The Red Sox took advantage of two Oakland errors in the third inning, including one by second baseman Jurickson Profar on a grounder that should have been an inning-ending double play. Boston charged through the open door, eventually sending 10 men to the plate and scoring six times. (They were also aided by a possible blown call at first base by the video review team.)
Michael Chavis knocked in three runs and Xander Bogaerts had two doubles and two RBI. Mookie Betts singled three times. Matt Barnes faced a potential sticky situation with one out in the ninth and got the final two outs on only two pitches.