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Cowboy up: Sox boot A's
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
The Red Sox rode a sixth-inning, three-run homer from Manny Ramirez and then held on for dear life, edging the A's to close out a decisive Game 5 of what was an epic American League Division Series. Pedro Martinez earned the win after surrendering three runs and Derek Lowe closed it out for the save.  Full story >
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• Urban: Five games perfect
• Damon suffers scary injury
• Pedro pitches his heart out
• Red Sox Lowe-ball A's in ninth
• Boston's uncommon comeback
• First person: Kevin Millar
• Varitek steps up in No. 9 slot
• Download Boston's Game 5 win
• Sox fans have Bay seeing red
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Lowe strikes out Long to end game
Damon waves as he's taken off field
Jackson and Damon collide
Ramirez slugs a three-run homer
Varitek's sixth-inning solo homer
Lowe talks about his performance
Jackson on the collision with Damon
Millar talks about shaving his head
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By Kent Schacht / MLB.com
Barry Zito, pitching on three days rest for the first time in his career, gave up two sixth-inning home runs and that was all the Red Sox would need to beat Oakland in the deciding Game 5 of the American League Division Series, sending the A's home after one playoff round for the fourth consecutive season.  Full story >
News
• Zeros for Zito until sixth-inning fade
• Urban: Five games perfect
• To clinch is no cinch for Oakland
• Melvin: Fitting finish to fine series
• First person: Scott Hatteberg
• Tejada's departure no sure thing
• Game 5 game balls
• We're closed; Gone to Game 5
• A's notes: Dye concerned for Damon
• Hudson dismisses bar fight report
Audio
Long strikes out to end game
McMillon's eighth-inning RBI
Tejada's seventh-inning RBI
Jose Guillen's RBI double
Zito strikes out Ramirez
Macha's postgame interview
Macha's pregame presser
Box Score:   BOS 4, OAK 3  
October 6, 2003
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Red Sox
 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0   4 6 0
Athletics
 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0   3 7 0
Gameday | Red Sox Stats| Athletics Stats

Boston AB R H RBI BBSOLOBAVG
Damon, CF 2110100.316
a-Brown, PH-CF 1000000.000
Garciaparra, SS 4000002.300
Walker, 2B 2100011.313
Jackson, 2B 1000000.000
Ramirez, LF 4113031.200
Ortiz, DH 4010010.095
1-Kapler, PR-DH 0000000.000
Millar, 1B 4020000.238
Mueller, 3B 3000102.105
Nixon, RF 4000023.200
Varitek, C 3111010.286
Totals32464289 
 
a-Grounded out for Damon in the 8th.
1-Ran for Ortiz in the 9th.
 
BATTING
HR: Varitek (2, 6th inning off Zito, 0 on, 0 out), Ramirez (1, 6th inning off Zito, 2 on, 1 out).
TB: Damon; Ramirez 4; Ortiz; Millar 2; Varitek 4.
RBI: Varitek (2), Ramirez 3 (3).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez, Nixon.
Team LOB: 2.
 
BASERUNNING
SB: Damon (2, 2nd base off Zito/Hernandez).
 
FIELDING
Outfield assists: Nixon (Guillen at 3rd base).
 
  
Oakland AB R H RBI BBSOLOBAVG
Ellis, 2B 3000010.118
a-McMillon, PH 1011000.167
1-Menechino, PR-2B 0000000.000
c-Long, PH 1000013.250
Durazo, DH 4110011.238
Chavez, 3B 4000012.045
Tejada, SS 4011021.087
Hatteberg, 1B 2100201.176
2-Byrnes, PR 0000000.462
Guillen, LF 3021100.455
Hernandez, C 2000000.200
Dye, RF 3010002.231
b-Melhuse, PH 1000012.600
Singleton, CF 3110110.286
Totals313734812 
 
a-Singled for Ellis in the 8th. b-Struck out for Dye in the 9th. c-Struck out for Menechino in the 9th.
1-Ran for McMillon in the 8th. 2-Ran for Hatteberg in the 9th.
 
BATTING
2B: Guillen (1, Martinez, P), Durazo (2, Martinez, P), Tejada (1, Martinez, P), Singleton (2, Martinez, P).
TB: McMillon; Durazo 2; Tejada 2; Guillen 3; Dye; Singleton 2.
RBI: Guillen (1), Tejada (2), McMillon (1).
2-out RBI: Guillen, Tejada.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Dye, Hatteberg, Long 2.
S: Hernandez.
Team LOB: 7.
 
FIELDING
Outfield assists: Singleton (Millar at 2nd base).
 
Boston IP H R ER BBSOHRERA
Martinez, P (W, 1-0) 7.07331603.86
Embree (H, 1) 0.20000000.00
Timlin (H, 2) 0.10000000.00
Williamson 0.00002000.00
Lowe (S, 1) 1.00001200.93
  
Oakland IP H R ER BBSOHRERA
Zito (L, 1-1) 6.04442423.46
Lilly 2.00000200.00
Bradford 0.12000100.00
Rincon 0.20000104.50
 
Martinez, P pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Williamson pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

HBP: Hernandez (by Martinez, P), Walker (by Zito).
Pitches-strikes: Martinez, P 100-66, Embree 4-4, Timlin 4-3, Williamson 12-4, Lowe 17-9, Zito 99-62, Lilly 21-14, Bradford 11-7, Rincon 6-4.
Ground outs-fly outs: Martinez, P 10-3, Embree 0-2, Timlin 1-0, Williamson 0-0, Lowe 1-0, Zito 4-9, Lilly 2-2, Bradford 0-0, Rincon 0-1.
Batters faced: Martinez, P 28, Embree 2, Timlin 1, Williamson 2, Lowe 4, Zito 24, Lilly 6, Bradford 3, Rincon 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Embree 1-0, Timlin 1-0, Lowe 2-0, Rincon 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Tim Welke. 1B: Greg Gibson. 2B: Randy Marsh. 3B: Eric Cooper. LF: Wally Bell. RF: Gary Darling.
Weather: 69 degrees, clear.
Wind: 7 mph, Out to RF.
T: 3:05.
Att: 49,397.
 
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