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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 6, 2009
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Red Sox and the Oakland Athletics, played on July 6, 2009 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 6, 2009 |
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Visiting Team |
Oakland Athletics
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Home Team |
Boston Red Sox
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 6, 2009 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brett Anderson |
Home Starting Pitcher | John Smoltz |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 38,294 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Greg Gibson 1B: Ted Barrett 2B: Tim McClelland 3B: Andy Fletcher |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
Name | Position |
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Adam Kennedy | Third Baseman |
Orlando Cabrera | Shortstop |
Matt Holliday | Left Fielder |
Jason Giambi | First Baseman |
Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
Nomar Garciaparra | DH |
Jack Cust | Right Fielder |
Ryan Sweeney | Center Fielder |
Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
Bob Geren | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jacoby Ellsbury | Center Fielder |
Julio Lugo | Shortstop |
Kevin Youkilis | Third Baseman |
David Ortiz | DH |
Jason Bay | Left Fielder |
Jason Varitek | Catcher |
Rocco Baldelli | Right Fielder |
Nick Green | Second Baseman |
Aaron Bates | First Baseman |
Terry Francona | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
July 6, 2009
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Smoltz
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Smoltz
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Smoltz
Holliday hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Giambi vs. Smoltz
Giambi takes first base on ball four. Holliday moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Suzuki vs. Smoltz
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youkilis fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Giambi moves to second. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Anderson
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Anderson
Lugo hits a fly ball into right field. Cust settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Anderson
Youkilis strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Smoltz
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youkilis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Smoltz
Cust hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Smoltz
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Anderson
Ortiz hits a popup towards short. Cabrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Anderson
Bay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Anderson
There goes Bay. The throw from Suzuki and he is safe. Bay steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Varitek vs. Anderson
Varitek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Baldelli vs. Anderson
Baldelli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ellis fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Smoltz
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Smoltz
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lugo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lugo. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Smoltz
Cabrera hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youkilis fields it and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Holliday vs. Smoltz
Holliday strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Green vs. Anderson
Green hits a fly ball into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Anderson
Bates hits a popup towards short. Cabrera settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Anderson
Ellsbury strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Smoltz
Giambi hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Ellsbury. Giambi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Suzuki vs. Smoltz
Suzuki bunts towards third. Youkilis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Giambi moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Garciaparra vs. Smoltz
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Giambi scores. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Cust vs. Smoltz
Cust strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Sweeney vs. Smoltz
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green fields it and throws to second for the out. Suzuki moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1-3
Ellis vs. Smoltz
Ellis hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Ellsbury. Ellis reaches second base with a double. Suzuki scores. Sweeney goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Smoltz
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ellis scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Smoltz
There goes Kennedy. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Kennedy steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Cabrera vs. Smoltz
Cabrera hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Green settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Anderson
Lugo strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Anderson
Youkilis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Anderson
Ortiz strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Smoltz
Holliday strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Smoltz
Giambi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Smoltz, and towards Lugo, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Smoltz
Suzuki hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Garciaparra vs. Smoltz
Garciaparra hits a fly ball into right field. Baldelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Anderson
Bay strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Anderson
Varitek hits a fly ball into right field. Cust settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Baldelli vs. Anderson
Baldelli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Green vs. Anderson
Green hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baldelli moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1-3
Bates vs. Anderson
Bates strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Smoltz
Cust hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baldelli. Cust reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Smoltz
Scott Hairston pinch runs for Jack Cust.
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bates scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sweeney for the out. Hairston moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Ellis vs. Smoltz
Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Baldelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Smoltz
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Hairston scores. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cabrera vs. Smoltz
Cabrera hits a fly ball into center field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Anderson
Scott Hairston now playing center field. Ryan Sweeney now playing right field.
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Anderson
Lugo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Giambi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Anderson
Youkilis hits a fly ball into center field. Hairston settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Bard
Daniel Bard now pitching.
Holliday strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Giambi vs. Bard
Giambi strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Bard
Suzuki hits a fly ball into right field. Baldelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Anderson
Bobby Crosby now playing first base.
Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Bay vs. Anderson
Bay hits a fly ball towards center. Hairston settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Hairston. Bay moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: --3
Varitek vs. Anderson
Varitek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Crosby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
Baldelli vs. Anderson
Baldelli hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Garciaparra vs. Ramirez
Ramon Ramirez now pitching.
Garciaparra hits a ball on the ground towards third. Youkilis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Hairston vs. Ramirez
Rajai Davis pinch runs for Nomar Garciaparra.
There goes Davis. The throw from Varitek and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Hairston vs. Ramirez
Hairston hits a fly ball into right field. Baldelli settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Ramirez
Sweeney hits a fly ball towards left. Bay catches it and throws to second to double up Davis. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Green vs. Anderson
Green strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bates vs. Anderson
Bates strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ellsbury vs. Anderson
Ellsbury hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Saito
Takashi Saito now pitching.
Ellis hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Saito
There goes Ellis. The throw from Varitek and he is out, Lugo applying the tag. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Saito
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 5 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cabrera vs. Saito
Cabrera hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holliday vs. Saito
Holliday hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Saito
Crosby hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Holliday moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Suzuki vs. Saito
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Green scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Lugo vs. Anderson
Lugo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Anderson
Youkilis hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 6 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Anderson
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/6/2009 -- Oakland at Boston (N) Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Kennedy A, 3b 5 0 3 2 Ellsbury J, cf 4 0 0 0 Cabrera O, ss 5 1 1 1 Lugo J, ss 4 0 0 0 Holliday M, lf 5 0 2 0 Youkilis K, 3b 4 0 0 0 Giambi J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Ortiz D, dh 4 0 0 0 Crosby B, 1b 1 0 1 0 Bay J, lf 3 0 1 0 Suzuki K, c 5 1 2 0 Varitek J, c 2 0 0 0 Garciaparra N, dh 4 0 2 1 Baldelli R, rf 2 0 0 0 Davis R, pr 0 0 0 0 Green N, 2b 3 0 1 0 Cust J, rf 3 0 1 0 Bates A, 1b 3 0 0 0 Hairston S, pr-cf 1 1 0 0 Sweeney R, cf-rf 4 1 0 0 Ellis M, 2b 4 1 2 2 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 6 15 6 29 0 2 0 Oakland 000 401 001 -- 6 Boston 000 000 000 -- 0 Oakland IP H R ER BB SO Anderson B (W) 9.0 2 0 0 2 9 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Smoltz J (L) 6.0 10 5 5 1 3 Bard D 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 Ramirez R 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Saito T 1.0 4 1 1 0 0 E -- Lugo J, Hairston S DP -- Oakland 1, Boston 2 LOB -- Oakland 8, Boston 4 2B -- Giambi J, Ellis M, Cust J HR -- Cabrera O SB -- Bay J, Kennedy A, Davis R CS -- Ellis M T -- 2:34 A -- 38294
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