Red Sox 8, 
Athletics 7
| W: | C. Leskanic (1-4) |
| L: | J. Lehr (0-1) |
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| M Kotsay CF | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .303 |
| E Byrnes LF | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | .282 |
| S Hatteberg 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | .304 |
| J Dye RF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .288 |
| E Durazo DH | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .313 |
| B Crosby SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .273 |
| D Miller C | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .302 |
| M Scutaro 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .269 |
| R Castro 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .143 |
| a-A Melhuse PH-3B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .247 |
| Totals | 47 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 18 | |
| a-doubled to deep center for R Castro in the 8th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: M Kotsay 2 (16, C Schilling 2); E Durazo 2 (15, C Schilling, M Timlin); A Melhuse (5, M Timlin) 3B: J Dye (4, K Foulke) HR: E Byrnes (11, 5th inning off C Schilling 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: E Byrnes (33), D Miller (37), R Castro (3), B Crosby (35), A Melhuse (11), S Hatteberg (51), J Dye (52) 2-out RBI: E Byrnes, B Crosby, S Hatteberg, J Dye Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: E Byrnes 1, M Scutaro 1, S Hatteberg 1, E Durazo 1, J Dye 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 2 (M Scutaro-B Crosby-S Hatteberg, E Byrnes-S Hatteberg). Outfield Assist: E Byrnes (J Damon at 1st base). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Harden | 5.0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 114-62 | 4.52 |
| R Rincon | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21-15 | 5.06 |
| J Mecir | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10-8 | 5.08 |
| O Dotel | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31-22 | 4.66 |
| J Lehr (L, 1-1) | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-8 | 8.00 |
| Totals | 9.2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 186-115 | |
| PITCHING WP: R Harden IBB: M Ramirez (By R Harden) Batters faced: R Harden 27; R Rincon 6; J Mecir 3; O Dotel 7; J Lehr 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Harden 6-2; R Rincon 0-2; J Mecir 0-0; O Dotel 1-2; J Lehr 1-0 Game Scores: R Harden 26 | |||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| J Damon CF | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .312 |
| B Mueller 3B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .287 |
| D Ortiz DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .301 |
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .338 |
| N Garciaparra SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | .287 |
| T Nixon RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .241 |
| K Millar 1B | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .283 |
| D McCarty PR-1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .219 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .272 |
| P Reese 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | .239 |
| a-M Bellhorn PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Totals | 40 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 18 | |
| a-grounded to first for P Reese in the 10th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: D Ortiz (32, R Harden); K Millar (19, R Harden); B Mueller (9, J Lehr) 3B: T Nixon (1, O Dotel) HR: D Ortiz (23, 1st inning off R Harden 0 on, 2 Out); M Ramirez (24, 3rd inning off R Harden 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Ortiz (77), M Ramirez 3 (71), T Nixon (7), K Millar 2 (25), B Mueller (27) SF: T Nixon 2-out RBI: D Ortiz, M Ramirez 3, K Millar 2, B Mueller GIDP: B Mueller Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D McCarty 1, N Garciaparra 1, K Millar 1, P Reese 1 Team LOB: 10 | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| C Schilling | 5.1 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 119-83 | 3.16 |
| A Embree (H, 22) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-3 | 4.45 |
| M Timlin | 1.1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30-18 | 3.57 |
| K Foulke (B, 7) | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27-20 | 1.40 |
| C Leskanic (W, 3-5) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-7 | 6.17 |
| Totals | 10.0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 192-131 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: C Schilling 27; A Embree 2; M Timlin 8; K Foulke 7; C Leskanic 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Schilling 5-3; A Embree 0-2; M Timlin 2-1; K Foulke 1-1; C Leskanic 0-2 Game Scores: C Schilling 42 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| OAK | BOS | |||
 | 1st | D Ortiz homered to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | M Ramirez homered to right center, B Mueller and D Ortiz scored. | 0 | 4 |
 | 5th | E Byrnes homered to left. | 1 | 4 |
| 5th | T Nixon hit sacrifice fly to center, B Mueller scored. | 1 | 5 |
| 5th | K Millar doubled to deep left center, D Ortiz and M Ramirez scored, K Millar to third advancing on throw. | 1 | 7 |
| 6th | D Miller singled to right, E Durazo scored, B Crosby to second. | 2 | 7 |
| 6th | R Castro grounded into fielder's choice to second, B Crosby scored, M Scutaro out at second, D Miller to third. | 3 | 7 |
| 7th | B Crosby singled to right, E Durazo scored. | 4 | 7 |
| 8th | A Melhuse doubled to deep center, M Scutaro scored. | 5 | 7 |
| 8th | S Hatteberg singled to left, A Melhuse scored. | 6 | 7 |
| 8th | J Dye tripled to center, S Hatteberg scored. | 7 | 7 |
| 10th | B Mueller doubled to center, J Damon scored. | 7 | 8 |
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| Game Notes |
| THE SINGLE BY OAKLAND'S DAMIAN MILLER IN THE TOP OF THE SECOND INNING EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 10 GAMES. |
| THE SINGLE BY BOSTON'S JOHNNY DAMON IN THE BOTTOM OF THE FIRST INNING EXTENDED HIS HITTING STREAK TO 13 GAMES. |
| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 35,144 (95.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:33 |
| Weather | 70 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bill Miller, First Base - Brian Gorman, Second Base - Dale Scott, Third Base - Ron Kulpa |
MLB Scores
Thursday, July 8th 2004
| Texas | 10 | Final |
| Cleveland | 0 |
| Anaheim | 8 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 9 |
| Oakland | 7 | Final |
| Boston | 8 | in 10 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | Final |
| NY Yankees | 7 |
| Seattle | 8 | Final |
| Toronto | 10 |
| Pittsburgh | 1 | Final |
| Montreal | 2 |
| NY Mets | 4 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 5 |
| Cincinnati | 9 | Final |
| Milwaukee | 3 |
| Detroit | 1 | Final |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| Colorado | 5 | Final |
| San Diego | 1 |
| Houston | 2 | Final |
| LA Dodgers | 7 |
| Arizona | 8 | Final |
| San Francisco | 4 |