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Boston Tops Oakland 5-2 - Recap

Boston grabbed a 5-2 win over Oakland on Sunday, as Rich Hill was credited with a win at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

The Red Sox were a -105 underdog in the win. The combined score pushed PUSH the total, which closed at 7.

Rich Hill earned the victory for the Red Sox, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 5, walking 0, and allowing 3 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Franchy Cordero in the win.

Oakland's starting pitcher Frankie Montas worked 6 innings, giving up 6 hits and 1 earned runs while striking out 7 in the loss. They got 1 hits from Chad Pinder in a losing cause.

Next game, Boston takes its act on the road to face Los Angeles looking for another win. For Oakland, they head on the road to face Atlanta.