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Oakland Athletics @
Boston Red Sox
2004-05-26 Β· Night game Β· Fenway Park Β· Att: 34931 Β· 51Β°F, sunny Β· Wind 9 mph to LF Β· 3:13
Boston Red Sox defeated Oakland Athletics 9β6. Boston Red Sox put up 5 in the 4th. Derek Lowe earned the win and Keith Foulke picked up the save. Jason Varitek went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 14 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
W: Derek Lowe L: Mark Redman SV: Keith Foulke
Umpires β HP: Larry Poncino Β· 1B: Greg Gibson Β· 2B: Bruce Dreckman Β· 3B: Mike Fichter Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mark Kotsay | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Byrnes | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Eric Chavez | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jermaine Dye | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Scott Hatteberg | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Erubiel Durazo | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bobby Crosby | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Damian Miller | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marco Scutaro | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Damon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Mark Bellhorn | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
David Ortiz | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Manny Ramirez | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jason Varitek | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Kevin Millar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Kevin Youkilis | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Pokey Reese | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
Chad Bradford | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Justin Duchscherer | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Boston Red Sox β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Derek Lowe | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Alan Embree | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Timlin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Keith Foulke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Mark Kotsay: 53/G5
- Eric Byrnes: S7/G56
- Eric Chavez: 54(1)3/GDP/G56
Bot 1
- Johnny Damon: W
- Mark Bellhorn: 9/F9LS
- David Ortiz: K
- Manny Ramirez: 9/F9LD
Top 2
- Jermaine Dye: 63/G6
- Scott Hatteberg: S9/G4
- Erubiel Durazo: 146(1)/FO/G13+
- Bobby Crosby: K
Bot 2
- Jason Varitek: 5/P5F
- Kevin Millar: S8/L89S
- Dave McCarty: K
- Kevin Youkilis: 4/P4D
Top 3
- Damian Miller: 53/G56
- Marco Scutaro: K
- Mark Kotsay: S9/L89S
- Eric Byrnes: 9/F89S
Bot 3
- Pokey Reese: S9/L89S
- Johnny Damon: 7/F7LM+
- Mark Bellhorn: SB2
- Mark Bellhorn: S9/L34D.2-H
- David Ortiz: 7/F7M
- Manny Ramirez: 8/F8RXD
Top 4
- Eric Chavez: S7/G56
- Jermaine Dye: D7/F78D+.1-H
- Scott Hatteberg: 43/G34.2-3
- Erubiel Durazo: S3/G34S.3-H
- Bobby Crosby: CS2(24)
- Bobby Crosby: 63/G6S
Bot 4
- Jason Varitek: 43/G4MD
- Kevin Millar: W
- Dave McCarty: S8/G6M.1-2
- Kevin Youkilis: PB.2-3;1-2
- Kevin Youkilis: S8/L8RS+.3-H;2-3
- Pokey Reese: K
- Johnny Damon: W.1-2
- Mark Bellhorn: E6/TH/FO/G6.3-H(NR)(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-2
- David Ortiz: S8/L6D.2-H(UR)
- Manny Ramirez: 54(1)/FO/G5
Top 5
- Damian Miller: 53/G
- Marco Scutaro: 9/F89S
- Mark Kotsay: D8/F78XD+
- Eric Byrnes: S8/F89M.2-H
- Eric Chavez: HR/F8LXD+.1-H
- Jermaine Dye: 43/G4MS
Bot 5
- Jason Varitek: 9/F89XD+
- Kevin Millar: 3/P3F
- Dave McCarty: E6/TH/G6.B-2
- Kevin Youkilis: W
- Pokey Reese: 3/L3
Top 6
- Scott Hatteberg: W
- Erubiel Durazo: 46(1)/FO/G4S
- Bobby Crosby: K
- Damian Miller: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 6
- Johnny Damon: D9/L9LM
- Mark Bellhorn: K23+WP.2-3
- David Ortiz: 3/G3S-
- Manny Ramirez: IW
- Jason Varitek: HR/F7D+.3-H;1-H
- Kevin Millar: S8/G6
- Dave McCarty: HP.1-2
- Kevin Youkilis: K
Top 7
- Marco Scutaro: S4/G6MD
- Mark Kotsay: S9/L34D.1-3
- Eric Byrnes: S9/L89S.3-H;1-2
- Eric Chavez: 8/F78XD+.2-3
- Jermaine Dye: 46(1)3/GDP/G4M
Bot 7
- Pokey Reese: K
- Johnny Damon: 7/F78S
- Mark Bellhorn: K
Top 8
- Scott Hatteberg: S8/L6D+
- Erubiel Durazo: S8/P6MD.1-2
- Bobby Crosby: 4/P4D
- Billy McMillon: 31/G3.2-3;1-2
- Marco Scutaro: 53/G56
Bot 8
- David Ortiz: K
- Manny Ramirez: HP
- Jason Varitek: K+SB2
- Kevin Millar: 53/G5
Top 9
- Mark Kotsay: 43/G4
- Eric Byrnes: 8/F8RXD
- Eric Chavez: 63/G6






















