Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics - Box Score - August 31, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Aug 31, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Oakland leads 1-0 (as of 8/31)

Game 1: Friday, August 31
Boston	2	Final
Oakland	20	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, September 1
Boston	1	Final
Oakland	7	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, September 2
Boston	2	Final
Oakland	6	Final
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Red Sox 2

(62-71, 30-33 away)

Athletics 20

(74-57, 40-27 home)

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10:05 PM ET, August 31, 2012

O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	9	1
OAK	0	4	2	0	2	1	9	2	-	20	19	0

W: B. McCarthy (8-5)

L: A. Cook (3-8)

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
S Podsednik LF	3	0	1	0	0	0	18	.354	.373	.417
a-M Gomez PH-3B	1	0	0	1	0	0	5	.321	.379	.453
D Pedroia 2B	4	0	2	0	0	0	15	.284	.340	.440
J Ellsbury CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	11	.267	.310	.373
C Ross RF	3	0	1	0	1	0	19	.278	.342	.512
J Loney 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	18	.381	.409	.524
J Saltalamacchia C	4	1	1	1	0	0	14	.230	.285	.471
M Aviles DH	4	0	1	0	0	0	11	.259	.288	.403
P Ciriaco 3B-LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	18	.333	.346	.455
J Iglesias SS	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	.000	.077	.000
Totals	34	2	9	2	1	1	141
a-grounded to third for S Podsednik in the 7th
BATTING HR: J Saltalamacchia (23, 4th inning off B McCarthy 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: J Saltalamacchia (53), M Gomez (7) 2-out RBI: J Saltalamacchia GIDP: J Ellsbury, J Loney Red Sox RISP: 0-10 (M Gomez 0-1, C Ross 0-1, D Pedroia 0-1, P Ciriaco 0-1, J Iglesias 0-1, J Loney 0-2, J Saltalamacchia 0-2, J Ellsbury 0-1) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING E: M Gomez (5, ground ball)

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
A Cook (L, 3-8)	2.2	7	6	6	0	0	1	37-29	5.35
J Tazawa	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-8	1.72
A Aceves	1.0	1	2	2	0	1	1	23-12	4.81
D Bard	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	1	18-10	5.30
C Breslow	0.1	3	5	4	1	0	0	23-12	4.91
M Melancon	0.2	3	4	4	1	1	1	29-16	7.71
V Padilla	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	17-10	4.47
Totals	8.0	19	20	19	2	4	5	158-97
PITCHING HBP: Y Cespedes (By A Aceves) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: A Cook 11/15; J Tazawa 3/4; A Aceves 2/5; D Bard 3/5; C Breslow 3/6; M Melancon 3/6; V Padilla 4/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: A Cook 6-2-6-15; J Tazawa 4-1-1-2; A Aceves 2-2-5-3; D Bard 3-2-1-4; C Breslow 2-2-3-5; M Melancon 2-4-6-4; V Padilla 4-0-2-4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Cook 2-6; J Tazawa 1-1; A Aceves 1-1; D Bard 1-2; C Breslow 0-1; M Melancon 0-1; V Padilla 0-3 Game Scores: A Cook 20

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
C Crisp CF	5	1	0	0	1	0	15	.255	.315	.405
S Drew SS	6	1	1	1	0	0	28	.211	.311	.263
J Reddick RF	5	2	2	4	0	0	18	.262	.327	.505
Y Cespedes LF	4	3	2	0	0	0	19	.302	.361	.503
B Moss 1B	5	4	4	4	0	1	14	.254	.322	.552
J Gomes DH	4	2	2	2	1	1	18	.252	.364	.478
J Donaldson 3B	4	1	1	3	0	0	12	.228	.263	.389
A Rosales PR-3B	1	2	1	0	0	0	5	.242	.346	.379
G Kottaras C	5	3	3	5	0	1	18	.229	.308	.514
C Pennington 2B	5	1	3	1	0	1	11	.204	.266	.299
Totals	44	20	19	20	2	4	158
BATTING 2B: B Moss 2 (9, A Cook 2); J Reddick (25, A Cook); C Pennington (16, M Melancon); A Rosales (3, V Padilla) HR: J Donaldson (5, 2nd inning off A Cook 1 on, 0 Out); B Moss (15, 5th inning off A Aceves 1 on, 2 Out); G Kottaras 2 (3, 6th inning off D Bard 0 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off V Padilla 1 on, 1 Out); J Reddick (28, 7th inning off M Melancon 3 on, 1 Out) RBI: B Moss 4 (34), J Gomes 2 (39), J Donaldson 3 (21), G Kottaras 5 (11), C Pennington (21), S Drew (2), J Reddick 4 (73) 2-out RBI: B Moss 3, J Gomes Athletics RISP: 8-11 (Y Cespedes 0-1, B Moss 1-1, C Pennington 1-1, J Reddick 1-1, J Donaldson 0-1, G Kottaras 2-2, J Gomes 2-2, S Drew 1-2) Team LOB: 3
FIELDING DP: 2 (B Moss-S Drew, S Drew-B Moss).

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B McCarthy (W, 8-5)	6.1	8	2	2	0	1	1	103-72	3.10
P Figueroa	1.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	28-17	1.08
E Scribner	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-10	2.82
Totals	9.0	9	2	2	1	1	1	141-99
PITCHING WP: P Figueroa HBP: J Iglesias (By B McCarthy) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B McCarthy 15/27; P Figueroa 3/6; E Scribner 3/3 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B McCarthy 20-7-20-25; P Figueroa 2-2-8-5; E Scribner 3-0-5-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B McCarthy 7-11; P Figueroa 5-0; E Scribner 2-1 Game Scores: B McCarthy 50

Scoring Summary

			BOS	OAK
	2nd	B Moss doubled to deep left, Y Cespedes scored.	0	1
	2nd	J Gomes singled to right, B Moss scored.	0	2
	2nd	J Donaldson homered to left (404 feet), J Gomes scored.	0	4
	3rd	B Moss doubled to third, J Reddick scored.	0	5
	3rd	J Gomes singled to center, B Moss scored.	0	6
	4th	J Saltalamacchia homered to right (395 feet).	1	6
	5th	B Moss homered to right (428 feet), Y Cespedes scored.	1	8
	6th	G Kottaras homered to right (383 feet).	1	9
	7th	M Gomez grounded out to third, P Ciriaco scored.	2	9
	7th	J Donaldson grounded into fielder's choice to third, Y Cespedes scored, B Moss safe at third on error by third baseman M Gomez, J Gomes to second.	2	10
	7th	G Kottaras singled to right, B Moss and J Gomes scored, J Donaldson to third.	2	12
	7th	C Pennington doubled to deep right, A Rosales scored, G Kottaras to third.	2	13
	7th	S Drew singled to left, G Kottaras scored, C Pennington to third, C Crisp to second.	2	14
	7th	J Reddick homered to right (381 feet), C Pennington, C Crisp and S Drew scored.	2	18
	8th	G Kottaras homered to right (400 feet), A Rosales scored.	2	20
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Game Information

Stadium	O.co Coliseum, Oakland, CA
Attendance	20,121 (57.4% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:01
Weather	59 degrees, overcast
Wind	16 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Greg Gibson, First Base - Phil Cuzzi, Second Base - Gerry Davis, Third Base - Manny Gonzalez