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– Oakland`s Rickey Henderson extended his hitting streak to 12 games with a first-inning single. He`s 17 for 46 (.370) during the streak, the A`s longest of the season. Henderson is 55 for 170 (.324) at Fenway Park during his career.
– Red Sox fans keep pouring into Fenway, despite the team`s record. They drew 33,193 on Wednesday and 100,074 for the three-game series.
– Red Sox third baseman Wade Boggs is hitting only .227 at Fenway this year, well below his career average of .381 at home.
– The A`s are 7-3 in extra-inning games, while the Red Sox are 6-6.
– Tuesday`s 96-pitch Mariners-Indians game was just 1 hour and 55 minutes long, the fastest Mariners game since 1988.
