Pitcher Aaron Brooks reminded himself to hustle and back up home, even though he had zero doubt strong-armed center fielder Ramon Laureano would throw out the runner at the plate. Brooks didn't have to do a thing. And a run got saved, at an early stage of the game when momentum means so much. Khris Davis hit his fifth home run over Oakland's first seven games, Laureano connected and also saved the run with a perfect throw, and the Athletics scored their first five runs on homers to beat the struggling Boston Red Sox 7-0 on Monday night. Read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401074797
Pitcher Aaron Brooks reminded himself to hustle and back up home, even though he had zero doubt strong-armed center fielder Ramon Laureano would throw out the runner at the plate. Brooks didn't have to do a thing. And a run got saved, at an early stage of the game when momentum means so much. Khris Davis hit his fifth home run over Oakland's first seven games, Laureano connected and also saved the run with a perfect throw, and the Athletics scored their first five runs on homers to beat the struggling Boston Red Sox 7-0 on Monday night. Read more http://www.espn.com/mlb/recap?gameId=401074797