MLB

Athletics at Boston Red Sox

· Major League Baseball
Athletics
72-81, 39-39 Away
Final
5 - 3
Boston Red Sox
83-70, 46-32 Home

Brent Rooker’s 30th home run powers the A’s to a 5-3 win over the slumping Red Sox

Athletics vs. Boston Red Sox: Game Highlights

The A’s started the game with four straight hits, including Rooker’s two-run shot — his 30th of the season. Ginn (4-6) allowed two runs while walking one and striking out three.

Hogan Harris pitched two innings for his fourth save.

David Hamilton and Trevor Story each hit a solo homer for Boston, which lost for the fifth time in seven games. The Red Sox entered the day tied with Seattle for the third and final AL wild-card spot; Cleveland, which beat Detroit on Thursday, was 1 1/2 games back.

Brayan Bello (11-8) allowed four runs — three earned — on five hits and two walks while striking out three in four innings.

Key moment The A's started things off with Lawrence Butler's double off the Green Monster, Rooker's home run, Nick Kurtz's double and a run-scoring single from Tyler Soderstrom. Bello recorded his first out when Jacob Wilson grounded into a fielder's choice, then JJ Bleday hit into a double play.

Key stat Rooker's homer gave the A's three players with at least 30; he joined Kurtz (32) and Shea Langeliers (30). That ties a franchise record achieved four times, the last in 2019.

Up next The A's head to Pittsburgh, with RHP Luis Severino (6-11) scheduled to face RHP Mitch Keller (6-14) in the opener on Friday night.

The Red Sox begin a three-game series at Tampa Bay on Friday, with Garrett Crochet, Kyle Harrison and Connelly Early scheduled to pitch.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Sogard struck out swinging.
9th Inning Sogard hit for Hamilton
9th Inning Refsnyder lined out to center.
9th Inning Refsnyder hit for Wong
9th Inning Narváez struck out swinging.
9th Inning Narváez hit for Lowe

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 0
17 Ground Balls 13
10 Strikeouts 7
3 Runs Batted In 3
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
8 Hits 7
2 Stolen Bases 1
2 Walks 1
0 Catcher Interference 0
5 Runs 3
1 Ground Into Double Play 1
0 Sacrifice Flies 1
35 At Bats 32
1 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
8 Runners Left On Base 9
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 1
8 Fly Balls 13
0 Caught Stealing 0
141 Pitches 136
0 Games Started 0
0 Pinch At Bats 4
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
13 Total Bases 14
37 Plate Appearances 34
162.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
3 Extra Base Hits 3
3.6 Runs Created 3.3
.229 Batting Average .219
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.371 Slugging Percentage .438
.257 Secondary Average .281
.270 On Base Percentage .235
.642 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .673
2.1 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.0
3.4 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.3
33.0 Batter Rating 28.0
35.0 At Bats Per Home Run 16.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
3.81 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.00
.143 Isolated Power .219
0.20 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.14
.054 Walks Per Plate Appearance .029
.029 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .063
8.0 Runs Produced 6.0
0.6 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.2
79.8 MLB Rating 78.8
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Fenway Park

Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 32,838 | Capacity:
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