Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
April 1, 2008 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 1, 2008 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 2, Oakland Athletics 1
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Ellsbury rf 5 0 1 1
Pedroia 2b 3 0 0 0
Ortiz dh 4 0 0 0
Ramirez lf 4 0 1 0
Lowell 3b 4 0 0 0
Youkilis 1b 4 2 3 0
Varitek c 4 0 2 1
Crisp cf 4 0 1 0
Lugo ss 4 0 1 0
Matsuzaka p 0 0 0 0
  Okajima p 0 0 0 0
  Papelbon p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 2 9 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Buck rf 4 0 0 0
Ellis 2b 4 0 0 0
Barton 1b 4 0 0 0
Cust dh 2 1 1 1
Brown lf 3 0 0 0
Crosby ss 3 0 1 0
Hannahan 3b 3 0 0 0
Suzuki c 3 0 1 0
Sweeney R. cf 2 0 0 0
  Sweeney M. ph 1 0 0 0
  Denorfia cf 0 0 0 0
Blanton p 0 0 0 0
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
  Foulke p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 1 3 1
Boston 000 011 000–290
Oakland 010 000 000–131
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Matsuzaka  W(1-0) 6.2 2 1 1 0 9
  Okajima   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
  Papelbon  SV(2) 1.1 0 0 0 0 3
Totals
9.0
0
0
0
0
3
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Blanton  L(0-1) 6.0 7 2 2 1 3
  Casilla   2.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Foulke   1.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
2
0
0
0
0
  E–Barton (1).  2B–Boston Varitek (1,off Blanton).  3B–Boston Youkilis (1,off Blanton).  HR–Oakland Cust (1,2nd inning off Matsuzaka 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–8.  Team–2.  CS–Suzuki (1,2nd base by Matsuzaka/Varitek).  U-HP–Wally Bell, 1B–Paul Schrieber, 2B–Rob Drake, 3B–Brian Knight.  T–2:39.  A–36,067.
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