The Red Sox (80-65) won their 2nd straight with a (7-0) win over the Athletics in the series opener at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, California Monday night.  It's the Sox 80th win of the season. The club did not reach 80 wins until their 158th game on September 24 last season. The Sox are 2-2 on their current 6-game road trip.   

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Crochet Day: Garrett Crochet turned in a terrific performance in notching his 15th win of the season on Monday night's series opener. Crochet allowed 3 Hits over 7 scoreless innings. He walked no one, struck out 10 and registered 21 swings and misses.  It is Crochet's 11th win on the road and it's his 5th scoreless outing of the season. The Sox are now 20-9 in his 29 starts in 2025. 

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Sox at the Dish: Trevor Story got the Sox on the board 1st with a 2-out, solo Home Run in the 1st Inning.  It's his 24th of the season and his 7th with 2 outs in an inning.  Boston added on in the 2nd with Nick Sogard picking up an RBI with a Single. Jarren Duran made it 3-0 with 2-out Single to give him 78 RBIs. The Red Sox added 2 more in the 5th Carlos Narvaez hitting his 13th Home Run of the season and Alex Bregman breaking an 0-for-10 skid at the plate with an RBI Single. Romy Gonzalez extended his hit streak to 11 in a row with an RBI Single in the 8th.     

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#'s of the Day:  It's the Red Sox 10th shutout of the season and the 3rd involving Crochet.  

--The Red Sox are now 54-20 when scoring 1st this season. 

--The Red Sox are 29-2 in their last 31 games where they score 5 or more runs. 

--With the Solo Home Runs from Story and Narvaez, the Red Sox streak of 4 straight games without a Home Run ended.

--The Red Sox have struck out 10 or more times in a game just twice over their last 12 games.   

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What's On Tap?: The Red Sox and Athletics continue their 3-game series at Sutter Health Park in Sacramento Tuesday night. Dustin May returns to the rotation after working out of the bullpen in his last appearance. The Sox have 17 games remaining on the regular season schedule with 9 at home and 8 on the road.             

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