MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
04/08/2014
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BOSTON RED SOX AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS
GAME ID: 60 - TUESDAY, APRIL 8TH , 2014 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Boston Red Sox (5-4) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 8 0
Oakland Athletics (2-7) 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 0
Pujols Hits 3 home runs in Red Sox Win
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics, 4-3, at Oakland Coliseum today. Leading the charge for Boston was first baseman Albert Pujols. He hit 3 home runs. Michael Kirkman sewed up the save, his 1st. The win gives Boston a record of 5-4.

Pujols had a game-changing home run in the top of the ninth. On a 2-1 sinker from Doug Fister, he banged a solo home run to left, giving the Red Sox a 4-3 lead. It was the 3rd home run of the year for Pujols.

Pujols attributed the win to "energy and focus on the part of everyone."
BOSTON BATTING LINESCORE OAKLAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Altuve 2B 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 .263 0 2
D. Murphy DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .342 2 3
M. Holliday LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .294 2 9
   a-G. Jones LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
A. Pujols 1B 4 3 3 3 0 0 0 .313 3 7
A. Beltre 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .243 1 3
M. Montero C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .464 0 3
A. Pollock RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .257 1 8
A. Jones CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .147 3 3
J. Iglesias SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .214 1 3
Totals 32 4 8 4 2 5 12      
a - G. Jones substituted for M. Holliday in the 9th

BATTING
Home Runs: A. Pujols 3 (3, 1st Inning off D. Fister, 0 on, 2 outs; 4th Inning off D. Fister, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off D. Fister, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Altuve 2 , M. Holliday , A. Pujols 12 , A. Beltre , M. Montero
2-out RBI: A. Pujols
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jones
GIDP: D. Murphy
Sac Fly: M. Holliday
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Altuve 2 (3) , A. Beltre (1)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Iglesias-Altuve-Pujols)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Revere CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .250 0 2
R. Furcal 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .250 0 3
F. Freeman 1B 5 0 0 0 0 2 3 .118 0 2
L. Morrison DH 4 0 2 1 0 2 0 .242 0 4
R. Roberts LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .250 0 2
J. Mercer 2B 4 1 1 2 0 1 0 .229 1 5
M. Gonzalez SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .281 0 0
E. Bonifacio RF 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .200 0 2
J. Sucre C 4 0 1 0 0 0 5 .125 0 0
Totals 36 3 10 3 3 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: B. Revere (3, 5th Inning off T. Milone, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Gonzalez 2 (3, 6th Inning off T. Milone, 0 on, 1 out; 8th Inning off B. Hand, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Mercer (1, 4th Inning off T. Milone, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Revere 2 , R. Furcal , L. Morrison 2 , R. Roberts , J. Mercer 4 , M. Gonzalez 5 , J. Sucre
2-out RBI: L. Morrison
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Revere , R. Roberts , J. Sucre 2
GIDP: B. Revere
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Mercer-Gonzalez-Freeman)
OF assists: 1 (Bonifacio(Altuve at home))
BOSTON PITCHING LINESCORE OAKLAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Milone 6.0 9 3 3 2 6 1 107 2.57   
A. Warren 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.00   
B. Hand W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 11 3.00   
M. Kirkman SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 18.90   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Milone 46
Batters Faced: T. Milone 28, A. Warren 3, B. Hand 5, M. Kirkman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Milone 8-3, A. Warren 1-1, B. Hand 2-0, M. Kirkman 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: T. Milone 107-62, A. Warren 14-8, B. Hand 11-9, M. Kirkman 6-5
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Fister L (1-1) 8.0 8 4 4 1 4 3 108 2.81   
A. Bailey 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 0.00   
C. Janssen 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 9.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Fister 53
Batters Faced: D. Fister 31, A. Bailey 3, C. Janssen 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Fister 4-14, A. Bailey 1-0, C. Janssen 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Fister 108-69, A. Bailey 18-11, C. Janssen 2-1
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Janssen 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Albert Pujols
Ballpark: Oakland Coliseum
Weather: Clear skies (53 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM PT
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 31578
Special Notes: Albert Pujols ties the BOS regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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