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Oakland Athletics @ Boston Red Sox
2006-07-16 · Day game · Fenway Park · Att: 35643 · 93°F, sunny · Wind 10 mph to RF · 3:09
Oakland Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 8–1. Oakland Athletics put up 5 in the 5th. Joe Blanton earned the win. Alex Gonzalez went 1-for-3 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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 15 | |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
W: Joe Blanton L: Kyle Snyder SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jeff Kellogg · 1B: Jerry Meals · 2B: Andy Fletcher · 3B: Mike Reilly · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jason Kendall | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Ellis | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Kotsay | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jay Payton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Crosby | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Kielty | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Adam Melhuse | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Marco Scutaro | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Nick Swisher | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kevin Youkilis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mark Loretta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Manny Ramirez | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Trot Nixon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Lowell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Coco Crisp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alex Gonzalez | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Blanton | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 4 |
 Justin Duchscherer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brad Halsey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kyle Snyder | 4.2 | 8 | 1 | 6 |
 Rudy Seanez | 2.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
 Julian Tavarez | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Javier Lopez | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jason Kendall: S5/G5
- Mark Ellis: 54(1)3/GDP
- Mark Kotsay: 6/P6-
Bot 1
- Kevin Youkilis: 43/G4
- Mark Loretta: E5/G
- David Ortiz: K
- Manny Ramirez: S7/L7M+.1-2
- Trot Nixon: 43/G4+
Top 2
- Frank Thomas: S7/F7LD+
- Jay Payton: 9/F89XD
- Bobby Crosby: K
- Bobby Kielty: K
Bot 2
- Mike Lowell: 9/F89M
- Jason Varitek: S9/L9S
- Coco Crisp: 3(B)3(1)/GDP/G3
Top 3
- Adam Melhuse: K
- Marco Scutaro: K
- Jason Kendall: S8/G6M
- Mark Ellis: 7/F7LM
Bot 3
- Alex Gonzalez: 43/G4
- Kevin Youkilis: 9/F89D
- Mark Loretta: 8/F8RM
Top 4
- Mark Kotsay: S5/BG5S
- Nick Swisher: 16(1)3/GDP/G15
- Jay Payton: 43/G4
Bot 4
- David Ortiz: 9/F9LD+
- Manny Ramirez: W
- Trot Nixon: 7/F78XD
- Mike Lowell: 4/P3DF
Top 5
- Bobby Crosby: S7/G56+
- Bobby Kielty: S8/G4M.1-2
- Adam Melhuse: HP.2-3;1-2
- Marco Scutaro: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Jason Kendall: K
- Mark Ellis: K
- Mark Kotsay: S8/G4M+.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Nick Swisher: S9/L89S+.3-H;1-2
- Jay Payton: S7/L7S.2-H;1-2
- Bobby Crosby: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 5
- Jason Varitek: K
- Coco Crisp: 9/F89D+
- Alex Gonzalez: HR/F7LD+
- Kevin Youkilis: K
Top 6
- Bobby Kielty: K
- Adam Melhuse: 8/F8LM
- Marco Scutaro: 3/P3S
Bot 6
- Mark Loretta: 8/F8RM
- David Ortiz: FLE5/P25F
- David Ortiz: 5/P56
- Manny Ramirez: W
- Trot Nixon: S8/L8RM+.1X3(85)
Top 7
- Jason Kendall: 8/F89D+
- Mark Ellis: 53/G5
- Mark Kotsay: D8/F89XD+
- Nick Swisher: W
- Jay Payton: 13/G13
Bot 7
- Mike Lowell: 7/F7S
- Jason Varitek: S9/F9S
- Coco Crisp: 46(1)/FO/G4
- Alex Gonzalez: K
Top 8
- Bobby Crosby: 53/G56
- Bobby Kielty: S9/G34+
- Adam Melhuse: 6(1)3/GDP/G4M
Bot 8
- Kevin Youkilis: 53/G56
- Mark Loretta: S8/L8RS+
- David Ortiz: 7/F78D+
- Manny Ramirez: WP.1-2
- Manny Ramirez: 63/G6
Top 9
- Marco Scutaro: S7/F78D+
- Jason Kendall: S9/L3-.1-3
- Mark Ellis: D7/F7D+.3-H;1-3
- Mark Kotsay: S7/G56+.3-H;2-3
- Nick Swisher: W.1-2
- Jay Payton: 8/SF/F8RM.3-H
- Bobby Crosby: 53/G5.2-3;1-2
- Bobby Kielty: 63/G6
Bot 9
- Trot Nixon: 7/F7M
- Mike Lowell: 53/G56
- Jason Varitek: 4/P4MD