Red Sox Scores: May 18, 2017

Game No. 040

Thursday night’s contest in Oakland got off to a fast start with Boston putting two runs on the board in the first inning. The A’s answered right back with two homers and three runs in the bottom half of the inning and continued to dominate Hector Velázquez in his major league debut, ultimately charging him with nine hits and six earned runs.

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