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Oakland Athletics @ Boston Red Sox

2003-08-21 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 34844 Β· 85Β°F, cloudy Β· Wind 4 mph to CF Β· 2:53

Boston Red Sox defeated Oakland Athletics 14–5. Boston Red Sox put up 4 in the 3rd. Casey Fossum earned the win. Manny Ramirez went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

123456789RHE
OAK10200200059
BOS314003031412

W: Casey Fossum   L: Rich Harden   SV: (none)

Umpires β€” HP: Lance Barksdale Β· 1B: Ed Montague Β· 2B: Brian Runge Β· 3B: Brian Gorman Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Oakland Athletics β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Mark Ellis523100
Jose Guillen300000
Eric Chavez311201
Miguel Tejada402001
Erubiel Durazo400101
Ramon Hernandez311012
Scott Hatteberg300011
Eric Byrnes412100
Chris Singleton300010
Billy McMillon100001

Boston Red Sox β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Johnny Damon400011
Todd Walker412210
Nomar Garciaparra522001
Manny Ramirez433311
David Ortiz331320
Kevin Millar411111
Trot Nixon321221
Bill Mueller312220
Jason Varitek400101

Oakland Athletics β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Rich Harden2.2472
Mike Wood3.1523
Jim Mecir1.0001
Michael Neu1.0310

Boston Red Sox β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Casey Fossum5.1832
Mike Timlin1.2103
Todd Jones1.0001
Byung-Hyun Kim1.0001

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Mark Ellis: D7/F7D
  • Jose Guillen: 3/SH/BG3S-.2-3
  • Eric Chavez: 8/SF/L8LM.3-H
  • Miguel Tejada: 7/L7M+

Bot 1

  • Johnny Damon: 43/G34
  • Todd Walker: S7/L78S
  • Nomar Garciaparra: 4/P3D
  • Manny Ramirez: W.1-2
  • David Ortiz: HR/F9D+.2-H;1-H
  • Kevin Millar: 43/G4M

Top 2

  • Erubiel Durazo: 8/F8LM
  • Ramon Hernandez: K
  • Scott Hatteberg: W
  • Eric Byrnes: D7/L5D+.1-3
  • Chris Singleton: 53/G56S

Bot 2

  • Trot Nixon: W
  • Bill Mueller: D8/F78XD+.1-H
  • Jason Varitek: 8/L8LM
  • Johnny Damon: K
  • Todd Walker: W
  • Nomar Garciaparra: 8/F8RXD+

Top 3

  • Mark Ellis: D7/L7M+
  • Jose Guillen: 8/F8RD.2-3
  • Eric Chavez: S9/G4-.3-H
  • Miguel Tejada: D7/G5.1-3
  • Erubiel Durazo: 43/G4.3-H;2-3
  • Ramon Hernandez: W
  • Scott Hatteberg: K

Bot 3

  • Manny Ramirez: HR/F9D+
  • David Ortiz: W
  • Kevin Millar: K
  • Trot Nixon: W.1-2
  • Bill Mueller: W.2-3;1-2
  • Jason Varitek: 8/SF/F8LD.3-H
  • Johnny Damon: WP.2-3;1-2
  • Johnny Damon: W
  • Todd Walker: S9/L9M.3-H;2-H;1-3
  • Nomar Garciaparra: K

Top 4

  • Eric Byrnes: 9/F9D
  • Chris Singleton: 4/L4
  • Mark Ellis: 7/F78D

Bot 4

  • Manny Ramirez: K
  • David Ortiz: 7/F7M
  • Kevin Millar: 53/G56

Top 5

  • Jose Guillen: 8/F8LD+
  • Eric Chavez: 8/F8RD
  • Miguel Tejada: S8/F78D+
  • Erubiel Durazo: 7/F7M

Bot 5

  • Trot Nixon: K
  • Bill Mueller: W
  • Jason Varitek: 46(1)3/GDP/G4

Top 6

  • Ramon Hernandez: S7/G5
  • Scott Hatteberg: 3/G3S-.1-2
  • Eric Byrnes: T9/F8RXD+.2-H
  • Chris Singleton: W
  • Mark Ellis: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
  • Jose Guillen: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M

Bot 6

  • Johnny Damon: 8/F78D
  • Todd Walker: 43/G34
  • Nomar Garciaparra: S7/G56
  • Manny Ramirez: D7/L7LM.1-H
  • David Ortiz: IW
  • Kevin Millar: S8/G6M.2-H;1-2
  • Trot Nixon: S9/L9S.2-H;1-3
  • Bill Mueller: 46(1)/FO/G4M

Top 7

  • Eric Chavez: K
  • Miguel Tejada: K
  • Erubiel Durazo: K

Bot 7

  • Jason Varitek: K
  • Johnny Damon: 3/G3
  • Todd Walker: 8/L8RD

Top 8

  • Ramon Hernandez: K
  • Scott Hatteberg: 31/G34
  • Eric Byrnes: 53/G5

Bot 8

  • Nomar Garciaparra: D7/G5
  • Manny Ramirez: D8/F8RXD+.2-H
  • David Ortiz: 63/G6S-.2-3
  • Kevin Millar: W
  • Trot Nixon: 31/G34S.3-H;1-2
  • Bill Mueller: S8/G4.2-H
  • Jason Varitek: 3/G3

Top 9

  • Chris Singleton: 31/G3
  • Mark Ellis: 63/G6
  • Billy McMillon: K

Notes & reviews

  • Debut game for Mike Wood