Khris Davis Home Run Drops Price, Red Sox 4-1 In Oakland
David Price allowed a three-run home run to Khris Davis in the eighth inning as the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 to take two out of three games in their weekend series.
Taking a 1-1 tie into the bottom of the eighth, Price induced a groundout against Bruce Maxwell before allowing consecutive singles to Marcus Semien and Stephen Piscotty. After striking out Jed Lowrie, Davis stepped to the plate and made Price pay.
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Price went 7.2 innings and allowed four runs on nine hits and one walk, striking out six. A’s starter Daniel Mengden out-dueled him with 6.1 innings of one-run ball, while closer Blake Treinen earned the win (1-1) with three strikeouts in 1.2 scoreless innings to close the game out.
Boston dropped to 17-4 on the season after losing consecutive games for the first time. A’s starter Sean Manaea pitched a no-hitter against the Red Sox on Saturday night.
Up Next: The Red Sox get a day off Monday before kicking off a three-game series on the road against the Blue Jays in Toronto.
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