August 2, 2008 Oakland Athletics at Boston Red Sox Play by Play and Box Score

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BOS 12
OAK 2 KCR 9
CHW 7 CLE 5
@MIN 1 NYY 8
LAA 2 BAL 3
@SEA 1 TBR 9
DET 3 TOR 6
@TEX 4 MIL 4
@ATL 2 CHC 5
PIT 1 FLA 5
COL 3 HOU 5
NYM 4
(10) LAD 4
ARI 2 SFG 2
@SDP 0 PHI 2
@STL 1 WSN 10
CIN 6

Standings at end of play this day

Fenway Park, Attendance: 37,838

Saturday, August 2, 2008, 7:05pm
Time of Game: 2:32

Athletics

53-56

Lost 5

3rd, 15½ GB

Bob Geren

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Athletics       2  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    2  7  1
Red Sox         5  0  4   0  1  0   0  2  X   12 14  0

W: J Lester (10-3), L: D Eveland (7-8)

Red Sox

63-48

Won 2

2nd, 3 GB

Terry Francona

BATTING

Oakland Athletics            AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
R Sweeney RF                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .297  .734    9    0   0   
  R Davis CF                  1   0   0   0    0   1  .197  .493    6    1   0   
K Suzuki C                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .295  .739   11    4   0   
  R Bowen C                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .192  .519    1    0   0   
E Brown LF                    3   1   1   2    1   0  .248  .681   19    2   0   HR
F Thomas DH                   4   0   2   0    0   1  .259  .809   14    0   0   
M Ellis 2B                    4   0   1   0    0   1  .235  .702   14    2   1   
C Gonzalez CF-RF              4   0   0   0    0   2  .265  .703   16    3   0   GDP
J Hannahan 3B                 4   0   1   0    0   2  .239  .683   18    1   2   
B Crosby SS                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .247  .657   10    0   5   GDP
  G Petit SS                  0   0   0   0    0   0  .348  .835         0   1   
D Barton 1B                   3   0   0   0    0   0  .218  .622    9   10   2   

D Eveland P                                                              0   0
  L DiNardo P                                                            1   0
Totals                       32   2   7   2    2   8              127   24  11

BATTING

HR: E Brown (10, off J Lester; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep LF).

TB: E Brown 4; F Thomas 2; M Ellis; K Suzuki; J Hannahan; R Sweeney.

GIDP: B Crosby (13); C Gonzalez (3).

RBI: E Brown 2 (52).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 1.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Barton-B Crosby-D Barton.

E: C Gonzalez (2).

Boston Red Sox               AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Pedroia 2B                  4   2   1   0    1   0  .314  .806   22    2   3   
K Youkilis 1B                 5   2   2   4    0   1  .313  .937   15    8   1   2·HR
D Ortiz DH                    3   1   1   0    1   0  .261  .843   19    0   0   
  S Casey PH-DH               1   0   1   0    0   0  .360  .876    3    0   0   
M Lowell 3B                   4   2   2   0    0   0  .281  .804   12    0   3   2B,GDP
  A Cora SS                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .271  .706    1    2   1   
J Bay LF                      4   2   1   3    1   1  .283  .907   26    1   0   HR
J Drew RF                     4   1   1   0    0   1  .286  .951   20    3   0   
  J Ellsbury RF               1   0   0   0    0   0  .258  .675    1    0   0   
J Lowrie SS-3B                3   2   2   3    1   0  .294  .747   10    1   1   2B
J Varitek C                   3   0   2   1    1   0  .220  .665   15    4   1   2B
  K Cash C                    0   0   0   0    0   0  .228  .635         3   0   
C Crisp CF                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .252  .706   13    2   0   

J Lester P                                                               1   0
  J Masterson P                                                          0   0
  C Smith P                                                              0   0
Totals                       37  12  14  12    5   4              157   27  10

BATTING

2B: J Varitek (17, off L DiNardo); M Lowell (24, off D Eveland); J Lowrie (6, off D Eveland).

HR: J Bay (23, off D Eveland; 1st inn, 2 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF); K Youkilis 2 (20, off D Eveland, off L DiNardo; 1st inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF; 8th inn, 1 on, 0 outs to Deep LF).

TB: K Youkilis 8; J Bay 4; J Lowrie 3; M Lowell 3; J Varitek 3; D Ortiz; C Crisp; J Drew; D Pedroia; S Casey.

GIDP: M Lowell (10).

RBI: K Youkilis 4 (74); J Lowrie 3 (16); J Bay 3 (67); J Varitek (32); C Crisp (26).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 10.

FIELDING

DP: 2. D Pedroia-J Lowrie-K Youkilis; A Cora-D Pedroia-K Youkilis.

