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Major League Baseball

June 04, 2007  McAfee Coliseum-Attendance: 28,177 (34,077)  Time: 3:45
 
Boston 4 Oakland 5
 FINAL 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 R H E
 Red Sox  1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 4 10 2
 Athletics  0 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 11 0
W: S. Casilla (W, 1-0); L: K. Snyder (L, 1-1)
HR: BOS: W. Pena (4), D. Ortiz (10). OAK: M. Ellis (4), E. Chavez (8).

Batting
Boston
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
D Pedroia 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 .331
A Cora SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304
   J Lugo PH-SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .224
D Ortiz DH 4 2 3 1 1 0 0 .333
M Ramirez LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 2 .286
K Youkilis 3B-1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 1 .346
J Drew RF 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 .224
   J Varitek PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .280
   C Crisp PR-CF 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 .237
W Pena CF-RF 5 1 2 2 0 2 2 .240
D Mirabelli C 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .180
E Hinske 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .155
   M Lowell PH-3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .332
Team totals: 42 4 10 4 1 11 6  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: D Ortiz 2 (23)
Home runs: W Pena (4, 7th inning off D Haren with 0 on, 2 outs) , D Ortiz (10, 1st inning off D Haren with 0 on, 2 outs)
RBI: W Pena 2 (9), J Varitek (28), D Ortiz (41)
Left in scoring position: M Ramirez (1), E Hinske (1)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 6
Left in scoring position: 2
Hits with runners in scoring position: 4 at-bats, 1 hits

Fielding:
Errors: K Youkilis (2), E Hinske (3)
Double plays: 2: (#1: A Cora, D Pedroia, E Hinske), (#2: K Youkilis, D Mirabelli, E Hinske)

Batting
Oakland
Name AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
S Stewart LF 6 0 1 0 0 0 4 .271
T Buck RF 5 0 1 0 1 1 4 .252
N Swisher 1B 6 0 0 0 0 3 2 .292
D Johnson DH 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 .294
E Chavez 3B 5 2 2 1 1 1 6 .237
B Crosby SS 4 1 1 0 1 0 5 .247
M Kotsay CF 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .133
M Ellis 2B 5 1 4 3 0 0 0 .264
J Kendall C 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 .193
   J Cust PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .221
   A Melhuse C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231
Team totals: 42 5 11 5 7 6 13  

Individual Batting:
Doubles: M Ellis (10), T Buck (7)
Triples: M Ellis (1)
Home runs: M Ellis (4, 4th inning off J Tavarez with 0 on, 0 outs) , E Chavez (8, 11th inning off K Snyder with 0 on, 2 outs)
RBI: M Ellis 3 (26), J Kendall (14), E Chavez (27)
Sacrifice flies: J Kendall (1)
Grounded into double play: B Crosby (2)
Left in scoring position: N Swisher (1), S Stewart (3), M Kotsay (1), J Kendall (1), T Buck (3), E Chavez (3), B Crosby (2)

Team Batting:
Left on base: 13
Left in scoring position: 9
Hits with runners in scoring position: 15 at-bats, 1 hits

Base Running:
Stolen bases: E Chavez (3)

Pitching
Boston
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
J Tavarez 5.2 9 3 3 2 3 5.33
B Donnelly 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 3.38
J Pineiro 1 0 1 0 3 0 5.01
J Romero 1.1 1 0 0 2 1 3.15
K Snyder (L, 1-1) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 2.25

Pitching
Oakland
Name IP H R ER BB SO ERA
D Haren 7.2 4 2 2 1 9 1.70
J Marshall (H, 7) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 5.32
A Embree (B, 1) 1.1 4 2 2 0 1 3.55
K Calero 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 6.53
R Flores 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00
S Casilla (W, 1-0) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0.00

Individual Pitching
Boston
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
J Tavarez 27 107 65 9 5
B Donnelly 4 16 12 2 0
J Pineiro 8 30 12 2 0
J Romero 6 26 14 2 1
K Snyder 5 18 13 3 2

Oakland
Name Batters Faced Pitches Strikes Ground Balls Fly Balls
D Haren 28 118 75 8 6
J Marshall 1 2 2 0 1
A Embree 8 25 18 2 2
K Calero 1 3 3 0 0
R Flores 1 5 2 0 0
S Casilla 4 16 9 2 1

Officials
Umpires
Name  Position
Dale Scott HP
Paul Emmel 1B
Dan Iassogna 2B
Ron Kulpa 3B

Game Highlights
AL Boston at Oakland Boston Red Sox Outfielder CoCo Crisp was a late scratch due to a stomach ailment. Wily Mo Pena took his spot in center field and in the #7 spot.
AL Boston at Oakland Athletics Mark Ellis has 4 hits.
AL Boston at Oakland Athletics Mark Ellis has hit for the cycle.
AL Boston at Oakland With a single in the bottom of the 10th inning, Athletics second baseman Mark Ellis completed the cycle.

