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Sunday, September 2, 2012, 1:07PM
, The Coliseum
Attendance: 25,314, Time of Game: 2:51
Red Sox
2
62-73
⇐ Lost 6 ⇒
 at Athletics
6
76-57
⇐ Won 9 ⇒
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Red Sox         0  0  0   0  0  1   0  0  1    2  6  0
Athletics       2  1  2   1  0  0   0  0  X    6  8  0

Boston Red Sox

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Pedro Ciriaco LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .325 .779 17 12 -0.025 0.45 0.011 -0.036 -0.6 1 0
Scott Podsednik CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .341 .759 11 8 -0.024 0.42 0.012 -0.036 -0.1 1 0
Dustin Pedroia 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 .288 .786 19 10 0.032 0.41 0.044 -0.012 1.2 0 2 2B
Cody Ross RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .275 .842 13 10 -0.056 0.64 0.000 -0.056 -0.7 3 0
Mauro Gomez 3B 3 0 0 1 0 1 .304 .783 21 14 -0.049 0.49 0.000 -0.049 -0.6 3 0 SF
Ryan Lavarnway C 4 0 0 0 0 2 .182 .474 19 13 -0.032 0.32 0.000 -0.032 -0.7 9 1
Mike Aviles DH 3 0 0 0 0 1 .256 .682 15 11 -0.019 0.25 0.000 -0.019 -0.4
James Loney 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .258 .652 9 7 -0.026 0.34 0.000 -0.026 -0.4 6 0
Jose Iglesias SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .000 .125 16 10 -0.009 0.36 0.011 -0.020 -0.0 0 1
Daisuke Matsuzaka P 1 0
   Andrew Miller P 0 0
   Craig Breslow P 0 0
   Junichi Tazawa P 0 0
   Mark Melancon P 0 1
Team Totals 31 2 6 2 1 7 .194 .438 140 95 -0.208 0.41 0.078 -0.286 -2.3 24 5
2B: D Pedroia (32, off G Balfour).
SF: M Gomez (1, off G Balfour).
TB: D Pedroia 4; S Podsednik; C Ross; P Ciriaco.
RBI: M Gomez (8); C Ross (68).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 4.

Oakland Athletics

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS Pit Str WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Coco Crisp CF 3 2 0 0 2 0 .258 .738 24 13 0.056 0.40 0.066 -0.010 0.0 2 0 SB
Seth Smith DH 3 2 2 2 1 1 .247 .790 21 10 0.187 0.57 0.189 -0.002 2.4 HR
Josh Reddick RF 3 0 1 1 0 2 .260 .825 16 12 -0.012 0.41 0.010 -0.021 0.0 2 0 SF
Yoenis Cespedes LF 4 0 0 1 0 1 .297 .849 13 9 -0.016 0.32 0.005 -0.021 -0.6 1 1
Brandon Moss 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 .257 .875 12 7 0.001 0.28 0.009 -0.007 0.2 5 0
   Chris Carter PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .272 .955 11 7 -0.007 0.12 0.000 -0.007 -0.7 5 0
Josh Donaldson 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .224 .645 13 8 -0.011 0.33 0.006 -0.018 -0.3 1 0
Stephen Drew SS 4 1 3 2 0 0 .209 .637 14 8 0.114 0.35 0.115 -0.001 2.5 1 3 HR,2B
Derek Norris C 3 0 0 0 1 1 .201 .621 19 9 -0.023 0.24 0.001 -0.024 -1.2 8 0
Cliff Pennington 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .209 .572 18 14 0.003 0.14 0.011 -0.008 -0.1 2 8 SB
Brett Anderson P 0 0
   Ryan Cook P 0 0
   Sean Doolittle P 0 0
   Grant Balfour P 0 0
Team Totals 31 6 8 6 5 10 .258 .835 161 97 0.292 0.33 0.412 -0.119 2.2 27 12
2B: S Drew (11, off M Melancon).
HR: S Drew (3, off D Matsuzaka; 2nd inn, 0 on, 1 out to RF); S Smith (13, off D Matsuzaka; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to CF-RF).
SF: J Reddick (4, off D Matsuzaka).
TB: S Drew 7; S Smith 5; B Moss; C Pennington; J Reddick.
RBI: S Drew 2 (16); S Smith 2 (44); Y Cespedes (65); J Reddick (74).
2-out RBI: S Drew.
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding
Outfield Assists: Y Cespedes (S Podsednik at home plate).
Baserunning
SB: C Crisp (31, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/R Lavarnway); C Pennington (15, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/R Lavarnway).

