Red Sox rally with back-to-back homers to top Athletics 5-4
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jul 31, 2026, 4:18 AM
Last updated Jul 31, 2026
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Oakland Athletics 5-4 on Thursday night. Wilyer Abreu and Wilson Contreras hit back-to-back home runs in the eighth inning, helping the Red Sox overcome a 4-3 deficit. Sonny Gray earned his 13th win of the season, pitching seven innings and allowing four runs. Ceddanne Rafaela contributed two hits and two RBIs for Boston. The Athletics had initially taken a 3-0 lead but could not hold on, with the Red Sox tying the game in the fifth. The Red Sox have now won 23 consecutive games when scoring four or more runs. Boston's next game is against the Dodgers on Friday, while the Athletics face the Tigers.
- •Red Sox score five runs to overcome a 4-3 eighth-inning deficit
- •Abreu and Contreras hit consecutive home runs in the eighth
- •Gray pitches seven innings, improving to 13-2 this season
- •Rafaela records two hits and two RBIs for the Red Sox
- •Boston has won 23 straight games when scoring at least four runs
- 4:18 AMYahoo Sports — Red Sox hit back-to-back HRs in 8th to beat A's 5-4
"Wilyer Abreu and Wilson Contreras homered on back-to-back pitches in the eighth inning, Sonny Gray went seven innings for his 13th win of the season, and the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the Athletics 5-4 on Thursday night. Ceddanne Rafaela added two hits and two RBIs for the Red Sox, who have had to come from behind in eight of their last 12 victories. Trailing 4-3 in the eighth, the Red Sox tied it when Abreu hit his 16th home run on changeup from Luis Media (2-3) 422 fee.
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