Travis Shaw Has 5 RBI, Red Sox Beat A's 13-5
BOSTON -- Travis Shaw belted a three-run home run and had five RBIs to pace another offensive barrage for the Boston Red Sox in a 13-5 blowout of the Oakland Athletics on Tuesday night at Fenway Park.
Hanley Ramirez hit a two-run homer and Mookie Betts added a solo blast for the Red Sox (20-13). Dustin Pedroia, Xander Bogaerts, Chris Young and Jackie Bradley Jr. all had an RBI while contributing to the team's 16-hit attack. Bradley extended his career-best hitting streak to 16 games.
Boston won for the sixth time in nine games and captured its fifth straight against Oakland (14-20).
The Athletics have been outscored 43-17 during their four-game losing streak.
Sean O'Sullivan (1-0) lasted six innings in his first start with the Red Sox, giving up four runs, all in the sixth after the Red Sox built an 11-0 lead. He allowed 12 hits, walked none and struck out three.
Craig Kimbrel tossed a scoreless ninth in a non-save situation for Boston.
Coco Crisp drove in a pair of runs for the A's. Billy Butler had three hits, while Josh Reddick, Khris Davis, Marcus Semien and Chris Coghlan each had two of Oakland's 15 hits.
Sean Manaea (0-1) lasted just 2 2/3 innings for the Athletics, surrendering eight runs on 10 hits while striking out one.
Boston's bats picked up where they left off in Monday's 14-7 series-opening victory.
Betts opened the Boston first with a solo homer, the first leadoff shot for any Red Sox batter since Betts' blast June 20, 2015 in Kansas City.
Ramirez launched a two-run shot shortly after as Boston went ahead 3-0 after one.
Pedroia's RBI double two innings later helped spark a five-run frame for the Red Sox.
Bogaerts and Young proceeded to single in runs before Shaw hit a two-run double to stretch the lead to 8-0 and end Manaea's night.
Shaw tacked on a three-run homer in the fifth to build Boston's lead to 11-0.
Oakland squandered its best chance to score in the second when slow-footed Billy Butler was thrown out at home plate by Boston center fielder Bradley to end the inning.
Yonder Alonso's single and Semien's groundout put runs on the board for the Athletics in the sixth before Crisp hit a two-run double.
Butler doubled home a run an inning later, but Boston scored two runs in its half of the seventh as Josh Rutledge scored on an error and Bradley singled in the final run.
NOTES: Boston DH David Ortiz (rest) was not in the lineup. "As strong as a start that he's had, personally I lose sight that he's 40 years old," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. ... Oakland LF Mark Canha (back strain) and RHP Liam Hendriks (right triceps strain) were placed on the 15-day disabled list. RHP Chris Bassitt (Tommy John surgery) was transferred to the 60-day disabled list. ... Athletics RHP Andrew Triggs, CF Tyler Ladendorf and LHP Daniel Coulombe were brought up from Triple-A Nashville. RHP J.B. Wendelken was optioned to Nashville. ... Red Sox LHP David Price threw a bullpen session Monday to address mechanical flaws and got advice from teammate 2B Dustin Pedroia. "(Pedroia's) competed against (Price) in the batter's box (so he) knows what it looks like coming at him," Farrell said, per MLB.com. ... Fans at Tuesday's game received a bobblehead of Price and his dog, Astro. ... Red Sox RHP Rick Porcello (5-1, 2.95 ERA) faces Athletics LHP Eric Surkamp (0-2, 5.59 ERA) on Wednesday.
