Chapman allows first hit since July 23 as A's win

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Aroldis Chapman allowed his archetypal deed since July 23, and the Athletics rallied successful the ninth inning to bushed the Boston Red Sox, 5-4, avoiding a bid sweep.

Shea Langeliers led disconnected the ninth with a treble disconnected Chapman (4-3), who had gone a span of 50 batters and a franchise-record 17 appearances, the third-longest streak successful MLB past since 1901, without allowing a hit. Only the Marlins' Randy Choate (20) successful 2011 and Mets' Tim Byrdak (18) successful 2012 person had longer scoreless quality streaks.

After Langeliers precocious to 2nd connected a flyout, Lawrence Butler won it with an RBI azygous connected a 100.2 mph fastball with a 1-2 number for the A's, who handed the Red Sox their large league-high 12th walk-off nonaccomplishment of the year.

Nick Kurtz led disconnected the 2nd inning with a 357-foot changeable to near tract disconnected Payton Tolle to springiness the A's a 2-1 lead. He is the 32nd subordinate to deed 30 homers arsenic a rookie -- and 3rd A's slugger to bash it, joining Jose Canseco (33 successful 1986) and Mark McGwire (49 successful 1987).

A's rookie Jacob Wilson went 1 for 4 and is hitting .319, conscionable down large league person Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees, who started the nighttime astatine .321.

Langeliers deed his career-high 30th homer, a solo changeable successful the first. That tally snapped a 19-inning scoreless streak for the A's, who were blanked successful the archetypal 2 games of the series.

Rob Refsnyder's RBI treble disconnected Elvis Alvarado tied it astatine 4 successful the ninth. Hogan Harris (2-1) came connected and struck retired Jarren Duran earlier retiring Alex Bregman for the win.

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