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Struggling on road, A’s welcome day off
- Updated: May 12, 2016
BOSTON — The A’s bolted out of Boston on Wednesday night, a nightmarish series with the hot-hitting Red Sox mercifully behind them.
Only a middle-of-the-night flight to Florida stood in the way of a desperately needed off-day, and even the prospect of that likely proved more soothing than the preceding hours of chaotic action.
The A’s were pummeled by the Red Sox yet again, dropping a 13-3 contest that followed loss margins of 14-7 and 13-5, respectively, in the first two games of a forgettable three-game series that left them seven games below .500, at 14-21.
The 40 runs allowed in the three-game set is an Oakland record.
“It’s certainly embarrassing,” outfielder Josh Reddick said.
It gets worse: Going back to Sunday’s 11-3 loss in Baltimore, the A’s have yielded 51 runs on 60 hits in their last four games, marking the first time in franchise history they’ve …
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