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Red Sox beat Athletics 1-0 to complete sweep. Oakland draws 45,086 for 7-game homestand

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Nick Pivetta combined with four relievers on Boston's second shutout of the series, Enmanuel Valdéz hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth inning and the Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 1-0 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.

“Good teams find ways to win games like that and we did," Red Sox manager Alex Cora said. "I know a lot of people throughout the years, they get on us because we come here and we don’t sweep, or we lose the series, whatever. You know what? We swept and now we move on.”

The A's drew 6,436 for the finale of an opening homestand in which they went 1-6 and dropped to an AL-worst minus-29 run difference. A total of 45,068 fans attended the seven games.

The team has announced plans to move to Las Vegas for the 2028 season and it is uncertain where the A's will play in 2025.

Jarren Duran went 4 for 4 and raised his batting average to .393.

Ross Stripling (0-2) gave up eight hits in seven innings and lost his seventh consecutive decision since beating Toronto on Oct. 1, 2022.

Pivetta (1-1) threw 90 pitches before Boston went to the bullpen. Joely Rodriguez got two outs, Justin Slaten four, and Chris Martin and Kenley Jansen pitched an inning each.

After a pair of one-out walks, Jansen got Abraham Toro to hit into a forceout and then struck out Ryan Noda for his second save this season and the 422nd of his career, tying Bill Wagner for sixth place. Up next on the list is Francisco Rodriguez (437 career saves) in fifth place.

“I think it’s awesome to tie a guy like that,” Jansen said. "That’s the thing that should motivate you. One of the greats that did it. He’s probably the best lefty closer."

Boston lowered its ERA to a major league-best 1.54 and the Red Sox bullpen extended their scoreless streak to 17 innings.

“The at-bats were better, even though we didn’t score,” A’s manager Mark Kotsay said. “The Red Sox bullpen has got it going right now. It was a challenge.”

Triston Casas, Masataka Yoshida and and Ceddanne Rafaela hit consecutive one-out singles in the fourth, and Valdéz flied to right as Casas scored easily.

UP NEXT

Red Sox: RHP Kutter Crawford (0-0) starts Friday at the Los Angeles Angels in the opener of the final series of a three-city trip. He allowed an unearned run over six innings in his first outing, a 4-3 loss at Seattle. RHP Griffin Canning (0-1) starts for the Angels.

Athletics: LHP JP Sears (0-1) starts a series opener Friday at Detroit.

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AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Red Sox BOS5-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	2
Athletics ATH1-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0

Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumOakland, CA

W: N. Pivetta (1-1)L: R. Stripling (0-2)S: K. Jansen (2)

BOSRed Sox

ATHAthletics

.N. PivettaNick Pivetta
P
5.0 IP, BB, 3 SO, 90 P
.R. StriplingRoss Stripling
P
7.0 IP, ER, 3 SO, 85 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Duran LF	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	.393	.469	.393	.862	4.0
R. Devers 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	.217	.280	.435	.715	2.0
T. Story SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.241	.313	.345	.657	0.5
T. Casas 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.192	.300	.231	.531	2.0
M. Yoshida DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250	.333	.333	.667	0.5
C. Rafaela CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.217	.231	.348	.579	1.0
E. Valdez 2B	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	.190	.182	.333	.515	1.0
R. McGuire C	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.333	.375	.400	.775	-0.5
W. Abreu RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421	1.0

HITTERS	AB
J. Duran LF	4
R. Devers 3B	4
T. Story SS	3
T. Casas 1B	4
M. Yoshida DH	4
C. Rafaela CF	4
E. Valdez 2B	3
R. McGuire C	3
W. Abreu RF	3

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Noda 1B	5	1	0	1	2	.200	.259	.200	.459	0.5
Z. Gelof 2B	4	1	0	1	3	.148	.207	.185	.392	0.5
J. Bleday CF	4	1	0	0	1	.333	.379	.593	.972	1.0
J. Davis 3B	4	2	0	0	1	.364	.417	.727	1.144	3.0
D. Hernaiz PR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
S. Brown RF-LF	4	1	0	2	3	.091	.200	.091	.291	0.0
B. Rooker DH	4	0	0	1	2	.100	.143	.150	.293	-0.5
K. McCann C	2	0	1	0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	1.0
b- S. Langeliers PH	0	0	1	0	0	.235	.300	.412	.712	1.0
T. Nevin LF	2	1	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1.0
a- L. Butler PH-RF	1	0	1	0	0	.150	.292	.200	.492	1.0
N. Allen SS	3	1	0	0	0	.263	.263	.368	.632	1.0
c- A. Toro-Hernandez PH	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.200	.000	.200	0.0

