GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: AL: BOSTON (37-18) at OAKLAND (28-27)

AL: BOSTON (37-18) at OAKLAND (28-27)

<h3>Haren seeks to win fourth straight start</h3>

Boston (37-18) at Oakland (28-27) 10:05 pm EDT

OAKLAND, California (Ticker) -- The Oakland Athletics send DanHaren to the mound in the opener of a four-game series againstthe American League-leading Boston Red Sox on Monday.

Haren (6-2, 1.64 ERA) brings his league-low ERA to the tablewith the hopes of winning his fourth straight start. Last timeout, Haren yielded just one run and four hits in eight inningsfor a 6-1 triumph over Texas on Wednesday.

However, the righthander has had his share of struggles againstBoston, going 1-3 lifetime against the Red Sox. But Boston'soffense might have a hard time getting to Haren, who is allowingopponents to bat just .180.

Nick Swisher, Eric Chavez and Bobby Crosby each contributed anRBI, and Chad Gaudin and the bullpen held the Minnesota Twins incheck as Oakland posted a 4-2 victory on Sunday.

Boston's Julian Tavarez (3-4, 5.40) finally takes the moundafter having his regular turn in the rotation pushed back forCurt Schilling and Josh Beckett.

The Dominican righthander surrendered four runs in 5 2/3 inningsin a no-decision against Texas on May 27. He has never facedOakland as a starter, but has 20 relief appearances in theseries.

The Red Sox look to rebound from Sunday's 6-5 ninth-inningsetback to the New York Yankees as closer Jonathan Papelbon gaveup the game-winning homer to Alex Rodriguez.

"I had him 0-2, which was exactly what I wanted to doobviously," Papelbon said. "In that situation, I've got tothrow him something that is outside the zone and I didn't dothat."

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON AT OAKLAND -- LINEUPS

BOSTON OAKLAND
AVG HR RBI AVG HR RBI
Dustin Pedroia 2B .336 2 16 Shannon Stewart LF .275 2 16
Alex Cora SS .316 2 13 Travis Buck RF .254 6 17
David Ortiz DH .325 9 40 Nick Swisher 1B .302 9 33
Manny Ramirez LF .288 8 32 Dan Johnson DH .295 5 22
Kevin Youkilis 3B .350 8 31 Eric Chavez 3B .233 7 26
J.D. Drew RF .222 2 17 Bobby Crosby SS .247 5 21
Coco Crisp CF .238 1 16 Mark Kotsay CF .091 0 0
Doug Mirabelli C .196 2 4 Mark Ellis 2B .249 3 23
Eric Hinske 1B .164 1 5 Jason Kendall C .197 0 13

Julian Tavarez RHP (3-4, 5.40) Dan Haren RHP (6-2, 1.64)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
WARMUPS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ (3-4, 5.40)
OAK - DAN HAREN (6-2, 1.64)

UMPIRES: HP - DALE SCOTT
1B - PAUL EMMEL
2B - DAN IASSOGNA
3B - RON KULPA

WEATHER: 61 Degrees, partly cloudy
WIND: 15 mph, out to right</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
STARTING BATS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ AND DOUG MIRABELLI
OAK - DAN HAREN AND JASON KENDALL

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.336, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
A CORA (.316, 2 HR, 13 RBI)
D ORTIZ (.325, 9 HR, 40 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
SOLO HOME RUN BY DAVID ORTIZ (10) TO RIGHT WITH 2 OUT IN
THE 1ST OFF DAN HAREN.
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1, OAKLAND 0

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.288, 8 HR, 32 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: S STEWART (.275, 2 HR, 16 RBI)
T BUCK (.254, 6 HR, 17 RBI)
N SWISHER (.302, 9 HR, 33 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (1) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 1ST - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Cora ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
M Ramirez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
K Youkilis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
C Crisp cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .238
D Mirabelli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - D Ortiz (10, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Ortiz
(41). 2-out RBI - D Ortiz. Team LOB - 1.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .275
T Buck rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254
N Swisher 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .302
D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .295
E Chavez 3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .233
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197

Totals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BATTING: Team LOB - 0.


