Red Sox Top A's Behind Lester, Ortiz

Lester pitches three-hit ball into seventh, Ortiz with two-run homer
By Chip Bayers,  Newser Staff
Posted Apr 2, 2008 6:16 PM CDT
Red Sox Top A's Behind Lester, Ortiz
Oakland Athletics' Alan Embree, right, waits for Boston Red Sox's David Ortiz , left, to run the bases after Ortiz hit a two-run home run during the seventh inning of a baseball game Wednesday, April 2, 2008, in Oakland, Calif.    (AP Photo/Ben Margot)

Jon Lester pitched three-hit ball into the seventh inning, David Ortiz broke open a scoreless game with a two-run homer and the Boston Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 5-0 Wednesday. Kevin Youkilis had a double and a run-scoring single while setting the major league record for consecutive errorless games by a first baseman. The Red Sox defeated the A's for the third time in four games.

Jason Varitek added a ninth-inning homer for Boston, which split the pair the two teams played in Tokyo before taking two at the Coliseum. Ortiz was hitless in his first 12 at-bats this season before a fifth-inning single. He followed with a drive over the right-field fence against former Red Sox reliever Alan Embree (0-1) as the A's bullpen wasted Rich Harden's second strong start. (Read more Boston Red Sox stories.)

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