; J Lopez 2; M Timlin 5; E Gagne 5.


UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry Meals.

Weather: 93 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
OAK: COLBY LEWIS (0-2, 6.63) STARTING THE 8TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5, BOSTON 11

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J ELLSBURY (.363, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: C Lewis relieved A Brown.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
BOSTON 11 BOTTOM, 8TH

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J Ellsbury (.363, 1-FOR-4, RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 5 10 1
BOSTON 0 0 3 2 0 4 2 0 11 17 1 (TOP 9)

CURRENT PITCHERS: OAK - COLBY LEWIS
BOS - ERIC GAGNE

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.260, 0-FOR-3, BB)
M ELLIS (.273, 2-FOR-3, BB)
K SUZUKI (.251, 0-FOR-3, BB)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (5) VS BOSTON (11) - END 8TH - IN PROGRESS

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .291
D Barton 1b 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 .361
N Swisher cf 4 0 0 1 0 3 7 .263
M Piazza dh 5 1 1 1 0 2 7 .280
J Cust rf 3 0 0 0 1 3 0 .260
M Ellis 2b 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 .273
K Suzuki c 3 1 0 0 1 1 4 .251
J Hannahan 3b 4 1 1 0 0 2 3 .286
D Murphy ss 3 2 2 3 1 0 0 .222

Totals 33 5 10 5 6 14 23

BATTING: 2B - D Barton (9, J Lester). HR - D Murphy (6, 4th inning off J Lester
2 on, 2 Out), M Piazza (8, 5th inning off J Lester 0 on, 1 Out). SF - N
Swisher. RBI - N Swisher (76), D Murphy 3 (21), M Piazza (44). 2-out RBI - D
Murphy 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Piazza 4, J Hannahan 1.
Team LOB - 11.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Ellis (4, 2nd base by J Lester/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - N Swisher (5, fly ball). DP: 2 (M Ellis-D Murphy-D Barton, J
Hannahan-M Ellis-D Barton).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 5 4 3 1 1 0 0 .317
M Ramirez lf 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .298
B Moss pr-lf 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250
D Ortiz dh 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .325
R Clayton pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Lowell 3b 5 1 3 5 0 0 3 .326
J Drew rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .266
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .287
a-E Hinske ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .204
J Varitek c 4 0 1 0 1 1 7 .255
J Ellsbury cf 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .359
J Lugo ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .238

Totals 39 11 17 10 6 8 28

a-struck out swinging for K Youkilis in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia 2 (38, A Brown, J Blanton); J Varitek (15, J Blanton);
D Ortiz 2 (50, A Brown, J Blevins). HR - D Pedroia (8, 6th inning off J Blevins
0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Drew. RBI - M Lowell 5 (116), J Drew (59), M Ramirez (87),
D Pedroia (50), J Ellsbury (18), B Moss (1). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Varitek 2, J Lugo 3, J Ellsbury 1. GIDP - J Drew, J Lugo. Team LOB -
11.

FIELDING: E - J Lester (1, throw). DP: 1 (J Varitek-D Pedroia).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 001 310 00 -- 5
BOSTON - 003 204 20 -- 11
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 5 11 5 5 3 4 0 3.95
J Blevins 0 3 4 3 1 0 1 10.38
R Lugo 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.55
A Brown 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.72
C Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.45

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 4 1/3 7 5 4 3 9 2 4.72
K Snyder 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.81
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.18
M Timlin 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.48
E Gagne 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.88

J Blevins pitched to 5 batters in the 6th.

WP - A Brown. IBB - J Drew (by A Brown). Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 93-55; J
Blevins 19-9; R Lugo 18-9; A Brown 23-13; C Lewis 9-8; J Lester 94-58; K Snyder
20-11; J Lopez 9-4; M Timlin 14-10; E Gagne 21-15. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Blanton 7-4; J Blevins 0-0; R Lugo 1-1; A Brown 2-0; C Lewis 0-1; J Lester 2-2;
K Snyder 0-2; J Lopez 0-1; M Timlin 0-2; E Gagne 0-1. Batters faced: J Blanton
27; J Blevins 5; R Lugo 4; A Brown 7; C Lewis 3; J Lester 23; K Snyder 5; J
Lopez 2; M Timlin 5; E Gagne 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry Meals.

