BOS @ OAK

Boston Red Sox at Oakland Athletics, October 6, 2003

The Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 4-3 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on October 6, 2003 in a Division Series game. The margin was one run. The game information lists attendance of 49,397, a game time of 185 minutes, and a night start. Conditions were recorded as 69 degrees and sunny skies. All of the Boston Red Sox scoring came in one inning, 4 runs in the sixth. The Oakland Athletics scored single runs in the fourth, sixth, and eighth innings. Hits were 6 for the Boston Red Sox and 7 for the Oakland Athletics, with 0 and 0 errors. Pedro Martinez was the winning pitcher, allowing 3 earned runs on 7 hits in 7.0 innings. The loss was charged to Barry Zito after 6.0 innings and 4 runs. Derek Lowe earned the save. No pitcher struck out more than Pedro Martinez, who had 6. The Boston Red Sox's pitching table lists Alan Embree, Derek Lowe, Pedro Martinez, Mike Timlin, and Scott Williamson. The Oakland Athletics' pitching table lists Chad Bradford, Ted Lilly, Ricardo Rincon, and Barry Zito. For the Boston Red Sox, Kevin Millar went 2 for 4. Manny Ramirez drove in 3 for the Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox got more home runs from Manny Ramirez and Jason Varitek. For the Oakland Athletics, Jose Guillen went 2 for 3, 1 double, and 1 RBI. Tim Welke worked home plate.