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Red Sox
@ Athletics
McAfee Coliseum
April 2, 2008
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Oakland Athletics and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 2, 2008 at McAfee Coliseum.
Game Summary
| Date | April 2, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
Oakland Athletics
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 2, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jon Lester |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rich Harden |
| Ballpark | McAfee Coliseum |
| City | Oakland |
| State | CA |
| Attendance | 21,625 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Paul Schrieber 1B: Rob Drake 2B: Brian Knight 3B: Wally Bell |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Youkilis | First Baseman |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Manny Ramirez | Left Fielder |
| Mike Lowell | Third Baseman |
| J.D. Drew | Right Fielder |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
| Alex Cora | Shortstop |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Daric Barton | First Baseman |
| Mike Sweeney | DH |
| Jack Cust | Left Fielder |
| Emil Brown | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Crosby | Shortstop |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Jack Hannahan | Third Baseman |
| Chris Denorfia | Center Fielder |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Athletics
McAfee Coliseum
April 2, 2008
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Harden
Pedroia hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Youkilis vs. Harden
Youkilis takes first base on ball four. Pedroia moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. Harden
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. Pedroia moves to third. Youkilis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Harden
Ramirez strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Lowell vs. Harden
Lowell strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Drew vs. Harden
Drew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Drew for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lester
Ellis hits a popup towards first. Youkilis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Lester
Barton hits a line drive off the glove of Lowell, and into shallow left field. Barton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. Lester
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Barton moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: --3
Cust vs. Lester
Cust strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Harden
Varitek hits a popup towards first. Barton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Harden
Crisp hits a line drive into right field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Harden
Cora hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Harden
Pedroia hits a fly ball into left field. Cust settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lester
Brown hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Lester
Crosby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Lester
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Harden
Youkilis hits a fly ball into left field. Cust settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Harden
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Harden
Ramirez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Lowell vs. Harden
Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Lester
Hannahan hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Denorfia vs. Lester
Denorfia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lester
Ellis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Lester
Barton hits a popup towards third. Lowell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Harden
Drew hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Harden
Varitek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ellis catches it and throws to first to double up Drew. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Harden
Crisp hits a fly ball into left field. Cust settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Lester
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cust vs. Lester
Cust strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lester
Brown hits a fly ball towards right. Drew catches it and throws to first to double up Sweeney. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Cora vs. Harden
Cora takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Harden
Pedroia strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Youkilis vs. Harden
Youkilis strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ortiz vs. Harden
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Cora moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Ramirez vs. Harden
Ramirez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Lester
Crosby hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Lester
Suzuki hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Lester
Hannahan strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Brown
Andrew Brown now pitching.
Lowell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Drew vs. Brown
Drew strikes out. There goes Lowell. The throw from Suzuki to Crosby, and back to Barton, who tags Lowell out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Brown
Varitek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Crisp vs. Brown
Crisp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Varitek moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Cora vs. Embree
Alan Embree now pitching.
Cora is hit by the pitch. Varitek moves to third. Crisp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Pedroia vs. Embree
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Denorfia vs. Lester
Denorfia hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops it up and throws to first, with Lester covering, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lester
Ellis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Lester
Barton hits a line drive towards short. Cora reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Embree
Youkilis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Denorfia. Youkilis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: -2-
Ortiz vs. Embree
Ortiz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ramirez vs. Embree
Ramirez hits a fly ball into center field. Denorfia settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Embree
Lowell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ellis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Embree
Drew strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Lester
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Lester
Cust hits a fly ball into left field. Ramirez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lester
Brown hits a popup beyond second. Pedroia can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Corey
Bryan Corey now pitching.
Crosby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Youkilis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. DiNardo
Lenny DiNardo now pitching.
Varitek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Crisp vs. DiNardo
Crisp hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Varitek moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: 12-
Cora vs. DiNardo
Cora hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Varitek moves to third. Crisp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 123
Pedroia vs. DiNardo
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Varitek scores. Crisp moves to third. Cora moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 123
Youkilis vs. Casilla
Santiago Casilla now pitching.
Youkilis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crisp scores. Cora moves to third. Pedroia moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 123
Ortiz vs. Casilla
Ortiz strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ramirez vs. Casilla
Ramirez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Corey
Jacoby Ellsbury now playing left field.
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Hannahan vs. Corey
Hannahan strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Corey
Dan Johnson pinch hits for Chris Denorfia.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Suzuki moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ellis vs. Corey
Ellis strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Street
Ryan Sweeney now playing center field. Huston Street now pitching.
Lowell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Suzuki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Street
Drew hits a line drive into center field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. Street
Varitek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Street
Crisp hits a popup towards third. Hannahan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Delcarmen
Manny Delcarmen now pitching.
Barton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Delcarmen
Sweeney hits a fly ball into left field. Ellsbury settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Athletics, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Cust vs. Delcarmen
Cust hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cust for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/2/2008 -- Boston at Oakland (D)
Boston AB R H RBI Oakland AB R H RBI
Pedroia D, 2b 5 0 2 1 Ellis M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Youkilis K, 1b 4 1 2 1 Barton D, 1b 4 0 1 0
Ortiz D, dh 4 1 2 2 Sweeney M, dh 3 0 0 0
Ramirez M, lf 4 0 0 0 Cust J, lf 4 0 0 0
Ellsbury J, lf 0 0 0 0 Brown E, rf 3 0 1 0
Lowell M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Crosby B, ss 2 0 0 0
Drew J, rf 5 0 1 0 Suzuki K, c 3 0 1 0
Varitek J, c 4 2 2 1 Hannahan J, 3b 3 0 1 0
Crisp C, cf 5 1 2 0 Denorfia C, cf 2 0 0 0
Cora A, ss 2 0 2 0 Johnson D, ph 1 0 0 0
Sweeney R, cf 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 13 5 28 0 4 0
Boston 000 000 221 -- 5
Oakland 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lester J (W) 6.2 3 0 0 3 3
Corey B 1.1 1 0 0 0 2
Delcarmen M 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Harden R 5.0 4 0 0 4 6
Brown A 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
Embree A (L) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1
DiNardo L* 0.0 4 2 2 0 0
Casilla S 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Street H 1.0 1 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
DP -- Boston 3, Oakland 3
LOB -- Boston 12, Oakland 4
2B -- Barton D, Youkilis K
HR -- Ortiz D, Varitek J
CS -- Lowell M
HBP -- by Brown A (Lowell M), by Embree A (Cora A)
T -- 3:00
A -- 21625
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