Red Sox Hold on for Win

As the Red Sox stepped up to the plate last night in their win over the Athletics, their youngest top guns came to shine. The young players that stepped up that have yet to turn 25 are Mookie Betts, Xander Bogaerts, Blake Swihart, and Matt Barnes. John Farrell the Red Sox GM had faith in his lineup and they needed confidence. Confidence was key as Betts, Bogaerts, and Swihart each notched up two hits on the night. Betts drove in two runs as Bogaerts scored once and Swihart with a great night scored twice along with being the tying run in the 7th inning to lead the team to extras. The 24 year old reliever Matt Barnes, did not have much recognition stepping into this game as each time he has the Sox resulted in a loss. As Barnes came in he only walked his first batter and was untouchable from there on out. Recorded three consecutive outs in the 10th, then followed pitching a perfect 11th inning. These young guns came to play in this game and shined to give the Red Sox their competitiveness within as Pablo Sandoval shot a home run in the 11th to obtain the win.