BOS @ OAK

Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics, October 1, 2003

At home, the Oakland Athletics won 5-4 over the Boston Red Sox on October 1, 2003 in the Division Series. The margin was one run. The information panel shows attendance of 50,606, a game time of 277 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as 63 degrees and cloudy skies. The Boston Red Sox's runs came in the first, fifth, and seventh innings, 2 of them in the seventh. The line score has the Oakland Athletics crossing the plate in the third, ninth, and 12th; the third brought 3 runs. The line score runs past nine, to the 12th inning. The Boston Red Sox had 12 hits and the Oakland Athletics 8, with 2 and 0 errors. Rich Harden was the winning pitcher, allowing 0 earned runs on 0 hits in 1.0 innings. The loss was charged to Derek Lowe after 1.2 innings and 1 run. Tim Hudson led all pitchers with 5 strikeouts. The Boston Red Sox's pitching table lists Alan Embree, Byung-Hyun Kim, Derek Lowe, Pedro Martinez, and Mike Timlin. The Oakland Athletics used Chad Bradford, Keith Foulke, Rich Harden, Tim Hudson, and Ricardo Rincon on the mound. The Boston Red Sox's top hitter was Todd Walker, 4 for 5, 2 home runs, and 3 RBI. The Boston Red Sox got another home run from Jason Varitek. Erubiel Durazo led the Oakland Athletics at the plate: 2 for 4, 1 double, and 3 RBI. Randy Marsh worked home plate.