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Boston Red Sox @ 
Oakland Athletics
1999-05-02 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 17388 · 62°F, cloudy · Wind 14 mph to RF · 2:52
Oakland Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 7–5. Oakland Athletics put up 3 in the 1st. Doug Jones earned the win and Billy Taylor picked up the save. John Valentin went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | |
| OAK | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 |
W: Doug Jones L: Tim Harikkala SV: Billy Taylor
Umpires — HP: Derryl Cousins · 1B: John Shulock · 2B: Dale Scott · 3B: Joe Brinkman · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Offerman | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 John Valentin | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
 Brian Daubach | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Troy O'Leary | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeff Frye | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Damon Buford | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Varitek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Darren Lewis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tony Phillips | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jason McDonald | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Giambi | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 John Jaha | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Olmedo Saenz | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Tim Raines | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Scott Spiezio | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Miguel Tejada | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 A. J. Hinch | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Matt Stairs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Grieve | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tim Wakefield | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
 Tim Harikkala | 2.1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Jim Corsi | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Derek Lowe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tom Candiotti | 5.0 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
 Doug Jones | 3.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Billy Taylor | 1.0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jose Offerman: D7/G5L
- John Valentin: SB3
- John Valentin: 43/G34.3-H
- Brian Daubach: T9/F9D
- Nomar Garciaparra: 8/SF/F8RXD.3-H
- Troy O'Leary: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Tony Phillips: S8/P78S
- Jason McDonald: D7/L5D.1-3
- Jason Giambi: S9/F89S.3-H;2-3
- John Jaha: D7/L7LS.3-H;1-3
- Olmedo Saenz: 53/G56S.3-H
- Tim Raines: W
- Scott Spiezio: 4/P34
- Miguel Tejada: K
Top 2
- Jeff Frye: S8/L6MD
- Damon Buford: S7/P56D.1-2
- Jason Varitek: 46(1)3/GDP/G4.2-3
- Darren Lewis: 8/F8LS
Bot 2
- A. J. Hinch: 63/G56
- Tony Phillips: W
- Jason McDonald: 53/G56S.1-2
- Jason Giambi: 43/G4
Top 3
- Jose Offerman: 53/G5
- John Valentin: K
- Brian Daubach: 5/P5DF
Bot 3
- John Jaha: S7/L56D
- Olmedo Saenz: S7/G6.1-2
- Tim Raines: W.2-3;1-2
- Scott Spiezio: 9/SF/F9LM.3-H;2-3
- Miguel Tejada: 152(3)63(B)/DP/G13.1-2
Top 4
- Nomar Garciaparra: S7/G56
- Troy O'Leary: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
- Jeff Frye: S8/G4
- Damon Buford: 3/P3F
Bot 4
- A. J. Hinch: W
- Tony Phillips: W.1-2
- Jason McDonald: 14/SH/BG25.2-3;1-2
- Jason Giambi: IW
- John Jaha: 54(1)3/GDP/G5
Top 5
- Jason Varitek: 3/G3
- Darren Lewis: W
- Jose Offerman: S8/P4D.1-3;B-2(TH3)
- John Valentin: HR/F7D.3-H;2-H
- Brian Daubach: D9/L9LM
- Nomar Garciaparra: 43/G4.2-3
- Troy O'Leary: 9/F9M
Bot 5
- Olmedo Saenz: 9/F89D
- Tim Raines: 7/F7M
- Scott Spiezio: 8/F8RXD
Top 6
- Jeff Frye: S7/L6D
- Damon Buford: S7/L56D.1-3;B-2
- Jason Varitek: K
- Darren Lewis: 9/F9S
- Jose Offerman: 7/F7LM
Bot 6
- Miguel Tejada: 43/G4S
- A. J. Hinch: S8/G6M
- Tony Phillips: W.1-2
- Matt Stairs: W.2-3;1-2
- Jason Giambi: S8/L8RS.3-H;2-H;1-2
- John Jaha: K
- Olmedo Saenz: D8/F8LXD.2-H;1-3
- Tim Raines: 63/G6M
Top 7
- John Valentin: 53/G5
- Brian Daubach: 8/F78D
- Nomar Garciaparra: S8/G6
- Troy O'Leary: K
Bot 7
- Scott Spiezio: K
- Miguel Tejada: 6/P6MD
- A. J. Hinch: 63/G6
Top 8
- Jeff Frye: 13/G13
- Damon Buford: 6/P6D
- Jason Varitek: W
- Darren Lewis: 7/F7S
Bot 8
- Tony Phillips: 7/F7D
- Ben Grieve: 53/G5
- Jason Giambi: 7/F78S
Top 9
- Jose Offerman: W
- John Valentin: SB2
- John Valentin: W
- Brian Daubach: K
- Nomar Garciaparra: 8/F8LS
- Troy O'Leary: 43/G4