A's Annihilate Red Sox 20-2 to Open the Series

Yes, you read that right. A's: 20, Red Sox: 2

The final score from the O.Co Coliseum on Friday night was 20-2 in favor of the A's, an absolute spanking.

But first, what will be forgotten from this night was Brandon McCarthy's fantastic performance, scattering eight hits for two runs in six and a third innings. The Red Sox actually threatened to score first, as they had runners in scoring position in each of the first two innings, but McCarthy was able to get out of the jams unscathed,

Now, the fun part. How did the A's score their twenty runs?

It was a four run second inning that kick-started it all; an RBI each by Brandon Moss and Jonny Gomes, followed by a two-run shot off the bat of Josh Donaldson, who has homered in each of his last three games.

Moss and Gomes would deliver again with a pair of RBIs to make it 6-0. Moss would continue his huge night with a blast deep into right in the fifth, a two-run shot that made it 8-1 A's.

But we're not even close to done yet. Backup catcher George Kottaras smacked a solo shot in the sixth, a prelude to the nine-run seventh inning that was to come.

In the seventh, the A's would string together a long series of hits to make it 14-2. Then, Josh Reddick launched his first career grand slam, breaking the wide-open game even wider-open: 18-2 Athletics.

George Kottaras would put the cherry on top of the sundae in the eighth, with his second home run of the night.

The A's scored a season-high twenty runs on Friday night, and they will look to continue their success tomorrow night against these same Red Sox.

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