Miley pitches into eighth as Red Sox beat Athletics 4-2
BOSTON -- Oakland's Pat Venditte became the first pitcher in 20 years to throw with both arms in the same game, but Boston's Wade Miley pitched neatly into the eighth inning as the Red Sox beat
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Oakland Athletics
2
Boston Red Sox
4
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OAK | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| BOS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Fenway Park · 34,910 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 2-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Lawrie homered to left center (400 feet).
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-4
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Play Result 1-4
Holt singled to right, Pedroia scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-4
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-3
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Canha singled to right, Lawrie scored, Phegley to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-3
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-3
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Play Result 0-3
Betts reached on bunt single to third, Bogaerts scored on throwing error by third baseman Lawrie.
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Error 0-3
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-2
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 0-2
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Play Result 0-2
Ramírez hit sacrifice fly to right, Castillo scored, Holt to second on throwing error by right fielder Reddick.
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Advancing On Play 0-2
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Bunted Foul 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-1
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 0-1
Holt doubled to left, Pedroia to third, Pedroia scored on error by left fielder Zobrist.
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Error 0-1
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 2-4
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Canha flied out to left.
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Fly Out 2-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Canha batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Phegley doubled to left, Lawrie to third.
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Advancing On Force 2-4
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Double 2-4
Pitch 3: in play
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Foul Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Phegley batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Reddick fouled out to third.
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Foul Out 2-4
Pitch 5: in play
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 4: ball 3
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 1 (swinging)
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Reddick batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Lawrie reached on infield single to third.
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Single 2-4
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 2-4
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Lawrie batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 2-4
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Play Result 2-4
Butler struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Swinging 2-4
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 2-4
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 2-4
Butler batting
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Play Result 2-4
Uehara relieved Tazawa.
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Start Inning 2-4
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 2-4
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Lineup Change 2-4
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End Inning 2-4
End of the 8th
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Head to Head
BOS wins series 3-0
Injuries
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Oakland Athletics
- Gunnar Hoglund Out
- Justin Sterner Out
- Tyler Soderstrom Out
- Brent Rooker Out
- Max Muncy Out
Lineups
ConfirmedBOS
Dustin Pedroia2B15
Brock Holt3B17
Hanley RamirezDH13
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
Xander BogaertsSS2
Mookie BettsCF50
Blake SwihartC57
Alejandro De AzaLF17
Rusney CastilloRF38
OAK
Billy BurnsCF35
Marcus SemienSS10
Ben ZobristLF18
Billy ButlerDH36
Brett Lawrie3B15
Josh ReddickRF22
Josh PhegleyC4
Mark Canha1B33
Eric Sogard2B4
Substitutes
Stephen VogtPH21
Andy ParrinoSS12
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