2014 Quarter-Finals

Oakland over Boston 4-3  

Game 1
 
BOXSCORE: 2014 Boston Red Sox At 2014 Oakland A's                   9/20/2014

  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Blackmon CF       4  4  4  11.000     A.Jackson CF        2  1  1  0 .500  
  J.Upton LF,RF,LF    5  2  1  1 .200   B-M.Joyce PH,LF       2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Martinez RF       6  0  1  1 .167     A.Garcia LF         3  1  2  3 .667  
H-B.Gardner LF,RF     0  0  0  0 ----   C-E.Inciarte PH,LF,CF 1  0  1  11.000  
  J.Donaldson 3B      4  1  2  2 .500     M.Cuddyer 1B        3  0  1  0 .333  
  J.Lucroy C          4  0  3  4 .750   D-K.Seager PH,3B      1  0  1  11.000  
  J.Loney 1B          4  0  3  1 .750     D.Norris C          3  0  0  0 .000  
  A.Ramirez SS        6  0  0  0 .000   E-A.Avila PH,C        2  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Barney 2B         5  1  1  0 .200     D.Espinosa 2B       5  2  1  2 .200  
  C.Sale P            2  1  0  0 .000     K.Negron 3B         3  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Tazawa P          0  0  0  0 ----     S.Cishek P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Duensing P        0  0  0  0 ----     B.Treinen P         1  0  0  0 .000  
  B.Boyer P           0  0  0  0 ----     B.Hardy P           0  0  0  0 ----  
F-S.Fuld PH           1  1  1  01.000     S.Atchison P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  K.Jepsen P          0  0  0  0 ----   I-J.Schoop PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
G-C.Davis PH          1  0  0  0 .000     M.Kemp RF           4  1  1  0 .250  
  A.Miller P          0  0  0  0 ----     J.Rollins SS        3  2  1  0 .333  
  H.Rondon P          0  0  0  0 ----     J.Arrieta P         1  0  0  1 .000  
                                          R.Mendez P          0  0  0  0 ----  
                                        A-M.Morse PH,1B       2  2  1  1 .500  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      42 10 16 10                 Totals      37  9 10  9

A-Pinch Hit For Mendez In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Jackson In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Garcia In 6th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Cuddyer In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Norris In 6th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Boyer In 7th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Jepsen In 8th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Martinez In 9th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Atchison In 9th Inning

Red Sox......... 1 2 0  2 0 2  1 0 2  - 10 16  2
A's............. 0 4 0  0 2 2  0 1 0  -  9 10  0

Red Sox (1-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Sale                    5 1/3   7   7   3   2  10   1   5.06
J.Tazawa BS(1st)          0 1/3   1   1   1   0   0   0  27.00
B.Duensing                0       1   0   0   0   0   0   ----
B.Boyer                   0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
K.Jepsen                  1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
A.Miller WIN(1-0)         1       1   1   0   1   1   0   0.00
H.Rondon SAVE(1st)        1       0   0   0   0   3   0   0.00
Totals                    9      10   9   4   4  15   1

A's (0-1)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Arrieta                 5 1/3  10   7   7   3   6   0  11.81
R.Mendez BS(1st)          0 2/3   1   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
S.Cishek                  0       1   1   1   0   0   0   ----
B.Treinen BS(1st)         1 2/3   2   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
B.Hardy                   0 1/3   0   1   1   1   1   0  27.00
S.Atchison L(0-1) BS(1st) 1       2   1   1   1   1   0   9.00
Totals                    9      16  10  10   6  10   0

