{"id":31840,"date":"2026-08-08T03:30:23","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31840"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:30:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:30:23","slug":"lineups-tv-preview-for-august-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=31840","title":{"rendered":"Lineups, TV, preview for August 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">The Athletics are in town for a three-game series before the Sox leave for Toronto.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">After a marathon, 13-inning win on Thursday, Boston will hope for a deep outing from lefthander Payton Tolle to give the bullpen a rest. The Red Sox have won each of Tolle\u2019s last five starts, including a July 27 win over the Athletics in Sacramento.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">The Athletics will give the ball to Jack Perkins for a pitching rematch from that game out West.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter | align_items_center border_bottom border_gray border_top border_1 container font_primary width_full margin_vertical_32 padding_vertical_24 is_article\">\n<div class=\"newsletter_cta | border_box width_full no_image\">\n<p><span class=\"title | bold font_secondary margin_bottom\">Get Starting Point<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"newsletter_widget_description\">A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\">First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. at Fenway and on NESN. Here\u2019s a preview.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>ATHLETICS (45-70):<\/b> Bolte CF, Wilson SS, Heim C, Soderstrom LF, White 1B, Serven DH, Butler RF, Muncy 3B, Ornelas 2B<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Pitching:<\/b> RHP Jack Perkins (2-7, 6.72 ERA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>RED SOX (63-51):<\/b> Sogard 1B, Rafaela CF, Abreu RF, Durbin 3B, Yoshida DH, Monasterio SS, Duran LF, Seigler 2B, Rogers C<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Pitching:<\/b> LHP Payton Tolle (6-6, 3.30 ERA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Time:<\/b> 7:10 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>TV, radio:<\/b> NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Athletics vs. Tolle:<\/b> Henry Bolte 0-2, Lawrence Butler 1-4, Jonah Heim 1-3, Jeff McNeil 1-2, Tyler Soderstrom 1-4, Tommy White 0-2, Alika Williams 1-2, Jacob Wilson 0-5<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Red Sox vs. Perkins:<\/b> Wilyer Abreu 0-2, Willson Contreras 0-2, Jarren Duran 0-2, Caleb Durbin 0-2, Andruw Monasterio 0-1, Ceddanne Rafaela 0-2, Jake Rogers 1-1, Anthony Seigler 0-1, Connor Wong 1-2, Masataka Yoshida 0-2<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Stat of the day:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SlangsOnSports\/status\/2085601638815826407?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SlangsOnSports\/status\/2085601638815826407?s=20\">The Red Sox became the first team to sweep six teams who entered the series first in their division<\/a> since divisions began in 1969.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph | gutter_20_0\"><span class=\"html-render\"><b>Notes:<\/b> The Red Sox never led in Thursday\u2019s game, only going ahead for good on Durbin\u2019s walk-off single in the 13th. \u201cEverybody\u2019s exhausted,\u201d Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said after the 4-hour, 23-minute marathon. \u201cAnd it feels much better to be exhausted with a win than it does if you lost.\u201d &#8230; Tracy used nine pitchers, with Brayan Bello picking up the win for two innings of relief only two days after a three-inning stint. \u201cWe\u2019re so deep right now. We trust everyone,\u201d Durbin said. \u201cIt\u2019s special. A fun group to be a part of.\u201d &#8230; Tolle has struck out at least six batters in each of his last five games (all Sox wins), including seven in a six-inning, two-run outing Saturday in his team\u2019s 3-2 victory at the Dodgers. &#8230; The Athletics are looking to curb an eight-game losing streak which began with back-to-back losses to complete a four-game series against the Red Sox in Sacramento last week.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr class=\"tagline_hr | border_foreground border_half gutter_20_28--mobile&#10;               margin_none text_align_left width_100px\"\/>\n<p class=\"tagline | font_primary inline_block  margin_top_32\">Amin Touri can be reached at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bostonglobe.com\/2026\/08\/07\/sports\/red-sox-athletics-preview-august-7\/mailto:amin.touri@globe.com\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size:inherit;letter-spacing:.5px\">amin.touri@globe.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\nvar oneTrustActive = true;\nvar oneTrustConsentObj;\ntry {\n oneTrustConsentObj = JSON.parse(window.localStorage.getItem('consent_one_trust_bgmp') || '{}');\n} catch (err) {\n oneTrustConsentObj = {};\n}\n\/\/ Default to granted consent\nvar consent=\"grant\"\n\/\/ FB script decleration\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s) {\n  if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s);\n}\n(window,document,'script', 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nif (oneTrustActive && oneTrustConsentObj && oneTrustConsentObj.C0004 === false) {\n  consent=\"revoke\";\n}\n\/\/ We need to call consent before we run init and track\nfbq('consent', consent);\nfbq('set', 'autoConfig', 'false', '884869448226452');\nfbq('set', 'autoConfig', 'false', '493062270895851');\nfbq('init', '884869448226452');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Athletics are in town for a three-game series before the Sox leave for Toronto. After a marathon, 13-inning win on Thursday, Boston will hope for a deep outing from lefthander Payton Tolle to give the bullpen a rest. 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