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BOSTON - 1 -- 1
OAKLAND - -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.40

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1.73

Pitches-strikes: D Haren 23-16. Ground balls-fly balls: D Haren 2-1. Batters
faced: D Haren 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND
CONFIRMED STARTERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
OAK - DAN HAREN</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: J DREW (.222, 2 HR, 17 RBI)
W PENA (.229, 3 HR, 7 RBI)
D MIRABELLI (.196, 2 HR, 4 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (1) VS OAKLAND (0) - END 1ST - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Cora ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
M Ramirez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
K Youkilis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348
J Drew rf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .222
W Pena cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229
D Mirabelli c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .196
E Hinske 1b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .164

Totals 5 1 2 1 0 0 1

BATTING: HR - D Ortiz (10, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Ortiz
(41). 2-out RBI - D Ortiz. Team LOB - 1.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Chavez 1. Team LOB - 2.


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BOSTON - 1 -- 1
OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.29

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 1.73

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 20-11; D Haren 23-16. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 1-1; D Haren 2-1. Batters faced: J Tavarez 5; D Haren 5.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: B CROSBY (.247, 5 HR, 21 RBI)
M KOTSAY (.091, 0 HR, 0 RBI)
M ELLIS (.249, 3 HR, 23 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (1) VS OAKLAND (0) - MID 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Cora ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
M Ramirez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
K Youkilis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348
J Drew rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226
W Pena cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225
D Mirabelli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
E Hinske 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .161

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 1 3

BATTING: HR - D Ortiz (10, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Ortiz
(41). 2-out RBI - D Ortiz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Hinske
1. Team LOB - 2.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .278
T Buck rf 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .252
N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232
B Crosby ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .247
M Kotsay cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .091
M Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .249
J Kendall c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .197

Totals 4 0 1 0 1 1 4

BATTING: Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Chavez 1. Team LOB - 2.


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BOSTON - 10 -- 1
OAKLAND - 0 -- 0
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.29

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 1.71

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 20-11; D Haren 38-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 1-1; D Haren 3-2. Batters faced: J Tavarez 5; D Haren 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">AL AT OAKLAND - SCORING UPDATE
TRIPLE BY MARK ELLIS SCORED BOBBY CROSBY AND MARK KOTSAY.

SITUATION: 2 RUNS IN, M ELLIS ON THIRD, 0 OUT
CURRENT SCORE: BOSTON 1
OAKLAND 2 BOTTOM, 2ND

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: J KENDALL (.197, 0 HR, 13 RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: D PEDROIA (.333, 0-FOR-1)
A CORA (.312, 0-FOR-1)
D ORTIZ (.328, 1-FOR-1, HR, RBI)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (1) VS OAKLAND (2) - END 2ND - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
A Cora ss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .312
D Ortiz dh 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 .328
M Ramirez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
K Youkilis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348
J Drew rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226
W Pena cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225
D Mirabelli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
E Hinske 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .161

Totals 9 1 3 1 0 1 3

BATTING: HR - D Ortiz (10, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Ortiz
(41). 2-out RBI - D Ortiz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Hinske
1. Team LOB - 2.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277
T Buck rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232
B Crosby ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247
M Kotsay cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167
M Ellis 2b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .253
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196

Totals 9 2 3 2 2 1 7

BATTING: 3B - M Ellis (1, J Tavarez). RBI - M Ellis 2 (25). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - E Chavez 1, T Buck 1. Team LOB - 3.


