Nomar & A’s Topple Sox
New-look Athletics Beat Red Sox in Oakland
The Oakland Athletics recorded their first home win of the season as they pummeled Jon Lester and Sox 8-2.
The 2009 version of the Oakland Athletics includes a fusion of in-breed talent and a sprinkle of veteran acquisitions. Last night, the latter got the best of Boston as old-friend Nomar Garciaparra and old-foe Jason Giambi got the best off Lester and Boston.
Garciaparra spent his first nine seasons in the Majors with Boston before being traded at the 2004 trading deadline. In his first game playing against the Sox, Garciaparra went 1-for-4 with a solo-shot in the fourth inning.
Lester (0-2) pitched six innings for the local nine as he allowed six runs on 10 hits. Dallas Braden (1-1) got the win for Oakland pitching six innings of two-run ball.
The Sox have not played well in the Oakland Coliseum as they have lost four straight there and three of their last 11 games in Oakland.
Boston now stands at 2-5 on the season as Daisuke Matsuzaka faces Dana Eveland tonight at the Coliseum.
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