The Boston Red Sox (81-65), who are currently third in the AL East, have been dominant against the Athletics (66-80) in back-to-back games, winning by 7-0 and 6-0. Boston is looking forward to yet another decisive victory as Payton Tolle (7.56 ERA) is making the third start of his MLB career.

Arolidis Chapman finally cracked, as the Athletics got to him for the winning run in the ninth inning. “At one point, he was going to give it up,” manager Alex Cora said. “It just happened that it was today.

As the Boston Red Sox gear up to face the Oakland Athletics in Sacramento, fans are buzzing with anticipation. This series promises intriguing matchups and potential

Red Sox manager Alex Cora surprised himself with a Jarren Duran position switch decision prior to the game that he had to reverse.

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Connelly Early's Major League Baseball debut against the Oakland Athletics garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews, positioning the Boston Red Sox to potentially benefit from an emerging star as the season progresses.

Crochet rolled through seven low-stress innings on 101 pitches, racking up 10 strikeouts — no walks — and working around three hits.