HITTERS	AB
R. Noda 1B	5
Z. Gelof 2B	4
J. Bleday CF	4
J. Davis 3B	4
D. Hernaiz PR-3B	0
S. Brown RF-LF	4
B. Rooker DH	4
K. McCann C	2
b- S. Langeliers PH	0
T. Nevin LF	2
a- L. Butler PH-RF	1
N. Allen SS	3
c- A. Toro-Hernandez PH	1

a-flied out for Nevin in the 7th
b-walked for McCann in the 9th
c-hit into fielder's choice for Allen in the 9th

2B - R. Devers (2)
SF - E. Valdez
RBI - E. Valdez (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Devers, R. McGuire

2B - J. Davis (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Noda, J. Davis, S. Brown, B. Rooker

DP - (Story-Valdez-Casas)
E - T. Story, C. Rafaela

DP - 4 (Gelof-Allen-Noda; Allen-Noda; Allen-Noda; Allen-Gelof-Noda)

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
N. Pivetta (W, 1-1)	5.0	5	1	3	0.82	0.82	17.5
J. Rodriguez (H, 2)	0.2	1	0	0	6.75	1.88	1.0
J. Slaten (H, 1)	1.1	0	0	0	0.00	0.27	4.0
C. Martin (H, 2)	1.0	2	0	1	0.00	1.00	1.5
K. Jansen (S, 2)	1.0	0	2	1	0.00	1.67	8.5

PITCHERS	IP
N. Pivetta (W, 1-1)	5.0
J. Rodriguez (H, 2)	0.2
J. Slaten (H, 1)	1.1
C. Martin (H, 2)	1.0
K. Jansen (S, 2)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Stripling (L, 0-2)	7.0	8	1	1	0	3	3.75	1.42	11.5
T. McFarland	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	7.36	2.45	0.0
M. Kelly	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	5.40	1.40	4.0

PITCHERS	IP
R. Stripling (L, 0-2)	7.0
T. McFarland	1.0
M. Kelly	1.0

Pitches-Strikes - N. Pivetta 90-55, J. Rodriguez 12-8, J. Slaten 10-7, C. Martin 20-16, K. Jansen 21-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - N. Pivetta 8-6, J. Rodriguez 2-0, J. Slaten 3-1, C. Martin 3-0, K. Jansen 1-1
Batters Faced - N. Pivetta 20, J. Rodriguez 3, J. Slaten 4, C. Martin 5, K. Jansen 5

Pitches-Strikes - R. Stripling 85-61, T. McFarland 12-8, M. Kelly 14-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Stripling 9-6, T. McFarland 3-0, M. Kelly 1-0
Batters Faced - R. Stripling 26, T. McFarland 5, M. Kelly 3

.N. PivettaNick Pivetta
P
5.0 IP, BB, 3 SO, 90 P
.R. StriplingRoss Stripling
P
7.0 IP, ER, 3 SO, 85 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Red Sox BOS5-2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	10	2
Athletics ATH1-6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0

Oakland-Alameda County ColiseumOakland, CA

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Duran LF	4	0	4	0	0	0	0	.393	.469	.393	.862	4.0
R. Devers 3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	4	.217	.280	.435	.715	2.0
T. Story SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.241	.313	.345	.657	0.5
T. Casas 1B	4	1	1	0	0	0	3	.192	.300	.231	.531	2.0
M. Yoshida DH	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.250	.333	.333	.667	0.5
C. Rafaela CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.217	.231	.348	.579	1.0
E. Valdez 2B	3	0	1	1	0	2	0	.190	.182	.333	.515	1.0
R. McGuire C	3	0	0	0	0	1	3	.333	.375	.400	.775	-0.5
W. Abreu RF	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	.154	.267	.154	.421	1.0
Total	32	1	10	1	1	5	11	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Duran LF	4
R. Devers 3B	4
T. Story SS	3
T. Casas 1B	4
M. Yoshida DH	4
C. Rafaela CF	4
E. Valdez 2B	3
R. McGuire C	3
W. Abreu RF	3
Total	32

