The 28-year-old Velazquez was responsible for six runs and nine hits in five innings, walking two and fanning four in the 101-pitch outing. His contract was purchased by the Red Sox out of the Mexican League in February and he joined the team Thursday afternoon.
MOMENTS THAT MATTERED
Taking control: Staring down an early 2-0 deficit, the A's responded with three runs in the bottom of the first, after totaling just two hits the night before in a shutout loss in Seattle. The inning featured the first back-to-back home runs by the A's this season, with former Red Sox infielder Lowrie sending one to dead center for a two-run shot and Davis lifting one over the right-center-field wall.