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TOR  8
@BAL  5

BOS 11
OAK  6
CHW  3
KCR  0

DET  9
MIN  4

(6)
CLE 12
@SEA  4

SEA  3
CLE  2

(10)
NYY 12
@TBD  4

TEX 16
LAA  2

HOU  7
@CIN  6

FLA  7
CHC  4

COL  2
@LAD  0

STL  7
@MIL  3

WSN  9
@NYM  6

PHI  5
ATL  2

PIT  5
ARI  1

SDP 11
@SFG  3

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 36,570

Wednesday, September 26, 2007, 5:04PM
Time of Game: 3:27
Athletics
6
75-84
Lost 3
3rd, 17 GB
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       0  0  1   3  1  0   0  0  1    6 12  1
Red Sox         0  0  3   2  0  4   2  0  X   11 17  1
W: Mike Timlin (2-1), L: Jerry Blevins (0-1)
Red Sox
11
94-64
Won 2
1st

Batting Stats

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
S Stewart LF                  5   0   2   0    0   2  .291  .744   19   15    2   0   
D Barton 1B                   3   0   2   0    2   0  .361 1.100   14    5    7   1   2B
N Swisher CF                  4   0   0   1    0   3  .263  .846   22   16    2   0   SF
M Piazza DH                   5   1   1   1    0   2  .280  .742   17   14    0   0   HR
J Cust RF                     4   0   0   0    1   3  .259  .923   23   12    0   0   
M Ellis 2B                    4   1   3   0    1   1  .274  .774   17    9    3   3   CS
K Suzuki C                    4   1   1   0    1   1  .255  .753   22   13    8   0   
J Hannahan 3B                 4   1   1   1    0   2  .286  .826   22   15    0   1   SF
D Murphy SS                   4   2   2   3    1   0  .220  .731   18    9    1   4   HR

J Blanton P                                                                   0   0
  J Blevins P                                                                 0   0
  R Lugo P                                                                    0   1
  A Brown P                                                                   1   0
  C Lewis P                                                                   0   0
Totals                       37   6  12   0    6  14              174  108   24  10
Batting Events
2B: D Barton (9, off J Lester).
HR: D Murphy (6, off J Lester; 4th inn, 2 on, 2 outs to LF); M Piazza (8, off J Lester; 5th inn, 0 on, 1 out to LF).
SF: J Hannahan (2, off J Tavarez); N Swisher (8, off J Lester).
TB: D Murphy 5; M Piazza 4; M Ellis 3; D Barton 3; S Stewart 2; K Suzuki; J Hannahan.
RBI: D Murphy 3 (21); M Piazza (44); J Hannahan (24); N Swisher (76).
2-out RBI: D Murphy 3.
Team LOB: 12.
With RISP: 1 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 2. M Ellis-D Murphy-D Barton; J Hannahan-M Ellis-D Barton.
E: N Swisher (5).
Baserunning Events
CS: M Ellis (4, 2nd base by J Lester/J Varitek).
Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit  Str   PO   A  Details
D Pedroia 2B                  5   4   3   1    1   0  .317  .824   19   10    2   0   HR,2·2B
M Ramirez LF                  3   2   3   1    1   0  .298  .889   14    8    0   0   
  B Moss PR-LF                1   2   1   1    0   0  .250  .708    1    1    2   0   
D Ortiz DH                    4   2   3   0    1   0  .325 1.045   23   11    0   0   2·2B
  R Clayton PR                0   0   0   0    0   0  .253  .645              0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   5   1   3   5    0   0  .326  .882   18   10    1   0   
J Drew RF                     3   0   1   1    1   0  .266  .778   10    6    1   0   SF,GDP,IW
K Youkilis 1B                 3   0   1   0    1   2  .287  .845   18   12    0   0   
  E Hinske PH-1B              1   0   0   0    0   1  .204  .723    6    3    1   0   
J Varitek C                   4   0   1   0    1   1  .255  .775   20   12   14   1   2B
J Ellsbury CF                 5   0   1   1    0   2  .359  .928   14   10    5   0   
J Lugo SS                     5   0   0   0    0   2  .238  .646   19   11    0   1   GDP
  A Cora SS                   0   0   0   0    0   0  .243  .678              1   1   