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BOSTON - 10 -- 1
OAKLAND - 02 -- 2
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 5.54

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 2 3 1 1 0 1 1 1.71

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 50-28; D Haren 38-25. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 4-1; D Haren 3-2. Batters faced: J Tavarez 11; D Haren 9.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: N SWISHER (.301, 0-FOR-1)
D JOHNSON (.295, 0-FOR-0, BB)
E CHAVEZ (.232, 0-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (1) VS OAKLAND (2) - MID 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
A Cora ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
D Ortiz dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .326
M Ramirez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
K Youkilis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348
J Drew rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226
W Pena cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225
D Mirabelli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
E Hinske 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .161

Totals 12 1 3 1 0 1 3

BATTING: HR - D Ortiz (10, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Ortiz
(41). 2-out RBI - D Ortiz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Hinske
1. Team LOB - 2.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277
T Buck rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
N Swisher 1b 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .301
D Johnson dh 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .295
E Chavez 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .232
B Crosby ss 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .247
M Kotsay cf 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .167
M Ellis 2b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .253
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196

Totals 9 2 3 2 2 1 7

BATTING: 3B - M Ellis (1, J Tavarez). RBI - M Ellis 2 (25). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - E Chavez 1, T Buck 1. Team LOB - 3.


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BOSTON - 100 -- 1
OAKLAND - 02 -- 2
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 2 3 2 2 2 1 0 5.54

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 1.69

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 50-28; D Haren 51-32. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 4-1; D Haren 3-5. Batters faced: J Tavarez 11; D Haren 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR BOSTON: M RAMIREZ (.291, 1-FOR-1)
K YOUKILIS (.348, 0-FOR-1)
J DREW (.226, 1-FOR-1)</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

<div class="pre">BOSTON (1) VS OAKLAND (2) - END 3RD - IN PROGRESS

BOSTON ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
D Pedroia 2b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .331
A Cora ss 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .308
D Ortiz dh 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .326
M Ramirez lf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .291
K Youkilis 3b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .348
J Drew rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .226
W Pena cf 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .225
D Mirabelli c 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .191
E Hinske 1b 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .161

Totals 12 1 3 1 0 1 3

BATTING: HR - D Ortiz (10, 1st inning off D Haren 0 on, 2 Out). RBI - D Ortiz
(41). 2-out RBI - D Ortiz. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - E Hinske
1. Team LOB - 2.


OAKLAND ab r h rbi bb so lob avg
S Stewart lf 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .277
T Buck rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .250
N Swisher 1b 2 0 0 0 0 2 1 .299
D Johnson dh 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 .293
E Chavez 3b 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 .236
B Crosby ss 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 .251
M Kotsay cf 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .154
M Ellis 2b 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 .253
J Kendall c 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .196

Totals 14 2 5 2 2 3 9

BATTING: 3B - M Ellis (1, J Tavarez). RBI - M Ellis 2 (25). Runners left in
scoring position, 2 out - M Kotsay 1, E Chavez 1, T Buck 1. Team LOB - 5.


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BOSTON - 100 -- 1
OAKLAND - 020 -- 2
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BOSTON ip h r er bb so hr era
J Tavarez 3 5 2 2 2 3 0 5.43

OAKLAND ip h r er bb so hr era
D Haren 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 1.69

Pitches-strikes: J Tavarez 72-42; D Haren 51-32. Ground balls-fly balls: J
Tavarez 5-1; D Haren 3-5. Batters faced: J Tavarez 16; D Haren 12.

UMPIRES: HP--Dale Scott. 1B--Paul Emmel. 2B--Dan Iassogna. 3B--Ron Kulpa.

Weather: 61 degrees, partly cloudy. Wind: 15 mph, out to right.</div>

 

AL: BOSTON at OAKLAND

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

CURRENT PITCHERS: BOS - JULIAN TAVAREZ
OAK - DAN HAREN

DUE UP FOR OAKLAND: M ELLIS (.253, 1-FOR-1, 2 RBI)
J KENDALL (.196, 0-FOR-1)
S STEWART (.277, 1-FOR-2)</div>