Final: Red Sox 7, A's 2

Xander Bogaerts drove in three runs and Trevor Story knocked in two others as the Red Sox opened their 10-game West Coast road trip with a 7-2 victory over the Oakland A's.

Bogaerts homered in the fourth and had a two-run double in the ninth, while setting the franchise record for most games played at shortstop.

Nate Eovaldi tossed six shutout innings to win his second straight start. Four Red Sox relievers combined to cover the final three innings.

WHO: Red Sox (24-27) vs. Oakland A's (20-33)
WHERE: Oakland Coliseum, Oakland CA
WHEN: 9:40 p.m.
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Nathan Eovaldi (2-2, 3..77) vs. RHP James Kaprielian (0-2, 5.93)
TV/RADIO: NESN; WEEI-FM 93.7 

LINEUPS

RED SOX

Hernandez CF
Devers 3B
Martinez DH
Bogaerts SS
Verdugo LF
Story 2B
Cordero RF
Dalbec 1B
Plawecki C

A's

Kemp 2B
Laureano CF
Lowrie DH
Brown 1B
Andrus SS
Pinder LF
Murphy C
Smith 3B
Pache CF

WHAT'S UP: The Red Sox are 10-5 in their last 15 games and 14-8 in their last 22 games...They are 4-1-1 in their last 6 series. The Red Sox rank 4th in the AL and 5th in the majors in winning % beginning 5/10 (.636, 14-8)...They trail only NYY (.696, 16-7), HOU (.682, 15-7), NYM (.652, 15-8), and TOR (.650, 13-7). The Sox’ +27 run differential since the start of May ranks 3rd in the AL behind HOU (+47) and NYY (+46)..... The Red Sox were off yesterday and tonight begin a 10-game road trip over 10 days from 6/3-12: at OAK (3 games), LAA (4), and SEA (3). The 10-game road trip is tied for their longest of the season...The Sox also had a 10-game at TB (3), TOR (4), and BAL (3) from 4/22-5/1...Following the upcoming trip, the Sox’ longest remaining road trip will be 9 games from 6/24-7/3 (at CLE, TOR, CHC). ...Tonight begins a stretch during which the Red Sox will play 19 games in 20 days from 6/3-22 and 25 games in 27 days from 6/3-29...They will be off on Monday, 6/13 following their 10-game West Coast road trip and again on Thursday, 6/23 following a 9-game homestand. .....The Red Sox’ 5 primary starting pitchers have combined to post a 3.73 ERA (94 ER/226.2 IP) in their starts, each making at least 8 starts (see below). In 23 starts following a Red Sox loss this season, the 5 primary starting pitchers have combined to go 9-4 with a 2.56 ERA (36 ER/126.1 IP). Eovaldi (5/28 vs. BAL-G1) and Pivetta (5/18 vs. HOU) are the only pair of teammates to each throw a complete game this season, and the 1st pair of Sox teammates to do so in the same season since 2018 (Porcello, Price). Nathan Eovaldi allowed a season-high 6 ER in 1.2 IP on 5/17 vs. HOU...In his other 9 starts this season, Eovaldi is 2-1 with a 2.91 ERA (18 ER/55.2 IP). Eovaldi ranks among AL leaders in BB/9.0 IP (3rd, 1.41), SO/BB (4th, 6.56), and SO/9.0 IP (10th, 9.26). ...The Red Sox lead the majors this season in XBH (178), doubles (124), and hard-hit balls (574)...They lead the AL in runs (242), AVG (.258), and total bases (735), and rank 2nd in SLG (.417) and OPS (.733). The Sox are averaging 6.7 runs per game in the last 22 games...During that time, they have hit .294 with an .869 OPS (232-for-788, 147 R, 65 2B, 3 3B, 33 HR). The Sox have hit 29 HR in their last 17 games after hitting 9 HR in their previous 15. The Sox have scored 12+ runs 4 times, tied with SF for the most in the majors this season. ...The Red Sox feature an MLB-best 8 players with at least 20 RBI this season...No other team has 7 and