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 A.J. Pierzynski drove in a run and scored twice on two hits while
Jackie Bradley Jr. added an RBI double for the Red Sox, who bounced
back after dropping both ends of a doubleheader to the Tampa Bay
Rays on Thursday. Buchholz (2-2) allowed a run on three hits and
three walks while striking out five to earn his second straight win.
John Jaso tripled and scored while Yoenis Cespedes doubled for the
Athletics. Dan Straily (1-2) started for Oakland and allowed two
runs on four hits and three walks in 4 1/3 innings while striking
out three.
Grady Sizemore led off the second inning for the Red Sox with a
double and came around to score when Pierzynski’s single glanced off
third baseman Josh Donaldson’s glove and trickled into left field.
Bradley’s two-out double to deep center plated Pierzynski to make it
a 2-0 gap.
Jaso led off the next half-inning with a triple to deep center that
just got past Bradley’s leap and came in on a two-out wild pitch to
cut the deficit in half. Boston loaded the bases on two hits and a
walk against Dan Otero in the sixth before Ryan Cook came on to face
Pedroia and left an 0-2 breaking ball over the middle of the plate
that was slugged over the wall in left.
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GAME NOTEBOOK: Pedroia’s grand slam marked the 100th home run of his
career. … Umpires briefly reviewed Pedroia’s home run to check for
fan interference but upheld the call. … Former Boston players Coco
Crisp, Jed Lowrie, Brandon Moss, Josh Reddick and Nick Punto
combined to go 1-for-17.
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