A’s manager Bob Melvin was talking about Red Sox starter Eduardo Rodriguez before the game Sunday when he said, “guys aren’t seeing the ball very well against him.” Turns out Melvin’s players weren’t seeing anything well Sunday, missing teammates on throws as they committed three errors to help hand the Red Sox an easy 12-3 win at the Oakland Coliseum.
There would be no first four-game home sweep of Boston for the first time in 85 years. And there would be no third straight good start for Andrew Triggs, who fell behind 4-3 with the help of his teammates before giving up a two-run bomb to Mitch Moreland in the sixth inning.