8/31/2012
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Sox | 2 | 9 | 1 |
| Athletics | 20 | 19 | 0 |
W – Brandon McCarthy (8-5)L – Aaron Cook (3-8)
Red Sox Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Podsednik LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .354 | .791 | 0.02 |
| Mauro Gomez PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .832 | -0.00 |
| Dustin Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .777 | 0.05 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .685 | -0.11 |
| Cody Ross RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .855 | -0.03 |
| James Loney 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .381 | .933 | 0.02 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .757 | -0.02 |
| Mike Aviles DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .692 | 0.03 |
| Pedro Ciriaco 3B-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .801 | -0.04 |
| Jose Iglesias SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -0.07 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | -0.15 |
Batting
HR Jarrod Saltalamacchia (23)
RBI Jarrod Saltalamacchia (53), Mauro Gomez (7)
Athletics Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coco Crisp CF | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .255 | .722 | -0.03 |
| Stephen Drew SS | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .581 | -0.03 |
| Josh Reddick RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | .262 | .832 | 0.00 |
| Yoenis Cespedes LF | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .302 | .854 | 0.03 |
| Brandon Moss 1B | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .254 | .864 | 0.19 |
| Jonny Gomes DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .252 | .834 | 0.09 |
| Josh Donaldson 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .228 | .649 | 0.11 |
| Adam Rosales PR-3B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .729 | 0.00 |
| George Kottaras C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | .229 | .822 | -0.01 |
| Cliff Pennington 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .562 | -0.01 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 0.35 |
Batting
2B Josh Reddick (25), Brandon Moss 2 (9), Cliff Pennington (16), Adam Rosales (3)
HR Josh Reddick (28), Brandon Moss (15), Josh Donaldson (5), George Kottaras 2 (3)
RBI Stephen Drew (2), Josh Reddick 4 (73), Brandon Moss 4 (34), Jonny Gomes 2 (39), Josh Donaldson 3 (21), George Kottaras 5 (11), Cliff Pennington (21)
Red Sox Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Cook(L, 3-8) | 2.2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5.35 | -0.33 |
| Junichi Tazawa | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.72 | 0.01 |
| Alfredo Aceves | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.81 | -0.02 |
| Daniel Bard | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.30 | -0.00 |
| Craig Breslow | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.91 | -0.00 |
| Mark Melancon | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7.71 | 0.00 |
| Vicente Padilla | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.47 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 47 | — | -0.35 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Aaron Cook 37-29, Junichi Tazawa 11-8, Alfredo Aceves 23-12, Daniel Bard 18-10, Craig Breslow 23-12, Mark Melancon 29-16, Vicente Padilla 17-10
Athletics Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon McCarthy(W, 8-5) | 6.1 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 27 | 3.10 | 0.15 |
| Pedro Figueroa | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1.08 | 0.00 |
| Evan Scribner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2.82 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 36 | — | 0.15 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Brandon McCarthy 103-72, Pedro Figueroa 28-17, Evan Scribner 10-10
Red Sox Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OPS | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Podsednik LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .354 | .791 | 0.02 |
| Mauro Gomez PH-3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .321 | .832 | -0.00 |
| Dustin Pedroia 2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .284 | .777 | 0.05 |
| Jacoby Ellsbury CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .267 | .685 | -0.11 |
| Cody Ross RF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .278 | .855 | -0.03 |
| James Loney 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .381 | .933 | 0.02 |
| Jarrod Saltalamacchia C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .230 | .757 | -0.02 |
| Mike Aviles DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .259 | .692 | 0.03 |
| Pedro Ciriaco 3B-LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .801 | -0.04 |
| Jose Iglesias SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | -0.07 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | -0.15 |
Batting
HR Jarrod Saltalamacchia (23)
RBI Jarrod Saltalamacchia (53), Mauro Gomez (7)
Red Sox Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | ER | BB | SO | HR | TBF | ERA | WPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Cook(L, 3-8) | 2.2 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 5.35 | -0.33 |
| Junichi Tazawa | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1.72 | 0.01 |
| Alfredo Aceves | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4.81 | -0.02 |
| Daniel Bard | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5.30 | -0.00 |
| Craig Breslow | 0.1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4.91 | -0.00 |
| Mark Melancon | 0.2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7.71 | 0.00 |
| Vicente Padilla | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4.47 | 0.00 |
| Team Totals | 8 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 47 | — | -0.35 |
Pitching
Pitches-Strikes Aaron Cook 37-29, Junichi Tazawa 11-8, Alfredo Aceves 23-12, Daniel Bard 18-10, Craig Breslow 23-12, Mark Melancon 29-16, Vicente Padilla 17-10

