BOSTON _ Sean Manaea's second go against the Red Sox this season didn't go quite as dominant, but it was enough to get the job done with some help from the offense.
Making his first start against the Red Sox since no-hitting them April 21, Manaea navigated through six innings against a dangerous lineup in Monday's 6-5 victory.
Manaea extended his hitless innings streak to 10 with a perfect first inning before finally getting touched for two runs in the second inning.
A couple of nice escape jobs by Manaea kept him from letting things get out of hand. After the A's took the lead back with thee runs in the fourth, Manaea allowed the first two runners to reach base in the bottom half and bounced back with by getting Blake Swihart to ground into a double play and Rafael Devers to ground out to first, ending the Boston's threat with a shutdown inning.
Manaea found himself in a similar situation in the fifth as he again allowed the first two runners to reach. Though he allowed a run that time around on a fielder's choice, Manaea retired the heart of the Red Sox lineup in order to limit the damage at one run.
The final line was pedestrian for Manaea's standards, allowing four runs, three earned, on eight hits with four strikeouts. But it was the way he escaped potential danger that made it a little more impressive.
Manaea also allowed four runs for the third consecutive start, but he much more run support this time as Matt Joyce, Matt Olson, and Khris Davis all homered for the A's.
Davis' homer to give the A's a 6-4 lead in the eighth was particularly important. It turned out to be an insurance run after J.D. Martinez homered off Yusmeiro Petit in the bottom half to bring the Red Sox within a run.
Blake Treinen came on in the ninth and worked a quick 1-2-3 inning for the save.
