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Boston Red Sox at Athletics

MLBJuly 30, 2026Sutter Health Park

Red SoxBostonBOSWon57-51

Red Sox 5, Athletics 4

Final
AthleticsSacramentoATH45-64
Score by inning
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BOS000030020582
ATH001201000491

W Sonny GrayL Luis MedinaSV Aroldis Chapman

Red Sox hit back-to-back HRs in 8th to beat A's 5-4Wilyer Abreu and Wilson Contreras homered on back-to-back pitches in the eighth inning, Sonny Gray went seven innings for his 13th win of the season, and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Athletics 5-4 on Thursday night.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Anthony Seigler grounds out, second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  2.  Ceddanne Rafaela strikes out swinging.
  3.  Wilyer Abreu strikes out swinging.

Bot 1st

  1.  Nick Kurtz lines out sharply to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Jacob Wilson doubles (12) on a line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran.
  3.  Tyler Soderstrom grounds out, pitcher Sonny Gray to first baseman Willson Contreras. Jacob Wilson to 3rd.
  4.  Jonah Heim grounds out, first baseman Willson Contreras to pitcher Sonny Gray.

Top 2nd

  1.  Willson Contreras flies out to right fielder Carlos Cortes.
  2.  Masataka Yoshida grounds out, third baseman Tommy White to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  3.  Caleb Durbin flies out to right fielder Carlos Cortes.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Tommy White flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.
  2.  Lawrence Butler flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.
  3.  Jeff McNeil grounds out, second baseman Anthony Seigler to first baseman Willson Contreras.

Top 3rd

  1.  Jarren Duran strikes out swinging.
  2.  Andruw Monasterio flies out to right fielder Carlos Cortes.
  3.  Connor Wong called out on strikes.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Carlos Cortes walks.ATH 61%
  2.  Donovan Walton grounds out softly, pitcher Sonny Gray to first baseman Willson Contreras. Carlos Cortes to 2nd.
  3.  Nick Kurtz reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Andruw Monasterio. Carlos Cortes to 3rd.ATH 64%
  4.  Jacob Wilson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Carlos Cortes scores. Nick Kurtz to 2nd.ATH 73%
  5.  Tyler Soderstrom grounds into a double play, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras. Jacob Wilson out at 2nd. Tyler Soderstrom out at 1st.ATH 65%

Top 4th

  1.  Anthony Seigler flies out to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.
  2.  Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a line drive to center fielder Lawrence Butler.
  3.  Wilyer Abreu called out on strikes.
  4.  Willson Contreras walks.
  5.  Masataka Yoshida grounds out, first baseman Nick Kurtz to pitcher Mason Barnett.

Bot 4th

  1.  Jonah Heim doubles (11) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.ATH 76%
  2.  Tommy White grounds out, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Lawrence Butler doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Jonah Heim scores.ATH 82%
  4.  Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Lawrence Butler to 3rd.
  5.  Carlos Cortes strikes out swinging.
  6.  Donovan Walton singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Lawrence Butler scores. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Wilyer Abreu.ATH 88%
  7.  Nick Kurtz walks. Donovan Walton to 2nd.
  8.  Jacob Wilson pops out to second baseman Anthony Seigler.

Top 5th

  1.  Caleb Durbin hit by pitch.
  2.  Jarren Duran grounds out, second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Nick Kurtz. Caleb Durbin to 2nd.
  3.  Andruw Monasterio singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lawrence Butler. Caleb Durbin scores.ATH 77%
  4.  Connor Wong strikes out swinging.
  5.  Anthony Seigler singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jeff McNeil. Andruw Monasterio to 2nd.
  6.  Ceddanne Rafaela doubles (27) on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Andruw Monasterio scores. Anthony Seigler scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd. Ceddanne Rafaela advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Donovan Walton.ATH 52%
  7.  Wilyer Abreu flies out to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.

Bot 5th

  1.  Tyler Soderstrom grounds out sharply, second baseman Anthony Seigler to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  2.  Jonah Heim grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras.
  3.  Tommy White lines out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.

Top 6th

  1.  Willson Contreras singles on a line drive to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.BOS 56%
  2.  Masataka Yoshida singles on a line drive to right fielder Carlos Cortes. Willson Contreras to 2nd.BOS 64%
  3.  Caleb Durbin out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Tommy White to first baseman Nick Kurtz. Willson Contreras to 3rd. Masataka Yoshida to 2nd.
  4.  Jarren Duran flies out to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom.BOS 51%
  5.  Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging.ATH 57%

Bot 6th

  1.  Lawrence Butler doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela.ATH 67%
  2.  Jeff McNeil flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Lawrence Butler to 3rd.
  3.  Carlos Cortes out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jarren Duran. Lawrence Butler scores.
  4.  Donovan Walton called out on strikes.

