Brayan Bello hasn’t had a lot of tough outings over the last few weeks.
Entering Wednesday’s game, the young Red Sox right-hander had put together seven straight solid starts dating back to early June, amassing a 2.51 ERA over 46.2 innings while opponents batted .213.
On Wednesday, however, Bello gave up three two-run homers for the first time in his MLB career — one each to J.J. Bleday, Cody Thomas and Jace Peterson. The last one, Peterson’s 393-foot drive, came in the fourth inning, and the A’s never scored again.
The damage was done, though.