Friday, August 31st, 2012 9:05PM CST
On Friday night, September first, 2012, the Oakland Athletics completely overwhelmed the visiting Boston Red Sox in a staggering 20-2 victory. This dominant performance was highlighted by Brandon Moss, who set personal bests across the board with four hits, four runs batted in, and four runs scored. Adding to the offensive onslaught, Josh Reddick crushed the first grand slam of his career during the game. The win marked the Athletics' seventh consecutive victory, matching their longest winning streak of the season.
Date: Friday, August 31st, 2012
Time: 9:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 20,121
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | - |
BOS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: B Moss 2 (9, A Cook 2); J Reddick (25, A Cook); C Pennington (16, M Melancon); A Rosales (3, V Padilla)
Home Runs: J Donaldson (5, 2nd inning off A Cook 1 on, 0 Out); B Moss (15, 5th inning off A Aceves 1 on, 2 Out); G Kottaras 2 (3, 6th inning off D Bard 0 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off V Padilla 1 on, 1 Out); J Reddick (28, 7th inning off M Melancon 3 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: B Moss 4 (34), J Gomes 2 (39), J Donaldson 3 (21), G Kottaras 5 (11), C Pennington (21), S Drew (2), J Reddick 4 (73)
2-out Runs Batted In: B Moss 3, J Gomes
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 8-11 (Y Cespedes 0-1, B Moss 1-1, C Pennington 1-1, J Reddick 1-1, J Donaldson 0-1, G Kottaras 2-2, J Gomes 2-2, S Drew 1-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Drew 1

Wild Pitches: P Figueroa
Hit By Pitch: Y Cespedes (By A Aceves)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: B McCarthy 15-27; P Figueroa 3-6; E Scribner 3-3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: B McCarthy 20-7-20-25; P Figueroa 2-2-8-5; E Scribner 3-0-5-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B McCarthy 7-11; P Figueroa 5-0; E Scribner 2-1
Game Scores: B McCarthy 50

Double Plays: 2 (B Moss-S Drew, S Drew-B Moss)

Home Runs: J Saltalamacchia (23, 4th inning off B McCarthy 0 on, 2 Out)
Runs Batted In: J Saltalamacchia (53), M Gomez (7)
2-out Runs Batted In: J Saltalamacchia
Ground Into Double Play: J Ellsbury; J Loney
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-10 (M Gomez 0-1, C Ross 0-1, D Pedroia 0-1, P Ciriaco 0-1, J Iglesias 0-1, J Loney 0-2, J Saltalamacchia 0-2, J Ellsbury 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: C Ross 1; D Pedroia 1; J Iglesias 2; J Saltalamacchia 2

Hit By Pitch: J Iglesias (By B McCarthy)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: A Cook 11-15; J Tazawa 3-4; A Aceves 2-5; D Bard 3-5; C Breslow 3-6; M Melancon 3-6; V Padilla 4-6
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: A Cook 6-2-6-15; J Tazawa 4-1-1-2; A Aceves 2-2-5-3; D Bard 3-2-1-4; C Breslow 2-2-3-5; M Melancon 2-4-6-4; V Padilla 4-0-2-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Cook 2-6; J Tazawa 1-1; A Aceves 1-1; D Bard 1-2; C Breslow 0-1; M Melancon 0-1; V Padilla 0-3
Game Scores: A Cook 20

Errors: M Gomez (5, ground ball)
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