Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
April 13, 2009 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 13, 2009 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Red Sox 2, Oakland Athletics 8

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Baldelli cf 2 1 0 0
  Ellsbury ph,cf 1 0 0 0
Pedroia 2b 4 0 1 0
Ortiz dh 4 0 1 1
Youkilis 1b 4 1 2 1
Drew rf 4 0 1 0
Bay lf 4 0 1 0
Lowell 3b 3 0 0 0
Varitek c 3 0 0 0
Green ss 2 0 0 0
  Carter ph 1 0 0 0
  Velazquez ss 0 0 0 0
Lester p 0 0 0 0
  Lopez p 0 0 0 0
  Saito p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 6 2
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Sweeney rf 5 0 1 0
Cabrera ss 4 1 2 1
Giambi 1b 3 2 2 2
  Ellis 2b 0 0 0 0
Holliday lf 4 0 3 2
Garciaparra 3b 4 1 1 1
Cust dh 3 2 1 1
Suzuki c 4 1 2 0
Crosby 2b,1b 2 1 0 1
Davis cf 4 0 0 0
Braden p 0 0 0 0
  Wuertz p 0 0 0 0
  Casilla p 0 0 0 0
  Ziegler p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 8 12 8
Boston 010 001 000260
Oakland 050 010 11x8120
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lester  L(0-2) 6.0 10 6 6 0 5
  Lopez   0.2 0 1 1 0 0
  Saito   1.1 2 1 1 1 3
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
1
8
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Braden  W(1-1) 6.0 6 2 2 1 3
  Wuertz   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Casilla   1.0 0 0 0 0 2
  Ziegler   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
1
6

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Crosby-Giambi, Oakland 1. Crosby-Giambi.  2B–Boston Youkilis (3,off Braden), Oakland Giambi (2,off Lester); Suzuki (1,off Saito).  3B–Oakland Holliday (1,off Saito).  HR–Boston Youkilis (2,2nd inning off Braden 0 on 0 out), Oakland Cust (2,2nd inning off Lester 0 on 0 out); Garciaparra (1,5th inning off Lester 0 on 2 out).  Team LOB–4.  SF–Crosby (1,off Saito).  HBP–Crosby (1,by Lester); Giambi (3,by Lopez).  Team–5.  CS–Sweeney (1,2nd base by Lester/Varitek); Cabrera (1,2nd base by Lester/Varitek); Sweeney (1,2nd base by Lester/Varitek); Cabrera (1,2nd base by Lester/Varitek).  U-HP–Dale Scott, 1B–Jerry Meals, 2B–Ron Kulpa, 3B–Mike DiMuro.  T–2:43.  A–21,331.
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