| Brad Ziegler of the A's gets one of the easiest saves you will ever see. He only throws one pitch, the batter doesn't even hit the ball and the game ends. How is that possible? More on that in a few. Most of the game was all Jon Lester. He dominated Oakland through the first 6 innings as a David Ortiz 2-run single gave the Red Sox a 2-0 lead, striking out 10 only allowing two hits. He fell apart in the A's 7th inning allowing a single, flyout, an a 2-run homerun for Jack Cust which ties the game. Another single and a double end Lester's day, but Ramon Ramirez can't hold the runners allowing both to score via a sac fly and an RBI single for the 4-2 Oakland lead. A Youk sac fly in the 8th narrows the gap to 4-3, and in the Sox 9th with A's starter Dallas Braden still pitching Rocco Baldelli singles with two outs. That brings in Ziegler to the mound and also Jacoby Ellsbury to pinch-run for Baldelli. Wasting no time Ellsbury breaks for second for a steal, but a 20 split card makes him a dead duck at second base, ending the game and giving Ziegler the easiest save he will ever get. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2009 Boston Red Sox At 2009 Oakland Athletics 4/13/2009
Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG Athletics AB R H RBI AVG
R.Baldelli CF 5 1 2 0 .385 R.Sweeney RF 3 0 0 1 .222
A-J.Ellsbury PR 0 0 0 0 .400 O.Cabrera SS 4 0 1 1 .321
D.Pedroia 2B 4 1 1 0 .296 J.Giambi 1B 4 0 0 0 .160
D.Ortiz DH 4 0 1 2 .296 M.Holliday LF 4 1 1 0 .222
K.Youkilis 1B 3 1 1 0 .167 N.Garciaparra 3B 4 0 1 0 .278
J.Drew RF 4 0 0 0 .182 J.Cust DH 4 1 1 2 .179
J.Bay LF 3 0 0 1 .080 K.Suzuki C 4 1 2 0 .238
M.Lowell 3B 4 0 1 0 .370 B.Crosby 2B 3 1 2 0 .500
J.Varitek C 3 0 1 0 .250 R.Davis CF 1 0 0 0 .111
N.Green SS 4 0 1 0 .222
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Totals 34 3 8 3 Totals 31 4 8 4
A-Pinch Ran For Baldelli In 9th Inning
Red Sox......... 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 8 0
Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 - 4 8 2
Red Sox (3-4) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Lester LOSS(1-1) 6 1/3 6 4 4 1 10 1 90 5.84 A1 C8
R.Ramirez 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 17 2.25 C9 D5
H.Okajima 0 2/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6.75 D6
Totals 8 8 4 4 2 11 1
Athletics (5-2) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
D.Braden WIN(1-0) 8 2/3 8 3 1 2 6 0 138 1.32 A1 E1
B.Ziegler SAVE(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.00 E2
Totals 9 8 3 1 2 6 0
ATTENDANCE- 15,643 DATE- Monday, April 13th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Lance Barksdale, James Hoye, Randy Marsh, Mike Winters
T- 2:29
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 7 Athletics: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0 Athletics: 1
ERRORS- O.Cabrera, B.Crosby
DOUBLES- R.Baldelli(1st), D.Pedroia(3rd), K.Youkilis(1st), M.Lowell(5th),
B.Crosby(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Cust(3rd)
STOLEN BASES- N.Green(1st)
CAUGHT STEALING- J.Ellsbury
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Bay, R.Sweeney
WALKS- K.Youkilis, J.Varitek, R.Davis-2
STRIKE OUTS- D.Ortiz-2, K.Youkilis, J.Drew, J.Bay, N.Green, R.Sweeney,
O.Cabrera-2, J.Giambi-3, M.Holliday, N.Garciaparra, J.Cust-3
GIDP- N.Green
Bobby Crosby had 2 base hits as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Boston Red
Sox 4 to 3 at McAfee Coliseum.
Dallas Braden(1-0) pitched well for Oakland in their victory. He was reached
for 8 hits and 2 walks in 8 and 2/3 innings reducing his ERA from 1.80 to
1.32. Boston threatened in the 9th but their rally came up short.
Brad Ziegler recorded his 1st save. Jon Lester(1-1) suffered the loss. He
struck out 10 batters in 6 and 1/3 innings despite losing the game.
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