PITCHING

Oakland Athletics             IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
D Eveland, L (7-8)             2     8   9   9    2   2   2   4.46   16   68-38   22· 3·13    3· 4· 5· 0      4    -     0.77  -0.52
L DiNardo                      6     6   3   3    3   2   1   6.55   26   89-52   29·10·13   11· 5· 5· 0          1-1    0.05  -0.00
Totals                         8    14  12  12    5   4   3          42  157-90   51·13·26   14· 9·10· 0          1-1

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, W (10-3)             7     7   2   2    1   5   1   3.14   27  100-66   41· 8·17   11· 7· 3· 0     59    -     0.50  -0.02
J Masterson                    1     0   0   0    1   1   0   3.67    4   16-9     3· 3· 3    0· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.02   0.00
C Smith                        1     0   0   0    0   2   0   2.45    3   11-7     2· 2· 3    0· 1· 0· 0          0-0    0.00   0.00
Totals                         9     7   2   2    2   8   1          34  127-82   46·13·23   11·10· 3· 0           -

D Eveland faced 4 batters in the 3rd inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Todd Tichenor, 1B - Brian Gorman, 2B - Gerry Davis, 3B - Bruce Dreckman.

Time of Game: 2:32.

Attendance: 37,838.

Weather: 68° F, Wind 4mph out to Leftfield, Overcast, No Precipitation.

LINEUPS

   Oakland Athletics             Boston Red Sox                       
1. R Sweeney            RF    1. D Pedroia            2B 
2. K Suzuki             C     2. K Youkilis           1B 
3. E Brown              LF    3. D Ortiz              DH 
4. F Thomas             DH    4. M Lowell             3B 
5. M Ellis              2B    5. J Bay                LF 
6. C Gonzalez           CF    6. J Drew               RF 
7. J Hannahan           3B    7. J Lowrie             SS 
8. B Crosby             SS    8. J Varitek            C  
9. D Barton             1B    9. C Crisp              CF 

   D Eveland            P        J Lester             P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 1   0  2-2  12-  5   16%  80% J Bay           D Eveland       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ortiz Scores; Lowell Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  1--  6  -16%  34% E Brown         J Lester        Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sweeney Scores
   b 1   0  2-0  1--  3   15%  55% K Youkilis      D Eveland       Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pedroia Scores
   t 1   1  0-2  12-  3    7%  36% C Gonzalez      J Lester        Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   b 3   0  2-5  123  1    5%  96% J Lowrie        D Eveland       Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Lowell Scores; Bay Scores; Drew Scores

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Athletics Batting, Tied 0-0, Jon Lester facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---  2   47%  R Sweeney       Single to CF (Ground Ball thru SS-2B)
   O      1--  5   50%  K Suzuki        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   RR     1--  6   34%  E Brown         Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Sweeney Scores
          ---  2   32%  F Thomas        Single to RF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   29%  M Ellis         Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B); Thomas to 2B
   OO     12-  3   36%  C Gonzalez      Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Red Sox Batting, Behind 0-2, Dana Eveland facing 1-2-3
          ---  4   40%  D Pedroia       Single to LF (Line Drive)
   RR     1--  3   55%  K Youkilis      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pedroia Scores
          ---  5   58%  D Ortiz         Single to CF (Line Drive)
          1--  2   64%  M Lowell        Single to CF (Line Drive); Ortiz to 2B
   RRR    12-  5   80%  J Bay           Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF-CF); Ortiz Scores; Lowell Scores
   O      ---  9   79%  J Drew          Strikeout Looking
          ---  4   80%  J Lowrie        Walk
   O      1--  7   78%  J Varitek       Flyball: CF
   O      1--  7   77%  C Crisp         Strikeout Swinging
                  5 runs, 5 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 2nd, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Jon Lester facing 7-8-9
   O      ---  4   79%  J Hannahan      Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
          ---  4   77%  B Crosby        Walk
   O      1--  1   80%  D Barton        Flyball: LF
   O      1--  5   82%  R Sweeney       Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 2nd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dana Eveland facing 1-2-3
   O      ---  1   80%  D Pedroia       Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5   79%  K Youkilis      Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
   O      ---  5   79%  D Ortiz         Flyball: LF (Deep 3B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 5.

Top of the 3rd, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-5, Jon Lester facing 2-3-4
   O      ---  3   81%  K Suzuki        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---  6   83%  E Brown         Groundout: 3B-1B (Weak 3B)
          ---  5   81%  F Thomas        Single to CF (Line Drive to CF-RF)
   O      1--  7   83%  M Ellis         Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 5.

