A's (hopefully) recover from 3-9 rough patch and sweep the Red Sox.

"The three-game series sweep was the fourth of the year for the A's, which is more than their season total of three in all of 2007. Oakland has also now won 11 of their last 15 games against the Red Sox at home."

Boston payroll: $133,440,037
Oakland payroll: $47,967,126

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_teams_by_payroll