Red Sox Wrap: Boston Earns Sweep In Low-Scoring Win Over A’s
The Boston Red Sox closed out the three-game series against the Oakland Athletics with a 1-0 win at Oakland Coliseum on Wednesday afternoon.
With the victory, Boston moves to 5-2 while Oakland moves to 1-6.
Check out the full box score here.
ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
While neither starter exactly dazzled on Wednesday, Boston’s Nick Pivetta and Ross Stripling offered solid outings in the series finale.
Pivetta did not have his A+ stuff, though he relied on solid defensive plays from Trevor Story and Ceddanne Rafaela to work out of potential trouble. He continued Boston’s strong stretch with the club’s starter pitching at least five innings in every game to start the season.
Stripling allowed just one run on an Enmanuel Valdez sacrifice fly to score Triston Casas. It was his only blemish in seven innings against the Red Sox, allowing eight hits with three strikeouts of his own.
The Red Sox leaned on four relievers to close out the win, sending Boston to Anaheim with four straight victories.
STARS OF THE GAME
— Pivetta kept the Athletics off the board over five innings with three strikeouts.
— Rafaela made an outstanding catch in Oakland for the second straight day.
— Kenley Jansen tied Billy Wagner for sixth place on the all-time saves list with 422.
WAGER WATCH
Valdez entered Wednesday at +180 to record drive in a run, per FanDuel SportsBook. With his sacrifice fly, a $100 wager on Valdez would have cashed for $180 and a $280 total payout.
UP NEXT
The Red Sox begin a three-game series in Anaheim on Friday night against the Los Angles Angels. First pitch is set for 9:38 p.m. ET. You can catch the game, plus an hour of pregame coverage, on NESN.