TODAY'S WRAPS: September 25, 2007
Rough fifth hurts Oakland By Alex McPhillips / MLB.com
Daric Barton's first-inning homer gave the A's hope against Boston starter Curt Schilling, who nearly no-hit them June 7, but Oakland managed little else offensively to back Chad Gaudin, who left after walking four straight hitters in the fifth inning.
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Red Sox 7, Athletics 3
Curt Schilling allowed just one run over six innings for his first win in over a month. (Elise Amendola/AP)
Schilling paves the way By Ian Browne / MLB.com
Manny Ramirez returned to the lineup after missing 24 games, while Jacoby Ellsbury and David Ortiz knocked in two runs each behind Curt Schilling as Boston reduced its magic number to win the AL East crown to three.
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Boston 7, Oakland 3
Today's Boxes 9/25/07
PIT 6, ARI 5
ATL 10, PHI 6
FLA 4, CHC 2
DET 8, MIN 0
TOR 11, BAL 4
HOU 8, CIN 5
TB 7, NYY 6
WSH 10, NYM 9
TEX 3, LAA 1
MIL 9, STL 1
KC 9, CWS 5
CLE 4, SEA 3
COL 9, LAD 7
SD 6, SF 4
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Standings thru 9/25/07 | Recap: OAK |BOS | Gameday | Athletics Stats | Red Sox Stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Stewart , LF5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .290
Barton , 1B4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .345
Swisher , CF4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .265
Cust , RF3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .262
Ellis , 2B4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .271
Johnson , DH3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .233
Scutaro , SS4 1 1 0 0 3 2 .262
Hannahan , 3B3 0 1 1 1 1 1 .287
Suzuki , C3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .255
Totals 33 3 9 3 3 8 15
BATTING 2B : Swisher (36, Schilling), Hannahan (12, Corey).HR : Barton (3, 1st inning off Schilling, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Stewart; Barton 5; Swisher 2; Cust; Johnson; Scutaro; Hannahan 2; Suzuki.RBI : Barton (7), Hannahan (23), Suzuki (38).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ellis 2.SF : Suzuki.GIDP : Stewart.Team LOB : 7.FIELDING E : Scutaro (14, fielding).PB : Suzuki (7).DP : (Scutaro-Ellis-Barton).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pedroia , 2B5 1 1 0 0 0 3 .314
Ramirez , LF2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .293
1-Moss , PR-LF 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .217
b-Kielty , PH-LF 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 .232
Ortiz , DH3 2 1 2 2 0 0 .321
Lowell , 3B4 0 1 1 1 0 0 .324
Drew , RF4 1 3 1 1 1 2 .265
Varitek , C2 0 0 0 3 1 4 .255
Ellsbury , CF4 0 1 2 0 0 5 .367
Hinske , 1B1 0 0 0 1 0 0 .206
a-Youkilis , PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 .287
Lugo , SS3 1 1 0 1 2 2 .240
Totals 31 7 9 7 10 4 22
BATTING 2B : Lowell (36, Gaudin), Drew (29, Gaudin), Pedroia (36, Lugo).HR : Ortiz (33, 8th inning off Meyer, 1 on, 1 out).TB : Pedroia 2; Ramirez; Ortiz 4; Lowell 2; Drew 4; Ellsbury; Lugo.RBI : Lowell (111), Drew (58), Ellsbury 2 (17), Kielty (12), Ortiz 2 (114).2-out RBI : Ellsbury.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Ellsbury 3; Varitek; Youkilis 2.SF : Ellsbury; Kielty.GIDP : Kielty.Team LOB : 12.FIELDING DP : 2 (Lowell-Pedroia-Hinske, Pedroia-Lugo).
Oakland IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Gaudin (L, 11-13)4.0 3 3 3 7 3 0 4.56
DiNardo 2.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 4.12
Lugo 0.2 1 2 2 1 0 0 5.67
Meyer 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 1 8.82
WP : Meyer.IBB : Varitek (by DiNardo).Pitches-strikes : Gaudin 93-46, DiNardo 41-23, Lugo 24-14, Meyer 27-14, Schilling 86-62, Delcarmen 18-11, Gagne 25-14, Papelbon 1-1, Corey 22-13.Ground outs-fly outs : Gaudin 4-5, DiNardo 3-4, Lugo 0-2, Meyer 0-2, Schilling 7-5, Delcarmen 0-1, Gagne 0-2, Papelbon 0-1, Corey 0-3.Batters faced : Gaudin 23, DiNardo 11, Lugo 4, Meyer 5, Schilling 23, Delcarmen 4, Gagne 4, Papelbon 1, Corey 5.Inherited runners-scored : DiNardo 3-1, Lugo 2-0, Meyer 1-1, Papelbon 2-0.Umpires : HP: Jerry Meals. 1B: Rob Drake. 2B: Larry Poncino. 3B: Gary Darling.Weather : 82 degrees, clear.Wind : 9 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:22.Att : 36,708.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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