Weather: 93 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, out to center.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: A Cora at shortstop.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
BOSTON 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J Cust (.260, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - PITCHING CHANGE
BOS: JULIAN TAVAREZ (7-10, 5.03) STARTING THE 9TH
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5, BOSTON 11

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J CUST (.260, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - MID INNING UPDATE
PLAY: J Tavarez relieved E Gagne.
SITUATION: 0 RUNS IN, NONE ON, 0 OUTS
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 5
BOSTON 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J Cust (.260, 0-FOR-3)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL AT BOSTON - SCORING UPDATE
SACRIFICE FLY BY JACK HANNAHAN SCORED MARK ELLIS.
SITUATION: 1 RUN IN, K SUZUKI ON FIRST, 2 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: OAKLAND 6
BOSTON 11 TOP, 9TH

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: D MURPHY (.222, 2-FOR-3, BB, HR, 3 RBI)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 6 12 1
BOSTON 0 0 3 2 0 4 2 0 x 11 17 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - JOE BLANTON, JERRY BLEVINS (6TH), RUDDY LUGO (6TH), ANDREW
BROWN (7TH), COLBY LEWIS (8TH) AND KURT SUZUKI

BOS - JON LESTER, KYLE SNYDER (5TH), JAVIER LOPEZ
(6TH), MIKE TIMLIN (6TH), ERIC GAGNE (8TH), JULIAN TAVAREZ
(9TH) AND JASON VARITEK

HOME RUNS: OAK - DONNIE MURPHY (6) OFF JON LESTER IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
MIKE PIAZZA (8) OFF JON LESTER IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

BOS - DUSTIN PEDROIA (8) OFF JERRY BLEVINS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">AL FINAL
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
- - - - - - - - - - - -
OAKLAND 0 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 6 12 1
BOSTON 0 0 3 2 0 4 2 0 x 11 17 1 (FINAL)

BATTERIES: OAK - JOE BLANTON, JERRY BLEVINS (6TH), RUDDY LUGO (6TH), ANDREW
BROWN (7TH), COLBY LEWIS (8TH) AND KURT SUZUKI

BOS - JON LESTER, KYLE SNYDER (5TH), JAVIER LOPEZ
(6TH), MIKE TIMLIN (6TH), ERIC GAGNE (8TH), JULIAN TAVAREZ
(9TH) AND JASON VARITEK


WP - MIKE TIMLIN (2-1)
LP - JERRY BLEVINS (0-1)
SAVE - NONE

HOME RUNS: OAK - DONNIE MURPHY (6) OFF JON LESTER IN THE 4TH, 2 ON
MIKE PIAZZA (8) OFF JON LESTER IN THE 5TH, 0 ON

BOS - DUSTIN PEDROIA (8) OFF JERRY BLEVINS IN THE 6TH, 0 ON


TIME: 3:27 ATT: 36,570

PROBABLES: MIN - BOOF BONSER (7-12, 5.09)
BOS - JOSH BECKETT (20-6, 3.14)

PROBABLES: LAA - JOHN LACKEY (18-9, 3.11)
OAK - DAN HAREN (15-8, 3.12)</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">OAKLAND (6) VS BOSTON (11) - FINAL

OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .291
D Barton 1b 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 .361
N Swisher cf 4 0 0 1 0 3 7 .263
M Piazza dh 5 1 1 1 0 2 7 .280
J Cust rf 4 0 0 0 1 3 0 .259
M Ellis 2b 4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .274
K Suzuki c 4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .255
J Hannahan 3b 4 1 1 1 0 2 4 .286
D Murphy ss 4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .220

Totals 37 6 12 6 6 14 25

BATTING: 2B - D Barton (9, J Lester). HR - D Murphy (6, 4th inning off J Lester
2 on, 2 Out), M Piazza (8, 5th inning off J Lester 0 on, 1 Out). SF - J
Hannahan , N Swisher. RBI - N Swisher (76), D Murphy 3 (21), M Piazza (44), J
Hannahan (24). 2-out RBI - D Murphy 3. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out
- M Piazza 4, J Hannahan 1. Team LOB - 12.

BASERUNNING: CS - M Ellis (4, 2nd base by J Lester/J Varitek).

