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Boston Red Sox 3, Athletics 4

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:40 PM ET · Sutter Health ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 28, 10:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score54
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 54
3
3–4
FINAL
Athletics
64–98 · 4th AL West · T-Score 25
4
T-Score25
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxBennett leads Jump in P-Score (59 vs 48), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
LineupSoxBoston's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxBoston has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formSoxBoston has won 8 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthSoxBoston leads 54–25 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Starting pitchers

BOS
Jake Bennett LHP
Jake Bennett
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.58
65th
WHIP
0.94
34th
K/9
6.37
154th
BB/9
1.37
5th
P-Score59i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.61
62nd
OPS/R
–
IP
59.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.65
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
ATH
Gage Jump LHP
Gage Jump
Athletics
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.42
187th
WHIP
1.42
200th
K/9
9.63
37th
BB/9
3.32
193rd
P-Score48i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.11
91st
OPS/R
–
IP
57.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.00
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Jump strikes out 3.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Bennett allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.94 WHIP compared with 1.42.
·Bennett enters with a 2.58 ERA compared with Jump's 4.42.
·Bennett allows the lower home-run rate: 0.61 vs 1.11 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bennett arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam35%92.9
Changeup26%83.6
Sinker24%92.4
Sweeper7%79.5
Cutter4%85.0
Curveball3%78.8
Jump arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam46%96.3
Slider23%87.2
Curveball11%82.3
Changeup9%87.6
Sweeper6%83.8
Sinker5%95.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs LHP (Gage Jump)
7th
in MLB
0.735OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Athletics vs LHP (Jake Bennett)
9th
in MLB
0.724OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs LHP Gage Jump
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Jump (BvP)
1Jahmai JonesRDH50.6676.787No MLB historyNo history
2Romy GonzalezRDH—.5721.618No MLB historyNo history
3Willson ContrerasR1B80.90227.945No MLB historyNo history
4Wilyer AbreuLRF76.77324.895No MLB historyNo history
5Ceddanne RafaelaRCF59.76516.824No MLB historyNo history
6Caleb DurbinR3B54.71013.688No MLB historyNo history
7Jarren DuranLLF51.62720.641No MLB historyNo history
8Andruw MonasterioRSS47.6666.813No MLB historyNo history
9Carlos NarváezRC29.4673.462No MLB historyNo history
1Jahmai Jones DH · R.206 / .667 · 6 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score2Romy Gonzalez DH · R.185 / .572 · 1 HRvs hand .618 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Willson Contreras 1B · R.275 / .902 · 27 HRvs hand .945 · No MLB history · No history80H-Score4Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .895 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score5Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .824 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .688 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.207 / .627 · 20 HRvs hand .641 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score8Andruw Monasterio SS · R.233 / .666 · 6 HRvs hand .813 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Carlos Narváez C · R.161 / .467 · 3 HRvs hand .462 · No MLB history · No history29H-Score
AthleticsOfficial lineupvs LHP Jake Bennett
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Bennett (BvP)
1Jacob WilsonRSS38.6867.642No MLB historyNo history
2Nick KurtzL1B65.87921.728No MLB historyNo history
3Jonah HeimSC46.62813.852No MLB historyNo history
4Tyler SoderstromLLF68.81019.712No MLB historyNo history
5Tommy WhiteR1B31.6003.632No MLB historyNo history
6Colby ThomasRRF25.5684.646No MLB historyNo history
7Henry BolteRCF63.76411.844No MLB historyNo history
8Alika WilliamsRSS42.7354.833No MLB historyNo history
9Brian ServenRC—.5995.636No MLB historyNo history
1Jacob Wilson SS · R.266 / .686 · 7 HRvs hand .642 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score2Nick Kurtz 1B · L.256 / .879 · 21 HRvs hand .728 · No MLB history · No history65H-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-Score6Colby Thomas RF · R.202 / .568 · 4 HRvs hand .646 · No MLB history · No history25H-Score7Henry Bolte CF · R.277 / .764 · 11 HRvs hand .844 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score8Alika Williams SS · R.270 / .735 · 4 HRvs hand .833 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score9Brian Serven C · R.175 / .599 · 5 HRvs hand .636 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBOSBOS·ATHATH
AVG.245 15th.245 13th
OPS.717 18th.719 15th
Home runs163 26th194 11th
Runs689 23rd699 20th
OBP.319 11th.317 15th
SLG.398 19th.402 12th
PitchingBOSBOS·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.54vs5.51
BOSATH
WHIP1.23vs1.51
BOSATH
K/98.7vs8.5
BOSATH
HR Allowed153vs247
BOSATH
BullpenBOSBOS·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.51vs5.41
no league rank
Saves46vs39
BOSATH
ResultsBOSBOS·ATHATH
+32511th
Run differential
+9830th
87–75 Record64–98
8–2 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (8–2)
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
W
W
Athletics (3–7)
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—3
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Jake Bennett (2.58 ERA, 6–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Athletics?+
Gage Jump (4.42 ERA, 3–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:40 PM ET at Sutter Health Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Sutter Health Park, home of the Athletics.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Sox and Athletics performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Athletics 3–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Jake Bennett is at 59; Gage Jump is at 48. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.