ATTENDANCE- 41,162 DATE- Saturday, September 20th 2014 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Jerry Crawford, Mike Everett, Brian Gorman, Mike Dimuro
T- 3:55
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:15  A's: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  A's: 0
ERRORS- C.Blackmon, A.Miller
DOUBLES- C.Blackmon-2(2nd), J.Upton(1st), J.Lucroy-2(2nd), A.Garcia-2(2nd),
         E.Inciarte(1st), K.Seager(1st), M.Morse(1st)
TRIPLES- D.Barney(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Espinosa(1st)
RBIs- C.Blackmon(1st), J.Upton(1st), J.Martinez(1st), J.Donaldson-2(2nd),
      J.Lucroy-4(4th), J.Loney(1st), A.Garcia-3(3rd), E.Inciarte(1st),
      K.Seager(1st), D.Espinosa-2(2nd), J.Arrieta, M.Morse(1st)
STOLEN BASES- C.Blackmon-2(2nd)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Arrieta
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Donaldson
WALKS- C.Blackmon, J.Upton, J.Lucroy, J.Loney-2, C.Sale, A.Jackson, E.Inciarte,
       K.Seager, J.Rollins
HIT BY PITCH- C.Blackmon, J.Donaldson, J.Lucroy
STRIKE OUTS- J.Upton, J.Martinez-4, J.Donaldson, A.Ramirez, D.Barney, C.Sale,
             C.Davis, A.Jackson, M.Joyce, A.Garcia, D.Norris-2, A.Avila,
             D.Espinosa-3, K.Negron-2, J.Schoop, M.Kemp-2, J.Rollins
WILD PITCHES- C.Sale
2-out RBI- J.Lucroy-3, A.Garcia-3, J.Donaldson, D.Espinosa-2, E.Inciarte,
           K.Seager
RLISP 2-out- A.Ramirez-3, J.Donaldson, D.Norris, C.Sale, J.Loney, D.Barney-2,
             A.Avila, J.Lucroy
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 8 for 28  A's: 5 for 10
WEB GEMS- Top 8th: Ender Inciarte robbed Alexei Ramirez of an extra base hit.
          Bot 8th: Jonathan Lucroy blocked the plate, saving a run!

Chris Sale retired 10 batters on strikeouts and Jonathan Lucroy hit 2 doubles
and had 4 RBI at Turner Field as the Boston Red Sox came back dramatically to
top the Oakland A's by the score of 10 to 9.

Boston erupted with the game winning runs in the 9th inning with 2 runs
utilizing 2 base hits.  Charlie Blackmon got things going when he drew a
walk.  Justin Upton next to the plate and he doubled.  J.D. Martinez was the
next batter, but he struck out.  Josh Donaldson stepped in and he hit a deep
fly which plated a run.  Lucroy came to the plate and doubled scoring the
final run of the inning.  A wild affair, this game saw the lead change 8
times.  

The win went to Andrew Miller(1-0) who allowed 1 run in 1 inning. Hector
Rondon recorded the save, his 1st.  Scott Atchison(0-1) was the loser in
relief.  He surrendered 1 run and 2 hits in 1 inning.  

Jack Mudd was understandably not very talkative after his team's tough loss.
He quickly showered and changed and when asked about the game had a terse,
yet polite response, 'Hey fellows, that game was a heart-breaker to lose.
Our guys gave it their all and played well - fate just wasn't smilin' on us
tonight'



Game 2
 
BOXSCORE: 2014 Boston Red Sox At 2014 Oakland A's                   9/21/2014

  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Blackmon CF       6  0  2  1 .600     E.Inciarte CF       3  0  2  0 .750  
  J.Upton LF          5  0  1  0 .200   D-M.Cuddyer PH        1  0  0  0 .250  
  J.Martinez RF       5  0  1  0 .182     R.Mendez P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Donaldson 3B      5  0  0  0 .222     S.Atchison P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Lucroy C          5  1  2  1 .556     B.Hardy P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Loney 1B          5  1  2  0 .556     J.McGee P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Ramirez SS        4  1  2  0 .200   I-K.Negron PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
  D.Barney 2B         5  1  0  0 .100     M.Kemp RF           5  0  2  0 .333  
  J.Zimmermann P      2  0  1  0 .500     M.Joyce LF          5  0  1  0 .143  
A-B.Gardner PH        0  0  0  0 ----     K.Seager 3B         2  0  1  0 .667  
  B.Duensing P        0  0  0  0 ----     M.Morse 1B          4  0  1  0 .333  
  B.Boyer P           0  0  0  0 ----     A.Avila C           3  0  0  0 .000  
  K.Jepsen P          0  0  0  0 ----     J.Rollins SS        4  1  1  0 .286  
E-S.Fuld PH           0  0  0  01.000     J.Schoop 2B         1  0  0  1 .000  
F-R.Rivera PH         0  0  0  0 ----   B-D.Espinosa PH,2B    2  0  0  0 .143  
  D.Betances P        0  0  0  0 ----     C.McHugh P          1  0  0  0 .000  
G-C.Owings PH         1  1  1  21.000   C-A.Garcia PH,CF      0  0  0  0 .667  
  H.Rondon P          0  0  0  0 ----   H-A.Jackson PH        1  0  0  0 .333  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      43  5 12  4                 Totals      33  1  8  1

A-Pinch Hit For Zimmermann In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Schoop In 7th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For McHugh In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Inciarte In 7th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Jepsen In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Fuld In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Betances In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Garcia In 10th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For McGee In 10th Inning

Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0  4 -  5 12  0
A's............. 0 0 1  0 0 0  0 0 0  0 -  1  8  2

