Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
September 8, 2004 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 2004 at Network Associates Coliseum. The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 8, Oakland Athletics 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Damon cf 4 1 1 1
  Kapler cf 0 0 0 0
Bellhorn 2b 4 1 0 1
  Reese 2b 0 0 0 0
Ramirez lf 3 1 1 0
  Nixon ph,rf 1 0 0 0
Ortiz dh 4 0 1 2
  Mirabelli ph,dh 1 0 0 0
Varitek c 3 2 2 1
  Martinez S. ph,c 1 0 0 0
Cabrera ss 4 1 2 0
Mientkiewicz 1b 2 1 1 0
Mueller 3b 3 0 0 1
  Youkilis 3b 0 0 0 0
Roberts rf,lf 4 1 0 1
Martinez P. p 0 0 0 0
  Astacio p 0 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 8 8 7
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Kotsay cf 3 2 2 0
Byrnes rf 5 0 2 0
Chavez 3b 3 0 0 0
  German ph,3b 1 1 1 0
Hatteberg 1b 3 0 0 0
  Kielty lf 1 0 1 3
McMillon dh 5 0 0 0
Crosby ss 2 0 0 0
Swisher lf,1b 4 0 0 0
Melhuse c 4 0 0 0
Scutaro 2b 3 0 1 0
Hudson p 0 0 0 0
  Hammond p 0 0 0 0
  Lehr p 0 0 0 0
  Rhodes p 0 0 0 0
  Mecir p 0 0 0 0
  Dotel p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 7 3
Boston 304 100 000880
Oakland 000 000 021371
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Martinez  W (16-5) 6.0 2 0 0 3 6
  Astacio   1.2 2 2 2 3 1
  Adams   1.0 3 1 1 1 0
  Foulke  SV (28) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
7
7
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Hudson  L (11-5) 3.0 6 7 7 5 3
  Hammond   2.0 2 1 0 0 2
  Lehr   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Rhodes   1.0 0 0 0 2 0
  Mecir   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Dotel   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
8
8
7
7
8

  E–Swisher (1).  DP–Oakland 1.  2B–Boston Cabrera (15,off Hammond), Oakland Byrnes (32,off P Martinez); Kotsay (29,off Astacio); Kielty (13,off Astacio).  HBP–Varitek (9,by Hudson).  Team LOB–7.  Team–11.  WP–Astacio (1).  HBP–Hudson (11,Varitek).  U-HP–Mark Wegner, 1B–Mike Everitt, 2B–Larry Young, 3B–Angel Hernandez.  T–2:58.  A–39,575.
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