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Boston Red Sox @ 
Oakland Athletics
2001-05-06 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 40186 · 78°F, sunny · Wind 9 mph L to R · 3:15
Boston Red Sox defeated Oakland Athletics 5–4. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 5th. Pedro Martinez earned the win and Rod Beck picked up the save. Jose Offerman went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
W: Pedro Martinez L: Cory Lidle SV: Rod Beck
Umpires — HP: Andy Fletcher · 1B: Jim Wolf · 2B: Dale Scott · 3B: Larry Young · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Trot Nixon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jose Offerman | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Everett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Manny Ramirez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Troy O'Leary | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Shea Hillenbrand | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chris Stynes | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Lansing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Damon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Menechino | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jason Giambi | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Olmedo Saenz | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeremy Giambi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Miguel Tejada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Eric Chavez | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Ramon Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mario Valdez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pedro Martinez | 7.0 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
| Rolando Arrojo | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Rich Garces | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Beck | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cory Lidle | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
 Mike Magnante | 0.1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Mecir | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 Jason Isringhausen | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Trot Nixon: 3/G3
- Jose Offerman: K
- Carl Everett: HP
- Manny Ramirez: D7/L7D.1-3
- Troy O'Leary: W
- Jason Varitek: 43/G4
Bot 1
- Johnny Damon: S7/L78S
- Frank Menechino: 4/P4D
- Jason Giambi: 65(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 2
- Shea Hillenbrand: 63/G6S-
- Chris Stynes: 13/G13
- Mike Lansing: 53/G56
Bot 2
- Olmedo Saenz: K
- Terrence Long: 63/G6S
- Jeremy Giambi: S7/G56
- Miguel Tejada: WP.1-2
- Miguel Tejada: 4/P4-
Top 3
- Trot Nixon: K
- Jose Offerman: 3/G3
- Carl Everett: W
- Manny Ramirez: 143/G4
Bot 3
- Eric Chavez: 53/G5S
- Ramon Hernandez: 5/P5
- Johnny Damon: 7/F7M
Top 4
- Troy O'Leary: 3/G3
- Jason Varitek: 13/G34S-
- Shea Hillenbrand: 7/F7M
Bot 4
- Frank Menechino: 7/F78M
- Jason Giambi: 43/G34
- Olmedo Saenz: K/C
Top 5
- Chris Stynes: S/L78D
- Mike Lansing: SB2
- Mike Lansing: W
- Trot Nixon: 9/F9M.2-3
- Jose Offerman: HR/F89XD+.3-H;1-H
- Carl Everett: 63/G6S
- Manny Ramirez: W
- Troy O'Leary: HR/F9D+.1-H
- Jason Varitek: 3/G3
Bot 5
- Terrence Long: 9/F9D
- Jeremy Giambi: 3/G3
- Miguel Tejada: K
Top 6
- Shea Hillenbrand: S/G5S-
- Chris Stynes: 63/G6S.1-2
- Mike Lansing: 5(B)4(2)/LDP/L56
Bot 6
- Eric Chavez: D8/L8RXD+.B-3(E8/TH2)
- Ramon Hernandez: S/G25-.3-3
- Johnny Damon: 46(1)3/GDP/G4S.3-H
- Frank Menechino: K
Top 7
- Trot Nixon: K
- Jose Offerman: S9/L89M
- Carl Everett: S7/G56.1-2
- Manny Ramirez: K
- Troy O'Leary: K23
Bot 7
- Jason Giambi: 8/F8LM
- Olmedo Saenz: K/C
- Terrence Long: K
Top 8
- Jason Varitek: D9/L9LD+
- Shea Hillenbrand: 53/G
- Chris Stynes: 6/P6D
- Mike Lansing: K/C
Bot 8
- Jeremy Giambi: K
- Miguel Tejada: HP
- Eric Chavez: D/L8RXD+.1-H
- Mario Valdez: SB3
- Mario Valdez: 43/G34.3-H
- Johnny Damon: 3/G3
Top 9
- Trot Nixon: 9/F9LM
- Jose Offerman: S/L8RM
- Carl Everett: 36(1)/FO/G4S
- Manny Ramirez: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
- Manny Ramirez: IW
- Troy O'Leary: 43/G4
Bot 9
- Frank Menechino: S/L9M
- Jason Giambi: BK.1-2
- Jason Giambi: DI.2-3
- Jason Giambi: 3/G3.3-H
- Olmedo Saenz: HP
- Terrence Long: 64(1)/FO/G6S
- Jeremy Giambi: K/C