J Lester P                                                                    0   0
  K Snyder P                                                                  0   0
  J Lopez P                                                                   0   0
  M Timlin P                                                                  0   0
  E Gagne P                                                                   0   0
  J Tavarez P                                                                 0   0
Totals                       39  11  17   0    6   8              162   94   27   3
Batting Events
2B: J Varitek (15, off J Blanton); D Pedroia 2 (38, 1 off J Blanton, 1 off A Brown); D Ortiz 2 (50, 1 off A Brown, 1 off J Blevins).
HR: D Pedroia (8, off J Blevins; 6th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
SF: J Drew (6, off J Blanton).
IBB: J Drew (9, by A Brown).
TB: D Pedroia 8; D Ortiz 5; M Lowell 3; M Ramirez 3; J Varitek 2; B Moss; K Youkilis; J Drew; J Ellsbury.
GIDP: J Drew (12); J Lugo (9).
RBI: M Lowell 5 (116); J Ellsbury (18); J Drew (59); M Ramirez (87); D Pedroia (50); B Moss (1).
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 6 for 18.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. J Varitek-D Pedroia.
E: J Lester ().

Pitching Stats

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Blanton                      5    11   5   5    3   4   0   3.95   27   93-55   29·10·16    8·12· 7· 0     26    -     1.38  -0.27
J Blevins, L (0-1)             0     3   4   3    1   0   1  10.38    5   19-9     6· 1· 2    0· 4· 0· 0          0-0    1.02  -0.37
R Lugo                         1     0   0   0    1   1   0   5.55    4   18-9     6· 1· 2    1· 1· 0· 0          2-1    0.55   0.02
A Brown                        1     3   2   2    1   1   0   4.72    7   23-13    8· 2· 3    3· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.11  -0.02
C Lewis                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   6.45    3    9-8     3· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.01   0.00
Totals                         8    17  11  10    6   8   1          46  162-94   52·16·26   12·20· 8· 0          2-1 
J Blevins faced 5 batters in the 6th inning.
Boston Red Sox                IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Lester                       4.1   7   5   4    3   9   2   4.72   23   94-58   30·10·18    5· 6· 2· 0     37    -     1.10  -0.34
K Snyder                       1     1   0   0    1   1   0   3.81    5   20-11    5· 2· 4    1· 2· 0· 0          1-0    1.93   0.07
J Lopez                        0.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   3.18    2    9-4     1· 0· 3    0· 1· 1· 0          1-0    2.27   0.01
M Timlin, W (2-1)              1.1   0   0   0    1   2   0   3.48    5   14-10    5· 1· 4    0· 2· 0· 0          2-0    0.96   0.10
E Gagne                        1     2   0   0    0   2   0   3.88    5   21-15    7· 4· 4    1· 2· 1· 0          0-0    0.20   0.01
J Tavarez                      1     2   1   1    0   0   0   5.06    5   16-10    7· 2· 1    1· 4· 2· 0          0-0    0.09   0.00
Totals                         9    12   6   5    6  14   2          45  174-108  55·19·34    8·17· 6· 0          4-0 
Balks: None.
WP: A Brown (6).
HBP: None.
IBB: A Brown (3; J Drew).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Rob Drake, 1B - Larry Poncino, 2B - Gary Darling, 3B - Jerry Meals.
Time of Game: 3:27.
Attendance: 36,570.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 93° F, Wind 17mph out to Centerfield, Sunny.

