Boston 7, Oakland 5

As frustrating as Monday's loss was for the Red Sox, last night had to be all of that and more for the Oakland A's. The Red Sox scored 7 runs with 4 hits, as Oakland pitchers threw 11 walks, hit a batter and Oakland fielders committed 3 errors. The 8th inning rally where the Red Sox scored four runs to go from 2 down to 2 up consisted of a hit-batter, 2 walks, an error by the first baseman that allowed 1 run to score and (finally!) a hit - a single to right that should have scored 2 but scored 3 when Eric Byrnes overran the ball and allowed the runner from first to score and Renteria to reach 3rd. Of course, with a runner at 3rd and less than 2 outs, the Red Sox had no chance of scoring again, and didn't as Ortiz and Ramirez struck out.

And it rained. In Oakland. I don't remember ever seeing that before. I'm sure that it happens, but as long as I've been watching Red Sox games, I don't remember ever seeing rain in Oakland before.

It has not been a good trip west for the Sox, but they can come home even with a win today...