Bradenton was the site of the Boston Red Sox's first extra-inning game of the preseason and second game with the Pittsburgh Pirates. It was a run-fest for both teams and resulted in a Boston victory. There was scoring in every inning except the second and the Red Sox began with three runs in the top of the first and five runs in the top of the third. The Pirates responded with four runs in the bottom of the third and one run in the bottom of the fourth. Boston continued to produce runs in the fifth (three), seventh (one), nineth (two), and tenth (one - the winning run) innings. While Pittsburgh produced runs in the sixth (two), eighth (four), and nineth (three). The final score was Boston fifteen and Pittsburgh fourteen.
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BOSTON: fifteen runs, fifteen hits, two errors
PITTSBURGH: fourteen runs, sixteen hits, one error
BOSTON: Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester, Winning Pitcher: Wes Littleton
PITTSBURGH: Starting Pitcher: Tom Gorzelanny, Losing Pitcher: Juan Mateo
BOSTON: Save: B. Maxwell, Homeruns: Josh Bard, Nick Green, Brad Wilkerson (grand slam), Dusty Brown
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RED SOX: Spring Training Wins: 7, Spring Training Losses: 7
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