Morning Sox Stuffers 4/20/2011: Red Sox Streak Snapped, But For The Wrong Reason?
All the links you need to catch up with what went down with the Red Sox on Tuesday.
| Final - 4.19.2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Red Sox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Oakland Athletics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
Stories
John Lackey Strong, Brett Anderson Stronger As Red Sox Fall Out West
The Red Sox wasted a strong start from John Lackey as Brett Anderson held the Sox off the scoreboard.
Brilliant Brett Blanks Boston in 5-0 Oakland Victory
(baseballgirl note: I don't want to hear any yapping about how I didn't warn you that the A's play at lunch, not dinner today. So if you're looking for the game tonight, don't! It starts at 12:30...
Open Thread: Game 17 (Thread 5)
Matsui comes through big time! A's lead 4-0 halfway through the bottom of the 8th.
Open Thread: Game 17 (Thread 4)
Both pitchers have calmed down. Score is still OAK 1, BOS 0.
Open Thread: Game 17 (Thread 3)
Score hasn't changed. Thread's a'flying. Oakland leads 1-0 going into the 4th.
Open Thread: Game 17 (Thread 2)
Ray Fosse: "There's your run, Brett!" A's lead 1-0 going into the 2nd.
GameThreads
Athletics Fans GameThread on Athletics Nation
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Red Sox Fans GameThread on Over the Monster
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Boxscore
| FINAL | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Oakland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | X | 5 | 8 | 1 |
| Boston Red Sox | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jed Lowrie, SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .457 |
| Dustin Pedroia, 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .305 |
| Adrian Gonzalez, 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .279 |
| Kevin Youkilis, 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .196 |
| David Ortiz, DH | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury, pr,dh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .196 |
| Mike Cameron, RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .167 |
| Carl Crawford, LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia, C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| Darnell McDonald, CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .143 |
| Totals | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
Batting
Grounded into DP - Youkilis
Caught Stealing - Pedroia, Ellsbury
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Youkilis
Passed Balls - Saltalamacchia
Grounded into DP - Youkilis
Caught Stealing - Pedroia, Ellsbury
Team LOB - 5
Fielding
Errors - Youkilis
Passed Balls - Saltalamacchia
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Lackey (L, 1-2) | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9.82 | 0 | 93-59 |
| Dan Wheeler | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11.37 | 0 | 23-17 |
| Hideki Okajima | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 40.50 | 0 | 31-17 |
| Alfredo Aceves | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.25 | 0 | 11-10 |
| Oakland Athletics | |||||||
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Crisp, CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Daric Barton, 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .263 |
| David DeJesus, RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .250 |
| Josh Willingham, LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .203 |
| Hideki Matsui, DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .230 |
| Ryan Sweeney, pr,dh | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Kurt Suzuki, C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .241 |
| Mark Ellis, 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .228 |
| Kevin Kouzmanoff, 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .188 |
| Cliff Pennington, SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| Totals | 33 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 6 | |
Batting
Doubles - Matsui, Ellis, Pennington
Stolen Bases - Crisp, Pennington
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Anderson
Doubles - Matsui, Ellis, Pennington
Stolen Bases - Crisp, Pennington
Team LOB - 6
Fielding
Errors - Anderson
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA | WP | PC-ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brett Anderson (W, 1-1) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.63 | 0 | 109-69 |
| Craig Breslow | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.20 | 0 | 14-7 |
| Brian Fuentes | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.66 | 0 | 5-4 |
GAME NOTES
Pitching notes: D.Wheeler pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds, First Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro, Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher, Third Base Umpire - Tim Welke
Duration: 2:50
Pitching notes: D.Wheeler pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.
Officials: Home Plate Umpire - Jim Reynolds, First Base Umpire - Mike DiMuro, Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher, Third Base Umpire - Tim Welke
Duration: 2:50
