Red Sox Hitting
a-struck out looking for N Green in the 7th
b-struck out swinging for R Baldelli in the 8th
- Batting
- 2BK Youkilis (3, D Braden)
- HRK Youkilis (2, 2nd inning off D Braden 0 on, 0 Out)
- RBIK Youkilis (4), D Ortiz (3)
- GIDPM Lowell
- Team LOB4
- Team RISP1-4 (D Ortiz 1-1, K Youkilis 0-1, J Drew 0-2)
Athletics Hitting
- Batting
- 2BJ Giambi (2, J Lester); K Suzuki (1, T Saito)
- 3BM Holliday (1, T Saito)
- HRJ Cust (2, 2nd inning off J Lester 0 on, 0 Out); N Garciaparra (1, 5th inning off J Lester 0 on, 2 Out)
- RBIJ Cust (5), O Cabrera (3), J Giambi 2 (3), M Holliday 2 (4), N Garciaparra (3), B Crosby (1)
- 2Out RBIO Cabrera, J Giambi 2, M Holliday 2, N Garciaparra
- SFB Crosby
- Team LOB5
- Team RISP3-10 (M Holliday 1-1, R Davis 0-2, O Cabrera 1-1, N Garciaparra 0-3, R Sweeney 0-2, J Giambi 1-1)
- Baserunning
- CSO Cabrera (1, 2nd base by J Lester); R Sweeney (1, 2nd base by J Lester)
- Fielding
- DP1 (B Crosby-J Giambi)
Red Sox Pitching
- Pitching
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedJ Lester 14-27; J Lopez 1-3; T Saito 2-7
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesJ Lester 18-18-11-21; J Lopez 2-1-2-2; T Saito 6-7-6-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsJ Lester 6-5; J Lopez 2-0; T Saito 0-1
- Game ScoresJ Lester 33
Athletics Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
D. Braden(W,4-5) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 95-60 | 3.75 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10-7 | 0.00 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17-12 | 4.50 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17-12 | 4.50 |
| 9.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 139-91 |
- Pitching
- HBPB Crosby (By J Lester); J Giambi (By J Lopez)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedD Braden 19-24; M Wuertz 3-3; S Casilla 1-3; B Ziegler 2-3
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesD Braden 19-13-8-20; M Wuertz 2-3-0-2; S Casilla 2-2-7-1; B Ziegler 3-1-5-3
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsD Braden 5-10; M Wuertz 1-1; S Casilla 0-1; B Ziegler 2-1
- Game ScoresD Braden 54
Scoring Summary
Inning | BOS | OAK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | K Youkilis homered to left. | 1 | 0 | |
| 2nd | J Cust homered to center. | 1 | 1 | |
| 2nd | O Cabrera singled to shallow right, K Suzuki scored, B Crosby to third. | 1 | 2 | |
| 2nd | J Giambi doubled to left, B Crosby and O Cabrera scored. | 1 | 4 | |
| 2nd | M Holliday singled to right, J Giambi scored, M Holliday to second advancing on throw. | 1 | 5 | |
| 5th | N Garciaparra homered to left. | 1 | 6 | |
| 6th | D Ortiz singled to center, R Baldelli scored, D Pedroia to second. | 2 | 6 | |
| 7th | M Holliday tripled to deep right, J Giambi scored. | 2 | 7 | |
| 8th | B Crosby hit sacrifice fly to right, J Cust scored, K Suzuki to third. | 2 | 8 | |
OAK wins 2-1
Game Information
Oakland Coliseum
3:05 AM, 14 April 2009
Oakland, California
Attendance: 21,331
Game Time:2:43
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Dale Scott
- First Base Umpire - Jerry Meals
- Second Base Umpire - Ron Kulpa
- Third Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro
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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