VIRTUAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
BOSTON RED SOX AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
07/05/2005
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BOSTON RED SOX AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 1194 - TUESDAY, JULY 5TH , 2005 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (47-40) 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 8 1
Oakland Athletics (50-37) 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1
Boston Earn 4-3 Victory at Network Associates Coliseum
The Boston Red Sox picked up a win at Network Associates Coliseum, downing the Oakland Athletics, 4-3. On the mound for Boston was right-hander Derek Lowe, who played a pivotal role in the win. The 12th-place Red Sox now have a record of 47-40.

Shea Hillenbrand, who finished 3rd in the VBL in batting average with .327 in 2003, had a direct impact on the outcome. Hillenbrand contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the sixth inning to put Boston up, 4-3.

"Everything felt in sync," said Lowe.
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Abreu LF 2 0 0 0 3 2 0 .278 9 38
F. Catalanotto 2B, 1B 5 1 1 0 0 2 4 .326 8 42
J. Giambi 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 .340 21 74
   J. Acevedo P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
M. Ramirez RF 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 .329 21 90
J. Gerut CF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .288 16 69
J. Olerud 1B 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 .248 7 45
   c-J. Sherrod 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .145 3 13
S. Hillenbrand C 4 0 2 1 0 0 4 .331 3 20
B. Kent SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .170 4 14
   a-R. Fick PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .282 8 30
   d-B. Pinckney 2B, SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .122 1 5
D. Lowe P 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .098 0 0
   b-J. Baker PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .205 3 13
   e-E. Bonifacio SS, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .128 1 6
Totals 32 4 8 3 5 9 17      
a - R. Fick pinch hit for B. Kent in the 9th
b - J. Baker pinch hit for D. Lowe in the 9th
c - J. Sherrod substituted for J. Olerud in the 9th
d - B. Pinckney substituted for R. Fick in the 9th
e - E. Bonifacio substituted for J. Baker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: F. Catalanotto (41, 6th Inning off T. Hudson, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Olerud (18, 6th Inning off T. Hudson, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: F. Catalanotto 2 , M. Ramirez , J. Gerut 2 , J. Olerud 2 , S. Hillenbrand 2 , R. Fick
2-out RBI: J. Olerud , S. Hillenbrand
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Giambi , S. Hillenbrand
GIDP: S. Hillenbrand
Sac Fly: J. Gerut
Hit by Pitch: M. Ramirez
Team LOB: 8

FIELDING
Errors: B. Pinckney (5)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
D. Eckstein SS 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 .237 2 10
J. Damon CF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .278 5 32
A. Ramirez 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .332 28 76
J. Dye LF 4 1 1 1 0 1 1 .323 18 62
A. Kearns RF 2 0 1 1 2 0 0 .245 2 5
E. Durazo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .252 14 58
P. Nevin C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .288 17 52
M. Grudzielanek 2B 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .207 1 15
T. Hudson P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .163 1 3
   a-M. Ellis PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .204 5 22
   M. Kida P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 33 3 5 3 2 5 9      
a - M. Ellis pinch hit for T. Hudson in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Kearns (1, 3rd Inning off D. Lowe, 1 on, 2 outs) , J. Dye (15, 3rd Inning off D. Lowe, 1 on, 2 outs)
Triples: J. Damon (5, 3rd Inning off D. Lowe, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: D. Eckstein , J. Damon 3 , A. Ramirez , J. Dye 2 , A. Kearns 2
2-out RBI: J. Dye , A. Kearns
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Dye , E. Durazo , P. Nevin , M. Grudzielanek
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ramirez (13)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Dye (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Ramirez-Grudzielanek-Durazo)
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Lowe W (10-4) 8.0 5 3 3 2 5 0 115 3.40   
J. Acevedo SV (19) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Lowe 63
Batters Faced: D. Lowe 31, J. Acevedo 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Lowe 11-8, J. Acevedo 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Lowe 115-62, J. Acevedo 12-9
WP: D. Lowe
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hudson L (8-5) 7.0 6 4 3 4 7 0 111 3.87   
M. Kida 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 23 0.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hudson 54
Batters Faced: T. Hudson 30, M. Kida 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hudson 9-3, M. Kida 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hudson 111-68, M. Kida 23-14
Hit Batsmen: T. Hudson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Derek Lowe
Ballpark: Network Associates Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (61 degrees), wind blowing out to right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:45
Attendance: 43346
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