Red Sox (2-0)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Zimmermann              6       6   1   1   3   4   0   1.50
B.Duensing                0 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
B.Boyer                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
K.Jepsen                  1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
D.Betances WIN(1-0)       1       0   0   0   0   3   0   0.00
H.Rondon                  1       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                   10       8   1   1   4   9   0

A's (0-2)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.McHugh                  7       7   1   1   2   7   1   1.29
R.Mendez                  1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
S.Atchison                0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   6.75
B.Hardy                   0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0  13.50
J.McGee LOSS(0-1)         1 1/3   4   4   0   1   2   0   0.00
Totals                   10      12   5   1   4   9   1

ATTENDANCE- 41,559 DATE- Sunday, September 21st 2014 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Tim Tschida, Greg Gibson, Chuck Meriwether, Tim Timmons
T- 3:18
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox:12  A's: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 3  A's: 1
ERRORS- M.Morse, D.Espinosa
DOUBLES- C.Blackmon-2(4th), C.Owings(1st)
TRIPLES- J.Rollins(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Lucroy(1st)
RBIs- C.Blackmon(2nd), J.Lucroy(5th), C.Owings-2(2nd), J.Schoop(1st)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Schoop
WALKS- J.Upton, A.Ramirez, B.Gardner, R.Rivera, K.Seager, A.Avila, C.McHugh,
       A.Garcia
HIT BY PITCH- K.Seager
STRIKE OUTS- C.Blackmon-2, J.Upton-2, J.Donaldson-3, A.Ramirez, D.Barney,
             M.Kemp, M.Joyce, K.Seager, M.Morse, A.Avila, J.Rollins, J.Schoop,
             D.Espinosa-2
GIDP- J.Loney, M.Cuddyer, A.Avila-2
2-out RBI- J.Lucroy, C.Owings-2, C.Blackmon
RLISP 2-out- J.Donaldson, M.Joyce, J.Schoop, J.Upton-2, K.Seager-2,
             J.Martinez-3
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 2 for 11  A's: 1 for 6

The Boston Red Sox put 4 runs on the scoreboard in the 10th inning and bested
the Oakland A's in 10 innings by a 5 to 1 score at Turner Field.

Both teams had scored 1 runs after nine full innings.  Boston ended up winning
it in the 10th inning.  The critical plate appearance was by Chris Owings who
deflated the crowd as he doubled plating two runs.  Boston had 12 hits
overall, while Oakland had 8.  

The winning pitcher was Dellin Betances(1-0) who allowed no runs in 1 inning.
Jake McGee(0-1) absorbed the loss in relief.  It was a tough loss for him as
he did not allow an earned run in his 1 and 1/3 innings of work.  





Game 3
 
BOXSCORE: 2014 Oakland A's At 2014 Boston Red Sox                   9/23/2014

  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Inciarte CF       7  1  3  1 .545     C.Blackmon CF       5  0  0  0 .400  
  M.Kemp RF           7  2  3  0 .375     J.Upton LF          3  1  1  1 .231  
  M.Joyce LF          6  0  2  0 .231     J.Martinez RF       5  1  1  2 .188  
  K.Seager 3B         5  1  2  1 .500     J.Donaldson 3B      4  0  1  0 .231  
  M.Morse 1B          5  0  1  1 .273     J.Lucroy C          5  1  2  0 .500  
  A.Avila C           2  0  0  0 .000     J.Loney 1B          3  0  1  1 .500  
A-K.Negron PH         0  0  0  0 .000     H.Rondon P          0  0  0  0 ----  
B-D.Espinosa PH       1  0  0  0 .125     J.Tazawa P          0  0  0  0 ----  
C-D.Norris C          3  0  1  0 .167   J-B.Gardner PH        1  0  1  01.000  
  J.Rollins SS        5  1  2  1 .333     A.Ramirez SS        5  0  0  0 .133  
  J.Schoop 2B         5  0  0  0 .000     D.Barney 2B         2  0  0  0 .083  
  J.Quintana P        3  0  0  0 .000     K.Jepsen P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Treinen P         0  0  0  0 .000   E-R.Rivera PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
F-A.Jackson PH        1  0  0  0 .250     D.Betances P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  S.Atchison P        0  0  0  0 ----   G-C.Davis 1B          1  0  0  0 .000  
H-A.Garcia PH         1  0  0  0 .500     A.Sanchez P         1  0  0  0 .000  
  S.Cishek P          0  0  0  0 ----     B.Duensing P        0  0  0  0 ----  
I-M.Cuddyer PH        0  0  0  0 .250     B.Boyer P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.McGee P           0  0  0  0 ----   D-C.Owings 2B         4  1  1  0 .400  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      51  5 14  4                 Totals      40  4  8  4

