Sunday, September 2nd, 2012 3:05PM CST
The Oakland Athletics extended their season-best winning streak to nine games with a 6-2 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Sunday. Key offensive contributions for the Athletics included a two-run home run by Seth Smith, while Stephen Drew added a solo shot, marking his first home run since joining the Oakland club.
Date: Sunday, September 2nd, 2012
Time: 3:05PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 25,314
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
BOS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Doubles: S Drew (3, M Melancon)
Home Runs: S Smith (13, 1st inning off D Matsuzaka 1 on, 0 Out); S Drew (1, 2nd inning off D Matsuzaka 0 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: S Smith 2 (44), S Drew 2 (4), J Reddick (74), Y Cespedes (65)
2-out Runs Batted In: S Drew
Sacrifice Flies: J Reddick
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 3-10 (Y Cespedes 0-1, D Norris 0-2, C Pennington 0-1, J Reddick 1-1, C Carter 0-1, C Crisp 0-2, S Smith 1-1, S Drew 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: D Norris 2; C Carter 2; C Crisp 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: B Anderson 17-23; R Cook 1-3; S Doolittle 3-3; G Balfour 2-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: B Anderson 24-6-12-18; R Cook 3-1-2-2; S Doolittle 2-2-5-2; G Balfour 4-2-7-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Anderson 9-4; R Cook 1-1; S Doolittle 1-1; G Balfour 1-1
Game Scores: B Anderson 61

Assists: Y Cespedes (S Podsednik at Home)

Stolen Bases: C Crisp (31, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/R Lavarnway); C Pennington (15, 2nd base off D Matsuzaka/R Lavarnway)

Doubles: D Pedroia (32, G Balfour)
Runs Batted In: C Ross (68), M Gomez (8)
Sacrifice Flies: M Gomez
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-4 (M Gomez 0-1, C Ross 1-2, D Pedroia 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: M Gomez 1

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: D Matsuzaka 9-22; A Miller 0-5; C Breslow 1-3; J Tazawa 2-3; M Melancon 1-4
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: D Matsuzaka 14-9-19-14; A Miller 3-4-8-1; C Breslow 3-4-2-1; J Tazawa 1-4-2-1; M Melancon 1-1-1-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: D Matsuzaka 1-6; A Miller 0-2; C Breslow 0-1; J Tazawa 1-0; M Melancon 2-1
Game Scores: D Matsuzaka 23
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