Play-By-Play
Top of the 1st
Out: Pedroia grounds out to SS. 1 out.
Out: Cora flies out to RF. 2 outs.
Run scored: 1 run, home run by David Ortiz (10).
Hit: Ramirez hits a single to LF.   2 outs.
Out: Youkilis hits a fielders-choice to SS. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 1st
Defensive Substitution: (CF) Crisp replaced by (CF) Pena
Hit: Stewart hits a single to SS.   0 out.
Out: Buck flies out to CF.  S Stewart holds on first.  1 out.
Out: Swisher strikes out. S Stewart holds on first.  2 outs.
Play: Johnson walks. S Stewart to second.  2 outs.
Out: Chavez grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Top of the 2nd
Hit: Drew hits a single to CF.   0 out.
Out: Pena strikes out. J Drew holds on first.  1 out.
Out: Mirabelli grounds out to SS.  J Drew to second.  2 outs.
Out: Hinske flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 2nd
Play: Crosby walks. 0 out.
Hit: Kotsay hits a single to LF.   B Crosby to third.  0 out.
Run scored: 2 runs, triple by Mark Ellis. Bobby Crosby scores from 3rd, Mark Kotsay scores from 1st.
Out: Kendall grounds out to 3B.  M Ellis holds on third.  1 out.
Out: Stewart grounds out to 3B.  M Ellis holds on third.  2 outs.
Out: Buck grounds out to 1B. 3 outs.
Top of the 3rd
Out: Pedroia flies out to 1B. 1 out.
Out: Cora flies out to 2B. 2 outs.
Out: Ortiz flies out to LF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 3rd
Out: Swisher strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Johnson strikes out. 2 outs.
Hit: Chavez hits a single to RF.   2 outs.
Hit: Crosby hits a single to LF.   E Chavez to second.  2 outs.
Out: Kotsay grounds out to 1B. 3 outs.
Top of the 4th
Out: Ramirez grounds out to 3B. 1 out.
Out: Youkilis grounds out to SS. 2 outs.
Out: Drew strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 4th
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Mark Ellis (4).
Out: Kendall grounds out to SS. 1 out.
Out: Stewart flies out to P. 2 outs.
Hit: Buck hits a double to LF.   2 outs.
Out: Swisher flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Top of the 5th
Out: Pena strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Mirabelli strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Hinske grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 5th
Hit: Johnson hits a single to LF.   0 out.
Out: Chavez flies out to RF.  D Johnson holds on first.  1 out.
Out: Crosby hits into double play. 3 outs.
Top of the 6th
Out: Pedroia flies out to RF. 1 out.
Out: Cora flies out to 3B. 2 outs.
Play: Ortiz walks. 2 outs.
Out: Ramirez strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 6th
Out: Kotsay flies out to LF. 1 out.
Hit: Ellis hits a double to CF.   1 out.
Out: Kendall flies out to RF.  M Ellis to third.  2 outs.
Pitching Change: (P) Tavarez replaced by (P) Donnelly
Out: Stewart grounds out to 3B. 3 outs.
Top of the 7th
Out: Youkilis grounds out to 3B. 1 out.
Out: Drew strikes out. 2 outs.
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Wily Mo Pena (4).
Out: Mirabelli strikes out. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 7th
Out: Buck strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Swisher strikes out. 2 outs.
Out: Johnson grounds out to 2B. 3 outs.
Top of the 8th
Out: Hinske strikes out. 1 out.
Out: Pedroia strikes out. 2 outs.
Pitching Change: (P) Haren replaced by (P) Marshall
Offensive Substitution: (SS) Cora replaced by (PH) Lugo
Out: Lugo flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 8th
Position Change: Lugo moves to SS
Pitching Change: (P) Donnelly replaced by (P) Pineiro
Play: Chavez walks. 0 out.
Out: Crosby flies out to CF.  E Chavez holds on first.  1 out.
Stolen base: E Chavez steals second. 1 out.
Play: Kotsay walks. E Chavez holds on second.  1 out.
Play: Ellis - error.  M Kotsay to second.  E Chavez to third.  1 out.
Run scored: 1 run, Jason Kendall hits a sacrifice fly. Eric Chavez scores from 3rd.
Out: Stewart flies out to RF. 3 outs.
Top of the 9th
Pitching Change: (P) Marshall replaced by (P) Embree
Hit: Ortiz hits a double to RF.   0 out.
Out: Ramirez strikes out. D Ortiz holds on second.  1 out.
Out: Youkilis grounds out to SS.  D Ortiz to third.  2 outs.
Offensive Substitution: (RF) Drew replaced by (PH) Varitek
Run scored: 1 run, single by Jason Varitek. David Ortiz scores from 3rd.
Offensive Substitution: (PH) Varitek replaced by (PR) Crisp
Run scored: 1 run, single by Wily Mo Pena. Coco Crisp scores from 1st.
Out: Mirabelli flies out to CF. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 9th
Position Change: Crisp moves to CF
Position Change: Pena moves to RF
Play: Buck walks. 0 out.
Play: Swisher - error.  T Buck to third.  0 out.
Pitching Change: (P) Pineiro replaced by (P) Romero
Play: Johnson walks. N Swisher to second.  T Buck holds on third.  0 out.
Out: Chavez strikes out. D Johnson holds on first.  N Swisher holds on second.  T Buck holds on third.  1 out.
Out: Crosby hits into double play. 3 outs.
Top of the 10th
Offensive Substitution: (1B) Hinske replaced by (PH) Lowell
Out: Lowell flies out to 2B. 1 out.
Hit: Pedroia hits a single to RF.   1 out.
Pitching Change: (P) Embree replaced by (P) Calero
Out: Lugo strikes out. D Pedroia holds on first.  2 outs.
Pitching Change: (P) Calero replaced by (P) Flores
Hit: Ortiz hits a double to CF.   D Pedroia to third.  2 outs.
Advanced base: D Ortiz holds on second.  D Pedroia out.  3 outs.
Bottom of the 10th
Position Change: Youkilis moves to 1B
Position Change: Lowell moves to 3B
Out: Kotsay grounds out to 2B. 1 out.
Hit: Ellis hits a single to CF.   1 out.
Offensive Substitution: (C) Kendall replaced by (PH) Cust
Pitching Change: (P) Romero replaced by (P) Snyder
Out: Stewart grounds out to P.  J Cust to second.  M Ellis to third.  2 outs.
Out: Buck grounds out to 1B. 3 outs.
Top of the 11th
Defensive Substitution: (PH) Cust replaced by (C) Melhuse
Pitching Change: (P) Flores replaced by (P) Casilla
Out: Ramirez grounds out to 3B. 1 out.
Hit: Youkilis hits a single to CF.   1 out.
Out: Crisp flies out to CF.  K Youkilis holds on first.  2 outs.
Out: Pena hits a fielders-choice to SS. 3 outs.
Bottom of the 11th
Out: Swisher flies out to CF. 1 out.
Out: Johnson grounds out to 2B. 2 outs.
Run scored: 1 run, home run by Eric Chavez (8).

