Final
Red Sox blank A's in rain-soaked nightcap
Aug 28, 2011 - 5:13 AMVideo
Boston won both games, but you could say both teams beat Hurricane Irene.
Plenty of fans stuck it out, too, and some showed up for free during a weather delay in the second game when the Red Sox opened a gate for anyone who wanted in.
David Ortiz hit a two-run homer and four pitchers combined on a shutout in the late game, as Boston beat Oakland 4-0.
In the first game, Jason Varitek homered and drove in three runs and the Red Sox waited out three hours of delays for a 9-3 victory.
Jon Lester went the first six innings for the win in that one, but also complained to the home plate umpire that he couldn't get a grip on the ball during a particularly heavy period of rain. He threw two balls to the backstop during warmups before one inning.
"Any time you took the ball out of your glove, it was wet," Lester said.
"I know what they're trying to do. They're trying to get the game in," he said. "But there's a point where you have to say, 'OK, that's enough.'"
Erik Bedard worked four-plus shutout innings in the second game and was pulled because of a rain delay. Alfredo Aceves (9-1) earned the win in three scoreless innings of relief, while Daniel Bard pitched the eighth and Jonathan Papelbon worked the ninth.
Graham Godfrey (1-2) took the loss, giving up three runs on six hits in four innings as the A's fell to 1-3 in their last four games.
"A long, tough day for us," said Oakland manager Bob Melvin.
The nightcap was delayed with one out in the top of the fifth inning, but the Red Sox had a 3-0 lead by then.
Dustin Pedroia led off the second inning with a double and Ortiz followed with his 27th homer of the season to give Boston a 2-0 lead.
Pedroia, Ortiz and Jed Lowrie started the fourth inning with three consecutive singles to load the bases and Pedroia came home on Jarrod Saltalamacchia's ground out.
The Red Sox pushed their lead to 4-0 in the sixth when Saltalamacchia doubled in Lowrie with a bloop down the right field line that first baseman Brandon Allen tracked but couldn't catch.
Game Notes
Ortiz was 3-for-4 in the nightcap after going 2-for-4 in the opener and is 24- for-46 during a 12-game hitting streak...The first game started at noon and the second game began at 6:50 p.m. local time. It ended around 11 p.m.
- OAKLAND: 0
BOSTON: 4
Final
Aug 27 10:59 PM - Jarrod Saltalamacchia double to right scored Jed Lowrie with two out. Runner on second and Josh Reddick due up.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 4 Bot 6, 2 OutsAug 27 10:05 PM - Jarrod Saltalamacchia grounded out first to pitcher scoring Dustin Pedroia with two out. On the play, Jed Lowrie advances to second and David Ortiz advances to third. Runners on second and third and Josh Reddick due up.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 3 Bot 4, 2 OutsAug 27 8:18 PM - David Ortiz none-out, two-run Home Run (27) to left scored Dustin Pedroia. Jed Lowrie due up.
Athletics 0, Red Sox 2 Bot 2, 0 OutsAug 27 7:35 PM - OAKLAND: 0
BOSTON: 0
Top 1, 0 Outs
Aug 27 6:53 PM
Related News
- Elephant Rumblings: Post-Christmas lull at full throttle Dec 26
- OTM Open Thread 12/25: It is Monday Dec 25
- Twas The Night Before Christmas... Dec 24
- Elephant Rumblings: Luis Morales a prospect to watch in 2024 Dec 24
- 2023 Athletics Season in Review: Lawrence Butler Dec 23
- Elephant Rumblings: Giants Strike Out in Free Agency Once Again Dec 23
- OTM Open Thread 12/23: It is Saturday Dec 23
- 2023 Athletics Season in Review: Esteury Ruiz Dec 22
- OTM Open Thread 12/22: It is Friday Dec 22
- Elephant Rumblings: MLB approves 2024 rule changes Dec 22
- From Roman Gladiators to Red Sox, We’re Still Here Dec 22
- 2023 Athletics Season in Review: JJ Bleday Dec 21