FINAL SCORE: A's 1, Red Sox 0
IN BRIEF: Matt Chapman's home run off Chris Sale in the first inning was all the A's needed to send the Red Sox to their fourth loss in a row, 1-0 in Oakland. Sale (three-hit ball for six innings) pitched better than in the Sox opener but the bats stayed quiet in getting shut out for the second night in a row. The Sox did not have a four-game losing streak all last season. To add insult to injury, in the ninth inning, Xander Bogaerts missed a tying homer by a foot and was thrown out at third base trying to stretch the hit into a triple. BOX SCORE
RED SOX RECORD: 1-5
HIGHLIGHTS:
1st inning
Matt Chapman solo homer to left off Chris Sale (1-0 SEA)
9th inning
Xander Bogaerts thrown out at third by center fielder Ramon Laureano
UP NEXT:
@ A's, Wednesday, 10:07 p.m., NESN
@ A's, Thursday, 3:37 p.m., NESN
@ Diamondbacks, Friday, 7:10 p.m., NESN
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