Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
March 25, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on March 25, 2008 at Tokyo Dome. 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 6, Oakland Athletics 5

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 0
Youkilis 1b 4 1 1 0
Ortiz dh 4 1 0 0
Ramirez lf 5 1 2 4
  Crisp pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0
Moss rf 5 1 2 2
Varitek c 4 0 0 0
Ellsbury cf,lf 4 0 1 0
Lugo ss 4 1 2 0
  Cora ss 0 0 0 0
Matsuzaka p 0 0 0 0
  Snyder p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Corey p 0 0 0 0
  Okajima p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 11 6
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Buck rf 5 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 4 1 1 1
Barton 1b 2 2 0 0
Cust dh 4 0 0 0
Brown lf 4 0 1 1
Crosby ss 5 1 2 1
Hannahan 3b 4 1 2 2
Suzuki c 5 0 1 0
Sweeney R. cf 3 0 0 0
  Sweeney M. ph 0 0 0 0
  Fiorentino pr,cf 0 0 0 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Embree p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
  Street p 0 0 0 0
  DiNardo p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 7 5
Boston 000 003 001 26110
Oakland 200 002 000 1570
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Matsuzaka   5.0 2 2 2 5 6
  Snyder   1.1 2 2 2 0 1
  Lopez   0.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Corey   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Okajima  W(1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
  Papelbon  SV(1) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1
Totals
10.0
3
1
1
1
1
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton   5.2 7 3 3 1 3
  Embree   1.1 1 0 0 0 1
  Foulke   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Street  L(0-1) 1.2 3 3 3 1 2
  DiNardo   0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
10.0
0
0
0
1
0

  E–None.  DP–Oakland 2. Crosby-Ellis-Barton, Ellis-Crosby-Barton.  2B–Boston Pedroia (1,off Blanton); Ramirez 2 (2,off Blanton,off Street), Oakland E. Brown (1,off Papelbon).  HR–Boston Moss (1,9th inning off Street 0 on 1 out), Oakland Ellis (1,1st inning off Matsuzaka 0 on 1 out); Hannahan (1,6th inning off Snyder 1 on 0 out).  SH–Pedroia (1,off Street).  IBB–Ortiz (1,by Street); Lowell (1,by DiNardo).  Team LOB–6.  HBP–Cust (1,by Matsuzaka).  Team–9.  SB–Suzuki (1,2nd base off Matsuzaka/Varitek).  U-HP–Rick Reed, 1B–Hunter Wendelstedt, 2B–Tim Timmons, 3B–Paul Nauert.  T–3:39.  A–44,628.
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