The Oakland A’s homestand isn’t going great. They dropped six of seven games to a pair of Texas opponents, including a three-game sweep by the Astros earlier this week.
Now Boston comes to town. The A’s host the Red Sox for three games at the Coliseum before heading on the road next week.
On the mound for Oakland is James Kaprielian. The right-hander got knocked around in each of his last two starts against the Mariners and Rangers, allowing a total of nine runs in 9u2153 innings, including three homers. However, last year he faced Boston twice and held them to one run in each outing.