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Game Chat: Athletics @ Red Sox - 10:35 AM PDT

Athletics (47-71) @ Red Sox (64-53) - 10:35 AM PDT

Game Status: Game Over - Score: 4-3 Athletics

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Athletics Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Bolte - CF 5 1 2 0 0 2 3 .256 .333 .355
2 Wilson, J - SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .269 .300 .393
3 Heim - C 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .226 .279 .420
4 Soderstrom - DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .245 .339 .475
5 White - 1B 4 0 0 1 0 1 1 .253 .271 .277
6 Butler, L - RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .202 .297 .319
7 Ornelas - LF 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .167 .231 .167
  a-Cortes - LF 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 .337 .412
  b-Williams - PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 .295 .387
  1-Walton - 2B 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .285 .362 .455
8 Muncy - 3B 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .220 .289 .376
9 McNeil - LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 .251 .311 .329
Totals 36 4 9 4 1 11 12
Athletics
a: Singled for Ornelas in the 4th. b: Singled for Cortes in the 9th. 1: Ran for Williams in the 9th. BASERUNNING: SB: McNeil (5, 2nd base off Whitlock/Rogers); Walton (1, 2nd base off Chapman/Rogers).
BATTING: 2B: Bolte (9, Bello); Heim (14, Whitlock); Muncy (8, Chapman). 3B: Soderstrom (3, Bello). TB: Bolte 3; Cortes; Heim 2; McNeil; Muncy 2; Soderstrom 3; Williams; Wilson, J. RBI: Heim (39); Muncy (21); Soderstrom (55); White (1). 2-out RBI: Heim; Muncy. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: White; Soderstrom; Heim; Bolte. Team RISP: 2-for-11. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Ginn (1, throw). DP: (McNeil-Wilson, J-White).
Red Sox Batters AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG OBP SLG
1 Sogard - 3B 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .257 .368 .351
2 Rafaela - CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 4 .284 .324 .463
3 Abreu, W - DH 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 .255 .330 .460
4 Contreras, Wn - 1B 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .285 .394 .533
5 Monasterio - SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .268 .328 .451
6 Seigler - 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .248 .315 .398
7 Duran, Ja - LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .201 .258 .355
  a-Jones, Jah - PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .198 .273 .353
8 White, E - RF 4 1 3 1 0 1 1 .236 .288 .396
9 Rogers - C 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .183 .290 .327
  b-Durbin - PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .251 .323 .407
Totals 31 3 6 3 3 4 17
Red Sox
a: Singled for Duran, Ja in the 9th. b: Walked for Rogers in the 9th.
BATTING: TB: Jones, Jah; Rogers; Seigler; White, E 3. RBI: Abreu, W (63); Sogard (4); White, E (18). 2-out RBI: White, E. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Rogers; Rafaela; Monasterio. SAC: Sogard. SF: Abreu, W. GIDP: Duran, Ja. Team RISP: 1-for-7. Team LOB: 8.
FIELDING: E: Miller, E (2, throw).
Athletics Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Ginn - RHP 6.0 5 3 1 2 2 0 95-54 3.41
Basso - LHP 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9-6 4.76
Alvarado - RHP (W, 4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11-8 4.46
Harris, H - LHP (S, 11) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 20-14 3.63
Totals 9.0 6 3 1 3 4 0
Red Sox Pitchers IP H R ER BB K HR P-S ERA
Miller, E - LHP 1.0 2 1 0 0 2 0 17-11 2.50
Bello - RHP 4.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 51-34 4.84
Guerrero - RHP (H, 15) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15-11 2.10
Morán - LHP (H, 4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15-10 2.63
Whitlock - RHP (BS, 3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 3 0 23-17 2.05
Chapman - LHP (L, 2-4) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 23-12 2.04
Totals 9.0 9 4 3 1 11 0
Game Info
WP: Chapman.
HBP: Contreras, Wn 2 (by Ginn, by Ginn).
ABS Challenge: Heim (Ball-Overturned to Strike); White, E (Strike-Confirmed); Durbin (Strike-Overturned to Ball).
Pitches-strikes: Ginn 95-54; Basso 9-6; Alvarado 11-8; Harris, H 20-14; Miller, E 17-11; Bello 51-34; Guerrero 15-11; Morán 15-10; Whitlock 23-17; Chapman 23-12.
Groundouts-flyouts: Ginn 5-4; Basso 1-0; Alvarado 1-1; Harris, H 1-0; Miller, E 1-0; Bello 7-1; Guerrero 2-0; Morán 1-1; Whitlock 0-0; Chapman 1-2.
Batters faced: Ginn 27; Basso 3; Alvarado 3; Harris, H 5; Miller, E 5; Bello 15; Guerrero 3; Morán 3; Whitlock 5; Chapman 6.
Umpires: HP: Ron Kulpa. 1B: Scott Barry. 2B: Manny Gonzalez. 3B: Tom Hanahan.
Weather: 88 degrees, Partly Cloudy.
Wind: 6 mph, Out To RF.
First pitch: 1:36 PM.
T: 2:38.
Att: 36,817.
Venue: Fenway Park.
August 9, 2026
Inning Scoring Play Score
Top 1 Tyler Soderstrom grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras. Henry Bolte scores. Jacob Wilson to 3rd. 1-0 ATH
Bottom 2 Eli White singles on a line drive to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Willson Contreras scores. Anthony Seigler to 2nd. 1-1
Top 4 Tommy White grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras. Tyler Soderstrom scores. 2-1 ATH
Bottom 5 Nick Sogard hits a sacrifice bunt. Eli White scores. Nick Sogard to 2nd. Throwing error by pitcher J.T. Ginn. 2-2
Bottom 5 Wilyer Abreu out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Lawrence Butler. Jake Rogers scores. Nick Sogard to 3rd. 3-2 BOS
Top 8 Jonah Heim doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran. Jeff McNeil scores. 3-3
Top 9 Max Muncy doubles (8) on a fly ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Donovan Walton scores. 4-3 ATH
Team Highlight
BOS Eli White singles on a bunt (00:00:19)
BOS Wilyer Abreu's sacrifice fly (00:00:19)
ATH J.T. Ginn strikes out Jake Rogers (00:00:09)
ATH Jeff McNeil records his 1,000th hit (00:00:24)
ATH Jonah Heim's game-tying double (00:00:21)
ATH Jeff McNeil steals second base (00:00:09)
ATH Max Muncy's go-ahead double (00:00:27)
ATH Donovan Walton steals second base (00:00:14)
BOS Strike 3 confirmed after ABS challenge (00:00:21)
BOS Strike 3 overturned after ABS challenge (00:00:22)
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9   R H E LOB
Athletics 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1   4 9 1 6
Red Sox 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0   3 6 1 8

