08/28: Coulda Been 3.5, Shoulda Been 3.5, Woulda Been 3.5

Kason Gabbard (0-2, 3.38) @ Esteban Loaiza (7-7, 5.12)
Boston Red Sox (71-58) @ Oakland Athletics (74-56)
10:05 PM EDT in Oakland, California (McAfee Coliseum)

AUGUST 28, 2006
TV: NESN | RADIO: WEEI 850
AL EAST OUTLOOK: TOR @ CLE | BAL, NYY, TB OFF
KEEP AN EYE ON: CHW, MIN OFF

PRIOR GAME AGAINST OPPONENT: Red Sox 1, Oakland 5 on 7/26/06 DECISION: W: Danny Haren | L: Kyle Snyder STAR OF THE GAME: Coco Crisp – 3 AB, 2 H, 1 RBI

GAME NOTES: If we had swept this series, we could have been 3.5 games behind the Yankees, with plenty of ball to play. Now we’re 6.5, and flailing about in the water. It’s hard to condemn this ballclub for an injury to pretty much everyone who wore the Sox jersey this year, but wow, what an aggravating season. There’s still a month to go, let’s see if we can end the season on a high note.