Koji Uehara blows save but Red Sox hold off Athletics in 10th
David Ortiz hit a leadoff home run in the 10th inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 7-6 on Sunday to avoid a four-game series sweep.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
7
Oakland Athletics
6
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | P10 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| OAK | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Oakland Coliseum · 36,067 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
D Ortiz homered to left center (405 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-6
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Play Result 6-6
J Jaso homered to right (377 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-5
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Play Result 6-5
S Vogt homered to right (351 feet).
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 6-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-4
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Play Result 6-4
D Norris singled to center, Y Cespedes scored, J Donaldson to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-4
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-3
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Play Result 6-3
J Donaldson singled to left, J Lowrie scored, Y Cespedes to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-3
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-2
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Play Result 6-2
Y Cespedes singled to center, C Gentry scored, J Lowrie to second.
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Advancing On Force 6-2
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End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
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Play Result 6-1
J Herrera tripled to deep right, J Gomes scored.
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Advancing On Force 6-1
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 5-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
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Play Result 5-1
M Napoli homered to right (390 feet).
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Foul Out 4-1
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 4-1
Pitch 1: in play
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 4-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 4-1
M Napoli stole home, J Herrera stole second.
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Stolen Base 4-1
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
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Play Result 3-1
A Callaspo doubled to deep left, D Norris scored, K Blanks to third.
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Advancing On Force 3-1
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End Inning 7-6
End of the 10th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
S Doolittle grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 7-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
S Doolittle batting
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Play Result 7-6
S Doolittle hit for F Abad.
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Lineup Change 7-6
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Lineup Change 7-6
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
J Donaldson struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 7-6
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
J Donaldson batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
Y Cespedes popped out to second.
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Pop Out 7-6
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 7-6
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
Y Cespedes batting
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Start Inning 7-6
Bottom of the 10th inning
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End Inning 7-6
Middle of the 10th
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
J Herrera grounded out to pitcher.
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Ground Out 7-6
Pitch 4: in play
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Play Result 7-6
N Punto in right field.
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Lineup Change 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
S Vogt catching.
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Lineup Change 7-6
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Play Result 7-6
J Donaldson at third base.
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Lineup Change 7-6
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 7-6
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Ball 7-6
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 7-6
J Herrera batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 7-6
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Injuries
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Lineups
ConfirmedOAK
Craig GentryRF71
Jed LowrieSS8
Yoenis CespedesLF52
Josh Donaldson3B3
Derek NorrisC33
Kyle Blanks1B45
Alberto Callaspo1B5
Stephen VogtC21
Nick PuntoRF1
Substitutes
John JasoPH28
Eric Sogard2B4
Sean DoolittlePH63
Brandon Moss1B37
Coco CrispCF4
BOS
Brock HoltRF17
Xander Bogaerts3B2
Dustin Pedroia2B15
David OrtizDH34
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Jonny GomesLF31
Jonathan HerreraSS19
David RossC3
Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
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