Bottom of the 3rd, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 5-2, Dana Eveland facing 4-5-6
          ---  1   87%  M Lowell        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep CF-RF)
          -2-  5   88%  J Bay           Walk
          12-  4   91%  J Drew          Single to 1B (Ground Ball to 2B-1B); Lowell to 3B; Bay to 2B
   RRR    123  1   96%  J Lowrie        Double to RF (Line Drive to Deep RF Line); Lowell Scores; Bay Scores; Drew Scores
                  Lenny DiNardo replaces Dana Eveland pitching
   R      -2-  1   98%  J Varitek       Double to LF (Line Drive to LF Line); Lowrie Scores
   O      -2-  1   97%  C Crisp         Lineout: 3B (Weak 3B)
   O      -2-  7   97%  D Pedroia       Flyball: CF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      -2-  3   97%  K Youkilis      Strikeout Swinging
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 4th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-9, Jon Lester facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   97%  C Gonzalez      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---  6   98%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Swinging
   O      ---  2   98%  B Crosby        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 4th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Lenny DiNardo facing 3-4-5
          ---  4   98%  D Ortiz         Walk
   OO     1--  4   98%  M Lowell        Ground Ball Double Play: 1B-SS-1B (2B-1B)
   O      ---  7   98%  J Bay           Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 9.

Top of the 5th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-9, Jon Lester facing 9-1-2
   O      ---  1   98%  D Barton        Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
   O      ---  2   98%  R Sweeney       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---  3   98%  K Suzuki        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  1   99%  E Brown         Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 9.

Bottom of the 5th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 9-2, Lenny DiNardo facing 6-7-8
   O      ---  3   99%  J Drew          Flyball: LF (Deep LF-CF)
          ---  4   99%  J Lowrie        Single to LF (Ground Ball thru SS-3B Hole)
          1--  5   99%  J Varitek       Walk; Lowrie to 2B
   R      12-  1  100%  C Crisp         Single to LF (Line Drive to Deep LF-CF); Lowrie Scores; Varitek to 3B; Crisp to 2B/Adv on E8
   O      -23  4   99%  D Pedroia       Lineout: 2B (2B-1B)
   O      -23  2   99%  K Youkilis      Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  1 run, 2 hits, 1 error, 2 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 6th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-10, Jon Lester facing 4-5-6
   O      ---  4   99%  F Thomas        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  M Ellis         Flyball: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---  4  100%  C Gonzalez      Strikeout Swinging
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 6th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-2, Lenny DiNardo facing 3-4-5
   O      ---  5  100%  D Ortiz         Groundout: 1B-P (2B-1B)
   O      ---  5  100%  M Lowell        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  5  100%  J Bay           Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 7th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-10, Jon Lester facing 7-8-9
                  Jed Lowrie moves to 3B; Alex Cora replaces Mike Lowell playing SS batting 4th
          ---  4   99%  J Hannahan      Single to CF (Line Drive)
   OO     1--  4  100%  B Crosby        Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B (Weak SS)
   O      ---  7  100%  D Barton        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 7th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-2, Lenny DiNardo facing 6-7-8
                  Rob Bowen replaces Kurt Suzuki playing C batting 2nd; Gregorio Petit replaces Bobby Crosby playing SS batting 8th; Rajai Davis replaces Ryan Sweeney playing CF batting 1st; Carlos Gonzalez moves to RF
   O      ---  4  100%  J Drew          Groundout: 1B unassisted (2B-1B)
   O      ---  1  100%  J Lowrie        Groundout: SS-1B (Weak SS)
          ---  2  100%  J Varitek       Single to LF (Ground Ball thru Weak 3B)
   O      1--  4  100%  C Crisp         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B (Weak 3B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 10.

Top of the 8th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-10, Justin Masterson facing 1-2-3
                  Justin Masterson replaces Jon Lester pitching; Kevin Cash replaces Jason Varitek playing C batting 8th; Jacoby Ellsbury replaces J.D. Drew playing RF batting 6th
   O      ---  6  100%  R Davis         Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  1  100%  R Bowen         Popfly: SS
          ---  6  100%  E Brown         Walk
   O      1--  3  100%  F Thomas        Foul Popfly: 1B (1B Foul)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 10.

Bottom of the 8th, Red Sox Batting, Ahead 10-2, Lenny DiNardo facing 1-2-3
          ---  6  100%  D Pedroia       Walk
   RR     1--  2  100%  K Youkilis      Home Run (Fly Ball to Deep LF); Pedroia Scores
                  Sean Casey replaces David Ortiz playing DH batting 3rd
          ---  3  100%  S Casey         Single to LF (Line Drive to LF Line)
   O      1--  1  100%  A Cora          Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      1--  4  100%  J Bay           Flyball: RF (Deep CF-RF)
   O      1--  1  100%  J Ellsbury      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 12.

Top of the 9th, Athletics Batting, Behind 2-12, Chris Smith facing 5-6-7
                  Chris Smith replaces Justin Masterson pitching
   O      ---  1  100%  M Ellis         Popfly: SS (Weak SS)
   O      ---  6  100%  C Gonzalez      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---  4  100%  J Hannahan      Strikeout Swinging
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Athletics 2, Red Sox 12.

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation