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Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Final — August 7, 2026

Friday, August 7 · 7:11 PM ET
Last 10 games
-2+1-2-1-12-2-11-1-1-1
Game by game
+2-1+2+1+5+1+4+12+4+1
1-9
Last 10
9-1
-32
Net
+31
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
2,624 mi4,223 km
Travel to the game
Home
+3 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Athletics visited the Red Sox on Friday, August 7 at 7:11 PM ET.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Athletics 1, Boston Red Sox 13

Boston Red Sox won by 12.

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run line
OpenRed Sox -1.5 (-125)
Athletics +1.5 (+105)
Close—
Total
Open9 (o -106 / u -114)
Close—
Moneyline
OpenAthletics +220 30%
Red Sox -270 70%
Close—

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 22 times since 2023: the Athletics won 7 and the Red Sox 15.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 30, 2026Red Sox 5, Athletics 4
Red Sox won


Jul 29, 2026Red Sox 4, Athletics 2
Red Sox won


Jul 28, 2026Red Sox 3, Athletics 4
Athletics won


Jul 27, 2026Red Sox 4, Athletics 2
Red Sox won


Sep 18, 2025Athletics 5, Red Sox 3
Athletics won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Athletics

Boston Red Sox

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