Boston Red Sox tops Oakland Athletics 4-2
Game Summary
Boston Red Sox defeated Oakland Athletics 4-2.
Key Players
Andruw Monasterio led Boston Red Sox's offense, going 3-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI. Boston Red Sox reliever Tyron Guerrero threw 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Jonah Heim led Oakland Athletics's offense, going 3-for-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI. Oakland Athletics reliever Hayden Juenger threw 1.1 IP, 0 ER, 0 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Pitching Report
Boston Red Sox starter Patrick Sandoval: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 2 ER, 7 K, 2 BB (92 pitches). 2 HR allowed is a troubling rate of long-ball damage. The bullpen (5 pitchers) was scoreless over 5.0 IP with 7 K — a flawless relief effort.
Oakland Athletics starter Jacob Lopez: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 1 ER, 8 K, 2 BB (97 pitches). Bullpen: 4.7 IP, 1 ER, 4 K (ERA 1.93).
Hitting Analysis
Boston Red Sox: 11 H, 3 RBI (team AVG 0.306). Includes 1 HR.
Multi-hit games: Ceddanne Rafaela (2-for-5), Caleb Durbin (3-for-4), Andruw Monasterio (3-for-4, 1 HR, 2 RBI), Nick Sogard (2-for-5).
Oakland Athletics: 8 H, 2 RBI (team AVG 0.242). 3 extra-base hits (2 HR) — impressive power display.
Multi-hit games: Jeff McNeil (2-for-4), Jonah Heim (3-for-5, 1 HR), Lawrence Butler (2-for-3, 1 HR).
Cleanup cold: Tommy White (0-for-5), Tyler Soderstrom (0-for-5). The silence from the heart of the order proved costly.