FIELDING: E - N Swisher (5, fly ball). DP: 2 (M Ellis-D Murphy-D Barton, J
Hannahan-M Ellis-D Barton).


BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 5 4 3 1 1 0 0 .317
M Ramirez lf 3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .298
B Moss pr-lf 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250
D Ortiz dh 4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .325
R Clayton pr-dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
M Lowell 3b 5 1 3 5 0 0 3 .326
J Drew rf 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 .266
K Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .287
a-E Hinske ph-1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .204
J Varitek c 4 0 1 0 1 1 7 .255
J Ellsbury cf 5 0 1 1 0 2 4 .359
J Lugo ss 5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .238
A Cora ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243

Totals 39 11 17 10 6 8 28

a-struck out swinging for K Youkilis in the 7th.

BATTING: 2B - D Pedroia 2 (38, A Brown, J Blanton); J Varitek (15, J Blanton);
D Ortiz 2 (50, A Brown, J Blevins). HR - D Pedroia (8, 6th inning off J Blevins
0 on, 0 Out). SF - J Drew. RBI - M Lowell 5 (116), J Drew (59), M Ramirez (87),
D Pedroia (50), J Ellsbury (18), B Moss (1). Runners left in scoring position,
2 out - J Varitek 2, J Lugo 3, J Ellsbury 1. GIDP - J Drew, J Lugo. Team LOB -
11.

FIELDING: E - J Lester (1, throw). DP: 1 (J Varitek-D Pedroia).


----------------------------------------------------
OAKLAND - 001 310 001 -- 6
BOSTON - 003 204 20x -- 11
----------------------------------------------------

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
J Blanton 5 11 5 5 3 4 0 3.95
J Blevins (L, 0-1) 0 3 4 3 1 0 1 10.38
R Lugo 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.55
A Brown 1 3 2 2 1 1 0 4.72
C Lewis 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.45

BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Lester 4 1/3 7 5 4 3 9 2 4.72
K Snyder 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.81
J Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.18
M Timlin (W, 2-1) 1 1/3 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.48
E Gagne 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.88
J Tavarez 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.06

J Blevins pitched to 5 batters in the 6th.

WP - A Brown. IBB - J Drew (by A Brown). Pitches-strikes: J Blanton 93-55; J
Blevins 19-9; R Lugo 18-9; A Brown 23-13; C Lewis 9-8; J Lester 94-58; K Snyder
20-11; J Lopez 9-4; M Timlin 14-10; E Gagne 21-15; J Tavarez 16-10. Ground
balls-fly balls: J Blanton 7-4; J Blevins 0-0; R Lugo 1-1; A Brown 2-0; C Lewis
0-1; J Lester 2-2; K Snyder 0-2; J Lopez 0-1; M Timlin 0-2; E Gagne 0-1; J
Tavarez 1-2. Batters faced: J Blanton 27; J Blevins 5; R Lugo 4; A Brown 7; C
Lewis 3; J Lester 23; K Snyder 5; J Lopez 2; M Timlin 5; E Gagne 5; J Tavarez
5.

UMPIRES: HP--Rob Drake. 1B--Larry Poncino. 2B--Gary Darling. 3B--Jerry Meals.

T--3:27. Att--36,570.
Weather: 93 degrees, clear. Wind: 17 mph, out to
center.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
AL
OAKLAND 6
BOSTON 11 FINAL</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

<div class="pre">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
OAKLAND (6) AT BOSTON (11) - HOW THEY SCORED
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

OAKLAND 3RD: J Hannahan struck out looking. D Murphy singled to left.
S Stewart grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, D Murphy safe at second
on throwing error by pitcher J Lester. D Barton walked, D Murphy to third,
S Stewart to second. N Swisher hit sacrifice fly to center, D Murphy scored.
M Piazza grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Barton out at second.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) OAKLAND 1, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 3RD: D Pedroia walked. M Ramirez singled to right, D Pedroia to
second. D Ortiz walked, D Pedroia to third, M Ramirez to second. M Lowell
singled to right, D Pedroia and M Ramirez scored, D Ortiz to third. J Drew
hit sacrifice fly to left, D Ortiz scored. K Youkilis struck out looking.
J Varitek walked, M Lowell to second. J Ellsbury struck out swinging. (3 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, BOSTON 3.