A-Pinch Hit For Avila In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Negron In 5th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Espinosa In 5th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Boyer In 6th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Jepsen In 7th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Treinen In 8th Inning
G-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Betances In 10th Inning
H-Pinch Hit For Atchison In 10th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Cishek In 12th Inning
J-Pinch Hit For Tazawa In 12th Inning

A's............. 2 0 0  0 2 0  0 0 0  0 0 1  -  5 14  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  2 0 1  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  4  8  1

A's (1-2)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Quintana                6 2/3   5   4   4   2   2   1   5.40
B.Treinen                 0 1/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
S.Atchison                2       2   0   0   1   0   0   2.70
S.Cishek WIN(1-0)         2       0   0   0   0   5   0   4.50
J.McGee SAVE(1st)         1       1   0   0   1   2   0   0.00
Totals                   12       8   4   4   4  10   1

Red Sox (2-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Sanchez                 4       8   4   4   1   4   0   9.00
B.Duensing                0 1/3   0   0   0   1   0   0   0.00
B.Boyer                   0 2/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
K.Jepsen                  2       2   0   0   1   3   0   0.00
D.Betances                2       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
H.Rondon                  2       1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
J.Tazawa LOSS(0-1)        1       2   1   1   1   1   0  13.50
Totals                   12      14   5   5   5  11   0

ATTENDANCE- 32,328 DATE- Tuesday, September 23rd 2014 TIME- Night WEATHER- Average
UMPIRES- Marvin Hudson, Gary Cederstrom, Dale Scott, Ian Lamplugh
T- 3:32
LEFT ON BASE- A's:15  Red Sox: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 3  Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- J.Donaldson
DOUBLES- E.Inciarte(2nd), K.Seager(2nd), M.Morse(2nd), J.Upton(2nd),
         J.Lucroy-2(4th), J.Loney(1st), B.Gardner(1st)
TRIPLES- C.Owings(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Martinez(1st)
RBIs- E.Inciarte(2nd), K.Seager(2nd), M.Morse(2nd), J.Rollins(1st),
      J.Upton(2nd), J.Martinez-2(3rd), J.Loney(2nd)
SACRIFICE FLIES- J.Upton
WALKS- K.Seager, M.Morse, J.Rollins, J.Schoop, M.Cuddyer, J.Upton, J.Donaldson,
       J.Loney, C.Davis
STRIKE OUTS- E.Inciarte-2, M.Joyce, M.Morse-2, D.Espinosa, D.Norris-2,
             J.Rollins, J.Schoop, J.Quintana, C.Blackmon, J.Upton, J.Martinez,
             J.Donaldson, J.Lucroy, A.Ramirez-2, R.Rivera, A.Sanchez, C.Owings
GIDP- J.Lucroy-2, A.Ramirez
WILD PITCHES- J.Tazawa, A.Sanchez
2-out RBI- K.Seager, M.Morse, J.Rollins, E.Inciarte
RLISP 2-out- A.Avila, M.Kemp-2, J.Schoop-3, R.Rivera, J.Martinez, J.Rollins,
             M.Morse, C.Owings
TEAM RISP- A's: 4 for 14  Red Sox: 1 for 8

The Oakland A's and the Boston Red Sox locked up in an exciting one-run game
at Nationals Park.  The final score was the Oakland A's 5, the Boston Red Sox
4 in 12 innings.

The score was tied at 4 after nine.  Oakland came out on top in the 12th
inning.  After an out was recorded, Jimmy Rollins delivered a base-hit.
Junichi Tazawa then unleashed a wild pitch.  After another out, Michael
Cuddyer was walked intentionally.  Ender Inciarte followed and he lined a
single scoring the run.  Overall Oakland out-hit Boston 14 to 8.  

The win went to Steve Cishek(1-0) who allowed no runs in 2 innings. Jake McGee
recorded his 1st save.  The loss was charged to Tazawa(0-1) in relief.  