Lineups

   Oakland Athletics                         Boston Red Sox                               
1. Shannon Stewart              LF       1. Dustin Pedroia               2B
2. Daric Barton                 1B       2. Manny Ramirez                LF
3. Nick Swisher                 CF       3. David Ortiz                  DH
4. Mike Piazza                  DH       4. Mike Lowell                  3B
5. Jack Cust                    RF       5. J.D. Drew                    RF
6. Mark Ellis                   2B       6. Kevin Youkilis               1B
7. Kurt Suzuki                   C       7. Jason Varitek                 C
8. Jack Hannahan                3B       8. Jacoby Ellsbury              CF
9. Donnie Murphy                SS       9. Julio Lugo                   SS

   Joe Blanton                   P          Jon Lester                    P

Top 5 Plays

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
t4 2 12- RRR 3,(2-0)  -29% 43% 1-3 OAK D. Murphy J. Lester Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Suzuki Scores; Hannahan Scores
b5 1 1-3 OO 3,(2-0)  -15% 50% 5-5 BOS J. Lugo J. Blanton Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
b6 0 --- R 3,(2-0)  15% 73% 5-5 BOS D. Pedroia J. Blevins Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b3 0 123 RR 4,(2-1)  14% 77% 0-1 BOS M. Lowell J. Blanton Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pedroia Scores; Ramirez Scores; Ortiz to 3B
t5 1 --- R 5,(1-2)  -13% 53% 4-5 OAK M. Piazza J. Lester Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)