Boston Red Sox

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Daisuke Matsuzaka, L (1-4) 3.2 7 6 6 4 4 2 6.15 22 97 56 34 8 14 3 11 4 0 23 -0.311 0.50 -4.7
Andrew Miller 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.53 5 27 16 11 2 3 0 2 0 0 2 0 0.010 0.09 1.1
Craig Breslow 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.09 3 15 10 3 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.005 0.06 0.5
Junichi Tazawa 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.67 3 10 8 3 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.003 0.04 0.5
Mark Melancon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 7.50 4 12 7 6 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0.001 0.03 0.5
Team Totals 8 8 6 6 5 10 2 6.75 37 161 97 57 19 21 6 16 6 0 23 2 0 -0.292 0.41 -2.2

Oakland Athletics

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF Pit Str Ctct StS StL GB FB LD Unk GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Brett Anderson, W (3-0) 6 5 1 1 1 4 0 0.90 23 90 60 30 6 24 10 8 4 0 61 0.175 0.52 1.9
Ryan Cook 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.35 3 13 8 4 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 0.016 0.20 0.5
Sean Doolittle 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.13 3 14 11 8 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.011 0.14 0.5
Grant Balfour 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 2.64 4 23 16 10 2 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0.006 0.18 -0.5
Team Totals 9 6 2 2 1 7 0 2.00 33 140 95 52 10 33 13 12 6 0 61 0 0 0.208 0.33 2.3
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Gerry Davis, 1B - Manny Gonzalez, 2B - Greg Gibson, 3B - Phil Cuzzi.
Time of Game: 2:51.
Attendance: 25,314.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: 71° F, Wind 9mph out to Rightfield, Sunny.

Starting Lineups

Boston Red Sox         Oakland Athletics
1 Pedro Ciriaco LF 1 Coco Crisp CF
2 Scott Podsednik CF 2 Seth Smith DH
3 Dustin Pedroia 2B 3 Josh Reddick RF
4 Cody Ross RF 4 Yoenis Cespedes LF
5 Mauro Gomez 3B 5 Brandon Moss 1B
6 Ryan Lavarnway C 6 Josh Donaldson 3B
7 Mike Aviles DH 7 Stephen Drew SS
8 James Loney 1B 8 Derek Norris C
9 Jose Iglesias SS 9 Cliff Pennington 2B
Daisuke Matsuzaka P Brett Anderson P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR OAK S. Smith D. Matsuzaka 16% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Crisp Scores
b2 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R OAK S. Drew D. Matsuzaka 8% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK C. Crisp D. Matsuzaka 4% 58% Walk
b3 4-0 2 123 4,(2-1)  R OAK S. Drew D. Matsuzaka 3% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Smith Scores; Moss to 3B; Donaldson to 2B
b3 3-0 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  OAK S. Smith D. Matsuzaka 3% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive); Crisp to 3B