OAKLAND 4TH: J Cust struck out swinging. M Ellis struck out swinging.
K Suzuki walked. J Hannahan singled to left, K Suzuki to second. D Murphy
homered to left, K Suzuki and J Hannahan scored. S Stewart singled to left.
D Barton flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 4TH: J Lugo grounded out to shortstop. D Pedroia doubled to left.
M Ramirez singled to center, D Pedroia scored. D Ortiz singled to right,
M Ramirez to third. M Lowell singled to shallow right, M Ramirez scored,
D Ortiz to second. J Drew grounded into double play, second to shortstop to
first, M Lowell out at second.(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, BOSTON 5.

OAKLAND 5TH: N Swisher struck out swinging. M Piazza homered to left.
J Cust walked. K Snyder relieved J Lester. M Ellis singled to left, J Cust
to second. K Suzuki flied out to right. J Hannahan flied out to center.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 5, BOSTON 5.

BOSTON 6TH: J Blevins relieved J Blanton. D Pedroia homered to left.
M Ramirez walked. B Moss ran for M Ramirez. D Ortiz doubled to left center,
B Moss to third. M Lowell singled to left, B Moss and D Ortiz scored. J Drew
safe at second on error by center fielder N Swisher, M Lowell to third. R Lugo
relieved J Blevins. K Youkilis walked. J Varitek struck out swinging.
J Ellsbury grounded out to pitcher, M Lowell scored, J Drew to third, K Youkilis
to second. J Lugo flied out to center. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) OAKLAND 5,
BOSTON 9.

BOSTON 7TH: A Brown relieved R Lugo. D Pedroia doubled to right. B Moss
singled to center, D Pedroia scored. D Ortiz doubled to center, B Moss to
third. R Clayton ran for D Ortiz. M Lowell grounded out to shortstop. J Drew
intentionally walked. E Hinske hit for K Youkilis. E Hinske struck out
swinging, B Moss scored, R Clayton to third, J Drew to second on wild pitch by
A Brown. J Varitek grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 5,
BOSTON 11.

OAKLAND 9TH: A Cora at shortstop. J Tavarez relieved E Gagne. J Cust
grounded out to shortstop. M Ellis singled to center. K Suzuki singled
to center, M Ellis to third. J Hannahan hit sacrifice fly to left, M Ellis
scored. D Murphy popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 6, BOSTON 11.</div>

 

AL: OAKLAND at BOSTON

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OAKLAND (6) AT BOSTON (11) - EVENT LOG
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Oakland Starting Lineups -- S Stewart LF, D Barton 1B, N Swisher CF, M Piazza DH,
J Cust RF, M Ellis 2B, K Suzuki C, J Hannahan 3B, D Murphy SS, J Blanton RHP.

Boston Starting Lineups -- D Pedroia 2B, M Ramirez LF, D Ortiz DH, M Lowell 3B,
J Drew RF, K Youkilis 1B, J Varitek C, J Ellsbury CF, J Lugo SS, J Lester LHP.

Umpires -- Rob Drake (HP), Larry Poncino (1B), Gary Darling (2B), Jerry Meals (3B).

Gametime Weather: 93 degrees, Clear, wind out to center at 17 mph.


OAKLAND 1ST: S Stewart struck out swinging. D Barton doubled to right.
N Swisher struck out looking. M Piazza struck out looking. (0 Runs, 1 Hit,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 1ST: D Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. M Ramirez singled to
center. D Ortiz popped out to second. M Lowell grounded out to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, BOSTON 0.

OAKLAND 2ND: J Cust struck out looking. M Ellis singled to center.
K Suzuki struck out looking, M Ellis caught stealing second, catcher to second.
(0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 2ND: J Drew singled to right. K Youkilis singled to left, J Drew to
second. J Varitek popped out to second. J Ellsbury flied out to left. J Lugo
struck out looking. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 0, BOSTON 0.

OAKLAND 3RD: J Hannahan struck out looking. D Murphy singled to left.
S Stewart grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, D Murphy safe at second
on throwing error by pitcher J Lester. D Barton walked, D Murphy to third,
S Stewart to second. N Swisher hit sacrifice fly to center, D Murphy scored.
M Piazza grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, D Barton out at second.
(1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error) OAKLAND 1, BOSTON 0.