How they scored:

Red Sox first. Pedroia grounded out, shortstop Crosby to first baseman Swisher. Cora flied out to right fielder Buck. Ortiz homered to right on a full count. Ramirez singled to left. Youkilis grounded into fielder's choice, shortstop Crosby to second baseman Ellis, Ramirez out.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Red Sox 1, Athletics 0.

Athletics second. Crosby walked on a full count. Kotsay singled to left, Crosby to third. Ellis tripled to center, Crosby scored, Kotsay scored. Kendall grounded out, third baseman Youkilis to first baseman Hinske. Stewart grounded out, third baseman Youkilis to first baseman Hinske. Buck grounded out, first baseman Hinske unassisted.

2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 2, Red Sox 1.

Athletics fourth. Ellis homered to left on a 2-2 count. Kendall grounded out, shortstop Cora to first baseman Hinske. Stewart lined out to pitcher Tavarez. Buck doubled to left. Swisher lined out to right fielder Drew.

1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 3, Red Sox 1.

Red Sox seventh. Youkilis grounded out, third baseman Chavez to first baseman Swisher. Drew struck out. Pena homered to left on a 2-2 count. Mirabelli struck out.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 3, Red Sox 2.

Athletics eighth. Lugo in as shortstop. Pineiro pitching. Chavez walked on four pitches. Crosby lined out to center fielder Pena. Chavez stole second. Kotsay walked on a full count. Ellis safe on fielder's choice and Youkilis' error, Chavez to third, Kotsay to second. Kendall hit a sacrifice fly to left fielder Ramirez, Chavez scored. Stewart lined out to right fielder Drew.

1 run, 0 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Athletics 4, Red Sox 2.

Red Sox ninth. Embree pitching. Ortiz doubled to right. Ramirez struck out. Youkilis grounded out, shortstop Crosby to first baseman Swisher, Ortiz to third. Varitek pinch-hitting for Drew. Varitek singled to right, Ortiz scored. Crisp pinch-running for Varitek. Pena singled to center, Crisp scored. Mirabelli flied out to center fielder Kotsay.

