The Boston Red Sox got a tough win over the Oakland Athletics yesterday at Fenway Park with the Red Sox victorious 6 to 4. It was a huge win that rooters with Red Sox tickets aren’t likely to forget.
Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka (5.49 ERA) got the win, while Ben Sheets (5.00 ERA) took the loss for the Athletics. Daisuke Matsuzaka went 6.2 solid innings for the Red Sox, allowed 10 hits, one home run and 3 earned runs with no walks and 7 strikeouts. Also pitching for the Red Sox was Daniel Bard (1.91). The Athletics’s starter Ben Sheets went 6 innings, allowed 7 hits, one home run and 4 earned runs with one walk and one strikeout. Brad Ziegler (2.49), Craig Breslow (2.74), and Tyson Ross (5.97) also pitched for the Athletics. With the win, Matsuzaka’s record goes to 4-2, while Sheets drops to 2-4. Jonathan Papelbon earned the save for the Red Sox, bringing his saves up to 13.
In addition to the 6 runs, the Red Sox put up 10 hits and committed no errors. Marco Scutaro led the Red Sox in hitting with 3 hits, followed by Darnell McDonald’s 2 hits, and David Ortiz with 2. Dustin Pedroia had a tough day at the plate, leaving 4 runners on base. The Athletics didn’t have anyone with a big night with not one batter getting more than 2 hits. The Athletics mustered 4 runs, 12 hits and no errors.
Umpiring duties were performed by C.B. Bucknor, Doug Eddings, Dana DeMuth and Kerwin Danley. There were 37,783 Red Sox ticket holders in attendance at Fenway Park.
The win puts the Red Sox at a record of -, ( games behind the division leader), while the loss brings the Athletics to -, ( games behind first place in the division). Next up for the Red Sox are the (-) at the Red Sox’s Fenway Park. If you are in the area you might want to check out what’s available for tickets because that game should be a good one. The Athletics will next take on the (-) at Fenway Park in what should be a very good game of MLB baseball. Buy your tickets today and and see the game in person.