OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Khris Davis hit his fifth home run over Oakland’s first seven games, Ramon Laureano connected and also saved a run with a perfect throw home from center field, and the Oakland Athletics scored their first five runs via homer to beat the struggling Boston Red Sox 7-0 on Monday night.
Davis led the majors with 48 homers last season, and he went deep again leading off the second against David Price (0-1), who then struck out three straight before giving up Laureano’s leadoff drive the next inning.
Chad Pinder added a two-run homer in the sixth for the A’s to back Aaron Brooks (1-0).