Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Boston 6, Oakland 5
When: 4:05 PM ET, Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Where: Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Temperature: 69°
Umpires: Home - Jerry Layne, 1B - Greg Gibson, 2B - Mike Estabrook, 3B - Hunter Wendelstedt
Attendance: 29274

Red Sox 6, Athletics 5:
David Ortiz and Daniel Nava both had two hits and an RBI and Stephen Drew ripped a key two-run triple as host Boston held on to win the rubber game.

Mike Napoli added to his major league-leading RBI total with a run-scoring double and Dustin Pedroia had two hits and scored a run for the Red Sox. Starter Jon Lester (4-0) worked around six hits and six walks to allow three runs in 5 2/3 innings.

Brett Anderson (1-4) continued his struggles by giving up six runs on eight hits in four-plus frames for Oakland. The left-hander, who exited his last start after one inning with an ankle injury, has a 14.35 ERA in his last three outings.

Chris Young had two home runs for the Athletics, including a three-run shot to start the scoring in the fourth. Boston came right back in the bottom half with Napoli's RBI double and Drew's game-tying triple into the corner in right.

The first six Red Sox batters reached in the fifth as the hosts scored three more, capped by Nava's run-scoring single to make it 6-3. Josh Donaldson knocked in a run with a base hit in the seventh and Young homered again in the eighth to cut Oakland's deficit to 6-5, but Boston closer Andrew Bailey struck out the side in a perfect ninth for his fifth save.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Lester's six walks were one shy of tying a career high. ... Boston RF Shane Victorino was replaced in the seventh inning after aggravating a back injury that caused him to miss two games last weekend. ... Former Red Sox infielder Jed Lowrie went 3-for-5 to raise his average to .366, but struck out to end the game.
Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Oakland   Boston
Brett Anderson Player Jon Lester
Loss W/L Win
4.0 IP 5.2
5 Strikeouts 5
8 Hits 6
13.50 ERA 4.76
Hitting
Oakland   Boston
Jed Lowrie Player Daniel Nava
3 Hits 2
0 RBI 1
0 HR 0
4 TB 2
.600 Avg 1.000
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Oakland 9 2 17 .265 15 11 5 6 2 0
Boston 10 0 16 .294 19 9 6 4 1 0