Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R H E Red Sox 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 7 8 0 Athletics 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 2 8 13 5

The A's took a wild game 1 in Middleborough. The Sox dominated early, plating three runs in the first and two in the third. Highlights include a Ratcliff 2-RBI single. The Sox added a sixth run in the sixth. The A's bats were silent, managing just one run on a third-inning Tapper double. Then the bottom of the seventh happened. O'Keefe walked. Kronick singled. Donaruma singled, scoring O'Keefe. Asdornvuttikrai singled, driving in a run. Tapper walked. McIntyre singled, plating two. Tapper then scored on a passed ball. Tie game--but far from over. In top 8, Chand reached on an error, and used his legs to get the run. He advanced to third on a ball in the dirt. Then he scored on the throwdown to first on a dropped third strike. In the bottom of the eighth, the A's loaded the bases with nobody out. Asdornvuttikrai barely beat out a double play ball, allowing the tying run to score. O'Keefe scored on a passed ball.