Red Sox

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
J. Ellsbury CF	1-5	5	0	1	2	0	0	22	.194	.256	.194
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: J Ellsbury grounded out to pitcher. 3rd: J Ellsbury grounded out to second. 5th: J Ellsbury flied out to center. 8th: J Ellsbury fouled out to third. 8th: J Ellsbury singled to center, M Lowell and N Green scored, G Kottaras to second.
D. Pedroia 2B	0-5	5	0	0	0	0	1	22	.179	.238	.308
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: D Pedroia grounded out to third. 3rd: D Pedroia grounded out to second. 6th: D Pedroia grounded out to third. 8th: D Pedroia grounded out to third. 8th: D Pedroia struck out swinging.
D. Ortiz DH	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	1	24	.176	.293	.206
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: D Ortiz struck out swinging. 4th: D Ortiz grounded out to second. 6th: D Ortiz popped out to shortstop. 8th: D Ortiz doubled to deep right. 9th: D Ortiz popped out to third.
K. Youkilis 1B	1-4	4	1	1	0	1	1	16	.472	.537	.722
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: K Youkilis flied out to center. 4th: K Youkilis singled to left. 6th: K Youkilis flied out to right. 9th: K Youkilis struck out swinging.
J.D. Drew RF	1-4	4	1	1	3	1	3	26	.233	.281	.500
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: J Drew struck out swinging. 4th: J Drew struck out looking. 7th: J Drew struck out swinging. 8th: J Drew homered to right, D Ortiz and K Youkilis scored. 9th: J Drew walked.
J. Bay LF	2-4	4	2	2	0	1	1	16	.345	.513	.724
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: J Bay singled to left. 4th: J Bay struck out looking. 7th: J Bay doubled to deep center. 8th: J Bay walked. 9th: J Bay flied out to left.
M. Lowell 3B	2-3	3	2	2	2	1	0	13	.229	.270	.457
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: M Lowell homered to left, J Bay scored. 5th: M Lowell grounded out to shortstop. 8th: M Lowell singled to left, J Bay to second.
N. Green SS	1-3	3	1	1	1	1	0	23	.273	.385	.273
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: N Green flied out to right. 5th: N Green fouled out to first. 7th: N Green walked, J Bay to third, M Lowell to second. 8th: N Green singled to left, J Bay scored, M Lowell to second.
G. Kottaras C	1-3	3	0	1	0	1	0	15	.333	.429	.500
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: G Kottaras grounded out to second. 5th: G Kottaras doubled to deep right. 7th: G Kottaras grounded into double play, third to catcher to first, J Bay out at home. 8th: G Kottaras walked, M Lowell to third, N Green to second.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
T. Wakefield	9.0	4	2	2	2	4	0	111-76	3.00	111
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Athletics

Hitters	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
R. Sweeney CF	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	13	.244	.295	.268
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: R Sweeney grounded out to first. 4th: R Sweeney grounded out to first. 6th: R Sweeney struck out looking. 8th: R Sweeney lined out to left.
O. Cabrera SS	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	0	15	.286	.341	.343
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: O Cabrera grounded out to second. 4th: O Cabrera grounded out to shortstop. 7th: O Cabrera flied out to right. 9th: O Cabrera grounded out to shortstop.
J. Cust DH	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	13	.333	.487	.567
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: J Cust grounded out to second. 4th: J Cust struck out swinging. 7th: J Cust lined out to shortstop. 9th: J Cust singled to left.
M. Holliday LF	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	8	.290	.353	.452
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: M Holliday flied out to right. 5th: M Holliday struck out swinging. 7th: M Holliday grounded out to third. 9th: M Holliday doubled to deep left, J Cust scored.
M. Ellis 2B	0-3	3	1	0	0	1	0	15	.250	.294	.281
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: M Ellis grounded out to shortstop. 5th: M Ellis grounded out to shortstop. 8th: M Ellis walked. 9th: M Ellis fouled out to first.
T. Buck RF	0-3	3	0	0	0	1	0	10	.211	.348	.211
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: T Buck flied out to left. 5th: T Buck flied out to center. 8th: T Buck flied out to center. 9th: T Buck walked.
K. Suzuki C	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	0	11	.265	.286	.294
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: K Suzuki flied out to center. 6th: K Suzuki safe at first on error by third baseman M Lowell. 8th: K Suzuki singled to left, M Ellis to second. 9th: K Suzuki flied out to left.
B. Crosby 3B	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	12	.100	.231	.100
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: B Crosby lined out to third. 6th: B Crosby flied out to center. 8th: B Crosby struck out looking.
L. Powell 1B	1-3	3	0	1	1	0	0	14	.286	.286	.429
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 3rd: L Powell flied out to center. 6th: L Powell flied out to center. 8th: L Powell singled to center, M Ellis scored, K Suzuki to third.

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
B. Anderson	7.0	5	2	2	2	5	1	109-65	4.85	109
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
J. Blevins	0.2	2	4	4	2	0	1	29-12	54.00	29
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game
S. Gallagher	1.1	3	2	2	2	2	0	39-25	8.10	39
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile No at bats in this game

Game Stats

Walks Issued
- BOS2
- 6OAK
Stolen Bases
- BOS0
- 0OAK
Strikeouts Thrown
- BOS4
- 7OAK
Total Bases
- BOS19
- 5OAK

Game Information

Oakland Coliseum

Oakland, California

Attendance: 35,067

100%

Capacity: 35,067

Game Time: 2:13

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa, First Base Umpire - Mike Dimuro, Second Base Umpire - Dale Scott, Third Base Umpire - Jerry Meals

Wakefield takes no-hit bid into 8th as BoSox win

Tim Wakefield took a no-hitter into the eighth inning on a day when the Red Sox desperately needed a strong start from their 42-year-old knuckleballer and finished with a four-hitter in Boston's slump-snapping 8-2 victory over the Athletics.

4/15/2009 Associated Press

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Red Sox BOS	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	8	10	1
Athletics OAK	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	4	0

WINTim WakefieldT. Wakefield(1-1)9.0 IP, 2 ER, 4 K, 2 BB

LOSSBrett AndersonB. Anderson(0-2)7.0 IP, 2 ER, 5 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

		BOS	OAK
2nd	M Lowell homered to left, J Bay scored.	2	0
8th	J Drew homered to right, D Ortiz and K Youkilis scored.	5	0
8th	N Green singled to left, J Bay scored, M Lowell to second.	6	0
8th	J Ellsbury singled to center, M Lowell and N Green scored, G Kottaras to second.	8	0
8th	L Powell singled to center, M Ellis scored, K Suzuki to third.	8	1
9th	M Holliday doubled to deep left, J Cust scored.	8	2