Ejections: Rickey Henderson by Derryl Cousins [Called third strike]
Time of Game: 2:59 Attendance: 7313
Starting Lineups:
Boston Red Sox Oakland Athletics
1. Garciaparra ss Henderson lf
2. Valentin 3b McDonald cf
3. Vaughn 1b Grieve rf
4. Leyritz dh Stairs dh
5. Varitek c Giambi 1b
6. Buford cf Blowers 3b
7. O'Leary lf Spiezio 2b
8. Lewis rf Hinch c
9. Sadler 2b Bournigal ss
Wakefield p Rogers p
RED SOX 1ST: Garciaparra grounded out (shortstop to first);
Valentin grounded out (shortstop to first); Vaughn walked;
Leyritz grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 1ST: Henderson popped to shortstop; McDonald singled
to center; Grieve popped to shortstop; McDonald stole second;
Stairs struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
RED SOX 2ND: Varitek popped to first; Buford flied to right;
O'Leary walked; Lewis grounded out (first to pitcher); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 0, Athletics 0.
ATHLETICS 2ND: Giambi singled to second; Blowers was hit by a
pitch [Giambi to second]; Spiezio flied to right [Giambi to
third]; Hinch lined out on a sacrifice fly to center [Giambi
scored]; Bournigal flied to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox
0, Athletics 1.
RED SOX 3RD: Sadler lined to first; Garciaparra lined to right;
Valentin lined to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 0,
Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 3RD: Henderson flied to left; McDonald grounded out
(first unassisted); Grieve lined to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Red Sox 0, Athletics 1.
RED SOX 4TH: Vaughn grounded out (first unassisted); Leyritz
walked; Varitek singled to center [Leyritz to second]; Buford
walked [Leyritz to third, Varitek to second]; O'Leary singled to
center [Leyritz scored, Varitek to third, Buford to second];
Lewis was hit by a pitch [Varitek scored, Buford to third,
O'Leary to second]; Sadler out on a sacrifice fly to center
[Buford scored, O'Leary to third]; Garciaparra lined to left; 3
R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 1.
ATHLETICS 4TH: Stairs singled to right; Giambi doubled to center
[Stairs scored]; Blowers grounded out (third to first); Spiezio
popped to left; Hinch struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox
3, Athletics 2.
RED SOX 5TH: Valentin grounded out (shortstop to first); Vaughn
struck out; Leyritz flied to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red
Sox 3, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 5TH: Bournigal grounded out (shortstop to first);
Henderson grounded out (shortstop to first); McDonald struck
out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 2.
RED SOX 6TH: Varitek grounded out (third to first); Buford
doubled to left; O'Leary walked; Lewis singled to right [Buford
to third, O'Leary to second]; TAYLOR REPLACED ROGERS (PITCHING);
JEFFERSON BATTED FOR SADLER; Jefferson hit into a double play
(first to catcher) [Buford out at home]; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.
Red Sox 3, Athletics 2.
ATHLETICS 6TH: BENJAMIN REPLACED JEFFERSON (PLAYING 2B); Grieve
walked; Stairs singled to left [Grieve to second]; Giambi forced
Stairs (second to shortstop) [Grieve to third]; Blowers singled
to left [Grieve scored, Giambi to second]; Spiezio flied to
center [Giambi to third]; WASDIN REPLACED WAKEFIELD (PITCHING);
Hinch was hit by a pitch [Blowers to second]; Bournigal lined to
left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. Red Sox 3, Athletics 3.
RED SOX 7TH: Garciaparra singled to shortstop; Valentin singled
to second [Garciaparra to third]; GROOM REPLACED TAYLOR
(PITCHING); Vaughn singled to left [Garciaparra scored, Valentin
to second]; Leyritz singled to center [Valentin scored, Vaughn
to second]; Varitek flied to center; Buford struck out; O'Leary
lined to center; 2 R, 4 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 3.
ATHLETICS 7TH: Henderson flied to left; McDonald singled to
center; McDonald stole second; Grieve struck out; AVERY REPLACED
WASDIN (PITCHING); MITCHELL BATTED FOR STAIRS; Mitchell popped
to first; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 5, Athletics 3.
RED SOX 8TH: MITCHELL STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); Lewis
grounded out (shortstop to first); SMALL REPLACED GROOM
(PITCHING); Benjamin doubled to left; Small threw a wild pitch
[Benjamin to third]; Garciaparra singled to left [Benjamin
scored]; Garciaparra was caught stealing second (catcher to
second); Valentin flied to right; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox
6, Athletics 3.
ATHLETICS 8TH: CORSI REPLACED AVERY (PITCHING); Giambi walked;
Blowers struck out; Spiezio reached on an error by Garciaparra
[Giambi to third]; MAGADAN BATTED FOR HINCH; Magadan grounded
into a double play (third to second to first) [Spiezio out at
second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 3.
RED SOX 9TH: FETTERS REPLACED SMALL (PITCHING); MOLINA REPLACED
MAGADAN (PLAYING C ); Vaughn struck out; Leyritz singled to
left; CUMMINGS RAN FOR LEYRITZ; Varitek struck out; Cummings
stole second; Buford struck out (catcher to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 3.
ATHLETICS 9TH: CUMMINGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING DH); GORDON
REPLACED CORSI (PITCHING); MACK BATTED FOR BOURNIGAL; Mack lined
to right; Henderson was called out on strikes; Rickey
Henderson ejected by HP umpire Derryl Cousins; McDonald
lined to first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Red Sox 6, Athletics 3.
Final Totals R H E LOB
Red Sox 6 11 1 9
Athletics 3 7 0 8