GAME #20, SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2018, BOSTON RED SOX AT OAKLAND ATHLETICS

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RED SOX V A'S

SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2018, 9:05 PM AT OAKLAND COLISEUM

TV:  NESN, NBCSCA, MLBN, (OUT-OF-MARKET ONLY)

BOSTON, (17-2)....................................................................................OAKLAND, (9-11)

BOSTON:

CHRIS SALE, LHP, 1-0, 1.23 ERA, 3K

After four starts, the perennial Cy Young Award candidate is at it again, having
not given up more than one earned run in any of his outings.  Sale, is 5-2 in 13
career appearances (eight starts) against Oakland with a 2. 60 ERA.

OAKLAND:

SEAN MANAEA, LHP, 2-2, 1.63 ERA, 20K

Manaea has been dominant in four starts, most recently holding the host Mariners
to one run and two hits in seven innings.  The lefty has yielded just five runs across
27 2/3 innings, fanning 20.

https://www.mlb.com/gameday/red-sox-vs-athletics/2018/04/21/529706#game_state=preview,game_tab=,game=529706

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RED SOX (17-2)

Mookie Betts, RF
   
Andrew Benintendi, LF
   
Hanley Ramirez, 1B
   
J.D. Martinez, DH
   
Eduardo Nunez, 2B
   
Rafael Devers, 3B
   
Sandy Leon, C
   
Jackie Bradley, C
   
Tzu-Wei Lin, SS

C SALE, LHP

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[Bill-806]

Another good line up .... Also, great news, the game is on at 9:05 (instead of 10:05)...... The SOX are playing great ball, KEEP it going BOYS !!   GOOD NIGHT ALL !! thumb_u

[markj]

Sale with a rough 1st inning so far. That leadoff walk cost them already. Sox down 0-1.

[markj]

Out of it. Minimal damage.

[markj]

Sale's not having a great night so far. Sox offense better wake up.

[markj]

Out of the inning again with just one run in. Sox down 0-2.

[markj]

Manaea is mowing down the Sox. 7 k's so far.

[markj]

While I like the Sox being aggressive at the plate, it sure does let good pitchers off easy. If it weren't for that dropped fly ball just now, the Sox would have gone down 1-2-3 on about 5 pitches.

[markj]

Sale gives up a solo dinger. Now 0-3.

[markj]

Nice play by Lin and Hanley. Hanley is really very good at scooping bad throws out of the dirt.

[markj]

Then Beni muffs a fly to left and a double becomes a triple.

[markj]

No harm done. Out of the inning.

[markj]

How does a team that's produced so many runs lately get no hit? Is Manaea that good?

[markj]

Sox are making this easy with these first pitch popups.