Boston at Oakland

Oakland is trying to bounce back from last night's 16-2 blowout, but it won't get any easier as the Athletics are up against Rick Porcello, who is 18-3 and has pitched seven quality starts in a row. Porcello comes off a 9-4 win against Tampa Bay when he allowed three runs and six hits in seven innings and for the second game in a row he walked no one. The right-hander is 1-0 against the Athletics this year allowing three runs in 6 2/3 innings and he has a 2.08 ERA against Oakland the last three seasons. The Red Sox have won 20 of Porcello's last 27 starts and 10 of their last 11 games against the Athletics overall. Daniel Mengden is 1-5 with a 5.73 ERA and his team has lost seven of his nine starts. Mengden gave up four runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings at Texas his last appearance on July 25. Play the Red Sox.