Game 4
 
BOXSCORE: 2014 Oakland A's At 2014 Boston Red Sox                   9/24/2014

  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Jackson LF        4  0  1  0 .250     C.Blackmon CF       3  0  1  0 .389  
  K.Seager 3B         4  0  2  0 .500     J.Upton LF          4  0  0  0 .176  
  M.Kemp RF           4  0  0  0 .300     J.Martinez RF       4  1  2  0 .250  
  M.Morse 1B          4  0  0  0 .200   D-S.Fuld RF           0  0  0  01.000  
  J.Schoop 2B         4  0  1  0 .091     J.Donaldson 3B      4  1  1  0 .235  
  J.Rollins SS        4  0  2  0 .375     J.Lucroy C          4  1  2  1 .500  
  D.Norris C          2  0  0  0 .125     J.Loney 1B          4  0  0  0 .375  
B-M.Joyce PH          1  0  1  0 .286     A.Ramirez SS        3  0  2  2 .222  
C-A.Avila C           1  0  0  0 .000     D.Barney 2B         2  0  1  0 .143  
  E.Inciarte CF       3  0  1  0 .500     P.Hughes P          2  0  0  0 .000  
  C.Carrasco P        2  0  0  0 .000   A-B.Gardner PH        1  0  0  0 .500  
  J.Hughes P          0  0  0  0 ----     K.Jepsen P          0  0  0  0 ----  
E-D.Espinosa PH       0  0  0  0 .125     D.Betances P        0  0  0  0 ----  
F-K.Negron PH         1  0  1  0 .200     H.Rondon P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  B.Treinen P         0  0  0  0 .000                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      34  0  9  0                 Totals      31  3  9  3

A-Pinch Hit For Hughes In 6th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Norris In 7th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Joyce In 7th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Martinez In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Hughes In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Espinosa In 8th Inning

A's............. 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  9  0
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  1 0 2  0 0    -  3  9  1

A's (1-3)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Carrasco LOSS(0-1)      5 2/3   9   3   3   1   1   0   4.76
J.Hughes                  1 1/3   0   0   0   1   1   0   0.00
B.Treinen                 1       0   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    8       9   3   3   2   2   0

Red Sox (3-1)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
P.Hughes WIN(1-0)         6       4   0   0   0   8   0   0.00
K.Jepsen HOLD(1st)        1       2   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
D.Betances HOLD(1st)      1       2   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
H.Rondon SAVE(2nd)        1       1   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
Totals                    9       9   0   0   0  11   0

ATTENDANCE- 33,832 DATE- Wednesday, September 24th 2014 TIME- Day WEATHER- Bad
UMPIRES- Gerry Davis, Chris Guccione, Rich Rieker, Paul Emmel
T- 2:54
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 7  Red Sox: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 2  Red Sox: 2
ERRORS- J.Lucroy
DOUBLES- A.Jackson(1st), J.Rollins(1st), J.Martinez(1st), J.Lucroy(5th)
RBIs- J.Lucroy(6th), A.Ramirez-2(2nd)
WALKS- C.Blackmon, D.Barney
STRIKE OUTS- A.Jackson, M.Kemp-2, J.Schoop-2, J.Rollins, D.Norris-2, A.Avila,
             E.Inciarte, C.Carrasco, C.Blackmon, J.Upton
GIDP- A.Jackson, E.Inciarte, J.Upton, J.Loney
2-out RBI- A.Ramirez-2
RLISP 2-out- M.Morse, J.Martinez, B.Gardner
TEAM RISP- A's: 1 for 5  Red Sox: 3 for 9

Phil Hughes(1-0) and Carlos Carrasco(0-1) locked horns in a pitcher's duel
with Hughes and the Boston Red Sox coming out on top of the Oakland A's 3 to
0.

Boston jumped on top of Oakland in the 4th inning plating one baserunner on 3
hits.  Josh Donaldson delivered a base-hit.  Jonathan Lucroy stepped up to
the plate and he laced a one-base hit.  James Loney then grounded into a
double play.  Alexei Ramirez came up and he slapped a single scoring the run.
Both teams finished the game with 9 hits.  

Hector Rondon earned his 2nd save.


