| This one was quite different than yesterday's 1-0 A's win, as the Red Sox slug their way to an 11-7 win. The Sox scored 8 runs over the first three innings and looked to be on cruise control, but the A's stormed back with 6 runs in the middle innings to pull within a run. The Sox make it a 2 run lead in the bottom of the 6th when Mike Lowell hits a solo shot, then get 2 more insurance runs in the 8th. The 4 run lead seems safe enough to give Eric Gagne a shot at the 9th, and he allows just one hit while getting the three outs. Jon Lester had the lead in the 5th, but left the game after Mark Ellis' home run due to fatigue and did not complete 5 innings. Therefore, Kyle Snyder gets the win thanks to his 2 hitless innings of relief. Kevin Youkilis went 3 for 5 with 3 RBI and his 20th home run of the season in his first start back from an injury layofff. The Red Sox finish their season with 4 games against the Twins, who are in the thick of a race for the AL Central lead. The Twins won today while Cleveland split a double header, giving the Twins a one run lead. The Yankees also won and clinched at least a tie for the wild card. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2007 Oakland Athletics At 2007 Boston Red Sox 9/26/2007
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
S.Stewart LF 4 0 0 1 .301 D.Pedroia 2B 5 1 3 2 .304
D.Barton 1B 2 0 0 0 .404 M.Ramirez LF 3 1 1 0 .307
N.Swisher CF 3 1 0 0 .280 A-B.Moss PR,LF 2 1 1 0 .281
M.Piazza DH 5 0 3 2 .291 D.Ortiz DH 5 0 2 2 .314
J.Cust RF 4 1 0 0 .283 B-R.Clayton PR,DH 0 1 0 0 .295
M.Ellis 2B 5 2 1 1 .294 M.Lowell 3B 5 1 2 2 .338
K.Suzuki C 3 1 0 0 .225 J.Drew RF 5 1 2 0 .286
J.Hannahan 3B 3 2 1 3 .305 K.Youkilis 1B 5 1 3 3 .278
D.Murphy SS 4 0 1 0 .253 J.Varitek C 5 2 1 0 .227
J.Ellsbury CF 4 2 3 1 .365
J.Lugo SS 3 0 0 1 .231
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Totals 33 7 6 7 Totals 42 11 18 11
A-Pinch Ran For Ramirez In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Ran For Ortiz In 8th Inning
Athletics....... 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 0 - 7 6 3
Red Sox......... 1 5 2 0 0 1 0 2 - 11 18 1
Athletics (81-78) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Blanton LOSS(16-12) 1 4 5 3 0 0 1 33 3.61
L.Dinardo 5 2/3 11 4 4 1 3 1 104 4.60
K.Calero 0 1/3 2 2 2 0 1 0 12 6.95
J.Marshall 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 7.06
Totals 8 18 11 8 1 4 2
Red Sox (120-38) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA
J.Lester 4 2/3 3 6 4 5 8 1 106 3.07
B.Corey 0 2/3 1 1 1 1 0 0 19 3.60
J.Lopez HOLD(8th) 0 2/3 1 0 0 1 2 0 17 2.29
K.Snyder WIN(3-0) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 21 2.78
E.Gagne 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 3.96
Totals 9 6 7 5 7 11 1
ATTENDANCE- 37,801 DATE- Wednesday, September 26th 2007 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Jim Joyce, Jeff Nelson, Jim Wolf, Tim Tschida
T- 3:16
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 8 Red Sox: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- D.Barton, D.Murphy-2, J.Lester
DOUBLES- M.Piazza-2(21st), J.Hannahan(12th), D.Murphy(12th), D.Pedroia(38th),
D.Ortiz(34th), J.Ellsbury-2(9th)
HOME RUNS- M.Ellis(28th), M.Lowell(21st), K.Youkilis(20th)
SACRIFICE FLIES- S.Stewart
WALKS- D.Barton-3, N.Swisher-2, J.Cust, J.Hannahan, J.Lugo
HIT BY PITCH- K.Suzuki
STRIKE OUTS- S.Stewart-2, N.Swisher-2, M.Piazza, J.Cust-3, K.Suzuki, J.Hannahan,
D.Murphy, D.Pedroia, J.Drew, K.Youkilis, J.Varitek
WEB GEMS- Top 7th: Kevin Youkilis robbed Jack Hannahan of a base hit.
Kevin Youkilis went yard and had 3 RBI at Fenway Park where the Boston Red Sox
beat the Oakland Athletics 11 to 7.
Boston came up with 5 runs in the bottom of the 2nd inning with the help of 7
hits. The critical plate appearance was by Youkilis who came through for the
home fans when he blasted a two-run home run (his 20th of the season).
Boston had 18 hits for the afternoon while Oakland had 6.
The winning pitcher was Kyle Snyder(3-0) who allowed no runs in 2 innings. Joe
Blanton(16-12) was the losing pitcher. He pitched 1 inning and surrendered 4
hits and no walks.
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