Athletics 5, 
Red Sox 1
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| D Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| K Youkilis 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| D Ortiz DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | .000 |
| M Ramirez LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | .333 |
| M Lowell 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .375 |
| B Moss RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .250 |
| a-S Casey PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| J Varitek C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | .000 |
| C Crisp CF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| J Lugo SS | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | |
| a-grounded into a double play for B Moss in the 9th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: C Crisp (1, S Casilla) HR: M Ramirez (1, 6th inning off R Harden 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: M Ramirez (5) 2-out RBI: M Ramirez GIDP: D Pedroia, S Casey Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: D Ortiz 1, J Lugo 1, M Ramirez 1 Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: J Lugo (1, 2nd base off R Harden/K Suzuki) | ||||||||
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| J Lester (L, 0-1) | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 83-47 | 9.00 |
| D Aardsma | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20-14 | 0.00 |
| J Lopez | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10-4 | 0.00 |
| M Delcarmen | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18-11 | 0.00 |
| B Corey | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14-12 | 4.50 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 145-88 | |
| PITCHING Batters faced: J Lester 20; D Aardsma 6; J Lopez 2; M Delcarmen 4; B Corey 5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Lester 3-5; D Aardsma 2-0; J Lopez 0-1; M Delcarmen 2-1; B Corey 1-2 Game Scores: J Lester 37 | |||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | ||||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG |
| T Buck RF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 |
| M Ellis 2B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .143 |
| D Barton 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .000 |
| M Sweeney DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .500 |
| E Brown LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| B Crosby SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .333 |
| J Hannahan 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .375 |
| K Suzuki C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| C Denorfia CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| a-J Cust PH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| J Fiorentino PR-CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 10 | |
| a-walked for C Denorfia in the 6th | ||||||||
| BATTING 2B: B Crosby (1, J Lester); K Suzuki 2 (2, B Corey, D Aardsma) HR: E Brown (1, 3rd inning off J Lester 2 on, 1 Out) RBI: C Denorfia (1), E Brown 3 (4), J Fiorentino (1) 2-out RBI: C Denorfia, J Fiorentino Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: T Buck 2 Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||
| FIELDING E: B Crosby (1, ground ball) DP: 2 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Barton, M Ellis-B Crosby-D Barton). | ||||||||
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
| R Harden (W, 1-0) | 6.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 95-60 | 1.50 |
| S Casilla (H, 1) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-12 | 0.00 |
| K Foulke (H, 2) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-10 | 0.00 |
| A Embree | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-10 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 1 | 139-92 | |
| PITCHING WP: K Foulke Batters faced: R Harden 23; S Casilla 4; K Foulke 4; A Embree 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: R Harden 3-6; S Casilla 1-0; K Foulke 0-2; A Embree 2-0 Game Scores: R Harden 68 | |||||||||
| Scoring Summary | ||||
| BOS | OAK | |||
 | 2nd | C Denorfia singled to center, B Crosby scored, K Suzuki to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 3rd | E Brown homered to left, M Ellis and M Sweeney scored. | 0 | 4 |
 | 6th | M Ramirez homered to left. | 1 | 4 |
| 8th | J Fiorentino singled to center, K Suzuki scored. | 1 | 5 |
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| Game Information | |
| Stadium | Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan |
| Attendance | 44,735 (127.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:51 |
| Weather | indoors |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Hunter Wendelstedt, First Base - Tim Timmons, Second Base - Paul Nauert, Third Base - Rick Reed |
MLB Scores
Wednesday, March 26th 2008
| Boston | 1 | Final |
| Oakland | 5 |
| Tampa Bay | 2 | Final |
| Minnesota | 4 |
| Washington | 2 | Final |
| Atlanta | 10 |
| Cleveland | 7 | Final |
| Houston | 6 |
| NY Yankees | 0 | Final |
| Philadelphia | 4 |
| Detroit | 4 | Final |
| Pittsburgh | 7 |
| Baltimore | 2 | Final |
| St. Louis | 8 |
| Florida | 7 | Final |
| NY Mets | 5 |
| Chi Cubs | 7 | Final |
| LA Angels | 5 |
| Milwaukee | 12 | Final |
| Chi White Sox | 10 |
| Seattle | 8 | Final |
| Kansas City | 5 |
| Texas | 12 | Final |
| San Diego | 7 |
| Arizona | 11 | Final |
| Colorado | 8 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | Final |
| Toronto | 6 |
| San Francisco | 3 | Final |
| Fresno | 4 |