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    Offense held at bay
    Athletics 5, Red Sox 1
    Jon Lester tossed 83 pitches in his first start of the season. (Issei Kato/AP)
     Ramirez's homer
    By Ian Browne / MLB.com
    Manny Ramirez drilled a solo home run to left field in the sixth inning, but that was the only offense the Red Sox could muster. Jon Lester lasted just four innings, yielding four runs on five hits with three walks and four strikeouts.
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    Series at a glance:
    BOS
    Boston (1-1)
    Lost 1     		Oakland 5, Boston 1   OAK
    Oakland (1-1)
    Won 1
    March 26, 2008
       1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
    Boston
    		 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0   1 5 0
    Oakland
    		 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 X   5 9 1
    Standings thru 3/26/08  |  Recap: BOS | OAK  |  Gameday  |  Red Sox stats  |  Athletics stats
    BostonABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Pedroia, 2B4000012.250
    Youkilis, 1B3000100.143
    Ortiz, DH3000113.000
    Ramirez, LF4111032.333
    Lowell, 3B4020000.375
    Moss, RF3000031.250
      a-Casey, PH1000001.000
    Varitek, C4000031.000
    Crisp, CF3010020.333
    Lugo, SS2010101.500
    Totals3115131311 

    a-Grounded into a double play for Moss in the 9th.

    BATTING
    2B: Crisp (1, Casilla).
    HR: Ramirez (1, 6th inning off Harden, 0 on, 2 out).
    TB: Ramirez 4; Lowell 2; Crisp 2; Lugo.
    RBI: Ramirez (5).
    2-out RBI: Ramirez.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Ortiz; Lugo; Ramirez.
    GIDP: Pedroia; Casey.
    Team LOB: 6.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Lugo (1, 2nd base off Harden/Suzuki).
    		 
    OaklandABRHRBIBBSOLOBAVG
    Buck, RF5000015.000
    Ellis, 2B3100110.143
    Barton, 1B3000111.000
    Sweeney, M, DH4120001.500
    Brown, E, LF4113001.250
    Crosby, SS4110010.333
    Hannahan, 3B4010021.375
    Suzuki, C3120101.375
    Denorfia, CF2011010.500
      a-Cust, PH0000100.000
      1-Fiorentino, PR-CF10110001.000
    Totals335954710 

    a-Walked for Denorfia in the 6th.
    1-Ran for Cust in the 6th.

    BATTING
    2B: Crosby (1, Lester), Suzuki 2 (2, Aardsma, Corey).
    HR: Brown, E (1, 3rd inning off Lester, 2 on, 1 out).
    TB: Sweeney, M 2; Brown, E 4; Crosby 2; Hannahan; Suzuki 4; Denorfia; Fiorentino.
    RBI: Denorfia (1), Brown, E 3 (4), Fiorentino (1).
    2-out RBI: Denorfia; Fiorentino.
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Buck 2.
    Team LOB: 8.

    FIELDING
    E: Crosby (1, fielding).
    DP: 2 (Crosby-Ellis-Barton, Ellis-Crosby-Barton).
     
    BostonIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Lester (L, 0-1)4.05443419.00
    Aardsma 1.21000300.00
    Lopez 0.10001000.00
    Delcarmen 1.01000000.00
    Corey 1.02110004.50
    		 
    OaklandIPHRERBBSOHRERA
    Harden (W, 1-0)6.03113911.50
    Casilla (H, 1)1.01000200.00
    Foulke (H, 2)1.00000100.00
    Embree 1.01000100.00

    WP: Foulke.
    Pitches-strikes: Lester 83-47, Aardsma 20-14, Lopez 10-4, Delcarmen 18-11, Corey 14-12, Harden 95-60, Casilla 17-12, Foulke 15-10, Embree 12-10.
    Ground outs-fly outs: Lester 3-5, Aardsma 2-0, Lopez 0-1, Delcarmen 2-1, Corey 1-2, Harden 3-6, Casilla 1-0, Foulke 0-2, Embree 2-0.
    Batters faced: Lester 20, Aardsma 6, Lopez 2, Delcarmen 4, Corey 5, Harden 23, Casilla 4, Foulke 4, Embree 3.
    Inherited runners-scored: Lopez 1-0.
    Umpires: HP: Hunter Wendelstedt. 1B: Tim Timmons. 2B: Paul Nauert. 3B: Rick Reed.
    Weather: 68 degrees, dome.
    Wind: Indoors.
    T: 2:51.
    Att: 44,735.

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