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Athletics beat Red Sox 4-3, snap 12-series drought
Max Muncy's tiebreaking RBI double off Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning gave the Athletics a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox and their first series victory since mid-June. Oakland had…
The Story in Brief
Max Muncy's tiebreaking RBI double off Aroldis Chapman in the ninth inning gave the Athletics a 4-3 win over the Boston Red Sox and their first series victory since mid-June. Oakland had lost 12 straight series before taking two of three in Boston. Jeff McNeil collected his 1,000th career hit in the eighth, and shortstop Jacob Wilson set a major league record with his 111th consecutive errorless game. Jonah Heim tied the game with a two-out RBI double in the eighth before Muncy's heroics. The Red Sox had won nine straight series coming in.
The Indian Opinion
Some will call this win a sign of life for the Athletics after a grim run. But one series victory, however dramatic, does not erase weeks of consistent failure. Chapman's ninth-inning collapse is the more telling pattern. The real test is whether Oakland can string together wins against Tampa Bay this week, or if this was just a brief reprieve.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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