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Boston Red Sox @ 
Oakland Athletics
2012-07-04 · Day game · Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum · Att: 28240 · 66°F, sunny · Wind 11 mph to RF · 2:35
Oakland Athletics defeated Boston Red Sox 3–2. Grant Balfour earned the win and Ryan Cook picked up the save. Brandon Moss went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
W: Grant Balfour L: Aaron Cook SV: Ryan Cook
Umpires — HP: Jordan Baker · 1B: Chad Fairchild · 2B: Alfonso Marquez · 3B: Brian O'Nora · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Red Sox — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daniel Nava | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan Kalish | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 David Ortiz | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Jarrod Saltalamacchia | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Adrian Gonzalez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Mauro Gomez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cody Ross | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mike Aviles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Nick Punto | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Oakland Athletics — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Coco Crisp | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jemile Weeks | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Josh Reddick | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Yoenis Cespedes | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Seth Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brandon Moss | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Derek Norris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brandon Inge | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Pennington | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Red Sox — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aaron Cook | 6.0 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
 Andrew Miller | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Matt Albers | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Franklin Morales | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Oakland Athletics — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 A. J. Griffin | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
 Grant Balfour | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jerry Blevins | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ryan Cook | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Daniel Nava: 13/G15
- Ryan Kalish: 63/G6MD+
- David Ortiz: K
Bot 1
- Coco Crisp: 31/G34
- Jemile Weeks: 43/G4M
- Josh Reddick: S4/G4
- Yoenis Cespedes: S7/G56.1-2
- Seth Smith: 46(1)/FO/G4
Top 2
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 5/F56-
- Adrian Gonzalez: 43/G4
- Mauro Gomez: D7/F7D+
- Cody Ross: 8/F8LD
Bot 2
- Brandon Moss: HR/F8RXD+
- Derek Norris: 53/G5
- Brandon Inge: 8/F8LD
- Cliff Pennington: 43/G34
Top 3
- Mike Aviles: 3/F34S-
- Nick Punto: W
- Daniel Nava: 6/F6-
- Ryan Kalish: 8/F8RD
Bot 3
- Coco Crisp: S8/L8LD+
- Jemile Weeks: 64(1)/FO/G6
- Josh Reddick: W.1-2
- Yoenis Cespedes: 63/G6.2-3;1-2
- Seth Smith: 31/G34
Top 4
- David Ortiz: HR/F9LD+
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 43/G34
- Adrian Gonzalez: 8!/F8LXD+
- Mauro Gomez: 7/L78S-
Bot 4
- Brandon Moss: S49/G4D
- Derek Norris: 64(1)/FO/G6S-
- Brandon Inge: S7/L78S.1-2
- Cliff Pennington: 8/F8RXD+.2-3
- Coco Crisp: 7/F78M
Top 5
- Cody Ross: K
- Mike Aviles: K
- Nick Punto: 8/F8RXD+
Bot 5
- Jemile Weeks: 43/G4
- Josh Reddick: 7/F7S
- Yoenis Cespedes: 63/G56+
Top 6
- Daniel Nava: 7/F78D
- Ryan Kalish: 8/F8LD+
- David Ortiz: W
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia: S4/G4-.1-2
- Adrian Gonzalez: S8/G4M.2-H;1-3
- Mauro Gomez: 64(1)/FO/G6
Bot 6
- Seth Smith: 41/G34-
- Brandon Moss: D6/P
- Derek Norris: 53/G56S-
- Brandon Inge: D8/F89XD.2-H
- Cliff Pennington: 7/F78M
Top 7
- Cody Ross: 13/G13
- Mike Aviles: 53/G56
- Nick Punto: 3/L3+
Bot 7
- Coco Crisp: T9/F89XD+
- Jemile Weeks: S7/G56.3-H
- Josh Reddick: 2/P2F
- Yoenis Cespedes: 9/F9LMF
- Seth Smith: K
Top 8
- Daniel Nava: 7/F78D
- Ryan Kalish: 5/L56-
- David Ortiz: K
Bot 8
- Brandon Moss: 7/F7D+
- Derek Norris: K
- Brandon Inge: 9/F9S
Top 9
- Jarrod Saltalamacchia: 7/F78D
- Adrian Gonzalez: 63/G6
- Mauro Gomez: 9/F9D+
Notes & reviews
- David Ortiz 400th home run
- originally scored as error, changed to single on 7-12-2012; causes run now to be earned