Oakland 20, Boston 2
Friday, August 31, 2012 10:05 PM
When: 10:05 PM ET, Friday, August 31, 2012
Where: O.co Coliseum, Oakland, California
Temperature:
59°
Umpires:
Home -
Greg Gibson, 1B -
Phil Cuzzi, 2B -
Gerry Davis, 3B -
Manny Gonzalez
Attendance:
20121
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
| Team |
W/L |
Home |
Away |
Streak |
| Boston
|
62-71 |
32-38 |
30-33 |
L4 |
| Oakland
|
74-57 |
40-27 |
34-30 |
W7 |
Recap Quick Hits
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With this win, the Oakland Athletics have a 40-27 record at home this season. The Boston Red Sox have a 30-33 record on the road.
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Oakland has a streak of 7 straight up wins. The Athletics have won 9 of their last 10 games.
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Boston has a streak of 4 straight up losses. The Red Sox have won 3 of their last 10 games.
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Brandon McCarthy pitched 6.1 innings for the win and now has an ERA of 3.10. Aaron Cook took the loss for Boston.
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Josh Reddick, Brandon Moss, Josh Donaldson, George Kottaras (2) hit homeruns for Oakland. Jarrod Saltalamacchia had the only homerun for Boston.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
| Boston |
|
Oakland |
|
Aaron Cook |
Player |
Brandon McCarthy
|
|
Loss |
W/L |
Win |
|
2.2 |
IP |
6.1 |
|
0 |
Strikeouts |
1 |
|
7 |
Hits |
8 |
|
20.25 |
ERA |
2.84 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
E |
| Boston
|
9 |
1 |
12 |
.265 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Oakland
|
19 |
5 |
39 |
.432 |
4 |
20 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
Upcoming Games
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Oakland will play their next game at home against Boston. The Athletics have a W/L % of .603 after a win and .517 after a loss.
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Boston will play their next game on the road against Oakland. The Red Sox have a W/L % of .476 after a win and .457 after a loss.
