Red Sox: Oakland breezes by Boston, winning 6-2 yesterday

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 yesterday, for their season-best ninth straight win. Daisuke Matsuzaka had another rough day in the right-hander’s second straight short start at the Oakland Coliseum. On July 2nd, Dice-K allowed five runs in one-plus inning while dealing with a stiff neck. This time, he was tagged for six runs and seven hits in 3 2-3 innings.