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Tied 0-0, Athletics' Brett Anderson facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS P. Ciriaco B. Anderson 2% 52% Groundout: 2B-1B
t1 0-0 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS S. Podsednik B. Anderson 2% 54% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS-2B)
t1 0-0 2 --- 2,(0-1)  BOS D. Pedroia B. Anderson -1% 52% Single to RF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
t1 0-0 2 1-- 3,(1-1)  O BOS C. Ross B. Anderson 2% 55% Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Sox' Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK C. Crisp D. Matsuzaka 4% 58% Walk
b1 0-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  RR OAK S. Smith D. Matsuzaka 16% 74% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep CF-RF); Crisp Scores
b1 2-0 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Reddick D. Matsuzaka -2% 72% Strikeout Swinging (C-1B)
b1 2-0 1 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK Y. Cespedes D. Matsuzaka -1% 71% Flyball: RF
b1 2-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK B. Moss D. Matsuzaka -1% 71% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.
Top of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Athletics' Brett Anderson facing 5-6-7
t2 0-2 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS M. Gomez B. Anderson 2% 73% Flyball: CF (Deep LF-CF)
t2 0-2 1 --- 1,(0-0)  O BOS R. Lavarnway B. Anderson 2% 74% Groundout: 2B-1B
t2 0-2 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS M. Aviles B. Anderson 1% 75% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 2.
Bottom of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 2-0, Red Sox' Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 6-7-8
b2 2-0 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O OAK J. Donaldson D. Matsuzaka -2% 74% Flyball: RF
b2 2-0 1 --- 2,(1-0)  R OAK S. Drew D. Matsuzaka 8% 82% Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep RF Line)
b2 3-0 1 --- 5,(2-2)  O OAK D. Norris D. Matsuzaka -1% 81% Lineout: P
b2 3-0 2 --- 6,(2-2)  O OAK C. Pennington D. Matsuzaka -1% 80% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.
Top of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-3, Athletics' Brett Anderson facing 8-9-1
t3 0-3 0 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Loney B. Anderson 2% 82% Groundout: 2B-1B
t3 0-3 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS J. Iglesias B. Anderson 1% 84% Lineout: RF (Short RF)
t3 0-3 2 --- 4,(2-1)  BOS P. Ciriaco B. Anderson -1% 83% Single to RF (Line Drive to Short RF)
t3 0-3 2 1-- 1,(0-0)  O BOS S. Podsednik B. Anderson 2% 85% Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 3.
Bottom of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Ahead 3-0, Red Sox' Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 1-2-3
b3 3-0 0 --- 7,(3-2)  OAK C. Crisp D. Matsuzaka 2% 86% Walk
b3 3-0 0 1-- 1,(0-0)  OAK S. Smith D. Matsuzaka 1% 88% Crisp Steals 2B
b3 3-0 0 -2- 7,(3-2)  OAK S. Smith D. Matsuzaka 3% 91% Single to RF (Line Drive); Crisp to 3B
b3 3-0 0 1-3 3,(1-1)  RO OAK J. Reddick D. Matsuzaka -1% 90% Flyball: CF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep CF); Crisp Scores
b3 4-0 1 1-- 2,(1-0)  O OAK Y. Cespedes D. Matsuzaka -1% 89% Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
b3 4-0 2 1-- 6,(3-2)  OAK B. Moss D. Matsuzaka 1% 90% Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B); Smith to 3B
b3 4-0 2 1-3 6,(3-2)  OAK J. Donaldson D. Matsuzaka 1% 91% Walk; Moss to 2B
b3 4-0 2 123 4,(2-1)  R OAK S. Drew D. Matsuzaka 3% 94% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF); Smith Scores; Moss to 3B; Donaldson to 2B
b3 5-0 2 123 5,(2-2)  O OAK D. Norris D. Matsuzaka -1% 93% Strikeout Swinging
2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 5.
Top of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-5, Athletics' Brett Anderson facing 3-4-5
t4 0-5 0 --- 5,(3-1)  O BOS D. Pedroia B. Anderson 1% 94% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
t4 0-5 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS C. Ross B. Anderson 1% 95% Strikeout Swinging
t4 0-5 2 --- 4,(0-2)  O BOS M. Gomez B. Anderson 0% 95% Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 5.
Bottom of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 5-0, Red Sox' Daisuke Matsuzaka facing 9-1-2
b4 5-0 0 --- 1,(0-0)  OAK C. Pennington D. Matsuzaka 1% 96% Single to 3B/Bunt (Bunt to Weak 3B)
b4 5-0 0 1-- 3,(1-1)  OAK C. Crisp D. Matsuzaka 1% 96% Pennington Steals 2B
b4 5-0 0 -2- 4,(1-2)  O OAK C. Crisp D. Matsuzaka -1% 96% Flyball: LF (Deep SS)
b4 5-0 1 -2- 4,(3-0)  OAK S. Smith D. Matsuzaka 0% 96% Walk
b4 5-0 1 12- 5,(1-2)  OAK J. Reddick D. Matsuzaka 1% 97% Single to LF (Line Drive to Short LF-CF); Pennington to 3B; Smith to 2B
b4 5-0 1 123 5,(2-2)  RO OAK Y. Cespedes D. Matsuzaka 1% 97% Groundout: 2B-1B; Pennington Scores; Smith to 3B; Reddick to 2B
