Saturday, September 1st, 2012 8:05PM CST
A.J. Griffin pitched a gem and Coco Crisp led off the game with a home run, ending the night just a triple shy of the cycle, as the surging Athletics defeated the Red Sox 7-1 on Saturday night for their season-high eighth consecutive victory.
Date: Saturday, September 1st, 2012
Time: 8:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 20,315
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
BOS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

Doubles: J Gomes (8, F Doubront); B Inge (14, F Doubront); C Crisp (20, A Aceves)
Home Runs: C Crisp (10, 1st inning off F Doubront 0 on, 0 Out); C Carter (13, 7th inning off D Bard 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: C Crisp (39), Y Cespedes (64), B Inge 2 (54), D Norris 2 (25), C Carter (32)
2-out Runs Batted In: Y Cespedes, B Inge 2, D Norris
Team Left On Base: 9
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 4-11 (Y Cespedes 1-3, B Hicks 0-1, D Norris 2-2, A Rosales 0-2, B Inge 1-1, J Reddick 0-1, J Gomes 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Y Cespedes 2; A Rosales 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: A Griffin 15-24; P Neshek 7-7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: A Griffin 23-9-12-19; P Neshek 5-5-4-5
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: A Griffin 9-7; P Neshek 0-4
Game Scores: A Griffin 72

Stolen Bases: Y Cespedes 2 (14, 3rd base off F Doubront/J Saltalamacchia, 2nd base off F Doubront/J Saltalamacchia); C Crisp (30, 3rd base off A Aceves/J Saltalamacchia); C Pennington (14, 2nd base off A Aceves/J Saltalamacchia)

Runs Batted In: D Pedroia (55)
2-out Runs Batted In: D Pedroia
Team Left On Base: 3
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-2 (S Podsednik 0-1, D Pedroia 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: S Podsednik 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: F Doubront 6-17; A Aceves 9-14; D Bard 3-5; R Hill 2-3; A Bailey 1-1
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: F Doubront 13-11-18-9; A Aceves 11-4-20-7; D Bard 6-2-3-3; R Hill 3-2-4-0; A Bailey 0-2-1-0
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: F Doubront 2-0; A Aceves 1-5; D Bard 0-1; R Hill 0-0; A Bailey 0-0
Game Scores: F Doubront 31

Errors: P Ciriaco (4, throw); A Aceves (1, dropped foul ball)
Assists: S Podsednik (C Crisp at Home)
Passed Balls: J Saltalamacchia
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