BOSTON – For the second consecutive series the A’s were swept out of town, this time on the heels of a 7-3 loss to the Red Sox at Fenway Park on Wednesday afternoon.
It is the sixth consecutive loss for Oakland (14-19), who dropped all three in Toronto before doing the same in Boston.
The narrative of the Athletics’ series finale against the Red Sox was similar to much of the rest of the road trip: The bats were lacking, pitching was not up to snuff and bounces largely not in their favor.
The A’s did jump out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning behind a Ramon Laureano RBI single, but with runners at the corner and only one out they were unable to push more across.