Sale matched his own Major League record of consecutive double-digit strikeout games at eight, fanning his final two batters of the night to finish with 10. Sale, who co-owns the record with Pedro Martinez, gave the Red Sox seven innings -- marking the eighth time in nine starts he's gone at least seven -- but was saddled with a no-decision after allowing two runs on seven hits.
A's starter Kendall Graveman yielded two runs in six innings, both coming on Mitch Moreland's second homer in as many days.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Traffic control: A's closer Santiago Casilla found himself in a jam in the top of the ninth inning, allowing back-to-back singles to Sandy Leon and Deven Marrero to put runners at the corners with one out.