A's complete sweep of Red Sox
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Brandon Moss finished a triple shy of the cycle and the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 3-2 win on Wednesday.
Jemile Weeks singled home the go-ahead run in the seventh inning after Coco Crisp led off with a triple.
The A's won their fourth straight game, sweeping Boston for the first time since May 23-25, 2008. They spoiled an historic day for Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, who hit his 400th career home run.
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"We were opportunistic when we needed to be," said A's manager Bob Melvin.
Moss was 3-for-4 with a solo homer and two runs scored while reliever Grant Balfour (2-2) worked 1 2/3 perfect innings for the win. A.J. Griffin got his third straight no-decision in three MLB starts after striking out three and giving up two runs -- one earned -- in six innings.
Aaron Cook (2-2) was charged with three runs on nine hits in six-plus innings to take the loss, snapping a two-start winning streak since he came off the disabled list.
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"He did what he had to do to give us a victory here," Boston manager Bobby Valentine said. "A couple of balls were hit in the air and hurt him a little. He got a lot of ground balls. He was efficient with his pitching and got us in the dugout quick. We didn't help out a lot with the runs."
Moss worked a 2-2 count before knocking his 10th homer of the season over the center field wall leading off the second inning for a 1-0 lead.
Ortiz tied the game with his milestone shot, becoming the 49th player with 400 homers after a leadoff blast to right in the fourth that was his 22nd of the season.
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Ortiz scored a go-ahead run in the sixth after drawing a two-out walk. He went to second when Jarrod Saltalamacchia reached on an error by the second baseman Weeks and scored on Adrian Gonzalez's single to make it 2-1.
But Moss doubled with one out in the sixth when no one could find his pop-up in shallow left and scored on Brandon Inge's double to tie the game.
Crisp chased Cook with a leadoff triple in the seventh and scored when Weeks greeted Andrew Miller with a single, giving Oakland its 3-2 edge.
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Moss flied out in the eighth, missing a chance for the cycle, and Ryan Cook pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his eighth save of the season.
Game Notes
The A's are 5-1 against the Red Sox this season, winning the last five. They remain home to wrap up a six-game stand with three against Seattle beginning Friday...Griffin, who was called up June 24, has a 1.50 ERA in his first three MLB starts...Mauro Gomez, recalled Tuesday for his second stint with Boston, doubled in the second inning for his first major league hit...The Red Sox went 2-5 on a seven-game road trip and head back home for four against the Yankees starting Friday. They selected Justin Germano from Triple-A Pawtucket on Wednesday and optioned fellow righty Clayton Mortensen to the minor league club. Germano, 29, was signed as a minor league free agent in January and went 9-4 in 17 games for Pawtucket, including 16 starts.