only three teams have 6 (ATL, LAA, LAD). The Sox also feature an MLB-best 7 players with 15+ XBH and are tied with the NYM for the most players with 25+ runs scored (5). The Sox are the only team in the majors to feature multiple players batting .300+ with an .800+ OPS... They have 3: Xander Bogaerts (.323, .866), Rafael Devers (.341, .974), and J.D. Martinez (.360, .977). SOX & A’S: The Sox were 3-3 against the A’s last season, going 1-2 in Boston and 2-1 in Oakland...The Sox are 7-10 in Oakland since the beginning of 2016, going 10-5 against the A’s at Fenway Park during that time.    The Red Sox and A’s will play each other 6 times this season, with Oakland traveling to Fenway Park for a 3-game series later this month (6/14-16).    Since the start of 2003, the Sox are 108-132 (.450) in the Pacific Time Zone, which includes games at LAA, OAK, SEA, LAD, SD, and SF...Against those same teams at Fenway Park in that same time, they are 152-84 (.644). ....Bogaerts tied Everett Scott for the most games played at shortstop in Red Sox history on Wednesday vs. CIN...With a start tonight at OAK, Bogaerts will establish a new Red Sox franchise record for the most games played at shortstop as well as tie Scott’s franchise record for the most starts at the position....Bogaerts is a 2-time World Series champion (2013, ‘18), 3-time AL All-Star (2016, ‘19, ‘21), and 4-time Silver Slugger Award winner (2015, ‘16, ‘19, ‘21)...Devers leads the majors this season in hits (73), XBH (33), total bases (129), and hard-hit balls (93), and leads the AL in doubles (21).    Martinez leads the majors this year in AVG (.360).    Since the beginning of May, Trevor Story leads the AL in RBI (32), ranking 2nd in MLB (Goldschmidt-34). ...The Sox are 1 of 2 teams in the majors this season who feature as many as 5 pitchers who have posted a sub-4.00 ERA while throwing at least 35.0 IP this season: Whitlock (3.02), Eovaldi (3.77), Houck (3.82), Pivetta (3.95), and Wacha (2.43)...The other team is NYY (also 5). ...Austin Davis has not allowed a run in his last 9 appearances (9.2 IP, 6 H, 5 BB, 8 SO)...He has allowed just 1 run in his last 18 appearances (0.47 ERA, 19.1 IP). Davis is 1 of 3 LHP in the AL to post a sub-2.00 ERA over 20+ appearances this season, along with OAK’s Sam Moll (1.04 ERA) and BAL’s Cionel Pérez (1.08). ..Tanner Houck has not allowed a run in his last 11.0 IP spanning his last 4 outings, the longest scoreless-innings streak of his career. Houck has allowed just 1 run in 14.0 IP over his last 5 appearances, all in relief (0.64 ERA, 8 H, 4 BB, 10 SO). Houck has made 5 scoreless relief appearances of 2.0+ IP this season and 3 of 3.0+ IP...He also tossed 5.2 scoreless IP in a start on 4/16. ...The Red Sox rank T-6th in the AL and T-7th in the majors in defensive runs saved (19). Red Sox outfielders rank 2nd in the majors in ultimate zone rating (8.5) and T-6th in defensive runs saved (8). Jackie Bradley Jr. leads MLB RF in ultimate zone rating (4.2) and ranks T-3rd in defensive runs saved (5)...:Among the 13 people to manage at least 500 games for the Red Sox, Alex Cora owns the 2nd-highest winning % among that group (.574, 308- 229) behind Don Zimmer (.575, 411-304). Cora ranks 11th all-time with 308 wins as manager of the Red Sox (10th: Ralph Houk, 312).

NOTES: 

* OF Jackie Bradley Jr. has been placed on the paternity list and Jarren Duran has joined the team in Oakland and has been activated.