HITTERS	AB	H	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
R. Noda 1B	5	1	0	1	2	.200	.259	.200	.459	0.5
Z. Gelof 2B	4	1	0	1	3	.148	.207	.185	.392	0.5
J. Bleday CF	4	1	0	0	1	.333	.379	.593	.972	1.0
J. Davis 3B	4	2	0	0	1	.364	.417	.727	1.144	3.0
D. Hernaiz PR-3B	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0.0
S. Brown RF-LF	4	1	0	2	3	.091	.200	.091	.291	0.0
B. Rooker DH	4	0	0	1	2	.100	.143	.150	.293	-0.5
K. McCann C	2	0	1	0	0	.000	.429	.000	.429	1.0
b- S. Langeliers PH	0	0	1	0	0	.235	.300	.412	.712	1.0
T. Nevin LF	2	1	0	0	1	.333	.333	.333	.667	1.0
a- L. Butler PH-RF	1	0	1	0	0	.150	.292	.200	.492	1.0
N. Allen SS	3	1	0	0	0	.263	.263	.368	.632	1.0
c- A. Toro-Hernandez PH	1	0	0	0	2	.000	.200	.000	.200	0.0
Total	34	8	3	5	15	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
R. Noda 1B	5
Z. Gelof 2B	4
J. Bleday CF	4
J. Davis 3B	4
D. Hernaiz PR-3B	0
S. Brown RF-LF	4
B. Rooker DH	4
K. McCann C	2
b- S. Langeliers PH	0
T. Nevin LF	2
a- L. Butler PH-RF	1
N. Allen SS	3
c- A. Toro-Hernandez PH	1
Total	34

a-flied out for Nevin in the 7th
b-walked for McCann in the 9th
c-hit into fielder's choice for Allen in the 9th

2B - R. Devers (2)
SF - E. Valdez
RBI - E. Valdez (4)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Devers, R. McGuire

2B - J. Davis (2)
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - R. Noda, J. Davis, S. Brown, B. Rooker

DP - (Story-Valdez-Casas)
E - T. Story, C. Rafaela

DP - 4 (Gelof-Allen-Noda; Allen-Noda; Allen-Noda; Allen-Gelof-Noda)

PITCHERS	IP	H	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
N. Pivetta (W, 1-1)	5.0	5	1	3	0.82	0.82	17.5
J. Rodriguez (H, 2)	0.2	1	0	0	6.75	1.88	1.0
J. Slaten (H, 1)	1.1	0	0	0	0.00	0.27	4.0
C. Martin (H, 2)	1.0	2	0	1	0.00	1.00	1.5
K. Jansen (S, 2)	1.0	0	2	1	0.00	1.67	8.5
Total	9.0	8	3	5	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
N. Pivetta (W, 1-1)	5.0
J. Rodriguez (H, 2)	0.2
J. Slaten (H, 1)	1.1
C. Martin (H, 2)	1.0
K. Jansen (S, 2)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
R. Stripling (L, 0-2)	7.0	8	1	1	0	3	3.75	1.42	11.5
T. McFarland	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	7.36	2.45	0.0
M. Kelly	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	5.40	1.40	4.0
Total	9.0	10	1	1	1	5	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
R. Stripling (L, 0-2)	7.0
T. McFarland	1.0
M. Kelly	1.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - N. Pivetta 90-55, J. Rodriguez 12-8, J. Slaten 10-7, C. Martin 20-16, K. Jansen 21-10
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - N. Pivetta 8-6, J. Rodriguez 2-0, J. Slaten 3-1, C. Martin 3-0, K. Jansen 1-1
Batters Faced - N. Pivetta 20, J. Rodriguez 3, J. Slaten 4, C. Martin 5, K. Jansen 5

Pitches-Strikes - R. Stripling 85-61, T. McFarland 12-8, M. Kelly 14-9
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - R. Stripling 9-6, T. McFarland 3-0, M. Kelly 1-0
Batters Faced - R. Stripling 26, T. McFarland 5, M. Kelly 3