2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Athletics 4, Red Sox 4.

Athletics eleventh. Swisher flied out to center fielder Crisp. Johnson grounded out, second baseman Pedroia to first baseman Youkilis. Chavez homered to right on a 1-1 count.

1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Athletics 5, Red Sox 4.

Athletics 5, Red Sox 4, 11 innings

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -The Boston Red Sox thought they were exhausted when they got into their Bay Area hotel at dawn Monday after losing two of three to the Yankees.

They had no idea their longest day of the year was just beginning - and that it would end with a 225-minute, 11-inning, improbably dramatic loss to the Oakland Athletics.

Mark Ellis became the sixth Oakland player to hit for the cycle, and Eric Chavez ended it with a two-out homer for the A's, who recovered from Boston's ninth-inning rally for a tumultuous 5-4 victory.

Chavez left no doubt on his eighth homer of the season, this one off Kyle Snyder (1-1), ending a game with a homer for just the second time in his career. But there was plenty of doubt before that in Boston's fourth loss in five games, starting when the Red Sox erased Dan Haren's outstanding start with a two-run rally in the ninth.

''They did a good job battling,'' Ellis said. ''We know they got in late last night, but they're got a lot of pride over there. It's a great win for us. We persevered and kept fighting. There were plenty of chances to give up.''

Haren dazzled the Red Sox with nine strikeouts during 7 2-3 innings of four-hit ball, but pinch-hitter Jason Varitek and Wily Mo Pena hit run-scoring singles against Alan Embree in the ninth to tie it for Boston.

Ellis then hit for the cycle for the first time in his career, completing it with a broken-bat bloop single in the 10th inning. Ellis hit a two-run triple in the second and a solo homer in the fourth, adding a double in the sixth.

David Ortiz hit his first homer in 19 games and added doubles in the ninth and 10th innings for the Red Sox, who staggered into Oakland after a cross-country flight and no rest thanks to a scheduling quirk that annoyed and drained them.

''We lost a heartbreaking game,'' Boston manager Terry Francona said. ''It won't be heartbreaking (Tuesday). We did a lot of things just to get an extra-inning game on the road. We wiggled out of a few jams. ... We did a lot. We just didn't do enough.''

Santiago Casilla (1-0) earned his first major-league victory for the A's, who won three straight for the first time since mid-April - and Chavez decided it was time to go home, pausing briefly to admire his homer.

''The way it came off the bat, and the way I've been swinging lately, I kind of knew it was going to carry a little bit,'' Chavez said.

After Embree blew the save, the A's loaded the bases with no outs in the ninth - but Boston survived when J.C. Romero struck out Chavez and then induced a 5-2-3 double play on Bobby Crosby's grounder to Kevin Youkilis, sparking enthusiastic high-fives in front of the pro-Boston fans.

''I kind of felt like I threw away that (at-bat) in the 10th,'' Chavez said.

Ortiz, whose double started the ninth-inning rally, hit a two-out double off the top of the center-field wall in the 10th. But Mark Kotsay barehanded it, and the relay throw to Jason Kendall easily cut down Dustin Pedroia, who attempted to score from first.

''It shows the character of this team,'' Pedroia said. ''A lot of adversity, travel ... we're not going to quit. ... (The 10th-inning play) was tough. I didn't have much of a lead at first, and the ball caromed off the wall pretty good to him. A couple of extra inches further on David's ball, and it's a home run.''

Ellis then completed the 17th cycle in A's history dating to 1901 with his one-out bloop, and he reached third on Shannon Stewart's groundout. But the Red Sox escaped again when Travis Buck grounded out to first, with Snyder making a sprinting, diving play to cover the bag.

Ellis was the first player to hit for the cycle against the Red Sox since Andre Thornton did it on April 22, 1978.

Way back in the first inning, Ortiz snapped his longest homer drought since joining the Red Sox in 2003, popping Haren's full-count pitch over the short right-field fence in the first inning.

The powerful designated hitter, who has just 10 homers after hitting a Red Sox-record 54 last season, hadn't connected since May 9, a span of 19 games and 69 at-bats. He kept producing despite the homer drought, driving in 15 runs during that skid.

Although Haren gave up two homers for the first time all season, he matched his season high in strikeouts and retired 14 straight at one point. He struck out five of the last seven batters he faced before leaving to a standing ovation in what would have been his seventh straight victory.

Notes: Embree blew his first save in five chances with Oakland - his first blown save since exactly two years ago, when he was with Boston. ... Pedroia was the AL's Rookie of the Month, and the Woodland, Calif., native celebrated with more than 15 friends and family members in the Coliseum stands. He then extended his career-best hitting streak to 14 games with a 10th-inning single.