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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 2, 2012
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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 May 2, 2012 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 2012 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 2, 2012 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Oakland Athletics |
| Home Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Brandon McCarthy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Daniel Bard |
| Ballpark | Fenway Park |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 37,434 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 22 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Manny Gonzalez 1B: Vic Carapazza 2B: Phil Cuzzi 3B: Greg Gibson |
Oakland Athletics Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Coco Crisp | Left Fielder |
| Cliff Pennington | Shortstop |
| Josh Reddick | Right Fielder |
| Yoenis Cespedes | Center Fielder |
| Seth Smith | DH |
| Kila Ka'aihue | First Baseman |
| Kurt Suzuki | Catcher |
| Brandon Inge | Third Baseman |
| Eric Sogard | Second Baseman |
| Bob Melvin | Manager |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mike Aviles | Shortstop |
| Ryan Sweeney | Right Fielder |
| Dustin Pedroia | Second Baseman |
| Adrian Gonzalez | First Baseman |
| David Ortiz | DH |
| Cody Ross | Left Fielder |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia | Catcher |
| Will Middlebrooks | Third Baseman |
| Marlon Byrd | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Valentine | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Athletics
@ Red Sox
Fenway Park
May 2, 2012
Top 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Bard
Crisp 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, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Bard
Pennington hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Reddick vs. Bard
Reddick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bard fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. McCarthy
Aviles hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. McCarthy
Sweeney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reddick. Sweeney reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Pedroia vs. McCarthy
Pedroia hits a fly ball into left field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. McCarthy
Gonzalez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ortiz vs. McCarthy
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Cespedes vs. Bard
Cespedes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Middlebrooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Bard
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ka'aihue vs. Bard
Ka'aihue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Bard
Suzuki hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aviles 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: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ross vs. McCarthy
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Saltalamacchia vs. McCarthy
Saltalamacchia strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Middlebrooks vs. McCarthy
Middlebrooks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Byrd vs. McCarthy
There goes Middlebrooks. The throw from Suzuki and he is safe. Middlebrooks steals second. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Byrd vs. McCarthy
Byrd strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Bard
Inge takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Sogard vs. Bard
Sogard hits a popup towards short. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Crisp vs. Bard
Crisp hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Pennington vs. Bard
Pennington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pennington for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. McCarthy
Aviles hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sogard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Sweeney vs. McCarthy
Sweeney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. McCarthy
Pedroia hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reddick vs. Bard
Reddick hits a popup towards short. Aviles settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Cespedes vs. Bard
Cespedes hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Byrd. Cespedes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 0 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Bard
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cespedes scores. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Ka'aihue vs. Bard
Ka'aihue hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pedroia settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Suzuki vs. Bard
Suzuki hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Inge vs. Bard
Inge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Middlebrooks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. McCarthy
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. McCarthy
Ortiz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sogard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ross vs. McCarthy
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Sogard vs. Bard
Sogard hits a fly ball into right field. Sweeney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Crisp vs. Bard
Crisp strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Bard
Pennington hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first, with Bard covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Saltalamacchia vs. McCarthy
Saltalamacchia hits a fly ball towards right. Reddick settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Reddick. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Middlebrooks vs. McCarthy
Middlebrooks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Saltalamacchia moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Byrd vs. McCarthy
Byrd hits a fly ball into right field. Reddick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: 12-
Aviles vs. McCarthy
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sogard scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Saltalamacchia moves to third. Middlebrooks moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -23
Sweeney vs. McCarthy
Sweeney hits a fly ball into center field. Cespedes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Reddick vs. Bard
Reddick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cespedes vs. Bard
Cespedes hits a fly ball into center field. Byrd settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 1 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Bard
Smith hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ross. Smith reaches second base with a double. Reddick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 2 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Ka'aihue vs. Bard
Ka'aihue hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Sweeney. Ka'aihue reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Suzuki vs. Bard
Suzuki is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Athletics, 3 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: 12-
Inge vs. Bard
Inge hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ross. Inge reaches second base with a double. Ka'aihue scores. Suzuki moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -23
Sogard vs. Albers
Matt Albers now pitching.
