TODAY'S WRAPS: September 26, 2007
Heavy duty Sox fit comfortably
A's drop Fenway slugfest By Alex McPhillips / MLB.com
Donnie Murphy hit a three-run home run and Mike Piazza moved into 39th place on the all-time list with his 427th homer, but the A's were stifled after Piazza's fifth-inning blast. Jerry Blevins took the loss after allowing all five batters he faced to reach in the sixth.
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Red Sox 11, Athletics 6
Mike Lowell went 3-for-5 and increased his RBI total on the season to 116. (Elsa/Getty Images)
Magic number down to two By Ian Browne / MLB.com
With ailing Manny Ramirez and Kevin Youkilis back in the lineup, the Red Sox pounded out 17 hits in a rout of the A's. Mike Lowell led the way with five RBIs, while Dustin Pedroia scored four times. With the win, Boston trimmed its magic number to clinch to two.
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Boston 11, Oakland 6
Today's Boxes 9/26/07
TEX 16, LAA 2
PIT 5, ARI 1
PHI 5, ATL 2
FLA 7, CHC 4
DET 9, MIN 4
CLE 12, SEA 4
TOR 8, BAL 5
SEA 3, CLE 2
HOU 7, CIN 6
NYY 12, TB 4
WSH 9, NYM 6
STL 7, MIL 3
CWS 3, KC 0
COL 2, LAD 0
SD 11, SF 3
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Standings thru 9/26/07 | Recap: OAK |BOS | Gameday | Athletics Stats | Red Sox Stats
Oakland AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Stewart , LF5 0 2 0 0 2 1 .291
Barton , 1B3 0 2 0 2 0 1 .361
Swisher , CF4 0 0 1 0 3 5 .263
Piazza , DH5 1 1 1 0 2 7 .280
Cust , RF4 0 0 0 1 3 0 .259
Ellis , 2B4 1 3 0 1 1 0 .274
Suzuki , C4 1 1 0 1 1 4 .255
Hannahan , 3B4 1 1 1 0 2 3 .286
Murphy , SS4 2 2 3 1 0 1 .220
Totals 37 6 12 6 6 14 22
BATTING 2B : Barton (9, Lester).HR : Murphy (6, 4th inning off Lester, 2 on, 2 out), Piazza (8, 5th inning off Lester, 0 on, 1 out).TB : Stewart 2; Barton 3; Piazza 4; Ellis 3; Suzuki; Hannahan; Murphy 5.RBI : Swisher (76), Murphy 3 (21), Piazza (44), Hannahan (24).2-out RBI : Murphy 3.Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Piazza 4; Hannahan.SF : Swisher; Hannahan.Team LOB : 12.BASERUNNING CS : Ellis (4, 2nd base by Lester/Varitek).FIELDING E : Swisher (5, fielding).DP : 2 (Ellis-Murphy-Barton, Hannahan-Ellis-Barton).
Boston AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Pedroia , 2B5 4 3 1 1 0 0 .317
Ramirez , LF3 2 3 1 1 0 0 .298
1-Moss , PR-LF 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 .250
Ortiz , DH4 2 3 0 1 0 1 .325
2-Clayton , PR-DH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253
Lowell , 3B5 1 3 5 0 0 3 .326
Drew , RF3 0 1 1 1 0 2 .266
Youkilis , 1B3 0 1 0 1 2 1 .287
a-Hinske , PH-1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .204
Varitek , C4 0 1 0 1 1 7 .255
Ellsbury , CF5 0 1 1 0 2 6 .359
Lugo , SS5 0 0 0 0 2 6 .237
Cora , SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .243
Totals 39 11 17 10 6 8 28
BATTING 2B : Pedroia 2 (38, Blanton, Brown, A), Varitek (15, Blanton), Ortiz 2 (50, Blevins, Brown, A).HR : Pedroia (8, 6th inning off Blevins, 0 on, 0 out).TB : Pedroia 8; Ramirez 3; Moss; Ortiz 5; Lowell 3; Drew; Youkilis; Varitek 2; Ellsbury.RBI : Lowell 5 (116), Drew (59), Ramirez (87), Pedroia (50), Ellsbury (18), Moss (1).Runners left in scoring position, 2 out : Lugo 3; Ellsbury; Varitek 2.SF : Drew.GIDP : Drew; Lugo.Team LOB : 11.FIELDING E : Lester (1, throw).DP : (Varitek-Pedroia).
WP : Brown, A.IBB : Drew (by Brown, A).Pitches-strikes : Blanton 93-55, Blevins 19-9, Lugo 18-9, Brown, A 23-13, Lewis 9-8, Lester 94-58, Snyder 20-11, Lopez 9-4, Timlin 14-10, Gagne 21-15, Tavarez 16-10.Ground outs-fly outs : Blanton 7-4, Blevins 0-0, Lugo 1-1, Brown, A 2-0, Lewis 0-1, Lester 1-2, Snyder 0-2, Lopez 0-1, Timlin 0-2, Gagne 0-1, Tavarez 1-2.Batters faced : Blanton 27, Blevins 5, Lugo 4, Brown, A 7, Lewis 3, Lester 23, Snyder 5, Lopez 2, Timlin 5, Gagne 5, Tavarez 5.Inherited runners-scored : Lugo 2-1, Snyder 1-0, Lopez 1-0, Timlin 2-0.Umpires : HP: Rob Drake. 1B: Larry Poncino. 2B: Gary Darling. 3B: Jerry Meals.Weather : 93 degrees, clear.Wind : 17 mph, Out to CF.T : 3:27.Att : 36,570.Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner
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