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	Papelbon gives up lead

Athletics 5, Red Sox 4

Curt Schilling went seven innings, fanning seven and walking none. (Elise Amendola/AP)

Crisp's diving catch

Lowell knocks in two

By Ian Browne / MLB.com

With the game seemingly in hand thanks to the combined efforts of Curt Schilling and Hideki Okajima, the Sox handed the ball to closer Jonathan Papelbon, who gave up a game-tying homer to Oakland's Travis Buck. The A's went ahead in the top of ninth to take the series opener.

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Notes: No platoon for Pedroia, Cora

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Series at a glance:

Tue. 05/01: OAK 5, BOS 4
Wed. 05/02: BOS 6, OAK 4

Oakland (13-13)
Won 1

Oakland 5, Boston 4

Boston (16-9)
Lost 1

May 1, 2007

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
Oakland	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	5	13	0
Boston	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8	0

Standings thru 5/1/07 | Gameday | Athletics Stats | Red Sox Stats

Oakland	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Stewart, LF	4	0	1	0	1	0	2	.243
Ellis, 2B	5	0	1	0	0	0	4	.256
Chavez, 3B	5	0	0	0	0	1	5	.257
Piazza, DH	5	1	1	0	0	2	0	.270
Johnson, 1B	5	1	2	2	0	1	0	.300
Crosby, SS	5	1	2	0	0	2	1	.226
Buck, RF	5	2	3	2	0	1	1	.221
Kendall, C	5	0	2	0	0	1	3	.181
Langerhans, CF	2	0	0	0	0	2	1	.065
a-Walker, PH	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	.233
Putnam, CF	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.188
Totals	42	5	13	5	1	10	17
a-Hit a sacrifice fly for Langerhans in the 7th.
BATTING 2B: Ellis (6, Schilling), Buck (5, Schilling), Piazza (7, Donnelly), Johnson (1, Donnelly). HR: Johnson (1, 4th inning off Schilling, 0 on, 1 out), Buck (3, 9th inning off Papelbon, 1 on, 0 out). TB: Stewart; Ellis 2; Piazza 2; Johnson 6; Crosby 2; Buck 7; Kendall 2; Putnam. RBI: Johnson 2 (4), Walker (3), Buck 2 (12). Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Kendall 2; Chavez 3; Ellis. SF: Walker. Team LOB: 9.

Boston	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG
Lugo, SS	5	0	0	0	0	1	2	.242
Crisp, CF	4	2	1	0	1	0	2	.236
Ortiz, DH	5	1	2	0	0	1	1	.302
Ramirez, LF	4	0	2	1	0	1	1	.215
Youkilis, 1B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.289
Lowell, 3B	3	0	1	1	1	0	2	.315
Varitek, C	4	0	0	0	0	2	2	.225
Hinske, RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	1	.286
Pedroia, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.172
a-Cora, PH-2B	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.360
Totals	36	4	8	3	3	6	12
a-Intentionally walked for Pedroia in the 9th.
BATTING 2B: Hinske (2, Duchscherer). TB: Crisp; Ortiz 2; Ramirez 2; Youkilis; Lowell; Hinske 2. RBI: Ramirez (14), Lowell (21), Youkilis (9). 2-out RBI: Lowell. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hinske; Crisp 2. SF: Ramirez; Youkilis. Team LOB: 7. BASERUNNING SB: Youkilis (1, 2nd base off Blanton/Kendall), Crisp (4, 2nd base off Blanton/Kendall), Lowell (1, 2nd base off Blanton/Kendall).

Oakland	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Blanton	7.0	6	4	4	2	4	0	3.83
Embree	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.86
Duchscherer (W, 2-1)	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	4.63
Street (S, 7)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2.57

Boston	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Schilling	7.0	8	2	2	0	7	1	3.15
Okajima (H, 6)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0.66
Papelbon (BS, 1)	1.0	3	2	2	1	0	1	1.74
Donnelly (L, 0-1)	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	1.29

IBB: Cora (by Duchscherer).
Pitches-strikes: Blanton 106-70, Embree 12-8, Duchscherer 24-14, Street 14-8, Schilling 101-71, Okajima 17-10, Papelbon 35-24, Donnelly 20-14.
Ground outs-fly outs: Blanton 6-11, Embree 1-2, Duchscherer 2-0, Street 0-2, Schilling 1-13, Okajima 1-1, Papelbon 1-2, Donnelly 0-1.
Batters faced: Blanton 29, Embree 4, Duchscherer 5, Street 3, Schilling 29, Okajima 3, Papelbon 7, Donnelly 5.
EjectionsOakland Athletics Manager Bob Geren ejected by HP umpire Charlie Reliford. (5th).
Umpires: HP: Charlie Reliford. 1B: Larry Vanover. 2B: Greg Gibson. 3B: Tom Hallion.
Weather: 59 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:16.
Att: 37,052.

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner

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