Friday, July 2nd, 2021 8:40PM CST
On Friday, the Boston Red Sox edged out the Oakland Athletics by a score of three to two. Boston's victory was significantly impacted by Kiké Hernández, who hit a go-ahead single with a broken bat in the tenth inning to drive in the deciding run. Hernández also made a key defensive play from center field, unleashing a strong throw to home plate that successfully caught a runner attempting to score, helping the Red Sox secure the win.
Date: Friday, July 2nd, 2021
Time: 8:40PM CST
Stadium: Oakland Coliseum
Location: Oakland, California
Attendance: 32,304
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ATH |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
BOS |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

Home Runs: Lowrie (8, 7th inning off Whitlock 0 on, 2 Out); Andrus (1, 9th inning off Barnes 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Lowrie (35), Andrus (18)
2-out Runs Batted In: Lowrie
Ground Into Double Play: Lowrie
Team Left On Base: 4
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-5 (Lowrie 1-1, Murphy 0-2, Kemp 0-1, Schwindel 1-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Kemp 1

Wild Pitches: Montas
Hit By Pitch: Vázquez (by Montas); Chavis (by Montas)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Romo 2/3; Diekman 2/3; Montas 18/26; Wendelken 3/4; Trivino 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Romo-3-2-0-2; Diekman-0-3-3-3; Montas-17-10-12-17; Wendelken-3-0-0-2; Trivino-3-2-0-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Romo 0-2; Diekman 0-3; Montas 8-5; Wendelken 0-4; Trivino 1-0
Game Scores: F Montas 51

Double Plays: 2 (Olson-Andrus-Olson , Chapman-Andrus-Olson)

Doubles: Devers (25, Montas)
Runs Batted In: E. Hernández (26), Verdugo (33), Devers (70)
2-out Runs Batted In: Verdugo
Ground Into Double Play: E. Hernández; Verdugo
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-12 (Gonzalez 0-2, E. Hernández 1-2, Santana 0-1, Vázquez 0-2, Renfroe 0-1, Verdugo 1-2, Chavis 0-2)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Vázquez 1; Verdugo 1; Chavis 2

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Ottavino 2/3; Barnes 2/4; Rodriguez 14/21; Whitlock 4/7
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Ottavino-2-2-3-3; Barnes-2-3-5-2; Rodriguez-18-9-17-13; Whitlock-10-1-4-4
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Ottavino 0-2; Barnes 0-1; Rodriguez 8-4; Whitlock 0-3
Game Scores: E Rodriguez 74

Double Plays: 2 (Bogaerts-Chavis-Santana , E. Hernández-Vázquez)
Errors: Gonzalez (9, throw)
Assists: E. Hernández (Brown at Home)

Stolen Bases: Gonzalez (3, 2nd base off Montas/Murphy)
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