by Jerry Feitelberg

The A’s ace, Sonny Gray, faced the Boston Red Sox Wednesday afternoon in the rubber game of the three game set. Gray pitched extremely well but did not get any run support from his teammates and took the loss as the Sox defeated Oakland 2-0 and took the series 2 games to 1. Red sox starter, Wade Miley, who performed his Houdini act all afternoon, picked up his second win of the season. Miley was in trouble in five of the first six inning but, somehow, he escaped unscathed. The A’s had their chances, but could not get a hit when it was needed. They were 0-for-14 with runners in scoring position and a key hit in any one of those innings could have broken the game wide open, but they could not get the job done.The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second. Sox left-fielder, Hanley Ramirez, led off with a single. He advanced to second on a Sonny Gray wild pitch. Gray struck out Sandoval and Brock

The Red Sox took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second. Sox left-fielder, Hanley Ramirez, led off with a single. He advanced to second on a Sonny Gray wild pitch. Gray struck out Sandoval and Brock Holt but Daniel Nava singled to drive in Ramirez with the run.

The Red Sox scored an unearned run in the top of the eighth to take a 2-0 lead. Daniel Nava led off the inning with a single. Nava went to second when Scribner hit Sox catcher, Sandy Leon, with a pitch. Scribner struck out Mookie Betts but A’s shortstop, Marcus Semien made a throwing error allowing Nava to score. It was Semien’s 11th error of the year and the 36th error in 36 games for the A’s. Worst in baseball.

Game Notes.- The A’s have lost seven of their last eight games and are 1-2 on the six-game homestand. The Chicago Whites Sox arrive Friday for three games with Oakland. Sonny gray lost for the first time this year and is now 4-1 for 2015.  The A’s went 0-for14 with RISP for the first times since Aug 8th, 2010 against Texas. The A’s have committed an error in the last eleven games.  The A’s record is now 13-23 and they are 1-11 in day games. the Red Sox have have won three of their last four games and are 3-3 on the 10-game roadtrip. They move on to Seattle for four games with the Mariners.

The A’s next game will be Friday night at the O.co Coliseum at 7:05. The A’s will send Jesse Hahn (1-3, 4.73 ERA) to the mound and he will be opposed by Chicago’s Hector Noesi (0-3, 6.06 ERA)

Time of game was 2 hours and 33 minutes and the pais attendance was 22,389.  The A’s have drawn 358,151 for 16 games and they are averaging 22,384.