Game 5
 
BOXSCORE: 2014 Oakland A's At 2014 Boston Red Sox                   9/25/2014

  A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG     Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG
  A.Jackson CF,LF     4  0  1  0 .250     C.Blackmon CF       4  0  1  0 .364  
  A.Garcia RF         5  0  0  0 .222     B.Gardner LF        4  0  0  0 .167  
  M.Cuddyer 1B        4  2  2  0 .375     J.Martinez RF       4  0  0  0 .208  
  D.Norris C          4  0  2  2 .250     J.Donaldson 3B      4  0  0  0 .190  
E-A.Avila C           0  0  0  0 .000     J.Lucroy C          4  1  1  0 .455  
  D.Espinosa 2B       3  0  1  0 .182     J.Loney 1B          2  0  2  0 .444  
B-J.Schoop PH,2B      1  0  0  0 .083   F-R.Rivera PH         1  0  0  0 .000  
  K.Negron LF         4  0  1  0 .222     A.Ramirez SS        4  0  1  0 .227  
C-E.Inciarte CF       0  0  0  0 .500     D.Barney 2B         3  0  0  0 .118  
  K.Seager 3B         4  0  0  0 .375   G-S.Fuld PH           1  0  0  0 .500  
  J.Rollins SS        3  1  1  0 .368     C.Sale P            2  0  0  0 .000  
  J.Arrieta P         3  0  1  0 .250   A-J.Upton PH          1  0  1  0 .222  
  S.Cishek P          0  0  0  0 ----     J.Tazawa P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  S.Atchison P        0  0  0  0 ----     B.Boyer P           0  0  0  0 ----  
D-M.Kemp PH           1  0  1  1 .333                                          
  J.McGee P           0  0  0  0 ----                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  3 10  3                 Totals      34  1  6  0

A-Pinch Hit For Sale In 7th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Espinosa In 8th Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Negron In 8th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Atchison In 9th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Norris In 9th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Loney In 9th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Barney In 9th Inning

A's............. 1 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 1  -  3 10  1
Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  1 0 0  -  1  6  0

A's (2-3)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Arrieta WIN(1-0)        6 2/3   6   1   0   1  12   0   5.25
S.Cishek HOLD(1st)        0 1/3   0   0   0   0   0   0   3.86
S.Atchison HOLD(1st)      1       0   0   0   0   0   0   2.08
J.McGee SAVE(2nd)         1       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9       6   1   0   1  13   0

Red Sox (3-2)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.Sale LOSS(0-1)          7       8   2   2   1   6   0   3.65
J.Tazawa                  1 1/3   2   1   1   0   1   0  10.13
B.Boyer                   0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
Totals                    9      10   3   3   1   8   0

ATTENDANCE- 33,637 DATE- Thursday, September 25th 2014 TIME- Night WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Andrew Fletcher, Mike Winters, Bill Welke, Fieldin Culbreth
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- A's: 8  Red Sox: 7
DOUBLE PLAYS- A's: 0  Red Sox: 0
ERRORS- S.Cishek
DOUBLES- M.Cuddyer-2(2nd), D.Espinosa(1st), J.Arrieta
TRIPLES- K.Negron(1st)
RBIs- D.Norris-2(2nd), M.Kemp(1st)
STOLEN BASES- C.Blackmon(3rd)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Jackson
WALKS- J.Rollins, J.Loney
STRIKE OUTS- A.Jackson-2, A.Garcia, D.Norris, K.Negron-2, K.Seager, J.Arrieta,
             C.Blackmon, B.Gardner-3, J.Martinez-2, J.Donaldson-2, J.Lucroy,
             A.Ramirez-2, C.Sale-2
WILD PITCHES- J.Tazawa
2-out RBI- D.Norris
RLISP 2-out- J.Arrieta-2, C.Sale, J.Rollins, J.Donaldson, M.Cuddyer,
             B.Gardner-2
TEAM RISP- A's: 3 for 10  Red Sox: 1 for 10

Jake Arrieta reeled off a total of 12 strikeouts as the Oakland A's defeated
the Boston Red Sox by a score of 3 to 1 at Nationals Park.

Arrieta(1-0) had a strong outing.  He gave up just 6 hits and 1 walk in 6 and
2/3 innings.  Boston was retired without difficulty in the bottom of the 9th.

Jake McGee preserved the game for Arrieta, recording his his 2nd save. Chris
Sale(0-1) was hit with the loss.  He pitched 7 innings giving up 8 hits and 1
walk.

'He was really impressive tonight,' Sale said of his counterpart. 'Our guys
were just swinging at air.'


Game 6
 
BOXSCORE: 2014 Boston Red Sox At 2014 Oakland A's                   9/27/2014

  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Blackmon CF       5  0  1  0 .333     E.Inciarte CF       5  0  1  1 .421  
  J.Upton LF          4  0  2  0 .273     M.Kemp RF           5  1  1  1 .308  
  J.Martinez RF       4  1  2  0 .250     M.Joyce LF          4  2  2  0 .333  
  J.Donaldson 3B      4  1  1  0 .200     K.Seager 3B         4  2  2  2 .400  
  J.Lucroy C          4  0  0  1 .385     M.Morse 1B          4  2  1  3 .211  
  J.Loney 1B          4  0  0  0 .364     S.Atchison P        0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Ramirez SS        4  1  0  0 .192     S.Cishek P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  C.Owings 2B         4  0  2  0 .444     A.Avila C           3  0  1  0 .091  
  J.Zimmermann P      1  0  0  0 .333     J.Rollins SS        3  1  1  0 .364  
  B.Duensing P        0  0  0  0 ----     J.Schoop 2B         2  0  1  0 .143  
B-S.Fuld PH           1  0  0  0 .333   A-D.Espinosa PH,2B    2  1  2  2 .308  
  B.Boyer P           0  0  0  0 ----     C.McHugh P          2  0  1  0 .333  
C-B.Gardner PH        1  0  0  0 .143     J.Hughes P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  A.Miller P          0  0  0  0 ----   D-M.Cuddyer 1B        1  0  0  0 .333  
E-C.Davis PH          1  0  1  1 .333                                          
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      37  3  9  2                 Totals      35  9 13  9

