Oakland Athletics vs Boston Red Sox
September 26, 2007 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 26, 2007 at Fenway Park. 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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Oakland Athletics 6, Boston Red Sox 11

Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Stewart lf 5 0 2 0
Barton 1b 3 0 2 0
Swisher cf 4 0 0 1
Piazza dh 5 1 1 1
Cust rf 4 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 4 1 3 0
Suzuki c 4 1 1 0
Hannahan 3b 4 1 1 1
Murphy ss 4 2 2 3
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Blevins p 0 0 0 0
  Lugo p 0 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Lewis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 12 6
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Pedroia 2b 5 4 3 1
Ramirez lf 3 2 3 1
  Moss pr,lf 1 2 1 1
Ortiz dh 4 2 3 0
  Clayton pr,dh 0 0 0 0
Lowell 3b 5 1 3 5
Drew rf 3 0 1 1
Youkilis 1b 3 0 1 0
  Hinske ph,1b 1 0 0 0
Varitek c 4 0 1 0
Ellsbury cf 5 0 1 1
Lugo ss 5 0 0 0
  Cora ss 0 0 0 0
Lester p 0 0 0 0
  Snyder p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Timlin p 0 0 0 0
  Gagne p 0 0 0 0
  Tavarez p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 11 17 10
Oakland 001 310 0016121
Boston 003 204 20x11171
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton   5.0 11 5 5 3 4
  Blevins  L (0-1) 0.0 3 4 3 1 0
  Lugo   1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Brown   1.0 3 2 2 1 1
  Lewis   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
Totals
8.0
17
11
10
6
8
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lester   4.1 7 5 4 3 9
  Snyder   1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Lopez   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
  Timlin  W (2-1) 1.1 0 0 0 1 2
  Gagne   1.0 2 0 0 0 2
  Tavarez   1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
5
6
14

  E–Swisher (5), Lester (1).  DP–Oakland 2. Ellis-Murphy-Barton, Hannahan-Ellis-Barton, Boston 1. Varitek-Pedroia.  2B–Oakland Barton (9,off Lester), Boston Pedroia 2 (38,off Blanton,off A. Brown); Varitek (15,off Blanton); Ortiz 2 (50,off Blevins,off A. Brown).  HR–Oakland Murphy (6,4th inning off Lester 2 on 2 out); Piazza (8,5th inning off Lester 0 on 1 out), Boston Pedroia (8,6th inning off Blevins 0 on 0 out).  SF–Swisher (8,off Lester); Hannahan (2,off Tavarez); Drew (6,off Blanton).  Team LOB–12.  IBB–Drew (9,by A. Brown).  Team–11.  CS–Ellis (4,2nd base by Lester/Varitek).  U-HP–Rob Drake, 1B–Larry Poncino, 2B–Gary Darling, 3B–Jerry Meals.  T–3:27.  A–36,570.
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