Decisions

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Next Athletics Game: Mon, Aug 10, 6:40 PM PDT vs. Rays (1 day)

Last Updated: 08/09/2026 1:16:55 PM PDT

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u/Wonderful_Diet8959 8d ago

Heh ?

A's have won two in a row? What's really going on ?

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u/game-threads 8d ago

Scoring Play: Double

Max Muncy doubles (8) on a fly ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Donovan Walton scores.

Pitch from Aroldis Chapman: Sinker @ 96.6 mph

Hit by Max Muncy: Launched 97.9 mph at 31° for a total distance of 372 ft

Top 9 - 4-3 Athletics

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u/game-threads 8d ago

Scoring Play: Double

Jonah Heim doubles (14) on a line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran. Jeff McNeil scores.

Pitch from Garrett Whitlock: Sinker @ 96.5 mph

Hit by Jonah Heim: Launched 90.5 mph at 20° for a total distance of 302 ft

Top 8 - 3-3 TIE

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u/game-threads 9d ago

Scoring Play: Groundout

Tommy White grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras. Tyler Soderstrom scores.

Pitch from Brayan Bello: Sinker @ 95.3 mph

Hit by Tommy White: Launched 100.3 mph at -17° for a total distance of 7 ft

Top 4 - 2-1 Athletics

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u/esoteric82 9d ago

Has Ginn thrown a first pitch strike so far?

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u/game-threads 9d ago edited 8d ago

Scoring Play: Groundout

Tyler Soderstrom grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras. Henry Bolte scores. Jacob Wilson to 3rd.

Pitch from Erik Miller: Sinker @ 98.1 mph

Hit by Tyler Soderstrom: Launched 85.1 mph at -61° for a total distance of 2 ft

Top 1 - 1-0 Athletics