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OAKLAND ATHLETICS (6-4) VS. BOSTON RED SOX (2-6) THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019 — OAKLAND COLISEUM

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Boston 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 10 0 Oakland 0 0 3 3 0 1 0 0 x 7 13 0

Win: Brett Anderson (2-0) Loss: Eduardo Rodriguez (0-2) Save:

OAKLAND NOTES. BOSTON NOTES • Brett Anderson walked in a run in the first inning, snap- • J.D. Martinez (2-for-5) has hit safely in each of the Red ping his streak of 34.1 scoreless innings at home. Sox first eight games of the season...he trails just J.D. Drew for the most in Red Sox history, who hit safely in Robbie Grossman threw out Steve Pearce attmepting to • the first nine games in 2007. advance to second base in the third inning, his first out- field assist of the year... he had three assists in 84 games • The Red Sox scored two runs in the first inning after last season with Minnesota. scoring only four first inning runs in their first seven games. • The A’s have 12 home runs during the home stand, 15 total this season, and 24 of the A’s 41 total runs have • Eduardo Rodriguez recorded his 500th career strikeout come on a . in the first inning after striking out Khris Davis...Rodri- guez now has 501 strikeouts in 503.2 career innings Stephen Piscotty (4-for-4, 2 1B, 2B, 3-run HR) matched • pitched. his career high with five RBI... he has done that four oth- er games, the last time came on September 19, 2018 • Boston is 0-2 in Rodriguez’s first two starts this season... against the Angels. The Red Sox were 19-4 in his 23 starts last season. • has not allowed a run in 6.2 innings with • Eduardo Rodriguez allowed six earned runs in 3.2 in- nine strikeouts to begin the season. nings pitched...he allowed seven earned runs in 27.0 in- nings in his four previous starts against the A’s. • Stephen Piscotty also tied his career high with four hits in the game... he has achieved that in three other • Jackie Bradley Jr. stole his first base of the season... he games, the last time came on May 8, 2016. has been successful in 21 of his last 22 attempts dating back to 2017. • Ramón Laureano recorded his third assist, throwing out Mookie Betts at third base...he now has • The Red Sox fall to 3-13-1 in their last 17 series at the 12 assists in 58 games dating back to last season, the Oakland Coliseum. most in MLB. HOME RUNS HOME RUNS Player Inning Count RBI Location Player Inning Count RBI Location Pitcher Martinez (3) 3 1-2 1 RF Anderson Piscotty (2) 3 2-0 3 CF Rodriguez

Time of Game...... 3:16 Streak...... W1 vs. RHS/LHS...... 2-2/4-2 First Pitch...... 12:37 pm Homestand...... 6-2 March...... 3-3 Temperature...... 60 degrees Last 5...... 4-1 April...... 3-1 Today’s Attendance...... 15,095 Last 10...... 6-4 Attendance Total...... 231,270 Home/Road...... 6-4/0-0 Average (10 games)...... 23,127 Day/Night...... 3-0/3-4