Oakland's Daric Barton, right, slides safely into home plate to score the A's first run as Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia, left, waits for the throw during the seventh inning in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2010.
Boston Red Sox John Lackey pitches in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Tuesday, July 27, 2010, in Anaheim, Calif.
Boston Red Sox' David Ortiz begins his swing for a solo home run in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners, Saturday, July 24, 2010, in Seattle.
Boston Red Sox first baseman Kevin Youkilis fails to catch a foul ball hit by Seattle Mariners' Franklin Gutierrez in the first inning of an MLB baseball game, Sunday, July 25, 2010, in Seattle.
Seattle Mariners third baseman Jose Lopez waits for the ball as Boston Red Sox Mike Cameron slides safely into third base in the fifth inning during a baseball game Friday, July 23, 2010, in Seattle.
Boston Red Sox's Darnell McDonald loses his footing and cannot catch a foul ball hit into the stands in the first inning during a baseball game against the Seattle Mariners during a baseball game in Seattle, on Thursday, July 22, 2010.
Boston Red Sox's Eric Patterson slides into third base with a triple off Oakland Athletics' Ben Sheets during the fourth inning of a baseball game Monday, July 19, 2010, in Oakland, Calif.
Oakland Athletics' Rajai Davis, rear, tries to score before being tagged out by Boston Red Sox's Dusty Brown during the second inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, July 21, 2010.
Boston Red Sox's Dustin Pedroia, left, and manager Terry Francona talk in the dugout before a baseball game against the Oakland Athletics in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, July 21, 2010.
Boston Red Sox's Jed Lowrie can't field a single by Oakland Athletics' Kurt Suzuki's in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, July 21, 2010.
Boston Red Sox's Mike Lowell tosses a commemorative ball into the stands as the Red Sox mark the 600th consecutive regular-season sellout at Fenway Park, before a game against the Texas Rangers, Sunday, July 18, 2010, in Boston.




