| The Sox led the entire game after scoring 3 in the 3rd inning - that is, until the 9th. The A's get two runs off a rather sharp John Smoltz , one more off of Ramon Ramirez, and hut the usually reliable Jonathan Papelbon in the 9th to the tune of 4 hits and 2 runs, with the final hit being Matt Holliday's fourth hit of the game giving the A's the lead. The Sox get two on in the 9th off of Andrew Bailey, but fail to put any runs on the board and suffer the loss. Two notable things in the game - Aaron Bates gets a single in his first major league at bat, and the return of Nomar to Boston. Today will be the first appearance for Nomah in Fenway Park since the 2004 trade, and the fans treat him to a standing ovation his first time to the plate. Nomah does get a hit and scores a run. Also a nice 3 hit, 2 RBI day for Jason Bay in the losing effort with all starters but Big Papi and Rocco getting at least one hit. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 2009 Oakland Athletics At 2009 Boston Red Sox 7/6/2009
Athletics AB R H RBI AVG Red Sox AB R H RBI AVG
A.Kennedy 3B 5 0 1 0 .258 J.Ellsbury CF 5 1 1 0 .330
O.Cabrera SS 5 0 1 0 .282 J.Lugo SS 4 1 1 0 .225
M.Holliday LF 5 0 4 1 .272 C-M.Kotsay 1B 1 0 0 0 .260
J.Giambi 1B 4 0 0 0 .176 K.Youkilis 3B 4 2 2 1 .316
K.Suzuki C 4 1 1 1 .233 D.Ortiz DH 4 0 0 1 .259
N.Garciaparra DH 4 1 1 0 .277 J.Bay LF 5 0 3 2 .263
J.Cust RF 1 1 0 0 .236 J.Varitek C 4 0 1 0 .224
A-S.Hairston PH,CF 1 1 1 0 .270 R.Baldelli RF 4 0 0 0 .171
R.Sweeney CF,RF 3 0 2 0 .328 N.Green 2B,SS 2 0 1 0 .289
D-R.Davis PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .270 A.Bates 1B 3 0 1 0 .333
M.Ellis 2B 3 1 2 2 .233 B-D.Pedroia PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .234
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Totals 36 5 13 4 Totals 37 4 10 4
A-Pinch Hit For Cust In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Bates In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Lugo In 9th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Sweeney In 9th Inning
Athletics....... 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 2 - 5 13 0
Red Sox......... 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 0
Athletics (35-46) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
B.Anderson 6 6 3 3 2 7 0 100 4.10 A1 C9
C.Breslow WIN(5-2) 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 39 3.72 D1 D9
A.Bailey SAVE(16th) 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 12 1.34 E1
Totals 9 10 4 4 3 10 1
Red Sox (46-36) IP H R ER BB SO HR PC ERA SCORESHEET
J.Smoltz 6 6 2 2 2 6 0 92 6.32 A1 C6
H.Okajima HOLD(7th) 0 2/3 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 4.75 C7 D1
R.Ramirez HOLD(6th) 1 2 1 1 0 1 1 18 3.62 D2 D5
J.Papelbon L(1-2) BS(2nd) 1 1/3 4 2 2 0 2 0 33 1.51 D6
Totals 9 13 5 5 2 9 1
ATTENDANCE- 36,112 DATE- Monday, July 6th 2009 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Bob Davidson, Jeff Nelson, Mark Carlson, Tim Tschida
T- 3:06
LEFT ON BASE- Athletics: 8 Red Sox:10
DOUBLE PLAYS- Athletics: 0 Red Sox: 1
DOUBLES- M.Holliday-2(19th), N.Garciaparra(2nd), M.Ellis(3rd)
HOME RUNS- K.Suzuki(7th), K.Youkilis(11th)
STOLEN BASES- S.Hairston(5th)
CAUGHT STEALING- O.Cabrera, M.Holliday
SACRIFICE FLIES- M.Ellis
WALKS- J.Giambi, J.Cust, K.Youkilis, D.Ortiz, N.Green
HIT BY PITCH- S.Hairston, N.Green
STRIKE OUTS- A.Kennedy, O.Cabrera-2, J.Giambi-2, N.Garciaparra-3, J.Cust,
J.Lugo, D.Ortiz-3, J.Bay, J.Varitek, R.Baldelli-2, A.Bates-2
GIDP- M.Ellis
WEB GEMS- Top 5th: Julio Lugo robbed Mark Ellis of a base hit.
Left fielder Matt Holliday had 4 hits as the Oakland Athletics won in dramatic
fashion over the Boston Red Sox by a score of 5 to 4 at Fenway Park.
Oakland came through with the game-winning runs in the top of the 9th inning
scoring 2 runs on 4 hits. Scott Hairston opened up the inning nicely when he
lined a single. After an out was recorded, Hairston was running on the next
pitch and he stole second. Mark Ellis then delivered a base-hit. Adam
Kennedy stepped in and he stroked a single. Orlando Cabrera was the next
batter, but he struck out. Holliday kept the rally going and lined a
base-hit. Oakland ended up with 13 hits for the game while Boston had 10.
The victory was credited to Craig Breslow(5-2) who went 2 innings, allowing 1
run. Andrew Bailey recorded his 16th save. The losing pitcher was Jonathan
Papelbon(1-2) in relief.
After the game, it took a long while before Terry Francona emerged from his
office. In a subdued tone he answered only a couple of questions. He
concluded with, 'Fellows, sorry I'm not in a very talkative mood tonight, as
I think you'll understand. I'm sure you'll find the banter a lot more
light-hearted over in the Oakland locker room.'
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