Play By Play

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Inn Out RoB R/O Pit(cnt) wWPA wWE Score @Bat Batter Pitcher Play Description
Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
t1 0 --- O 4,(0-2)  2% 52% 0-0 OAK S. Stewart J. Lester Strikeout Swinging
t1 1 --- 1,(0-0)  -4% 49% 0-0 OAK D. Barton J. Lester Double to RF (Ground Ball)
t1 1 -2- O 3,(0-2)  3% 52% 0-0 OAK N. Swisher J. Lester Strikeout Looking
t1 2 -2- O 5,(1-2)  3% 55% 0-0 OAK M. Piazza J. Lester Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
b1 0 --- O 3,(1-1)  -2% 53% 0-0 BOS D. Pedroia J. Blanton Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b1 1 --- 3,(1-1)  2% 55% 0-0 BOS M. Ramirez J. Blanton Single to CF (Line Drive)
b1 1 1-- O 4,(2-1)  -3% 52% 0-0 BOS D. Ortiz J. Blanton Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B)
b1 2 1-- O 6,(3-2)  -2% 50% 0-0 BOS M. Lowell J. Blanton Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 5-6-7
t2 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 52% 0-0 OAK J. Cust J. Lester Strikeout Looking
t2 1 --- 2,(0-1)  -2% 50% 0-0 OAK M. Ellis J. Lester Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
t2 1 1-- OO 8,(3-2)  6% 55% 0-0 OAK K. Suzuki J. Lester Double Play: Strikeout Looking, Ellis Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Joe Blanton facing 5-6-7
b2 0 --- 2,(0-1)  4% 59% 0-0 BOS J. Drew J. Blanton Single to RF (Ground Ball thru 2B-1B)
b2 0 1-- 2,(0-1)  5% 64% 0-0 BOS K. Youkilis J. Blanton Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF Line); Drew to 2B
b2 0 12- O 3,(1-1)  -5% 59% 0-0 BOS J. Varitek J. Blanton Popfly: 2B (Deep SS-2B)
b2 1 12- O 2,(1-0)  -5% 55% 0-0 BOS J. Ellsbury J. Blanton Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
b2 2 12- O 5,(2-2)  -5% 50% 0-0 BOS J. Lugo J. Blanton Strikeout Looking
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 0, Red Sox 0.
Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 8-9-1
t3 0 --- O 10,(3-2)  3% 53% 0-0 OAK J. Hannahan J. Lester Strikeout Looking
t3 1 --- 3,(1-1)  -3% 50% 0-0 OAK D. Murphy J. Lester Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF)
t3 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  -4% 46% 0-0 OAK S. Stewart J. Lester Reached on E1 (throw)/attempted forceout (Ground Ball); Murphy to 2B
t3 1 12- 5,(3-1)  -6% 40% 0-0 OAK D. Barton J. Lester Walk; Murphy to 3B; Stewart to 2B
t3 1 123 RO 7,(3-2)  1% 41% 0-0 OAK N. Swisher J. Lester Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly; Murphy Scores/unER
t3 2 12- O 3,(1-1)  4% 45% 1-0 OAK M. Piazza J. Lester Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-1, Athletics' Joe Blanton facing 1-2-3
b3 0 --- 5,(3-1)  4% 49% 0-1 BOS D. Pedroia J. Blanton Walk
b3 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  6% 55% 0-1 BOS M. Ramirez J. Blanton Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pedroia to 2B
b3 0 12- 5,(3-1)  8% 63% 0-1 BOS D. Ortiz J. Blanton Walk; Pedroia to 3B; Ramirez to 2B
b3 0 123 RR 4,(2-1)  14% 77% 0-1 BOS M. Lowell J. Blanton Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF); Pedroia Scores; Ramirez Scores; Ortiz to 3B
b3 0 1-3 RO 1,(0-0)  -2% 75% 2-1 BOS J. Drew J. Blanton Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ortiz Scores
b3 1 1-- O 5,(1-2)  -2% 73% 3-1 BOS K. Youkilis J. Blanton Strikeout Looking
b3 2 1-- 5,(3-1)  1% 75% 3-1 BOS J. Varitek J. Blanton Walk; Lowell to 2B
b3 2 12- O 5,(2-2)  -3% 71% 3-1 BOS J. Ellsbury J. Blanton Strikeout Swinging
3 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 1, Red Sox 3.
Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 1-3, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 5-6-7
t4 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  3% 74% 1-3 OAK J. Cust J. Lester Strikeout Swinging
t4 1 --- O 5,(2-2)  2% 76% 1-3 OAK M. Ellis J. Lester Strikeout Swinging
t4 2 --- 5,(3-1)  -2% 75% 1-3 OAK K. Suzuki J. Lester Walk
