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No Manny, no Cry: Sox rout A's
Manny Ramirez leaves after being hit by pitch in first inning
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
The Red Sox would like to think they earned Monday night's 13-5 romp over the A's. However, Oakland might see it otherwise.
The Sox scored an almost unfathomable nine unearned runs, with three A's errors opening the floodgates in front of 35,000 spectators at Fenway Park. While the night was all about lowlights for the A's (none bigger than Scott Hatteberg's double error in the fourth), there were plenty of highlights for the Sox.
Kevin Millar snapped the longest power drought of his career by clubbing his first homer of the season -- a three-run shot -- in his 112th at-bat. Trot Nixon also had a good night, belting a two-run homer and a two-run double. And while not at his sharpest, veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield (six innings, seven hits, three runs, five walks) earned the victory to run his record to 4-1.
The Sox put pressure on Oakland right from the outset, loading the bases with nobody out in the first. But it came at a price, as Manny Ramirez was drilled on the left shoulder, and then the helmet, on a pitch from Danny Haren and had to leave the game. David Ortiz followed by grounding into a 4-6-3 double play that allowed Johnny Damon to score.
The A's took their first lead of the night in the top of the third, with Bobby Kielty striking a two-run double to left. However, it didn't take the Sox to rally back from that 2-1 deficit. They again loaded the bases with nobody out in the fourth. It looked as if Haren had gotten just what he needed when Bill Mueller struck a hard grounder at first baseman Hatteberg. But before you could say 3-2-3 double play, Hatteberg booted the ball, allowing a run to score. Things got even worse when Hatteberg attempted damage control. His throw to first -- where Haren was covering -- was errant, allowing a second run to score. Hatteberg was charged with two errors on the play. The gaffe opened the floodgates in an inning which saw the Sox score five unearned runs. Nixon's two-run double, which traveled 420 feet, was the biggest hit of the inning.
Clinging to a 6-3 lead, Millar's three-run blast into the second row of the Monster Seats in the seventh opened up some breathing room. Shortstop Marco Scutaro's error later in that inning gave the Sox the chance to score another four runs, turning the game into a certified blowout.
By Ian Browne / MLB.com
The Red Sox would like to think they earned Monday night's 13-5 romp over the A's. However, Oakland might see it otherwise.
The Sox scored an almost unfathomable nine unearned runs, with three A's errors opening the floodgates in front of 35,000 spectators at Fenway Park. While the night was all about lowlights for the A's (none bigger than Scott Hatteberg's double error in the fourth), there were plenty of highlights for the Sox.
Kevin Millar snapped the longest power drought of his career by clubbing his first homer of the season -- a three-run shot -- in his 112th at-bat. Trot Nixon also had a good night, belting a two-run homer and a two-run double. And while not at his sharpest, veteran knuckleballer Tim Wakefield (six innings, seven hits, three runs, five walks) earned the victory to run his record to 4-1.
The Sox put pressure on Oakland right from the outset, loading the bases with nobody out in the first. But it came at a price, as Manny Ramirez was drilled on the left shoulder, and then the helmet, on a pitch from Danny Haren and had to leave the game. David Ortiz followed by grounding into a 4-6-3 double play that allowed Johnny Damon to score.
The A's took their first lead of the night in the top of the third, with Bobby Kielty striking a two-run double to left. However, it didn't take the Sox to rally back from that 2-1 deficit. They again loaded the bases with nobody out in the fourth. It looked as if Haren had gotten just what he needed when Bill Mueller struck a hard grounder at first baseman Hatteberg. But before you could say 3-2-3 double play, Hatteberg booted the ball, allowing a run to score. Things got even worse when Hatteberg attempted damage control. His throw to first -- where Haren was covering -- was errant, allowing a second run to score. Hatteberg was charged with two errors on the play. The gaffe opened the floodgates in an inning which saw the Sox score five unearned runs. Nixon's two-run double, which traveled 420 feet, was the biggest hit of the inning.
Clinging to a 6-3 lead, Millar's three-run blast into the second row of the Monster Seats in the seventh opened up some breathing room. Shortstop Marco Scutaro's error later in that inning gave the Sox the chance to score another four runs, turning the game into a certified blowout.
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