Oakland Athletics vs. Boston Red Sox

Friday, August 31st, 2012 9:05PM CST

Athletics

Athletics

ATH

Home

20
vs.
Final

Red Sox

BOS

Away

2
Boston Red Sox

Game Recap

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.

Game Details

Date: Friday, August 31st, 2012

Time: 9:05PM CST

Stadium: Oakland Coliseum

Location: Oakland, California

Attendance: 20,121

Line Score

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Game Stats


Athletics Batting

Athletics Batting

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


Athletics Pitching

Athletics Pitching

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


Athletics Fielding

Athletics Fielding

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



Boston Red Sox Batting

Red Sox Batting

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


Boston Red Sox Pitching

Red Sox Pitching

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


Boston Red Sox Fielding

Red Sox Fielding

Errors: M Gomez (5, ground ball)


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