A-Pinch Hit For Schoop In 5th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Duensing In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Boyer In 8th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Hughes In 8th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Miller In 9th Inning

Red Sox......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 3  -  3  9  1
A's............. 4 0 0  0 4 0  0 1    -  9 13  1

Red Sox (3-3)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Zimmermann LOSS(0-1)    4      10   7   6   1   3   3   6.30
B.Duensing                1       1   1   1   1   1   0   5.40
B.Boyer                   2       0   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
A.Miller                  1       2   1   1   0   2   0   4.50
Totals                    8      13   9   8   2   7   3

A's (3-3)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
C.McHugh WIN(1-0)         7 1/3   4   0   0   0   9   0   0.63
J.Hughes                  0 1/3   1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
S.Atchison                1       3   3   1   0   0   0   3.38
S.Cishek                  0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   3.38
Totals                    9       9   3   1   0  10   0

ATTENDANCE- 43,053 DATE- Saturday, September 27th 2014 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Derryl Cousins, Alfonzo Marquez, Scott Packard, Jeff Nelson
T- 3:02
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 7  A's: 6
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 1  A's: 0
ERRORS- J.Upton, M.Joyce
DOUBLES- J.Upton-2(4th), J.Donaldson(1st), C.Davis(1st), A.Avila(1st),
         D.Espinosa-2(3rd), C.McHugh
HOME RUNS- M.Kemp(1st), K.Seager(1st), M.Morse(1st)
RBIs- J.Lucroy(7th), C.Davis(1st), E.Inciarte(3rd), M.Kemp(2nd),
      K.Seager-2(4th), M.Morse-3(5th), D.Espinosa-2(4th)
SACRIFICE HITS- A.Avila, C.McHugh
WALKS- M.Joyce, J.Rollins
STRIKE OUTS- C.Blackmon, J.Martinez-2, J.Donaldson-2, J.Lucroy, A.Ramirez,
             C.Owings, J.Zimmermann, S.Fuld, M.Kemp-2, M.Joyce, A.Avila,
             J.Rollins, C.McHugh, M.Cuddyer
GIDP- J.Schoop
2-out RBI- C.Davis
RLISP 2-out- J.Donaldson, K.Seager, M.Kemp, E.Inciarte, J.Martinez, J.Upton,
             M.Joyce, C.Blackmon-2
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 2 for 10  A's: 4 for 15

Kyle Seager went yard and had 2 RBI and Collin McHugh delivered 7 and one
third solid innings at Turner Field where the Oakland A's beat the Boston Red
Sox by the score of 9 to 3.

McHugh(1-0) looked very much in control throughout the day.  He surrendered
only 4 hits and no walks in 7 and 1/3 innings.  McHugh racked up 9 strikeouts
lowering his ERA from 1.29 to 0.63.  Oakland had 13 hits for the afternoon
while Boston had 9.  

Jordan Zimmermann(0-1) was the losing pitcher.  He was touched for 3 homeruns
in his 4 innings of work.