BOSTON 3RD: D Pedroia walked. M Ramirez singled to right, D Pedroia to
second. D Ortiz walked, D Pedroia to third, M Ramirez to second. M Lowell
singled to right, D Pedroia and M Ramirez scored, D Ortiz to third. J Drew
hit sacrifice fly to left, D Ortiz scored. K Youkilis struck out looking.
J Varitek walked, M Lowell to second. J Ellsbury struck out swinging.
(3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 1, BOSTON 3.

OAKLAND 4TH: J Cust struck out swinging. M Ellis struck out swinging.
K Suzuki walked. J Hannahan singled to left, K Suzuki to second. D Murphy
homered to left, K Suzuki and J Hannahan scored. S Stewart singled to left.
D Barton flied out to center. (3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, BOSTON 3.

BOSTON 4TH: J Lugo grounded out to shortstop. D Pedroia doubled to left.
M Ramirez singled to center, D Pedroia scored. D Ortiz singled to right,
M Ramirez to third. M Lowell singled to shallow right, M Ramirez scored,
D Ortiz to second. J Drew grounded into double play, second to shortstop to
first, M Lowell out at second.(2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 4, BOSTON 5.

OAKLAND 5TH: N Swisher struck out swinging. M Piazza homered to left.
J Cust walked. K Snyder relieved J Lester. M Ellis singled to left, J Cust
to second. K Suzuki flied out to right. J Hannahan flied out to center.
(1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 5, BOSTON 5.

BOSTON 5TH: K Youkilis struck out swinging. J Varitek doubled to right.
J Ellsbury singled to center, J Varitek to third. J Lugo grounded into
double play, third to second to first, J Ellsbury out at second. (0 Runs,
2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 5, BOSTON 5.

OAKLAND 6TH: D Murphy walked. S Stewart struck out swinging. J Lopez
relieved K Snyder. D Barton walked, D Murphy to second. N Swisher lined out
to center. M Timlin relieved J Lopez. M Piazza fouled out to third. (0 Runs,
0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 5, BOSTON 5.

BOSTON 6TH: J Blevins relieved J Blanton. D Pedroia homered to left.
M Ramirez walked. B Moss ran for M Ramirez. D Ortiz doubled to left center,
B Moss to third. M Lowell singled to left, B Moss and D Ortiz scored. J Drew
safe at second on error by center fielder N Swisher, M Lowell to third. R Lugo
relieved J Blevins. K Youkilis walked. J Varitek struck out swinging.
J Ellsbury grounded out to pitcher, M Lowell scored, J Drew to third, K Youkilis
to second. J Lugo flied out to center. (4 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Error) OAKLAND 5,
BOSTON 9.

OAKLAND 7TH: B Moss in left field. J Cust struck out looking. M Ellis
walked. K Suzuki flied out to center. J Hannahan struck out swinging.
(0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 5, BOSTON 9.

BOSTON 7TH: A Brown relieved R Lugo. D Pedroia doubled to right. B Moss
singled to center, D Pedroia scored. D Ortiz doubled to center, B Moss to
third. R Clayton ran for D Ortiz. M Lowell grounded out to shortstop. J Drew
intentionally walked. E Hinske hit for K Youkilis. E Hinske struck out
swinging, B Moss scored, R Clayton to third, J Drew to second on wild pitch by
A Brown. J Varitek grounded out to first. (2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 5,
BOSTON 11.

OAKLAND 8TH: E Hinske at first base. E Gagne relieved M Timlin. D Murphy
lined out to left. S Stewart singled to left. D Barton singled to center,
S Stewart to third. N Swisher struck out swinging. M Piazza struck out
swinging. (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors) OAKLAND 5, BOSTON 11.

BOSTON 8TH: C Lewis relieved A Brown. J Ellsbury struck out looking.
J Lugo struck out swinging. D Pedroia flied out to center. (0 Runs, 0 Hits,
0 Errors) OAKLAND 5, BOSTON 11.

OAKLAND 9TH: A Cora at shortstop. J Tavarez relieved E Gagne. J Cust
grounded out to shortstop. M Ellis singled to center. K Suzuki singled
to center, M Ellis to third. J Hannahan hit sacrifice fly to left, M Ellis
scored. D Murphy popped out to shortstop. (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
OAKLAND 6, BOSTON 11.</div>