A’s Blanked Again as Red Sox Cap Three-Game Series Sweep

Lawrence Butler of the Oakland A's loses his helmet while swinging at a pitch during a game against the Boston Red Sox in Oakland, Calif., on April 3, 2024. Godofredo A. Vásquez/AP Photo

OAKLAND, Calif.—Nick Pivetta combined with four relievers on Boston’s second shutout of the series, Enmanuel Valdéz delivered the game’s only run with a fourth-inning sacrifice fly, and the Red Sox beat the Oakland Athletics 1–0 Wednesday to complete a three-game sweep.

“Good teams find ways to win games like that, and we did,“ Red Sox Manager Alex Cora said. ”I know a lot of people throughout the years, they get on us because we come here and we don’t sweep, or we lose the series, whatever. You know what? We swept and now we move on.”