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

4TH INNING
Valdez hit sacrifice fly to right, Casas scored 1 0

4TH INNING
	Valdez hit sacrifice fly to right, Casas scored	1	0

1ST INNING
Red Sox
R. Stripling Pitching:
J. Duran: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Duran singled to left
R. Devers: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Devers reached on fielder's choice to second, Duran out at second
T. Story: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Story lined into double play shortstop to first, Devers out at first
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
Athletics
N. Pivetta Pitching:
R. Noda: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Noda flied out to deep right
Z. Gelof: Strike looking, Foul, Gelof grounded out to shortstop
J. Bleday: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Bleday singled to right center, Bleday to second on center fielder Rafaela fielding error
J. Davis: Davis flied out to center
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Red Sox
R. Stripling Pitching:
T. Casas: Ball, Strike looking, Casas flied out to center
M. Yoshida: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Yoshida flied out to left
C. Rafaela: Ball, Rafaela popped out to second
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Athletics
N. Pivetta Pitching:
S. Brown: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Brown lined out to center
B. Rooker: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Rooker struck out swinging
K. McCann: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, McCann walked
T. Nevin: Strike swinging, Ball, Nevin reached on fielder's choice to pitcher, McCann out at second
End of the 2nd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Red Sox
R. Stripling Pitching:
E. Valdez: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul tip, Valdez struck out on foul tip
R. McGuire: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, McGuire struck out looking
W. Abreu: Abreu singled to right
J. Duran: Strike looking, Pickoff attempt, Duran reached on an infield single to shortstop, Abreu to second
R. Devers: Devers grounded out to pitcher
Middle of the 3rd (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Athletics
N. Pivetta Pitching:
N. Allen: Strike looking, Allen flied out to left
R. Noda: Ball, Ball, Noda flied out to shallow left
Z. Gelof: Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Gelof struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Red Sox
R. Stripling Pitching:
T. Story: Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Story struck out swinging
T. Casas: Strike looking, Casas singled to left center
M. Yoshida: Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Yoshida singled to left, Casas to second
C. Rafaela: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Rafaela singled to shallow center, Casas to third, Yoshida to second
E. Valdez: Strike looking, Valdez hit sacrifice fly to right, Casas scored
R. McGuire: Ball, Foul, McGuire flied out to deep right
Middle of the 4th (1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
Athletics
N. Pivetta Pitching:
J. Bleday: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Bleday grounded out to pitcher
J. Davis: Foul, Ball, Davis doubled to deep center
S. Brown: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Brown struck out swinging
B. Rooker: Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Rooker flied out to deep center
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Red Sox
R. Stripling Pitching:
W. Abreu: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Abreu flied out to shallow left
J. Duran: Duran singled to shallow left
R. Devers: Pickoff attempt, Ball, Devers grounded into double play shortstop to first, Duran out at second
Middle of the 5th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Athletics
N. Pivetta Pitching:
K. McCann: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Foul, McCann grounded out to first
T. Nevin: Ball, Foul, Foul, Nevin singled to right
N. Allen: Allen singled to left center, Nevin to second
R. Noda: Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Noda reached on an infield single to pitcher, Nevin to third, Allen to second
Z. Gelof: Ball, Strike looking, Gelof grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Noda out at second
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Red Sox
R. Stripling Pitching:
T. Story: Story fouled out to catcher
T. Casas: Strike looking, Casas grounded out to second
M. Yoshida: Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Yoshida grounded out to shortstop
Middle of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Athletics
Joely Rodriguez relieved Nick Pivetta
J. Bleday: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Bleday grounded out to second
J. Davis: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Davis grounded out to second
S. Brown: Strike swinging, Brown singled to left
Justin Slaten relieved Joely Rodriguez
B. Rooker: Foul, Ball, Ball, Rooker grounded out to second
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Red Sox
R. Stripling Pitching:
C. Rafaela: Ball, Foul, Rafaela grounded out to third
E. Valdez: Strike looking, Valdez singled to center
R. McGuire: Strike looking, McGuire grounded into double play shortstop to second to first, Valdez out at second
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Athletics
J. Slaten Pitching:
K. McCann: McCann grounded out to pitcher
Lawrence Butler hit for Tyler Nevin
L. Butler: Ball, Strike swinging, Butler flied out to left
N. Allen: Strike looking, Allen grounded out to second
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Red Sox
Seth Brown in left field
Lawrence Butler in right field
T.J. McFarland relieved Ross Stripling
W. Abreu: Strike looking, Abreu grounded out to pitcher
J. Duran: Ball, Foul, Ball, Duran singled to left
R. Devers: Devers doubled to shallow left, Duran to third
T. Story: Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Intentional ball, Story intentionally walked
T. Casas: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Casas grounded into double play second to shortstop to first, Story out at second
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Error)
Athletics
Chris Martin relieved Justin Slaten
R. Noda: Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Noda grounded out to first
Z. Gelof: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Gelof singled to center
J. Bleday: Bleday reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Bleday to second, Gelof out at second on shortstop Story throwing error
J. Davis: Ball, Foul, Davis reached on an infield single to second, Bleday to third
Darell Hernaiz ran for J.D. Davis
S. Brown: Foul, Strike looking, Foul, Strike swinging, Brown struck out swinging
End of the 8th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Red Sox
Darell Hernaiz at third base
Michael Kelly relieved T.J. McFarland
M. Yoshida: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike looking, Yoshida struck out looking
C. Rafaela: Rafaela grounded bunt out to pitcher
E. Valdez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Valdez struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Athletics
Kenley Jansen relieved Chris Martin
B. Rooker: Rooker flied out to center
Shea Langeliers hit for Kyle McCann
S. Langeliers: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Langeliers walked
L. Butler: Foul, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Butler walked, Langeliers to second
Abraham Toro-Hernandez hit for Nick Allen
A. Toro-Hernandez: Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Toro-Hernandez reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Langeliers to third, Butler out at second
R. Noda: Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Noda struck out swinging
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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