WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ceddanne Rafaela hit his first main league grand slam and the Boston Pink Sox beat the Athletics 4-2 after being held with out a hit via 5 innings Monday night time.
Connor Wong doubled main off the sixth for the primary hit in opposition to Athletics rookie starter Jack Perkins (2-6), who was pulled after strolling Willson Contreras with two outs. José Suarez walked Wilyer Abreu to load the bases, setting the stage for Rafaela’s eleventh homer and a 4-1 lead.
Curtis Mead struck out trying his first time up in his Boston debut after which left after he was hit on the wrist by a pitch his second time up. The Pink Sox acquired Mead from the Wasington Nationals on Saturday night time for rookie pitcher Connelly Early.
Tyler Soderstrom prolonged his hitting streak to 10 video games when he launched his seventeenth homer to offer the Athletics a 1-0 lead two batters into the underside of the primary in opposition to Payton Tolle. Jonah Heim homered for the tenth time to chop it to 4-2 within the sixth.
Tolle (6-6) allowed two runs and 5 hits in 5 1/3 innings. He struck out seven and walked one to assist the surging Pink Sox (55-50) win for the 18th time in 20 video games.
The A’s have misplaced three straight and 24 of 30.
Justin Slaten acquired the ultimate two outs within the sixth for Boston, and Jovani Morán and Garrett Whitlock every pitched an ideal inning.
Aroldis Chapman gave up a leadoff single to Colby Thomas within the ninth, and pinch-hitter Nick Kurtz reached on a one-out fielding error at second by Anthony Seigler. Chapman struck out Henry Bolte and Alika Williams for his twenty fifth save in 27 alternatives.
Perkins walked three and was charged with two runs on one hit in 5 2/3 innings.
Pink Sox LHP Jake Bennett (6-3, 2.58 ERA) begins Tuesday reverse Athletics LHP Gage Leap (3-6, 4.42).
