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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Thursday, March 27, 2008

A's win in Japan, 5-1

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Emil Brown hit a three-run homer to lead Oakland over Boston to gain a split of a two-game series in Tokyo.

BOSTON OAKLAND

AB R H BI AB R H BI

Pedroia 2b 4 0 0 0 Buck rf 5 0 0 0.

Yukilis 1b 3 0 0 0 Ellis 2b 3 1 0 0.

Ortiz dh 3 0 0 0 Barton 1b 3 0 0 0.

Rmirez lf 4 1 1 1 Sweney dh 4 1 2 0.

Lowell 3b 4 0 2 0 Brown lf 4 1 1 3.

Moss rf 3 0 0 0 Crosby ss 4 1 1 0.

Casey ph 1 0 0 0 Hnnhan 3b 4 0 1 0.

Varitek c 4 0 0 0 Suzuki c 3 1 2 0.

Crisp cf 3 0 1 0 Dnorfia cf 2 0 1 1.

Lugo ss 2 0 1 0 Cust ph 0 0 0 0.

Frntino cf 1 0 1 1.

Totals 31 1 5 1 Totals 33 5 9 5.

BOSTON 000 001 000—1

OAKLAND 013 000 01X—5

E—Crosby (1). DP—Oakland 2. LOB—Boston 6, Oakland 8. 2B—Crisp (1), Crosby (1), Suzuki 2 (2). HR—Ramirez (1), Brown (1). SB—Lugo (1).

BOSTON IP H R ER BB SO

Lester L,0-1 4 5 4 4 3 4.

Aardsma 12/3 1 0 0 0 3.

Lopez 1/3 0 0 0 1 0.

Delcarmen 1 1 0 0 0 0.

Corey 1 2 1 1 0 0.

OAKLAND

Harden W,1-0 6 3 1 1 3 9.

Casilla 1 1 0 0 0 2.

Foulke 1 0 0 0 0 1.

Embree 1 1 0 0 0 1.

WP—Foulke.

Umpires—Home, Hunter Wendelstedt; First, Tim Timmons; Second, Paul Nauert; Third, Rick Reed.

T—2:51. A—44,735 (42,000).