The Red Sox are just the seventh team since 1920 to win 27 or more in a 30-game span, and the only team to begin their run under .500. Tolle (7-6) was the first Red Sox pitcher to fan 14 since Chris Sale on May 8, 2019. Jarren Duran's two-run homer over the Green Monster in left field opened the scoring and sparked Boston's five-run second inning. Yoshida and Caleb Durbin each added one more to get the Red Sox into double-digit scoring for the second consecutive game. Up nextAthletics LHP Gage Jump (4-7, 4.59 ERA) gets the start opposite Red Sox LHP Jake Bennett (7-4, 2.90) in the middle game of the series.