Oakland Athletics vs. Boston Red Sox - Box Score - April 30, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Apr 30, 2012

Final

Series: Game 1 of 3

Boston leads 1-0 (as of 4/30)

Game 1: Monday, April 30
Oakland	6	Final
Boston	11	Final
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Game 2: Tuesday, May 1
Oakland	5	Final
Boston	3	Final
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Game 3: Wednesday, May 2
Oakland	4	Final
Boston	2	Final
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Athletics 6

(11-13, 5-6 away)

Red Sox 11

(11-11, 4-5 home)

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Coverage: NESN

7:10 PM ET, April 30, 2012

Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
OAK	0	1	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	6	11	2
BOS	0	4	2	0	5	0	0	0	-	11	11	1

W: C. Buchholz (3-1)

L: T. Milone (3-2)

Oakland Athletics
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J Weeks 2B	3	1	0	0	2	1	21	.181	.260	.309
C Crisp LF	5	1	2	2	0	1	12	.206	.275	.222
J Reddick RF	4	1	2	3	1	0	21	.277	.299	.479
Y Cespedes CF	5	0	1	0	0	1	19	.250	.333	.476
S Smith DH	4	0	0	0	0	4	22	.197	.351	.295
K Suzuki C	2	1	1	0	0	0	4	.228	.235	.304
a-A Recker PH-C	3	1	2	0	0	0	10	.273	.429	.364
D Barton 1B	3	0	0	0	2	2	26	.184	.286	.327
B Inge 3B	3	0	1	0	1	0	10	.130	.167	.304
C Pennington SS	3	1	2	0	0	0	10	.200	.244	.259
Totals	35	6	11	5	6	9	155
a-singled to center for K Suzuki in the 7th
BATTING 2B: A Recker (1, A Aceves) HR: J Reddick (4, 7th inning off C Buchholz 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: C Crisp 2 (5), J Reddick 3 (9) 2-out RBI: C Crisp 2, J Reddick 3 GIDP: J Reddick 2, Y Cespedes Athletics RISP: 3-13 (B Inge 0-2, J Weeks 0-1, D Barton 0-2, C Pennington 1-2, J Reddick 1-2, C Crisp 1-3, A Recker 0-1) Team LOB: 10
FIELDING E: J Weeks 2 (4, throw, ground ball) DP: 1 (C Pennington-J Weeks-D Barton).

Oakland Athletics
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
T Milone (L, 3-2)	4.2	8	8	7	1	5	3	98-69	3.69
J Norberto	0.1	2	3	3	1	0	1	16-8	5.23
B Fuentes	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	4.15
J Miller	2.0	1	0	0	2	1	0	36-21	2.08
Totals	8.0	11	11	10	4	6	4	158-103
PITCHING IBB: A Gonzalez (By J Miller) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: T Milone 16/25; J Norberto 2/4; B Fuentes 1/3; J Miller 5/8 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: T Milone 23-11-16-19; J Norberto 3-1-1-3; B Fuentes 2-0-0-3; J Miller 4-6-6-5 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: T Milone 4-5; J Norberto 0-1; B Fuentes 3-0; J Miller 2-3 Game Scores: T Milone 22

Boston Red Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
M Aviles SS	5	2	2	4	0	0	13	.291	.330	.535
D Pedroia 2B	5	0	2	0	0	0	20	.301	.343	.484
A Gonzalez 1B	4	0	0	0	1	0	21	.271	.337	.400
C Ross RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	12	.257	.317	.500
L Anderson LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	.167	.167	.167
R Sweeney RF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.373	.394	.567
D Ortiz DH	3	3	2	2	1	0	17	.405	.457	.726
K Shoppach C	3	0	0	0	1	3	19	.258	.378	.419
D McDonald LF-RF-LF	4	3	3	2	0	0	16	.205	.304	.462
M Byrd CF	4	2	2	2	0	0	16	.333	.355	.367
N Punto 3B	3	1	0	0	1	2	18	.182	.269	.227
Totals	36	11	11	10	4	6	158
BATTING 2B: D McDonald (4, T Milone); M Byrd (1, J Norberto); D Pedroia (6, J Miller) HR: D Ortiz 2 (6, 2nd inning off T Milone 0 on, 0 Out; 5th inning off T Milone 0 on, 1 Out); D Mcdonald (2, 3rd inning off T Milone 1 on, 1 Out); M Aviles (5, 5th inning off J Norberto 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: D Ortiz 2 (20), M Byrd 2 (3), M Aviles 4 (17), D McDonald 2 (8) 2-out RBI: M Aviles 4, M Byrd GIDP: M Byrd Red Sox RISP: 3-8 (M Aviles 2-2, C Ross 0-2, L Anderson 0-1, A Gonzalez 0-2, M Byrd 1-1) Team LOB: 5
BASERUNNING SB: D Pedroia (2, 2nd base off T Milone/K Suzuki)
FIELDING E: N Punto (1, pop up) DP: 3 (A Gonzalez-M Aviles-D Pedroia, N Punto-D Pedroia-A Gonzalez, D Pedroia-A Gonzalez). Outfield Assist: D McDonald (D Barton at 3rd base).

Boston Red Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Buchholz (W, 3-1)	6.2	7	6	6	5	5	1	99-63	8.69
J Tazawa	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	13-7	0.00
V Padilla (H, 3)	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	5-3	8.00
S Atchison	0.1	2	0	0	1	1	0	14-7	2.19
F Morales (H, 6)	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	7-4	4.32
A Aceves	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	17-12	10.29
Totals	9.0	11	6	6	6	9	1	155-96
PITCHING J Tazawa pitched to 3 batters in the 7th HBP: C Pennington (By C Buchholz); S Smith (By J Tazawa) First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Buchholz 21/30; J Tazawa 3/3; V Padilla 0/1; S Atchison 2/4; F Morales 1/1; A Aceves 2/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Buchholz 21-8-15-19; J Tazawa 2-2-1-2; V Padilla 2-1-0-0; S Atchison 3-1-1-2; F Morales 2-0-1-1; A Aceves 1-3-6-2 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Buchholz 10-4; J Tazawa 0-0; V Padilla 0-0; S Atchison 0-0; F Morales 2-0; A Aceves 0-1 Game Scores: C Buchholz 36

Scoring Summary

			OAK	BOS
	2nd	C Pennington singled to left, K Suzuki scored, D Barton out at third.	1	0
	2nd	D Ortiz homered to right (386 feet).	1	1
	2nd	M Byrd singled to right center, D McDonald scored.	1	2
	2nd	M Aviles singled to left center, M Byrd scored.	1	3
	2nd	A Gonzalez safe at second on throwing error by second baseman J Weeks, M Aviles scored, D Pedroia to third.	1	4
	3rd	D McDonald homered to left center (407 feet), D Ortiz scored.	1	6
	5th	D Ortiz homered to right (380 feet).	1	7
	5th	M Byrd doubled to center, D McDonald scored.	1	8
	5th	M Aviles homered to left center (381 feet), M Byrd and N Punto scored.	1	11
	7th	C Crisp singled to shallow right, A Recker and C Pennington scored, J Weeks to third.	3	11
	7th	J Reddick homered to right (388 feet), J Weeks and C Crisp scored.	6	11
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Game Notes

RED SOX THIRD BASEMAN KEVIN YOUKILIS WAS SCRATCHED FROM THE STARTING LINEUP DUE TO TIGHTNESS IN HIS BACK.

Game Information

Stadium	Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Attendance	37,359 (100.8% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	3:23
Weather	52 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	12 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Phil Cuzzi, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - Manny Gonzalez, Third Base - Vic Carapazza