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Boston Red Sox @ 
Oakland Athletics
2008-04-01 · Night game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 36067 · 56°F, sunny · Wind 12 mph to RF · 2:39
Boston Red Sox defeated Oakland Athletics 2–1. Daisuke Matsuzaka earned the win and Jonathan Papelbon picked up the save. Jack Cust went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | |
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
W: Daisuke Matsuzaka L: Joe Blanton SV: Jonathan Papelbon
Umpires — HP: Wally Bell · 1B: Paul Schrieber · 2B: Rob Drake · 3B: Brian Knight · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jacoby Ellsbury | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Dustin Pedroia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 David Ortiz | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Manny Ramirez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mike Lowell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Kevin Youkilis | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jason Varitek | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Coco Crisp | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Julio Lugo | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Travis Buck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Mark Ellis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Daric Barton | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Jack Cust | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Emil Brown | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bobby Crosby | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack Hannahan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Kurt Suzuki | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Sweeney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Mike Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daisuke Matsuzaka | 6.2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
 Hideki Okajima | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Jonathan Papelbon | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Joe Blanton | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
 Santiago Casilla | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Keith Foulke | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 31/G34S
- Dustin Pedroia: 63/G6MS
- David Ortiz: 8/F8LM
Bot 1
- Travis Buck: K
- Mark Ellis: K
- Daric Barton: 5/P5F
Top 2
- Manny Ramirez: S8/F78S
- Mike Lowell: WP.1-2
- Mike Lowell: 53/G5
- Kevin Youkilis: S5/G5+.2-3
- Jason Varitek: 5/P25F-
- Coco Crisp: K
Bot 2
- Jack Cust: HR/F7D+
- Emil Brown: 63/G6
- Bobby Crosby: 63/G6+
- Jack Hannahan: 7/F7M
Top 3
- Julio Lugo: 53/G5
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 7/L7S+
- Dustin Pedroia: 63/G6
Bot 3
- Kurt Suzuki: S8/L8RS+
- Ryan Sweeney: K
- Travis Buck: CS2(26)
- Travis Buck: K
Top 4
- David Ortiz: 3/G3
- Manny Ramirez: 9/F9LM
- Mike Lowell: FLE3
- Mike Lowell: K
Bot 4
- Mark Ellis: 6/P
- Daric Barton: K
- Jack Cust: 31/G34
Top 5
- Kevin Youkilis: S9/L89S
- Jason Varitek: 9!/F9D+
- Coco Crisp: K
- Julio Lugo: S1/G13.1-2
- Jacoby Ellsbury: S9/L9S.2-H;1-2
- Dustin Pedroia: W.2-3;1-2
- David Ortiz: 3/G3
Bot 5
- Emil Brown: K
- Bobby Crosby: 43/G4M
- Jack Hannahan: K
Top 6
- Manny Ramirez: 8/F8LXD+
- Mike Lowell: 7/F7M
- Kevin Youkilis: T8/F7D+
- Jason Varitek: D9/F9D+.3-H
- Coco Crisp: 13/G13
Bot 6
- Kurt Suzuki: 9/F9LS
- Ryan Sweeney: K
- Travis Buck: K
Top 7
- Julio Lugo: 7/F7D+
- Jacoby Ellsbury: K
- Dustin Pedroia: 63/G6
Bot 7
- Mark Ellis: 63/G6
- Daric Barton: 3/G3
- Jack Cust: W
- Emil Brown: 4/P34D
Top 8
- David Ortiz: 5/P7LS
- Manny Ramirez: 3/P3DF
- Mike Lowell: K
Bot 8
- Bobby Crosby: S7/G56+
- Jack Hannahan: 56(1)/FO/BG25-
- Kurt Suzuki: 7/F7M
- Mike Sweeney: 64(1)/FO/G6
Top 9
- Kevin Youkilis: 63/G6
- Jason Varitek: S9/G4M+
- Coco Crisp: S5/BG25-.1-2
- Julio Lugo: 5/L5+
- Jacoby Ellsbury: 7/L7S+
Bot 9
- Travis Buck: K
- Mark Ellis: K
- Daric Barton: K