Before the Red Sox beat the Athletics in the 14th inning, closer Jonathan Papelbon and catcher Jason Varitek were ejected in the ninth inning. Two outs away from wrapping up a routine four-run win against the Athletics, second baseman Dustin Pedroia botched what would have been a game-ending double-play grounder. One run scored after Pedroia's error, making the score 7-4. Cliff Pennington's double into the left-field corner scored another, and Varitek, enraged by what he viewed as missed pitches during a previous walk to Daric Barton by plate umpire Tony Randazzo, was ejected after going mask-to-face with Randazzo. Papelbon had also barked at Randazzo during the Barton at-bat. "It's simple," Varitek said. "I lost my cool on those things that happened in that inning that I felt like Pap had made some pitches." He added: "You can't argue balls and strikes."