t4 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  -2% 72% 1-3 OAK J. Hannahan J. Lester Single to LF (Line Drive); Suzuki to 2B
t4 2 12- RRR 3,(2-0)  -29% 43% 1-3 OAK D. Murphy J. Lester Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Suzuki Scores; Hannahan Scores
t4 2 --- 3,(1-1)  -1% 42% 4-3 OAK S. Stewart J. Lester Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t4 2 1-- O 2,(1-0)  3% 44% 4-3 OAK D. Barton J. Lester Flyball: CF
3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 3.
Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 3-4, Athletics' Joe Blanton facing 9-1-2
b4 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  -3% 41% 3-4 BOS J. Lugo J. Blanton Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b4 1 --- 2,(1-0)  5% 46% 3-4 BOS D. Pedroia J. Blanton Double to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
b4 1 -2- R 1,(0-0)  10% 56% 3-4 BOS M. Ramirez J. Blanton Single to CF (Fly Ball); Pedroia Scores
b4 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  7% 64% 4-4 BOS D. Ortiz J. Blanton Single to RF (Line Drive); Ramirez to 3B
b4 1 1-3 R 3,(2-0)  7% 71% 4-4 BOS M. Lowell J. Blanton Single to 2B (Line Drive to Deep 2B-1B); Ramirez Scores; Ortiz to 2B
b4 1 12- OO 2,(0-1)  -9% 63% 5-4 BOS J. Drew J. Blanton Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 4, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 4-5, Red Sox' Jon Lester facing 3-4-5
t5 0 --- O 4,(1-2)  3% 66% 4-5 OAK N. Swisher J. Lester Strikeout Swinging
t5 1 --- R 5,(1-2)  -13% 53% 4-5 OAK M. Piazza J. Lester Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
t5 1 --- 4,(3-0)  -3% 50% 5-5 OAK J. Cust J. Lester Walk
Kyle Snyder replaces Jon Lester pitching
t5 1 1-- 4,(1-2)  -5% 45% 5-5 OAK M. Ellis K. Snyder Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Cust to 2B
t5 1 12- O 4,(2-1)  6% 51% 5-5 OAK K. Suzuki K. Snyder Flyball: RF (Short CF-RF)
t5 2 12- O 3,(2-0)  6% 57% 5-5 OAK J. Hannahan K. Snyder Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Joe Blanton facing 6-7-8
b5 0 --- O 5,(1-2)  -3% 54% 5-5 BOS K. Youkilis J. Blanton Strikeout Swinging
b5 1 --- 3,(1-1)  5% 59% 5-5 BOS J. Varitek J. Blanton Double to RF (Ground Ball)
b5 1 -2- 2,(0-1)  6% 65% 5-5 BOS J. Ellsbury J. Blanton Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF); Varitek to 3B
b5 1 1-3 OO 3,(2-0)  -15% 50% 5-5 BOS J. Lugo J. Blanton Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B (Weak 3B)
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 5.
Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Tied 5-5, Red Sox' Kyle Snyder facing 9-1-2
t6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  -5% 45% 5-5 OAK D. Murphy K. Snyder Walk
t6 0 1-- O 3,(0-2)  5% 50% 5-5 OAK S. Stewart K. Snyder Strikeout Swinging
Javier Lopez replaces Kyle Snyder pitching
t6 1 1-- 5,(3-1)  -5% 45% 5-5 OAK D. Barton J. Lopez Walk; Murphy to 2B
t6 1 12- O 4,(1-2)  6% 51% 5-5 OAK N. Swisher J. Lopez Lineout: CF (Deep LF-CF)
Mike Timlin replaces Javier Lopez pitching
t6 2 12- O 1,(0-0)  7% 58% 5-5 OAK M. Piazza M. Timlin Foul Popfly: 3B (3B Foul)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 5.
Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Tied 5-5, Athletics' Jerry Blevins facing 1-2-3
Jerry Blevins replaces Joe Blanton pitching
b6 0 --- R 3,(2-0)  15% 73% 5-5 BOS D. Pedroia J. Blevins Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF Line)
b6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  3% 76% 6-5 BOS M. Ramirez J. Blevins Walk
Brandon Moss pinch runs for Manny Ramirez (LF) batting 2nd
b6 0 1-- 5,(3-1)  9% 85% 6-5 BOS D. Ortiz J. Blevins Double to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Moss to 3B
b6 0 -23 RR 4,(1-2)  6% 91% 6-5 BOS M. Lowell J. Blevins Single to LF (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Moss Scores; Ortiz Scores
