Boston Red Sox vs Oakland Athletics Live Streaming
Monday, July 19, 2010
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10:05 pm EDT Mon Jul 19, 2010
A flurry of injuries may finally be catching up with the Boston Red Sox, who sputtered offensively while losing three of four at home to begin the second half. Few teams are running as smoothly as the Oakland Athletics, who will be looking for a sixth straight victory as the Red Sox begin a 10-game West Coast trip in northern California on Monday night. With nine losses in 12 games, the Red Sox have slipped 6 1/2 games behind New York and 3 1/2 behind Tampa Bay in the AL East, and appear desperate for reinforcements in their depleted lineup. Dustin Pedroia, Victor Martinez, Jacoby Ellsbury, Jason Varitek and Jeremy Hermida all remain on the disabled list - not to mention starting pitchers Josh Beckett and Clay Buchholz.
The Red Sox still lead the majors in runs, but have plenty of concerns after totaling 11 in four home games against Texas over the weekend. Boston would have been swept if not for a two-out comeback in the ninth inning of Saturday’s victory. Red Sox hitters struck out 14 times in Sunday’s 4-2 defeat. Meanwhile, Oakland has piled up 40 runs during its season-best five-game winning streak. Kevin Kouzmanoff had seven RBIs in a three-game sweep at Kansas City over the weekend, including a home run in Sunday’s 9-6 win. The A’s winning streak began with Ben Sheets on the mound, as the right-hander limited the Angels to two hits in six shutout innings during a 15-1 victory on July 10. Sheets, who missed all of 2009 following elbow surgery, has been mostly mediocre in his first season with Oakland, but his name has been mentioned in trade rumors after his strong conclusion to the first half.
