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Oakland Athletics @
Boston Red Sox
2002-08-08 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 33855 Β· 74Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 12 mph R to L Β· 2:32
Boston Red Sox defeated Oakland Athletics 4β2. Boston Red Sox put up 2 in the 5th. Derek Lowe earned the win and Ugueth Urbina picked up the save. Cliff Floyd went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| BOS | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
W: Derek Lowe L: Barry Zito SV: Ugueth Urbina
Umpires β HP: Mike Winters Β· 1B: Gerry Davis Β· 2B: Dan Iassogna Β· 3B: Greg Gibson Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ray Durham | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miguel Tejada | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
David Justice | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Eric Chavez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Jermaine Dye | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Terrence Long | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Damon | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trot Nixon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nomar Garciaparra | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Manny Ramirez | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Cliff Floyd | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jason Varitek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Shea Hillenbrand | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Tony Clark | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Barry Zito | 8.0 | 7 | 4 | 7 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Derek Lowe | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
Bob Howry | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mark Ellis: 53/G5S
- Ray Durham: 43/G4
- Miguel Tejada: K
Bot 1
- Johnny Damon: 7/F7M
- Trot Nixon: K
- Nomar Garciaparra: K
Top 2
- David Justice: 53/G56
- Eric Chavez: S7/L7D
- Jermaine Dye: 54(1)/FO/G5
- Terrence Long: S9/G34.1-2
- Scott Hatteberg: K/C
Bot 2
- Manny Ramirez: W
- Cliff Floyd: S4/G4.1-3
- Jason Varitek: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
- Shea Hillenbrand: S7/G56.1-2
- Tony Clark: K
- Rey Sanchez: 31/G3
Top 3
- Greg Myers: K/C
- Mark Ellis: 63/G6
- Ray Durham: S7/L7M
- Miguel Tejada: S9/L89M.1-2
- David Justice: 6/P6MD
Bot 3
- Johnny Damon: S8/L8RS
- Trot Nixon: W.1-2
- Nomar Garciaparra: K
- Manny Ramirez: W.2-3;1-2
- Cliff Floyd: 46(1)3/GDP/G4
Top 4
- Eric Chavez: 9/F89XD
- Jermaine Dye: 63/G6
- Terrence Long: 43/G4
Bot 4
- Jason Varitek: 63/G6
- Shea Hillenbrand: K
- Tony Clark: K/C
Top 5
- Scott Hatteberg: 43/G4
- Greg Myers: K
- Mark Ellis: 63/G6
Bot 5
- Rey Sanchez: W
- Johnny Damon: D7/L7LM.1-3
- Trot Nixon: 9/SF/F9D.3-H;2-3
- Nomar Garciaparra: S7/L7M.3-H
- Manny Ramirez: 7/L78S
- Cliff Floyd: 8/L8LD
Top 6
- Ray Durham: 43/G4
- Miguel Tejada: HR/F78D
- David Justice: W
- Eric Chavez: WP.1-2
- Eric Chavez: K
- Jermaine Dye: K
Bot 6
- Jason Varitek: K
- Shea Hillenbrand: 5/P5S
- Tony Clark: 53/G5
Top 7
- Terrence Long: 43/G4
- Scott Hatteberg: 2/FL/P2RF
- Greg Myers: 43/G4
Bot 7
- Rey Sanchez: 13/G13
- Johnny Damon: 3/G3
- Trot Nixon: 7/F7M
Top 8
- Mark Ellis: K
- Ray Durham: 8/F8LM
- Miguel Tejada: 7/F7LS
Bot 8
- Nomar Garciaparra: S7/L7M
- Manny Ramirez: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
- Cliff Floyd: HR/F9LD
- Jason Varitek: 8/F8LXD
Top 9
- David Justice: HR/F9D
- Eric Chavez: 9/F9D
- Jermaine Dye: K
- Terrence Long: 8/F8RXD


