b6 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  4% 95% 8-5 BOS J. Drew J. Blevins Reached on E8 (Fly Ball to Deep CF); Lowell to 3B; Drew to 2B
Ruddy Lugo replaces Jerry Blevins pitching
b6 0 -23 6,(3-2)  0% 95% 8-5 BOS K. Youkilis R. Lugo Walk
b6 0 123 O 7,(2-2)  -2% 93% 8-5 BOS J. Varitek R. Lugo Strikeout Swinging
b6 1 123 RO 2,(1-0)  1% 94% 8-5 BOS J. Ellsbury R. Lugo Groundout: P-1B (Weak 2B); Lowell Scores/unER; Drew to 3B; Youkilis to 2B
b6 2 -23 O 3,(2-0)  -1% 93% 9-5 BOS J. Lugo R. Lugo Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
4 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 9.
Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-9, Red Sox' Mike Timlin facing 5-6-7
Brandon Moss moves from PR to LF
t7 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  2% 95% 5-9 OAK J. Cust M. Timlin Strikeout Looking
t7 1 --- 4,(3-0)  -2% 93% 5-9 OAK M. Ellis M. Timlin Walk
t7 1 1-- O 3,(0-2)  2% 95% 5-9 OAK K. Suzuki M. Timlin Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
t7 2 1-- O 3,(0-2)  2% 97% 5-9 OAK J. Hannahan M. Timlin Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 9.
Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-5, Athletics' Andrew Brown facing 1-2-3
Andrew Brown replaces Ruddy Lugo pitching
b7 0 --- 4,(1-2)  1% 98% 9-5 BOS D. Pedroia A. Brown Double to RF (Line Drive to RF Line)
b7 0 -2- R 1,(0-0)  1% 99% 9-5 BOS B. Moss A. Brown Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Pedroia Scores
b7 0 1-- 5,(2-2)  1% 99% 10-5 BOS D. Ortiz A. Brown Double to CF (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Moss to 3B
Royce Clayton pinch runs for David Ortiz (DH) batting 3rd
b7 0 -23 O 1,(0-0)  -0% 99% 10-5 BOS M. Lowell A. Brown Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b7 1 -23 4,(3-0)  0% 99% 10-5 BOS J. Drew A. Brown Intentional Walk
Eric Hinske pinch hits for Kevin Youkilis (1B) batting 6th
b7 1 123 RO 6,(3-2)  0% 99% 10-5 BOS E. Hinske A. Brown Strikeout Swinging, Wild Pitch; Moss Scores; Clayton to 3B; Drew to 2B
b7 2 -23 O 2,(0-1)  -0% 99% 11-5 BOS J. Varitek A. Brown Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 11.
Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-11, Red Sox' Eric Gagne facing 9-1-2
Eric Gagne replaces Mike Timlin pitching; Eric Hinske moves from PH to 1B
t8 0 --- O 5,(2-2)  0% 99% 5-11 OAK D. Murphy E. Gagne Lineout: LF (Deep LF)
t8 1 --- 8,(3-2)  -0% 99% 5-11 OAK S. Stewart E. Gagne Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
t8 1 1-- 1,(0-0)  -1% 98% 5-11 OAK D. Barton E. Gagne Single to CF (Fly Ball to Short CF); Stewart to 3B
t8 1 1-3 O 4,(1-2)  1% 99% 5-11 OAK N. Swisher E. Gagne Strikeout Swinging
t8 2 1-3 O 3,(0-2)  1% 100% 5-11 OAK M. Piazza E. Gagne Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 11.
Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 11-5, Athletics' Colby Lewis facing 8-9-1
Colby Lewis replaces Andrew Brown pitching
b8 0 --- O 3,(0-2)  -0% 100% 11-5 BOS J. Ellsbury C. Lewis Strikeout Looking
b8 1 --- O 4,(1-2)  0% 100% 11-5 BOS J. Lugo C. Lewis Strikeout Swinging
b8 2 --- O 2,(0-1)  -0% 100% 11-5 BOS D. Pedroia C. Lewis Flyball: CF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 5, Red Sox 11.
Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 5-11, Red Sox' Julian Tavarez facing 5-6-7
Julian Tavarez replaces Eric Gagne pitching; Alex Cora replaces Julio Lugo playing SS batting 9th
t9 0 --- O 6,(3-2)  0% 100% 5-11 OAK J. Cust J. Tavarez Groundout: SS-1B
t9 1 --- 2,(1-0)  -0% 100% 5-11 OAK M. Ellis J. Tavarez Single to CF (Line Drive to Short CF)
t9 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  -0% 99% 5-11 OAK K. Suzuki J. Tavarez Single to CF (Line Drive); Ellis to 3B
t9 1 1-3 RO 5,(2-2)  1% 100% 5-11 OAK J. Hannahan J. Tavarez Flyball: LF/Sacrifice Fly; Ellis Scores
t9 2 1-- O 1,(0-0)  0% 100% 6-11 OAK D. Murphy J. Tavarez Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 6, Red Sox 11.

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