FINAL SCORE: Red Sox 7, Athletics 3
IN BRIEF: The Red Sox bullpen allowed just two runs over seven innings in relief of Hector Velazquez, while home runs from Mitch Moreland and Christian Vazquez powered the Red Sox to a three-game sweep of the Oakland A's, their first sweep of the season.
HIGHLIGHTS:
2nd inning
Ramon Laureano RBI single (1-0 OAK)
Mitch Moreland SAC fly (1-1)
Michael Chavis tagged out at home after errant pitch
4th inning
Mitch Moreland solo HR (9) (2-1 BOS)
5th inning
Mookie Betts SAC fly (3-1 BOS)
6th inning
Tzu-Wei Lin infield single (4-1 BOS)
Andrew Benintendi 2-run bloop single (6-1 BOS)
8th inning
Christian Vazquez solo HR (5) (7-1 BOS)
9th inning
Khris Davis RBI double (7-2 BOS)
Chad Pinder RBI double (7-3 BOS)
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