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Red Sox vs. A's key stats

-Manny Ramirez has 39 career home runs against Oakland, tied with Alex Rodriguez for the most by any active player and in a three-way tie with Rodriguez and Evans for seventh-most all time.
-Kevin Youkilis has played 193 consecutive games at first base without an error. If he plays error-free today, he breaks Steve Garvey's major-league record.
-The last time a pair of Red Sox pitchers started each of the club's first four games: 1974 (Luis Tiant and Bill Lee).
-Jon Lester will attempt to become the first Red Sox lefty to win in Oakland since Zane Smith in 1995.
-The Red Sox are 255-204 all-time against Oakland, and 109-119 at the McAfee Coliseum.

Red Sox vs. Rich Harden
-David Ortiz, 4 for 6 (.667), 2B, 2 HR, 2 BB
-Manny Ramirez, 3 for 6 (.500), 3 HR, 2 BB
-Mike Lowell, 1 for 3 (.333)
-Coco Crisp, 2 for 8 (.250)
-Julio Lugo, 3 for 13 (.231), 2B, 3 BB
-Jason Varitek, 0 for 5, BB
-Dustin Pedroia, 0 for 3
-Kevin Cash, 0 for 2
-Kevin Youkilis, 0 for 2, BB
-Sean Casey, 0 for 2, BB
-Harden is 1-1 with a 10.54 E.R.A. in three career starts against Boston.

A's vs. Jon Lester
-Donnie Murphy, 2 for 2 (1.000), HR
-Jack Hannahan, 2 for 4 (.500)
-Mike Sweeney, 2 for 4 (.500), BB
-Chris Denorfia, 1 for 2 (.500)
-Daric Barton, 1 for 3 (.333), 2B, 2 BB
-Emil Brown, 1 for 4 (.250), HR
-Bobby Crosby, 1 for 4 (.250), 2B
-Mark Ellis, 1 for 5 (.200), 2 BB
-Kurt Suzuki, 0 for 2, 2 BB
-Travis Buck, 0 for 3
-Jack Cust, 0 for 2, BB

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