Andrew Miller replaces Daisuke Matsuzaka pitching
Chris Carter pinch hits for Brandon Moss (1B) batting 5th
b4 6-0 2 -23 7,(3-2)  O OAK C. Carter A. Miller -1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 6.
Top of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Athletics' Brett Anderson facing 6-7-8
Chris Carter moves from PH to 1B
t5 0-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  O BOS R. Lavarnway B. Anderson 1% 97% Strikeout Swinging
t5 0-6 1 --- 7,(1-2)  O BOS M. Aviles B. Anderson 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 0-6 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O BOS J. Loney B. Anderson 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-0, Red Sox' Andrew Miller facing 6-7-8
b5 6-0 0 --- 2,(1-0)  O OAK J. Donaldson A. Miller -0% 98% Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
b5 6-0 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK S. Drew A. Miller -0% 98% Popfly: 3B
b5 6-0 2 --- 4,(3-0)  OAK D. Norris A. Miller 0% 98% Walk
b5 6-0 2 1-- 10,(2-2)  O OAK C. Pennington A. Miller -0% 98% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 6.
Top of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-6, Athletics' Brett Anderson facing 9-1-2
t6 0-6 0 --- 6,(3-2)  BOS J. Iglesias B. Anderson -1% 97% Walk
t6 0-6 0 1-- 4,(1-2)  O BOS P. Ciriaco B. Anderson 1% 98% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak SS)
t6 0-6 1 1-- 2,(0-1)  BOS S. Podsednik B. Anderson -1% 96% Single to SS (Pop Fly to Deep 3B); Ciriaco to 2B
t6 0-6 1 12- 5,(3-1)  BOS D. Pedroia B. Anderson -2% 94% Single to 3B (Ground Ball to Weak 3B); Ciriaco to 3B; Podsednik to 2B
t6 0-6 1 123 3,(1-1)  RO BOS C. Ross B. Anderson 2% 96% Single to LF (Line Drive); Ciriaco Scores; Podsednik out at Hm/LF-C; Pedroia to 2B
t6 1-6 2 12- 7,(2-2)  O BOS M. Gomez B. Anderson 2% 98% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Red Sox' Craig Breslow facing 1-2-3
Craig Breslow replaces Andrew Miller pitching
b6 6-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK C. Crisp C. Breslow -0% 97% Popfly: 3B
b6 6-1 1 --- 7,(3-2)  O OAK S. Smith C. Breslow -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
b6 6-1 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK J. Reddick C. Breslow -0% 97% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 6.
Top of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Athletics' Ryan Cook facing 6-7-8
Ryan Cook replaces Brett Anderson pitching
t7 1-6 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS R. Lavarnway R. Cook 1% 98% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
t7 1-6 1 --- 4,(2-1)  O BOS M. Aviles R. Cook 0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B
t7 1-6 2 --- 5,(2-2)  O BOS J. Loney R. Cook 0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Red Sox' Junichi Tazawa facing 4-5-6
Junichi Tazawa replaces Craig Breslow pitching
b7 6-1 0 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK Y. Cespedes J. Tazawa -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-1 1 --- 4,(1-2)  O OAK C. Carter J. Tazawa -0% 99% Strikeout Swinging
b7 6-1 2 --- 2,(0-1)  O OAK J. Donaldson J. Tazawa -0% 98% Groundout: 2B-1B (SS-2B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 6.
Top of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Athletics' Sean Doolittle facing 9-1-2
Sean Doolittle replaces Ryan Cook pitching
t8 1-6 0 --- 3,(0-2)  O BOS J. Iglesias S. Doolittle 1% 99% Strikeout Swinging
t8 1-6 1 --- 7,(2-2)  O BOS P. Ciriaco S. Doolittle 0% 99% Flyball: CF
t8 1-6 2 --- 4,(1-2)  O BOS S. Podsednik S. Doolittle 0% 100% Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 6.
Bottom of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Ahead 6-1, Red Sox' Mark Melancon facing 7-8-9
Mark Melancon replaces Junichi Tazawa pitching
b8 6-1 0 --- 4,(2-1)  OAK S. Drew M. Melancon 0% 100% Double to CF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF)
b8 6-1 0 -2- 5,(2-2)  O OAK D. Norris M. Melancon -0% 100% Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
b8 6-1 1 -2- 1,(0-0)  O OAK C. Pennington M. Melancon -0% 100% Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
b8 6-1 2 -2- 2,(1-0)  O OAK C. Crisp M. Melancon -0% 99% Groundout: P-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Red Sox 1, Athletics 6.
Top of the 9th, Red Sox Batting, Behind 1-6, Athletics' Grant Balfour facing 3-4-5
Grant Balfour replaces Sean Doolittle pitching
t9 1-6 0 --- 7,(3-2)  BOS D. Pedroia G. Balfour -1% 99% Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
t9 1-6 0 -2- 3,(0-2)  O BOS C. Ross G. Balfour 1% 99% Groundout: 2B-1B; Pedroia to 3B
t9 1-6 1 --3 5,(2-2)  RO BOS M. Gomez G. Balfour 1% 100% Flyball: RF/Sacrifice Fly (Deep RF); Pedroia Scores
t9 2-6 2 --- 8,(2-2)  O BOS R. Lavarnway G. Balfour 0% 100% Strikeout Swinging
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Red Sox 2, Athletics 6.

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