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Athletics 1, Boston Red Sox 13

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Fenway ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 7, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score25
Athletics
64–98 · 4th AL West · T-Score 25
1
1–13
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 54
13
T-Score54
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxBoston has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Tolle leads in P-Score, WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handAthleticsAthletics has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
LineupAthleticsAthletics's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxBoston has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formSoxBoston has won 9 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

ATH
Jack Perkins RHP
Jack Perkins
Athletics
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.72
209th
WHIP
1.40
175th
K/9
10.87
25th
BB/9
3.42
161st
P-Score43i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.71
199th
OPS/R
–
IP
73.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.88
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
BOS
Payton Tolle LHP
Payton Tolle
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.30
30th
WHIP
1.15
28th
K/9
9.80
27th
BB/9
2.58
45th
P-Score72i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.07
50th
OPS/R
–
IP
101.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.40
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Tolle allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.15 WHIP compared with 1.40.
·Tolle enters with a 3.30 ERA compared with Perkins's 6.72.
·Tolle allows the lower home-run rate: 1.07 vs 1.71 per nine.
·Perkins owns a 10.9 K/9 compared with Tolle's 9.8.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Tolle arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam45%96.1
Sinker24%94.8
Cutter19%88.6
Curveball9%82.9
Changeup3%88.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Athletics vs LHP (Payton Tolle)
9th
in MLB
0.724OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Jack Perkins)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
AthleticsOfficial lineupvs LHP Payton Tolle
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Tolle (BvP)
1Henry BolteRCF63.76411.844No MLB historyNo history
2Jacob WilsonRSS38.6867.642No MLB historyNo history
3Jonah HeimSC46.62813.852No MLB historyNo history
4Tyler SoderstromLLF68.81019.712No MLB historyNo history
5Tommy WhiteR1B31.6003.632No MLB historyNo history
6Brian ServenRC—.5995.636No MLB historyNo history
7Lawrence ButlerLRF61.72017.664No MLB historyNo history
8Max MuncyR3B50.6839.678No MLB historyNo history
9Jonathan OrnelasRSS—.4170.423No MLB historyNo history
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277 / .764 · 11 HRvs hand .844 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score2Jacob Wilson SS · R.266 / .686 · 7 HRvs hand .642 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score3Jonah Heim C · S.204 / .628 · 13 HRvs hand .852 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score4Tyler Soderstrom LF · L.245 / .810 · 19 HRvs hand .712 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score5Tommy White 1B · R.254 / .600 · 3 HRvs hand .632 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score6Brian Serven C · R.175 / .599 · 5 HRvs hand .636 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Lawrence Butler RF · L.237 / .720 · 17 HRvs hand .664 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score8Max Muncy 3B · R.230 / .683 · 9 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score9Jonathan Ornelas SS · R.190 / .417 · 0 HRvs hand .423 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Jack Perkins
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Perkins (BvP)
1Nick SogardS2B53.7275.693No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF59.76516.743No MLB historyNo history
3Wilyer AbreuLRF76.77324.735No MLB historyNo history
4Caleb DurbinR3B54.71013.716No MLB historyNo history
5Masataka YoshidaLDH52.7465.743No MLB historyNo history
6Andruw MonasterioRSS47.6666.602No MLB historyNo history
7Jarren DuranLLF51.62720.633No MLB historyNo history
8Anthony SeiglerS2B49.7273.784No MLB historyNo history
9Jake RogersRC45.56341.458No MLB historyNo history
1Nick Sogard 2B · S.255 / .727 · 5 HRvs hand .693 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .735 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score4Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score5Masataka Yoshida DH · L.274 / .746 · 5 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score6Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233 / .666 · 6 HRvs hand .602 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.207 / .627 · 20 HRvs hand .633 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score8Anthony Seigler 2B · S.247 / .727 · 3 HRvs hand .784 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score9Jake Rogers C · R.161 / .563 · 4 HRvs hand 1.458 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseATHATH·BOSBOS
AVG.245 13th.245 15th
OPS.719 15th.717 18th
Home runs194 11th163 26th
Runs699 20th689 23rd
OBP.317 15th.319 11th
SLG.402 12th.398 19th
PitchingATHATH·BOSBOS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA5.51vs3.54
ATHBOS
WHIP1.51vs1.23
ATHBOS
K/98.5vs8.7
ATHBOS
HR Allowed247vs153
ATHBOS
BullpenATHATH·BOSBOS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA5.30vs3.38
no league rank
Saves39vs46
ATHBOS
ResultsATHATH·BOSBOS
+9830th
Run differential
+32511th
64–98 Record87–75
1–9 Last 109–1
Last 10 games
Athletics (1–9)
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
L
Boston Red Sox (9–1)
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Athletics?+
Jack Perkins (6.72 ERA, 2–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Payton Tolle (3.30 ERA, 6–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Fenway Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Athletics and Sox performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Sox 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Jack Perkins is at 43; Payton Tolle is at 72. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.