Red Sox 7, A's 0

 

Yeah, sweep them A's! Story and Narváez hit solo homers. Garrett Crochet pitched 7 shut-out innings and got 10 K's with no walks, and the bullpen pitched two perfect innings - no hits and no walks. 

New York was off yesterday, so the Sox pick up a half-game on the Yankees, and trail them by only one. Seattle won, so we remain 3½ up in the Wild Card standings.

Tonight, we take our chances with Dustin May (7-11, 4.96). Which Dustin will show up tonight? The one who held the Astros to five hits and no runs back in August, or the one that gave up seven runs to Pittsburgh the weekend before last? He'll be facing the A's Jeffrey Springs (10-10, 4.13). The Sox haven't faced the veteran pitcher yet this season, but over the years, we've got 23 hits off him including four home runs over 26 innings.

Meanwhile, as we play the fifth-place A's (66-79), the Yankees have a game against first-place Detroit (82-62), so once again it's a chance to gain some ground in the standings.