A couple of Bay Area sports teams finished up their trips to Boston on high notes Thursday, including the Oakland A’s who won their series finale against the Red Sox. Now the A’s are back home to host the Kansas City Royals at the Coliseum.
The series begins Friday, with Frankie Montas on the mound for Oakland. The right-hander allowed five runs in his last outing but won anyway, his first victory since mid-April; in his previous nine appearances he posted a 2.87 ERA and made six quality starts but the team lost all nine games.