OAKLAND – Mark Canha opened the bottom of the 10th inning by lining a 2-0 pitch from Heath Hembree over the left field wall to give the A’s a 3-2 win over the Red Sox Friday.
For Canha, who had doubled and tripled earlier in the evening, it was the second homer of the year as Oakland has won the first two games of the homestand after having gone 1-6 on the previous road trip.
The pitching win went to Ryan Dull, who pitched the top of the 10th. In all, the relievers pitched four scoreless innings and have thrown 21 consecutive scoreless innings at home dating back to May 7.