Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics
July 3, 2012 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 2012 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 3

Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Nava lf 3 0 1 0
Pedroia 2b 3 0 0 0
Ortiz dh 3 1 1 0
Ross rf 4 0 0 0
Gonzalez 1b 4 0 2 0
Saltalamacchia c 4 1 1 1
Kalish cf 4 0 1 0
Aviles ss 3 0 1 0
Punto 3b 4 0 0 0
Lester p 0 0 0 0
  Padilla p 0 0 0 0
  Aceves p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 1
Oakland Athletics ab   r   h rbi
Crisp cf 4 1 2 2
Weeks 2b 2 0 0 0
Reddick rf 3 0 0 0
Cespedes lf 4 0 0 0
Gomes dh 4 0 1 0
Carter 1b 4 1 2 0
Inge 3b 4 0 0 0
Hicks ss 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Pennington ss 1 1 1 0
Suzuki c 3 0 2 0
  Moss ph 1 0 1 1
Colon p 0 0 0 0
  Norberto p 0 0 0 0
  Miller p 0 0 0 0
  Blevins p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Boston 010 100 000271
Oakland 100 000 002391
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Lester   6.2 4 1 1 1 9
  Padilla   1.1 2 0 0 1 3
  Aceves  L(0-6) 0.2 3 2 1 0 0
Totals
8.2
3
2
1
0
0
  Oakland Athletics IP H R ER BB SO
Colon   6.0 5 2 1 1 3
  Norberto   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Miller   0.1 0 0 0 2 1
  Blevins  W(2-0) 1.2 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
1
0
0
1
1

  E–Kalish (2), Carter (2).  DP–Oakland 2. Hicks-Weeks-Carter, Carter-Weeks.  HR–Boston Saltalamacchia (16,2nd inning off Colon 0 on 2 out), Oakland Crisp (3,1st inning off Lester 0 on 0 out).  Team LOB–7.  SH–Weeks (3,off Padilla).  SF–Crisp (1,off Aceves).  IBB–Reddick (5,by Padilla).  Team–8.  SB–Pedroia (6,2nd base off Miller/Suzuki).  CS–Kalish (1,3rd base by Blevins/Suzuki).  U-HP–Brian O'Nora, 1B–Jordan Baker, 2B–Chad Fairchild, 3B–Alfonso Marquez.  T–3:10.  A–35,067.
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