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Final
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Orioles Game Summary
The Boston Red Sox decisively defeated the Oakland Athletics, 5 to 2, on August 3, 2008.
Game Info
August 3, 2008
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Cust LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .750 | .500 |
F. Thomas DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .750 |
J. Hannahan 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Crosby SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
G. Petit SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
E. Brown PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Barton 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
R. Bowen C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. Suzuki PH-C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
K. Youkilis 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
D. Ortiz DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
M. Lowell 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
J. Bay LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
J. Lowrie SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1.000 |
J. Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
C. Crisp CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Ellsbury RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Batting
3B: C. Gonzalez
HR: D. Barton
RBI: D. Barton 2
Batting
2B: M. Lowell, D. Pedroia, K. Youkilis
3B: J. Lowrie
RBI: C. Crisp 2, J. Lowrie 2, K. Youkilis
Baserunning
SB: D. Ortiz
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Braden (L) | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.80 |
S. Casilla | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Devine | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
A. Embree | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
H. Street | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. Meyer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Matsuzaka (W) | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3.00 |
H. Okajima | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
M. Delcarmen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Papelbon (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Sweeney RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
M. Ellis 2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .250 |
J. Cust LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .500 | .750 | .500 |
F. Thomas DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
C. Gonzalez CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | .750 |
J. Hannahan 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
B. Crosby SS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .667 | .000 |
G. Petit SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - |
E. Brown PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
D. Barton 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .250 | 1.000 |
R. Bowen C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
K. Suzuki PH-C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 31 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
Batting
3B: C. Gonzalez
HR: D. Barton
RBI: D. Barton 2
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Braden (L) | 3.1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10.80 |
S. Casilla | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Devine | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
A. Embree | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
H. Street | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
D. Meyer | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Pedroia 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
K. Youkilis 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
D. Ortiz DH | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 |
M. Lowell 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .250 | .250 | .500 |
J. Bay LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .500 |
J. Lowrie SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .333 | .500 | 1.000 |
J. Varitek C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
C. Crisp CF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
J. Ellsbury RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .333 | .333 |
| Totals | 29 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Batting
2B: M. Lowell, D. Pedroia, K. Youkilis
3B: J. Lowrie
RBI: C. Crisp 2, J. Lowrie 2, K. Youkilis
Baserunning
SB: D. Ortiz
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Matsuzaka (W) | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3.00 |
H. Okajima | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
M. Delcarmen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
J. Papelbon (S) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
