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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 2, 2008
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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 August 2, 2008 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 2008 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 2, 2008 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dana Eveland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jon Lester |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 37,838 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Todd Tichenor 1B: Brian Gorman 2B: Gerry Davis 3B: Bruce Dreckman |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ryan Sweeney | Right Fielder |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Emil Brown | Left Fielder |
| Frank Thomas | DH |
| Mark Ellis | Second Baseman |
| Carlos Gonzalez | Center Fielder |
| Jack Hannahan | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Crosby | Shortstop |
| Daric Barton | First Baseman |
| Bob Geren | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
| Kevin Youkilis | First Baseman |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Mike Lowell | Third Baseman |
| Jason Bay | Left Fielder |
| J.D. Drew | Right Fielder |
| Jed Lowrie | Shortstop |
| Jason Varitek | Catcher |
| Coco Crisp | Center Fielder |
| Terry Francona | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
August 2, 2008
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Lester
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
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 -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lester
Brown hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Lester
Thomas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Lester
Ellis hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Thomas moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Gonzalez vs. Lester
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Eveland
Pedroia hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Youkilis vs. Eveland
Youkilis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Eveland
Ortiz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Lowell vs. Eveland
Lowell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ortiz moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Bay vs. Eveland
Bay hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. Eveland
Drew strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. Eveland
Lowrie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. Eveland
Varitek hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Crisp vs. Eveland
Crisp strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Lester
Hannahan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops it up and throws to first, with Lester covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Lester
Crosby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barton vs. Lester
Barton hits a fly ball into left field. Bay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Sweeney vs. Lester
Sweeney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. Eveland
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Youkilis vs. Eveland
Youkilis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Eveland
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Lester
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lester
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Lester
Thomas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: 1--
Ellis vs. Lester
Ellis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. Eveland
Lowell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Lowell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Bay vs. Eveland
Bay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Drew vs. Eveland
Drew hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton fields the ball and throws to Eveland covering. Safe. Lowell moves to third. Bay moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lowrie vs. Eveland
Lowrie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Lowrie reaches second base with a double. Lowell scores. Bay scores. Drew goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Varitek vs. DiNardo
Lenny DiNardo now pitching.
Varitek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Brown. Varitek reaches second base with a double. Lowrie scores. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crisp vs. DiNardo
Crisp hits a line drive towards third. Hannahan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Pedroia vs. DiNardo
Pedroia hits a fly ball into center field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Youkilis vs. DiNardo
Youkilis strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lester
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Lester
Hannahan strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Crosby vs. Lester
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. DiNardo
Ortiz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Lowell vs. DiNardo
Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton fields it and steps on first for the out. Barton throws to Crosby, who throws back to Barton who tags Ortiz for the double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bay vs. DiNardo
Bay strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Lester
Barton hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. Lester
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Youkilis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sweeney for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Lester
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lester
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Drew vs. DiNardo
Drew hits a fly ball into left field. Brown settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. DiNardo
Lowrie hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Varitek vs. DiNardo
Varitek takes first base on ball four. Lowrie moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crisp vs. DiNardo
Crisp hits a line drive to left field. The ball gets by Brown. Gonzalez fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Gonzalez. Lowrie scores. Varitek moves to third. Crisp moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Pedroia vs. DiNardo
Pedroia hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ellis reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Youkilis vs. DiNardo
Youkilis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Thomas vs. Lester
Thomas strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Lester
Ellis hits a fly ball into right field. Drew settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Lester
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. DiNardo
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Barton scoops it up and throws to first, with DiNardo covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Lowell vs. DiNardo
Lowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Bay vs. DiNardo
Bay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Lester
Alex Cora now playing shortstop. Jed Lowrie now playing third base.
Hannahan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Crosby vs. Lester
Crosby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cora fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Barton vs. Lester
Barton hits a fly ball into center field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Drew vs. DiNardo
Rajai Davis now playing center field. Rob Bowen now catching. Carlos Gonzalez now playing right field. Gregorio Petit now playing shortstop.
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 -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrie vs. DiNardo
Lowrie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Petit scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Varitek vs. DiNardo
Varitek hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: 1--
Crisp vs. DiNardo
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hannahan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Masterson
Jacoby Ellsbury now playing right field. Kevin Cash now catching. Justin Masterson now pitching.
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowen vs. Masterson
Bowen hits a popup towards short. Cora settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Masterson
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Thomas vs. Masterson
Thomas hits a popup, foul, towards first. Youkilis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. DiNardo
Pedroia takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Youkilis vs. DiNardo
Youkilis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Casey vs. DiNardo
Sean Casey pinch hits for David Ortiz.
Casey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cora vs. DiNardo
Cora hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Bay vs. DiNardo
Bay hits a fly ball into right field. Gonzalez settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellsbury vs. DiNardo
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
Top 9
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Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellis vs. Smith
Chris Smith now pitching.
Ellis hits a popup towards short. Cora settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. Smith
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Hannahan vs. Smith
Hannahan strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/2008 -- Oakland at Boston (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Sweeney R, rf 3 1 1 0 Pedroia D, 2b 4 2 1 0
Davis R, cf 1 0 0 0 Youkilis K, 1b 5 2 2 4
Suzuki K, c 3 0 1 0 Ortiz D, dh 3 1 1 0
Bowen R, c 1 0 0 0 Casey S, ph 1 0 1 0
Brown E, lf 3 1 1 2 Lowell M, 3b 4 2 2 0
Thomas F, dh 4 0 2 0 Cora A, ss 1 0 0 0
Ellis M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Bay J, lf 4 2 1 3
Gonzalez C, cf-rf 4 0 0 0 Drew J, rf 4 1 1 0
Hannahan J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Ellsbury J, rf 1 0 0 0
Crosby B, ss 2 0 0 0 Lowrie J, ss-3b 3 2 2 3
Petit G, ss 0 0 0 0 Varitek J, c 3 0 2 1
Barton D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cash K, c 0 0 0 0
Crisp C, cf 4 0 1 1
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32 2 7 2 37 12 14 12
Oakland 200 000 000 -- 2
Boston 504 010 02x -- 12
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
Eveland D (L)* 2.0 8 9 9 2 2
DiNardo L 6.0 6 3 3 3 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lester J (W) 7.0 7 2 2 1 5
Masterson J 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Smith C 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
E -- Gonzalez C
DP -- Oakland 1, Boston 2
LOB -- Oakland 5, Boston 6
2B -- Lowell M, Lowrie J, Varitek J
HR -- Brown E, Youkilis K 2, Bay J
T -- 2:32
A -- 37838
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