Athletics 8, Red Sox 6

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	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Oakland 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 4 0 8 11 0 Boston 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 17 1 WP: C. Bradford (7-3) S: K. Foulke (33) LP: B. Kim (1-6)

Scoring Summary

Bot 1st: Boston

-J. Varitek walked, J. Damon scored, N. Garciaparra to third, K. Millar to second

Top 2nd: Oakland

-E. Durazo homered to right

Bot 3rd: Boston

-G. Kapler doubled to left center, M. Ramirez scored, J. Varitek to third

-D. Jackson doubled to right, J. Varitek and G. Kapler scored

-J. Damon singled to right, D. Jackson scored, J. Damon to second advancing on throw

Top 4th: Oakland

-M. Tejada homered to left

Bot 4th: Boston

-G. Kapler grounded into fielder's choice, M. Ramirez scored, K. Millar to third, J. Varitek out at second

Top 5th: Oakland

-J. Guillen singled to center, M. Ellis scored

-E. Chavez doubled to deep left, J. Guillen scored

Top 8th: Oakland

-E. Durazo singled to left, E. Chavez scored, M. Tejada to second

-S. Hatteberg singled to right, M. Tejada scored, E. Durazo to third

-M. Ellis reached on fielder's choice, E. Durazo scored, S. Hatteberg to second, S. Hatteberg to third, M. Ellis to second

-C. Singleton hit sacrifice fly to center, S. Hatteberg scored, M. Ellis to third

Oakland
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
T. Long lf	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	.245
J. Guillen rf	5	1	1	1	0	1	1	.267
E. Chavez 3b	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.273
M. Tejada ss	5	2	2	1	0	0	1	.256
E. Durazo dh	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	.263
R. Hernandez c	3	0	0	0	1	1	2	.257
S. Hatteberg 1b	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.261
M. Ellis 2b	4	1	2	1	0	1	1	.249
C. Singleton cf	3	0	0	1	0	2	4	.261
Totals	38	8	11	8	1	6	12

Batting 2B - E Chavez (27, T Wakefield). HR - E Durazo (16, 2nd inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 1 Out), M Tejada (18, 4th inning off T Wakefield 0 on, 0 Out). SF - C Singleton. RBI - E Durazo 2 (63), M Tejada (76), J Guillen (9), E Chavez (72), S Hatteberg (51), M Ellis (33), C Singleton (30). 2-out RBI - J Guillen, E Chavez. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Tejada 1, C Singleton 1, T Long 1. GIDP - S Hatteberg. Team LOB - 5.

Boston
	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	Season Avg
J. Damon cf	5	1	3	1	0	0	3	.279
B. Mueller 3b	5	0	0	0	1	1	4	.321
N. Garciaparra ss	6	0	3	0	0	0	4	.322
M. Ramirez lf	5	2	1	0	1	2	3	.312
K. Millar 1b	6	0	2	0	0	0	4	.284
J. Varitek dh	3	1	3	1	2	0	0	.287
G. Kapler rf	3	1	1	2	1	0	4	.301
T. Nixon ph	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.306
D. McCarty ph	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.235
D. Mirabelli c	3	0	1	0	2	2	4	.254
D. Jackson 2b	2	1	1	2	0	0	1	.244
T. Walker 2b	3	0	1	0	0	0	5	.270
Totals	42	6	17	6	7	5	32

Batting 2B - M Ramirez (28, T Lilly); G Kapler (6, T Lilly); D Jackson (5, T Lilly); J Varitek (26, M Neu). S - J Damon. RBI - J Varitek (73), G Kapler 2 (14), D Jackson 2 (8), J Damon (51). 2-out RBI - J Varitek, D Jackson 2, J Damon. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - B Mueller 1, J Damon 1, N Garciaparra 2, T Walker 2, G Kapler 2, K Millar 3. Team LOB - 17.

Base Running CS - G Kapler (1, 2nd base by M Neu).    Fielding E - D Mirabelli (4, catch). PB - D Mirabelli. DP - 1 (T Walker-N Garciaparra-K Millar).

Oakland
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
T. Lilly	3.1	10	6	6	3	2	0	4.99
M. Neu	2.1	2	0	0	4	0	0	3.18
J. Halama	0.2	2	0	0	0	0	0	3.93
C. Bradford (W, 7-3)	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.28
R. Rincon	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3.45
K. Foulke (S, 33)	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	2.28
Boston
	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	Season ERA
T. Wakefield	6.0	7	4	4	1	4	2	4.18
A. Embree	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.61
M. Timlin	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3.50
B. Kim (L, 1-6)	0.1	4	4	3	0	1	0	4.15
S. Sauerbeck	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	3.98
T. Jones	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8.03

WP - M Neu.

BALK - K Foulke.

Pitches-strikes - T Lilly 88-56; M Neu 54-24; J Halama 12-10; C Bradford 10-9; R Rincon 10-7; K Foulke 27-18; T Wakefield 102-66; A Embree 6-6; M Timlin 5-4; B Kim 17-15; S Sauerbeck 11-9; T Jones 10-8.

Ground balls-fly balls - T Lilly 2-6; M Neu 5-1; J Halama 1-1; C Bradford 2-0; R Rincon 0-2; K Foulke 0-1; T Wakefield 9-6; A Embree 1-1; M Timlin 0-1; B Kim 0-0; S Sauerbeck 0-1; T Jones 1-2.

Batters faced - T Lilly 23; M Neu 12; J Halama 4; C Bradford 3; R Rincon 4; K Foulke 4; T Wakefield 26; A Embree 2; M Timlin 1; B Kim 6; S Sauerbeck 2; T Jones 3.

Game Details

Umpires: HP--Brian Gorman. 1B--Lance Barksdale. 2B--Ed Montague. 3B--Brian Runge. Time: 3:38. Attendance: 34,798. Weather: 87 degrees, clear. Wind: 8 mph, right to left.

Game Notes

BOSTON'S DAMIAN JACKSON LEFT THE GAME IN THE FOURTH INNING WITH AN UNDISCLOSED INJURY.

INJURY UPDATE -- BOSTON'S DAMIAN JACKSON, WHO LEFT THE GAME IN THE FOURTH INNING, HAS A SPRAINED LIGAMENT IN THE MIDDLE FINGER OF HIS LEFT HAND. HE IS LISTED AS DAY-TO-DAY.

Updated on Thursday, Aug 21, 2003 12:48 am ET