Oakland 15, Boston 5
When: 7:10 PM ET, Friday, August 26, 2011
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature:
81°
Umpires:
Home -
Brian Runge, 1B -
Marvin Hudson, 2B -
Ted Barrett, 3B -
Tim McClelland
Attendance:
38239
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Josh Willingham and Scott Sizemore hit two-run homers in a six-run fourth inning, and Tim Wakefield failed again to win his 200th game as the Oakland Athletics ripped the host Boston Red Sox 15-5 on Friday.
Wakefield (6-6) allowed eight runs (four earned) and eight hits in four innings in his sixth attempt to reach the milestone.
Gio Gonzalez (11-11) gave up four runs and seven hits in 5 2/3 innings, and Hideki Matsui had a two-run double in the fourth for Oakland.
Dustin Pedroia and David Ortiz hit back-to-back homers in the fourth to trim the deficit to 8-3 for Boston, which maintained its one-game lead over New York in the American League East.
Red Sox outfielder Darnell McDonald pitched the ninth and allowed a two-run double to Willingham.
The teams will play a doubleheader Saturday prior to Hurricane Irene's arrival. Sunday’s game was moved to Saturday at 5 p.m. ET. The first game starts at noon.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Oakland |
|
Boston |
|
Gio Gonzalez
|
Player |
Tim Wakefield |
|
Win |
W/L |
Loss |
|
5.2 |
IP |
4.0 |
|
5 |
Strikeouts |
3 |
|
7 |
Hits |
8 |
|
6.35 |
ERA |
9.00 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
| Oakland
|
16 |
2 |
30 |
.356 |
20 |
4 |
15 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
| Boston
|
11 |
2 |
22 |
.282 |
21 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
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