Wong drives in career-best three runs, Pivetta strikes out 13 as Red Sox beat Athletics 7-0

Published July 17, 2023 9:24 pm

By JANIE McCAULEY
AP Baseball Writer

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Connor Wong hit a two-run double and singled in a run for a career-high three RBIs, leading the Boston Red Sox past the Oakland Athletics 7-0 for their eighth win in nine games.Nick Pivetta (6-5) matched his career high with 13 strikeouts over six innings in relief of lefty opener Brennan Bernardino, who worked two innings. It marked Pivetta’s ninth career double-digit strikeout game and first of 2023 — and his most Ks with the Red Sox. The A’s lost their eighth straight game and dropped a season-high 46 games under .500 at 25-71.

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