Betts' grounder hits 3B bag, Bosox end 4-game skid, beat A's
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Boston ended a long scoreless drought with a big swing from birthday boy Blake Swihart. Mookie Betts then helped the Red Sox snap a four-game losing streak with an even more important - yet, strange - hit.
Manager Alex Cora is just thankful things finally broke the right way this season for the World Series champs after a 1-5 start that included back-to-back shutout losses.
Betts' two-out grounder hit the third base bag and popped into the outfield for a tiebreaking, two-run double in the ninth inning, and the Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 6-3 on Wednesday night.