Overview

• Greg Weissert surrendered a two-out RBI double to Tyler Soderstrom and a go-ahead single to Brett Harris in the sixth, flipping a 1-0 Boston lead.
• Rookie lefty Connelly Early struck out seven with no walks over 5 1/3 innings and reached 18 strikeouts through two MLB starts, a rare feat noted by Elias.
• Boston went 0-for-7 with runners in scoring position, stranded nine, wasted a bases-loaded, no-out chance, and ended the game on Romy Gonzalez’s second double play.
• Oakland recorded its first five-game winning streak in over a year as Jeffrey Springs, Mitch Spence and Hogan Harris combined to hold Boston to an unearned run.
• The Red Sox have dropped four of five and lost ground in the AL wild-card race despite Trevor Story improving to 30-for-30 on stolen bases this season.