Papelbon Suffers Rare Blown Save

Oakland first team to break through against star Boston closer
By Jesse Andrews,  Newser Staff
Posted May 1, 2007 10:17 PM CDT
Papelbon Suffers Rare Blown Save
Oakland Athletics Travis Buck (6) is congratulated at the plate by Bobby Crosby after his two-run homer against the Boston Red Sox in the ninth inning of their baseball game at Fenway Park in Boston Tuesday, May 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)   (Associated Press)

Jonathan Papelbon, Boston's marquee closer, blew his first save of the season against the Athletics, and saw his hitherto sparkling ERA swell. Rookie outfielder Travis Buck hit a two-run homer in the top of the ninth, and Dan Johnson hit the go-ahead RBI double in the tenth off reliever Brendan Donnelly to halt the rolling Sox 5-4.

Papelbon had cemented eight saves in 9.1 innings, including three against the arch-foe Yankees; Buck's homer thickened Pap's ERA to a human 1.74. The blown save voided a seven-inning, two-run start by Curt Schilling. (More MLB stories.)

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