Rough fifth hurts Oakland
Red Sox 7, Athletics 3
Four straight walks in the fifth contributed to a career high for Chad Gaudin. (AP)
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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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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