Game 7
 
BOXSCORE: 2014 Boston Red Sox At 2014 Oakland A's                   9/28/2014

  Red Sox            AB  R  H RBI AVG     A's                AB  R  H RBI AVG
  C.Blackmon CF       5  0  1  0 .313     E.Inciarte CF       4  0  0  0 .348  
  J.Upton LF          5  0  1  0 .259     M.Kemp RF           2  2  1  0 .321  
  J.Martinez RF       5  0  0  0 .212     M.Joyce LF          2  1  0  0 .300  
  J.Donaldson 3B      4  1  2  1 .241     R.Mendez P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Lucroy C          2  1  0  0 .357     B.Hardy P           0  0  0  0 ----  
  J.Loney 1B          3  1  1  0 .360   E-A.Jackson LF        1  0  0  0 .231  
  A.Ramirez SS        3  0  2  0 .241     K.Seager 3B         4  1  2  2 .417  
F-S.Fuld PH           1  0  1  1 .500     M.Morse 1B          3  1  2  3 .273  
H-C.Owings SS         0  0  0  0 .444     A.Avila C           4  0  0  0 .067  
  D.Barney 2B         4  0  1  0 .143     J.Rollins SS        4  0  0  0 .308  
  A.Sanchez P         1  0  1  0 .500     J.Schoop 2B         2  0  1  0 .188  
A-R.Rivera PH         1  0  0  0 .000   C-D.Espinosa PH,2B    1  0  0  0 .286  
  P.Hughes P          0  0  0  0 .000     J.Quintana P        1  0  0  0 .000  
B-B.Gardner PH        1  0  0  0 .125   D-A.Garcia PH,LF      1  0  0  0 .200  
  A.Miller P          0  0  0  0 ----     J.McGee P           0  0  0  0 ----  
G-C.Davis PH          1  0  0  0 .250     S.Cishek P          0  0  0  0 ----  
  D.Betances P        0  0  0  0 ----     S.Atchison P        0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      36  3 10  2                 Totals      29  5  6  5

A-Pinch Hit For Sanchez In 4th Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Hughes In 6th Inning
C-Pinch Hit For Schoop In 7th Inning
D-Pinch Hit For Quintana In 7th Inning
E-Subbed Defensively (LF) For Hardy In 8th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Ramirez In 8th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For Miller In 8th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Fuld In 8th Inning

Red Sox......... 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 2 0  -  3 10  0
A's............. 4 0 0  0 0 0  0 1    -  5  6  0

Red Sox (3-4)            IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
A.Sanchez LOSS(0-1)       3       3   4   4   3   4   1  10.29
P.Hughes                  2       0   0   0   0   2   0   0.00
A.Miller                  2       1   0   0   0   4   0   2.25
D.Betances                1       2   1   1   1   2   0   1.80
Totals                    8       6   5   5   4  12   1

A's (4-3)                IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
J.Quintana WIN(1-0)       7       9   1   1   1   8   1   3.29
R.Mendez                  0 1/3   0   1   1   1   0   0   4.50
B.Hardy                   0       0   1   1   1   0   0  27.00
J.McGee HOLD(1st)         0 1/3   1   0   0   0   1   0   0.00
S.Cishek HOLD(2nd)        0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   2.70
S.Atchison SAVE(1st)      0 2/3   0   0   0   0   1   0   3.00
Totals                    9      10   3   3   3  11   1

ATTENDANCE- 40,113 DATE- Sunday, September 28th 2014 TIME- Day WEATHER- Good
UMPIRES- Travis Katzenmeier, Scott Higgins, Jim Reynolds, Charlie Williams
T- 2:48
LEFT ON BASE- Red Sox: 9  A's: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Red Sox: 0  A's: 1
DOUBLES- C.Blackmon(5th), S.Fuld(1st), D.Barney(1st), K.Seager(3rd),
         M.Morse(3rd)
TRIPLES- K.Seager(1st)
HOME RUNS- J.Donaldson(1st), M.Morse(2nd)
RBIs- J.Donaldson(3rd), S.Fuld(1st), K.Seager-2(6th), M.Morse-3(8th)
SACRIFICE HITS- J.Quintana
WALKS- J.Lucroy-2, J.Loney, M.Kemp-2, M.Joyce, M.Morse
STRIKE OUTS- C.Blackmon, J.Upton-2, J.Martinez-3, J.Lucroy, J.Loney, D.Barney-2,
             C.Davis, E.Inciarte-2, M.Kemp, M.Joyce, A.Jackson, K.Seager,
             A.Avila-3, D.Espinosa, J.Quintana, A.Garcia
WILD PITCHES- B.Hardy, J.McGee
RLISP 2-out- M.Joyce, R.Rivera, J.Lucroy, B.Gardner, J.Rollins-2, C.Davis
TEAM RISP- Red Sox: 2 for 11  A's: 2 for 8
WEB GEMS- Top 3rd: Jose Quintana robbed J.D. Martinez of a base hit.

In a tight game it was the Oakland A's 5, the Boston Red Sox 3 at Turner
Field.

Oakland claimed the early lead in the first inning as they scored 4 runs on 2
base hits.  That early run support was all that Jose Quintana(1-0) required.
Although they lost, Boston did out-hit Oakland 10 to 6.  

Quintana got relief help from Scott Atchison who gained credit for his 1st
save.  Anibal Sanchez(0-1) was the losing pitcher.  He was knocked around
pretty good, giving up 4 runs in 3 innings.