Game Wrapup


	Street roughed up

Red Sox 6, Athletics 5

Joe Blanton recorded three strikeouts in Tuesday's season opener. (Issei Kato/Reuters)

By Mychael Urban / MLB.com

Huston Street struggled while trying to nail down his first save opportunity this season, giving up a game-tying home run in the ninth and then yielding a two-out double to Manny Ramirez in the 10th. Mark Ellis hit a solo homer in the first inning, and Jack Hannahan added a two-run tater in the sixth.

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 03/25: BOS 6, OAK 5
Wed. 03/26: OAK 5, BOS 1
Tue. 04/01: BOS 2, OAK 1
Wed. 04/02: BOS 5, OAK 0

Boston (1-0)
Won 1

Boston 6, Oakland 5

Oakland (0-1)
Lost 1

March 25, 2008

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Boston	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	2	6	11	0
Oakland	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	5	7	0

Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Pedroia, 2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.500
Youkilis, 1B	4	1	1	0	1	1	2	.250
Ortiz, DH	4	1	0	0	1	0	5	.000
Ramirez, LF	5	1	2	4	0	1	1	.400
1-Crisp, PR-CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Lowell, 3B	4	0	1	0	1	1	1	.250
Moss, RF	5	1	2	2	0	0	3	.400
Varitek, C	4	0	0	0	0	3	2	.000
Ellsbury, CF-LF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250
Lugo, SS	4	1	2	0	0	0	1	.500
Cora, SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	38	6	11	6	3	7	16
1-Ran for Ramirez in the 10th.
BATTING 2B: Pedroia (1, Blanton), Ramirez 2 (2, Blanton, Street). HR: Moss (1, 9th inning off Street, 0 on, 1 out). TB: Pedroia 3; Youkilis; Ramirez 4; Lowell; Moss 5; Ellsbury; Lugo 2. RBI: Ramirez 4 (4), Moss 2 (2). 2-out RBI: Moss; Ramirez 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ramirez; Ortiz; Varitek; Moss. S: Pedroia. GIDP: Varitek; Lugo. Team LOB: 6. FIELDING Outfield assists: Moss (Brown, E at 3rd base).

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Buck, RF	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	.000
Ellis, 2B	4	1	1	1	1	0	1	.250
Barton, 1B	2	2	0	0	3	1	0	.000
Cust, DH	4	0	0	0	0	4	4	.000
Brown, E, LF	4	0	1	1	1	0	0	.250
Crosby, SS	5	1	2	1	0	0	2	.400
Hannahan, 3B	4	1	2	2	1	1	2	.500
Suzuki, C	5	0	1	0	0	2	3	.200
Sweeney, R, CF	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
a-Sweeney, M, PH	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.000
1-Fiorentino, PR-CF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000
Totals	36	5	7	5	7	10	15
a-Walked for Sweeney, R in the 9th. 1-Ran for Sweeney, M in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Brown, E (1, Papelbon). HR: Ellis (1, 1st inning off Matsuzaka, 0 on, 1 out), Hannahan (1, 6th inning off Snyder, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Ellis 4; Brown, E 2; Crosby 2; Hannahan 5; Suzuki. RBI: Ellis (1), Crosby (1), Hannahan 2 (2), Brown, E (1). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hannahan 2; Cust 2; Suzuki. Team LOB: 9. BASERUNNING SB: Suzuki (1, 2nd base off Matsuzaka/Varitek). FIELDING DP: 2 (Crosby-Ellis-Barton, Ellis-Crosby-Barton).

Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Matsuzaka	5.0	2	2	2	5	6	1	3.60
Snyder (BS, 1)	1.1	2	2	2	0	1	1	13.50
Lopez	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Corey	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
Okajima (W, 1-0)	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0.00
Papelbon (S, 1)	1.0	3	1	1	1	1	0	9.00

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Blanton	5.2	7	3	3	1	3	0	4.76
Embree	1.1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Foulke (H, 1)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.00
Street (BS, 1)(L, 0-1)	1.2	3	3	3	1	2	1	16.20
DiNardo	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0.00

WP: Matsuzaka.
IBB: Ortiz (by Street), Lowell (by DiNardo).
HBP: Cust (by Matsuzaka).
Pitches-strikes: Matsuzaka 95-51, Snyder 16-10, Lopez 9-5, Corey 9-6, Okajima 19-10, Papelbon 23-13, Blanton 94-58, Embree 15-10, Foulke 17-11, Street 32-19, DiNardo 8-2.
Ground outs-fly outs: Matsuzaka 5-4, Snyder 1-2, Lopez 0-1, Corey 2-1, Okajima 1-1, Papelbon 1-0, Blanton 8-6, Embree 3-0, Foulke 0-2, Street 1-2, DiNardo 0-1.
Batters faced: Matsuzaka 23, Snyder 6, Lopez 2, Corey 3, Okajima 4, Papelbon 6, Blanton 24, Embree 4, Foulke 3, Street 9, DiNardo 2.
Inherited runners-scored: Embree 1-0, DiNardo 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Rick Reed. 1B: Hunter Wendelstedt. 2B: Tim Timmons. 3B: Paul Nauert.
Weather: 68 degrees, dome.
Wind: Indoors.
T: 3:39.
Att: 44,628.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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