Athletics halt skid, end Red Sox’s 9-game winning streak

BOSTON — The Boston Red Sox saw their attempt at a second double‑digit winning streak end in a 7‑3 loss to the Oakland Athletics on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 6:08 p.m. The defeat halted a franchise‑tying 15‑game winning run that matched the club’s 1946 mark and had been stopped on July 22. It also ended Boston’s bid for a second streak of ten or more victories in the same season, a feat never before achieved in the team’s 126‑year history. Oakland snapped its own nine‑game skid with the victory. Right‑hander Gage Jump worked six innings, striking out a season‑high 11 batters while yielding two runs and six hits. Teammates Tyler Soderstrom and Henry Bolte each hit solo home runs, and Jonah Heim and Donovan Walton contributed two‑run doubles. For the Red Sox, Andruw Monasterio opened the scoring with a two‑run single in the first inning. First baseman Willson Contreras, returning after a two‑game illness absence, went 0‑for‑4 and drew boos for a slow jog on a misplayed ball. Oakland’s bullpen, which entered the game with the majors’ highest ERA at 5.64, allowed only one run over the final three frames. Hogan Harris recorded the last four outs to earn his 10th save. The Athletics overturned a two‑run deficit with a run in the fourth inning, followed by two runs each in the fifth and sixth. Boston starter Jake Bennett (7‑5) retired the first three batters he faced, issuing just a walk before being removed with one out in the sixth; he was charged with four runs. Brian Serven’s RBI single narrowed Oakland’s lead before Heim’s two‑run single in the fifth put the Athletics ahead. Walton’s pinch‑hit ground‑rule triple off reliever Justin Slaten rolled into Boston’s bullpen, adding two more runs in the sixth. Shortstop Jacob Wilson extended his error‑less streak to 110 consecutive games, tying the MLB record held by Baltimore’s Mike Bordick in 2002. Looking ahead, Oakland right‑hander J.T. Ginn (8‑6, 3.51 ERA) is slated to start Sunday’s series opener. The Red Sox have not yet announced their starting pitcher.