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But while Oakland's Bash Brothers brought the Athletics back against Roger Clemens, it was the bottom part of the order that won it. Ron Hassey singled with one out against Red Sox relief ace Lee Smith and took third on Tony Phillips' two-out single. That brought up Weiss...
Clemens heated up from the start on a night when frost warnings were posted in Boston and the Bruins opened the hockey season. Clemens retired the first nine batters, including four in a row on strikeouts.
Oakland's first hit wasn't much to brag about. Luis Polonia opened the fourth with a dribbler to the right side of the mound that Clemens fielded cleanly but then threw wide of first baseman Todd Benzinger. Polonia was credited with a single and was given second on Clemens...
Clemens struck out the side in the sixth around a double by Tony Phillips. That gave Clemens seven strikeouts without a walk.
Davis wasn't as overpowering as Clemens, but just as effective. He did not allow a hit until Benzinger opened the fifth with a hard one-hopper that hit Davis in the right knee. The ball bounced away for a single.