Top 7th

  1.  Connor Wong lines out, left fielder Tyler Soderstrom to right fielder Carlos Cortes.
  2.  Anthony Seigler grounds out, second baseman Jeff McNeil to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  3.  Ceddanne Rafaela grounds out, third baseman Tommy White to first baseman Nick Kurtz.

Bot 7th

  1.  Nick Kurtz strikes out swinging.
  2.  Jacob Wilson called out on strikes.
  3.  Tyler Soderstrom strikes out swinging.

Top 8th

  1.  Wilyer Abreu homers (16) on a fly ball to center field.ATH 51%
  2.  Willson Contreras homers (23) on a fly ball to center field.BOS 70%
  3.  Masataka Yoshida strikes out swinging.
  4.  Caleb Durbin grounds out, pitcher Luis Medina to first baseman Nick Kurtz.
  5.  Jarren Duran grounds out to third baseman Tommy White.

Bot 8th

  1.  Jonah Heim singles on a fly ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu.BOS 53%
  2.  Tommy White grounds into a double play, shortstop Andruw Monasterio to first baseman Willson Contreras. Henry Bolte out at 2nd. Tommy White out at 1st.BOS 72%
  3.  Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Andruw Monasterio strikes out swinging.
  2.  Connor Wong walks.
  3.  Anthony Seigler grounds into a double play, pitcher Elvis Alvarado to shortstop Donovan Walton to first baseman Nick Kurtz. Connor Wong out at 2nd. Anthony Seigler out at 1st.BOS 68%

Bot 9th

  1.  Jeff McNeil grounds out, third baseman Caleb Durbin to first baseman Willson Contreras.BOS 75%
  2.  Alika Williams doubles (10) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Jarren Duran.BOS 60%
  3.  Colby Thomas challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Colby Thomas called out on strikes.BOS 72%
  4.  Nick Kurtz strikes out swinging.BOS 81%

Bot 3rd

  1.  BOS 0, ATH 1Jacob Wilson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Carlos Cortes scores. Nick Kurtz to 2nd.ATH 73%

Bot 4th

  1.  BOS 0, ATH 2Lawrence Butler doubles (12) on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Jonah Heim scores.ATH 82%
  2.  BOS 0, ATH 3Donovan Walton singles on a ground ball to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. Lawrence Butler scores. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. Fielding error by right fielder Wilyer Abreu.ATH 88%

Top 5th

  1.  BOS 1, ATH 3Andruw Monasterio singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lawrence Butler. Caleb Durbin scores.ATH 77%
  2.  BOS 3, ATH 3Ceddanne Rafaela doubles (27) on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Andruw Monasterio scores. Anthony Seigler scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd. Ceddanne Rafaela advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Donovan Walton.ATH 52%

Bot 6th

  1.  BOS 3, ATH 4Carlos Cortes out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Jarren Duran. Lawrence Butler scores.

Top 8th

  1.  BOS 4, ATH 4Wilyer Abreu homers (16) on a fly ball to center field.ATH 51%
  2.  BOS 5, ATH 4Willson Contreras homers (23) on a fly ball to center field.BOS 70%

Win probability

Top 5th · Biggest swing #1 · BOS 3–3 ATH

Ceddanne Rafaela doubles (27) on a ground ball to left fielder Tyler Soderstrom. Andruw Monasterio scores. Anthony Seigler scores. Ceddanne Rafaela to 3rd. Ceddanne Rafaela advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by shortstop Donovan Walton.

See it in the scoring summary
ATH 52%BOS +25 pts

Game leaders

Red SoxBoston

AthleticsSacramento

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Anthony Seigler 2B5110000.255
Ceddanne Rafaela CF4022001.282
Wilyer Abreu RF4111102.248
Willson Contreras 1B3121110.289
Masataka Yoshida DH4010001.260
Caleb Durbin 3B2100000.243
Jarren Duran LF4000001.195
Andruw Monasterio SS4111002.259
Connor Wong C3000012.261
Totals33585229

2B: Rafaela.HR: Abreu, Contreras.RBI: Rafaela 2, Abreu, Contreras, Monasterio.SB: Rafaela.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Sonny Gray W7.074425972.93
Greg Weissert1.010001103.95
Aroldis Chapman S1.010002111.72

Video

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