Updated: Tuesday, April 1, 2008 12:43 PM EDT
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Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
RED SOX  (1-1) 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
ATHLETICS  (1-1) 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 X 5 9 1

BOSTON RED SOX
Hitters AB R H BI BB K LO AVG
D. Pedroia 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .250
K. Youkilis 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .143
D. Ortiz DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 3 .000
M. Ramirez LF 4 1 1 1 0 3 2 .333
M. Lowell 3B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .375
B. Moss RF 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 .250
  S. Casey PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
J. Varitek C 4 0 0 0 0 3 1 .000
C. Crisp CF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .333
J. Lugo SS 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .500

Batting
2B C. Crisp  (1, off  Casilla)
HR M. Ramirez  (1, inning 6, 2 out, 0 on off Harden)
GDP D. Pedroia 1, S. Casey 1
RBI M. Ramirez  (5)
2-Out RBI M. Ramirez 1
2-Out RLISP D. Ortiz 1; M. Ramirez 1; J. Lugo 1
Team LOB 6

Base Running
SB J. Lugo  (1)
OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Hitters AB R H BI BB K LO AVG
T. Buck RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .000
M. Ellis 2B 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .143
D. Barton 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .000
M. Sweeney DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .500
E. Brown LF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .250
B. Crosby SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .333
J. Hannahan 3B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .375
K. Suzuki C 3 1 2 0 1 0 1 .375
C. Denorfia CF 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 .500
  J. Cust PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .000
  J. Fiorentino PR-CF 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1.000

Batting
2B B. Crosby  (1, off  Lester); K. Suzuki  (2, off  Aardsma, Corey)
HR E. Brown  (1, inning 3, 1 out, 2 on off Lester)
RBI E. Brown 3 (4), C. Denorfia  (1), J. Fiorentino  (1)
2-Out RBI C. Denorfia 1; J. Fiorentino 1
2-Out RLISP T. Buck 2
Team LOB 8

Fielding
E B. Crosby  (1)
DP 2 (Crosby to Ellis to Barton, Ellis to Crosby to Barton)

BOSTON RED SOX
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR NP-ST ERA
J. Lester (L, 0-1) 4.0 5 4 4 3 4 1 83-47 9.00
D. Aardsma 1.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 20-14 0.00
J. Lopez 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 10-4 0.00
M. Delcarmen 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 18-11 0.00
B. Corey 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 14-12 4.50

OAKLAND ATHLETICS
Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR NP-ST ERA
R. Harden (W, 1-0) 6.0 3 1 1 3 9 1 95-60 1.50
S. Casilla (H, 1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17-12 0.00
K. Foulke (H, 2) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15-10 0.00
A. Embree 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 12-10 0.00

OTHER STATISTICS
WP: K. Foulke 1
Ground balls-fly balls: J. Lester 3-0; D. Aardsma 2-0; J. Lopez 0-0; M. Delcarmen 2-0; B. Corey 1-0; R. Harden 3-0; S. Casilla 1-0; K. Foulke 1-0; A. Embree 1-0
Batters faced: J. Lester 20; D. Aardsma 6; J. Lopez 2; M. Delcarmen 4; B. Corey 5; R. Harden 23; S. Casilla 4; K. Foulke 4; A. Embree 3
Umpires: HP - Wendelstedt, 1B - Timmons, 2B - Nauert, 3B - Reed
Time: 2:51
Attendance: 44,735