'02 Red Sox 3, '80 Oakland 1

GAME 1: Tim Wakefield's knuckler was dazzling as he tossed 8 shutout inning before tiring. All 4 Boston runs were scored on two run homers hit by Johnny Damon and Nomar.

GAME 2: Boston blew the doors off in this one as they scored 9 runs off A's starter Steve McCatty. The Bosox tallied 10 runs in total behind John Burkett who took his record to 3-0 in an 8 inning 1 run performance. Damon hit a homer in his second consecutive game and Shea Hillenbrand had 3 hits.

GAME 3: Mike Norris did not have one of his banner outings as he gave up 6 runs in almost 8 innings of work. He was better than Frank Castillo and the Red Sox defense. Oakland had 4 homers in this game. None was bigger than Mitchell Page's 3 run shot in the 4th. Lacey came on to save the game for Oakland as the A's barely held on to win their only game of the series.

GAME 4: Boston doctors are beginning to worry about Pedro. Not only has he lost velocity, but his stamina has also been declining. While most pitchers would be happy with a 7 2/3 inning performance that netted 11k's and 3 ER's, Pedro and the Sox fans are not. Banks, Embree and Urbina combined to finish it out. The Red Sox were hanging on to a 1 run lead until the 8th when Nomar led off with a single and Trot doubled after Manny flew out. Oakland intentionally walked Hillenbrand and Daubach added the insurance run with a sac fly to Dwayne Murphy in center.Boston moved to a league leading 15-5, while Oakland dropped to 8-12.