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).