Boston 6, Oakland 5, 10 innings
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  Final 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Boston 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 2 6 11 0
Oakland 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 5 7 0
WP: H. Okajima (1-0) S: J. Papelbon (1)
LP: H. Street (0-1)
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  Box Score Play by Play
Scoring Summary
Bot 1st: Oakland
- M. Ellis homered to deep left center
- B. Crosby grounded out to pitcher, D. Barton scored, J. Cust to third, E. Brown to second
Top 6th: Boston
- M. Ramirez doubled to left, K. Youkilis and D. Pedroia scored
- B. Moss singled to right, M. Ramirez scored, B. Moss to second advancing on throw
Bot 6th: Oakland
- J. Hannahan homered to deep right, B. Crosby scored
Top 9th: Boston
- B. Moss homered to deep right
Top 10th: Boston
- M. Ramirez doubled to deep center, D. Ortiz and J. Lugo scored
Bot 10th: Oakland
- E. Brown doubled to deep center, D. Barton scored, E. Brown out at third
 Boston
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
D. Pedroia 2b 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500
K. Youkilis 1b 4 1 1 0 1 1 1 .250
D. Ortiz dh 4 1 0 0 1 0 5 .000
M. Ramirez lf 5 1 2 4 0 1 1 .400
    C. Crisp pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
M. Lowell 3b 4 0 1 0 1 1 1 .250
B. Moss rf 5 1 2 2 0 0 3 .400
J. Varitek c 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .000
J. Ellsbury cf-lf 4 0 1 0 0 1 0 .250
J. Lugo ss 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500
    A. Cora ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 38 6 11 6 3 7 15  
 Batting
2B - D Pedroia (1, J Blanton); M Ramirez 2 (2, J Blanton, H Street).
HR - B Moss (1, 9th inning off H Street 0 on, 1 Out).
S - D Pedroia.
RBI - M Ramirez 4 (4), B Moss 2 (2).
2-out RBI - B Moss, M Ramirez 2.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - M Ramirez 1, J Varitek 1, D Ortiz 1, B Moss 1.
GIDP - J Varitek, J Lugo.
Team LOB - 6.
 Fielding
Outfield assists - B Moss (E Brown at 3rd base).
 Oakland
  AB R H RBI BB K LOB Season Avg 
T. Buck rf 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .000
M. Ellis 2b 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .250
D. Barton 1b 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 .000
J. Cust dh 4 0 0 0 0 4 4 .000
E. Brown lf 4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .250
B. Crosby ss 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 .400
J. Hannahan 3b 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 .500
K. Suzuki c 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .200
R. Sweeney cf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
    M. Sweeney ph 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
    J. Fiorentino pr-cf 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
 Totals 36 5 7 5 7 10 13  
 Batting
2B - E Brown (1, J Papelbon).
HR - M Ellis (1, 1st inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 1 Out), J Hannahan (1, 6th inning off K Snyder 1 on, 0 Out).
RBI - M Ellis (1), B Crosby (1), J Hannahan 2 (2), E Brown (1).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - J Cust 2, J Hannahan 2, K Suzuki 1.
Team LOB - 9.
 Base Running
SB - K Suzuki (1, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/J Varitek).
 
 Fielding
DP - 2 (B Crosby-M Ellis-D Barton, M Ellis-B Crosby-D Barton).
 Boston
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
D. Matsuzaka 5.0 2 2 2 5 6 1 3.60
K. Snyder (BS, 1) 1.1 2 2 2 0 1 1 13.50
J. Lopez 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
B. Corey 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
H. Okajima (W, 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
J. Papelbon (S, 1) 1.0 3 1 1 1 1 0 9.00
 Oakland
  IP H R ER BB K HR Season ERA 
J. Blanton 5.2 7 3 3 1 3 0 4.76
A. Embree 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
K. Foulke (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
H. Street (L, 0-1; BS, 1) 1.2 3 3 3 1 2 1 16.20
L. DiNardo 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
WP - D Matsuzaka.
IBB - D Ortiz (by H Street), M Lowell (by L DiNardo).
HBP - J Cust (by D Matsuzaka).
Pitches-strikes - D Matsuzaka 95-51; K Snyder 16-10; J Lopez 9-5; B Corey 9-6; H Okajima 19-10; J Papelbon 23-13; J Blanton 94-58; A Embree 15-10; K Foulke 17-11; H Street 32-19; L DiNardo 8-2.
Ground balls-fly balls - D Matsuzaka 5-4; K Snyder 1-2; J Lopez 0-1; B Corey 2-1; H Okajima 1-1; J Papelbon 1-0; J Blanton 8-6; A Embree 3-0; K Foulke 0-2; H Street 1-2; L DiNardo 0-1.
Batters faced - D Matsuzaka 23; K Snyder 6; J Lopez 2; B Corey 3; H Okajima 4; J Papelbon 6; J Blanton 24; A Embree 4; K Foulke 3; H Street 9; L DiNardo 2.
Game Details
Umpires: HP--Rick Reed. 1B--Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B--Tim Timmons. 3B--Paul Nauert.
Time: 3:39.
Attendance: 44,628.
Weather: INDOORS
Game Notes
THE HOME RUN BY BOSTON'S BRANDON MOSS IN THE TOP OF THE NINTH INNING WAS THE FIRST OF HIS MAJOR LEAGUE CAREER.

Updated on Tuesday, Mar 25, 2008 9:55 am ET

 
 Top Batters
 Boston
M. Ramirez Manny Ramirez
2-5
4 RBI
 Oakland
J. Hannahan Jack Hannahan
2-4, 1 HR
2 RBI