Sogard strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: -23
Crisp vs. Albers
Crisp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Albers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pedroia vs. McCarthy
Pedroia strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Gonzalez vs. McCarthy
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McCarthy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. McCarthy
Ortiz hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Crisp. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ross vs. McCarthy
Ross hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sogard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Mortensen
Clayton Mortensen now pitching.
Pennington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Reddick vs. Mortensen
There's a wild pitch. Pennington moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Reddick vs. Mortensen
Reddick strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Cespedes vs. Mortensen
Cespedes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Mortensen
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Smith for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Saltalamacchia vs. McCarthy
Saltalamacchia hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: 1--
Middlebrooks vs. McCarthy
Middlebrooks hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reddick. Middlebrooks reaches second base with a double. Saltalamacchia moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: -23
Byrd vs. McCarthy
Byrd hits a fly ball into left field. Crisp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Saltalamacchia tags and scores. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-1, RoB: -2-
Aviles vs. McCarthy
Aviles hits a popup in front of the plate. Suzuki settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Sweeney vs. McCarthy
Sweeney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: 12-
Pedroia vs. Cook
Ryan Cook now pitching.
Pedroia takes first base on ball four. Middlebrooks moves to third. Sweeney moves to second. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 123
Gonzalez vs. Cook
Gonzalez strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Ka'aihue vs. Mortensen
Ka'aihue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ka'aihue for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Suzuki vs. Mortensen
Suzuki strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Inge vs. Mortensen
Inge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ortiz vs. Cook
Jonny Gomes now playing left field.
Ortiz hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Reddick. Ortiz reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: -2-
Ross vs. Cook
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Saltalamacchia vs. Cook
Saltalamacchia hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sogard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: -2-
Middlebrooks vs. Cook
Middlebrooks strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Sogard vs. Mortensen
Sogard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gonzalez scoops it up and throws to first, with Mortensen covering, for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Gomes vs. Mortensen
Gomes strikes out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: ---
Pennington vs. Mortensen
Pennington strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Byrd vs. Fuentes
Brian Fuentes now pitching.
Byrd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Aviles vs. Fuentes
Aviles hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pennington fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
McDonald vs. Fuentes
Darnell McDonald pinch hits for Ryan Sweeney.
McDonald hits a fly ball into center field. Cespedes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Pedroia vs. Fuentes
Pedroia hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cespedes. Pedroia reaches second base with a double. Aviles goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: -2-
Gonzalez vs. Fuentes
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Pedroia moves to third. View Play -
Athletics, 4 - Red Sox, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: --3
Gonzalez vs. Fuentes
Gonzalez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Inge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/2012 -- Oakland at Boston (N)
Oakland AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Crisp C, lf 4 0 0 0 Aviles M, ss 5 1 1 0
Gomes J, lf 1 0 0 0 Sweeney R, rf 3 0 1 0
Pennington C, ss 5 0 2 0 McDonald D, ph 1 0 0 0
Reddick J, rf 4 1 1 0 Pedroia D, 2b 4 0 1 1
Cespedes Y, cf 4 1 1 0 Gonzalez A, 1b 4 0 0 0
Smith S, dh 4 1 2 2 Ortiz D, dh 4 0 2 0
Ka'aihue K, 1b 3 1 1 1 Ross C, lf 4 0 0 0
Suzuki K, c 3 0 1 0 Saltalamacchia J, c 4 1 1 0
Inge B, 3b 3 0 1 1 Middlebrooks W, 3b 3 0 2 0
Sogard E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Byrd M, cf 3 0 0 1
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35 4 9 4 35 2 8 2
Oakland 000 103 000 -- 4
Boston 000 000 101 -- 2
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO
McCarthy B (W) 6.2 5 1 1 3 4
Cook R 1.1 1 0 0 1 3
Fuentes B (S) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bard D (L) 5.1 8 4 4 2 1
Albers M 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Mortensen C 3.0 1 0 0 0 6
E -- Reddick J
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Oakland 7, Boston 11
2B -- Sweeney R, Cespedes Y, Smith S, Ka'aihue K, Inge B, Ortiz D 2, Middlebrooks W, Pedroia D
SB -- Middlebrooks W
SF -- Byrd M
HBP -- by Bard D (Suzuki K)
WP -- Mortensen C
T -- 3:22
A -- 37434
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