Red Sox Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Varitek (1, J Blanton)
- 3BK Youkilis (1, J Blanton)
- RBIJ Ellsbury (1), J Varitek (1)
- 2Out RBIJ Ellsbury, J Varitek
- Team LOB8
Athletics Hitting
a-grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop for R Sweeney in the 8th
- Batting
- HRJ Cust (1, 2nd inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIJ Cust (1)
- Team LOB2
- Baserunning
- CSK Suzuki (1, 2nd base by D Matsuzaka/J Varitek)
- Fielding
- ED Barton (1, dropped foul ball)
Red Sox Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Matsuzaka(W,1-0) |
H. Okajima(H,1) |
J. Papelbon(S,2) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 96-61 | 2.31 |
| 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14-6 | 0.00 |
| 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16-11 | 3.86 |
| 9.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 126-78 |
- Pitching
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Matsuzaka 6-4; H Okajima 1-2; J Papelbon 1-0
- Game ScoresD Matsuzaka 75
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
J. Blanton(L,0-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 99-67 | 3.86 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24-18 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19-13 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 142-98 |
- Pitching
- WPJ Blanton
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Blanton 8-7; S Casilla 1-3; K Foulke 1-2
- Game ScoresJ Blanton 52
Scoring Summary
Inning | BOS | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | J Cust homered to left. | 0 | 1 | |
| 5th | J Ellsbury singled to right, K Youkilis scored, J Lugo to second. | 1 | 1 | |
| 6th | J Varitek doubled to deep right, K Youkilis scored. | 2 | 1 | |
BOS wins 2-0
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 2 April 2008
Oakland, California
Attendance: 36,067
Game Time:2:39
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Wally Bell
- First Base Umpire - Paul Schrieber
- Second Base Umpire - Rob Drake
- Third Base Umpire - Brian Knight
2024 American League East Standings
2024 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston | 88 | 73 | .547 | - | W2 |
| Seattle | 85 | 77 | .525 | 3.5 | W4 |
| Texas | 78 | 84 | .481 | 10.5 | W3 |
| Oakland | 69 | 93 | .426 | 19.5 | L3 |
| Los Angeles | 63 | 99 | .389 | 25.5 | L6 |
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