Article: Boston Red Sox vs. Oakland Athletics; A's 96-66 (AL West champions), Red Sox 95-67 (AL wild card). Oakland won season series, 4-3.

Game 1: Red Sox (Pedro Martinez, 14-4, 2.22 ERA) at A's (Tim Hudson, 16-7, 2.70), Wednesday, 10 p.m. [ESPN]

Game 2: Red Sox (Tim Wakefield, 11-7, 4.13) at A's (Barry Zito, 14- 12, 3.30), Thursday, 4 p.m. [ESPN2]

Game 3: A's at Red Sox, Saturday, TBAGame 4*: A's at Red Sox, Sunday, TBAGame 5*: Red Sox at A's, Monday, TBA

A's pitchers Tim Hudson, right, and Barry Zito, the "Big Three Minus One." Hudson went just 2-3 with a 4.85 ERA in September, and Zito needed a 3-1 September just to finish with a winning record (14- 12). And Boston's '27 Yankeesesque offense, led by MVP candidates Manny Ramirez, David Ortiz, left, Nomar Garciaparra and Bill Mueller. There is no deeper lineup in the ...

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