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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Coco Crisp drove in Kyle Blanks with a two-out single in the eighth inning and the Oakland Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 on Friday night. Josh Donaldson hit a three-run home run, his first in two weeks, to help the As extend their winning streak to four games. Oakland also owns the best record in the majors. Boston reliever Andrew Miller (2-5) hit Blanks and Alberto Callaspo with back-to-back pitches with one out in the eighth. After Nick Punto struck out looking, Crisp lined a 2-2 pitch to right and Blanks easily scored ahead of the throw from Brock Holt. Sean Doolittle pitched the ninth for his 10th save. The As closer also extended his scoreless streak to 23 1/3 innings, the longest active mark in the AL. Oakland only managed two hits off Boston starter Felix Doubront and had stranded eight runners before Crisp delivered the game-winner. Fernando Abad (2-2) pitched one inning for the win. The As have won the first two of this series after dropping two of three to the Red Sox at Fenway Park last month. Crisp entered the game as a pinch-hitter in the seventh and struck out against reliever Burke Badenhop. Both teams squandered multiple scoring opportunities. The Red Sox left two on in the fourth and failed to score after loading the bases in the fifth. The As had two on in the third, fourth and seventh but stranded them each time. Oakland starter Brad Mills struck out the side in the first before Boston loaded the bases with one out in the second following an error by Oakland second baseman Punto. Jackie Bradley Jr. hit a two-run single to drive in Mike Napoli and Jonny Gomes. It could have been worse. As centre fielder Craig Gentry made a diving catch on Holts sinking liner, then threw to second to double off Stephen Drew. Boston tied it on David Ortizs RBI single in the third. Mills, acquired in a trade from Milwaukee earlier in the week, had not pitched in the majors since 2012. He walked four and struck out four before leaving after pitching out of a bases-loaded jam in the fourth. Donaldsons three-run homer off Doubront in the first was his first since June 6. Doubront didnt allow another hit after that but left without a decision. He struck out four and walked four over 4 2-3 innings. NOTES: Oakland C Derek Norris left the game in the sixth after getting hit by a bat on his left forearm during Craig Holts at-bat. ... Craig Gentry reached base in the third inning after getting hit by a pitch. The play had to be reviewed by the umpires before being upheld. ... RHP Clay Buchholz (hyperextended knee) rejoined the big league club after making his second rehab appearance. Manager John Farrell has not set a date for Buchholz to return to the rotation, but it seems likely hell start Wednesday in Seattle. ... Oakland optioned RHP Evan Scribner to Triple-A Sacramento to make room for Mills. ... RHP Jesse Chavez (6-4), who was pushed back a day in the rotation to make room for Mills, pitches on Saturday. ... Boston RHP Rubby De La Rosa (2-2) makes his first career start against the As. Cheap Yeezys Real .ca. Kerry, In Mondays Habs/Bruins game, there were three questionable/brutal calls against the Habs late in the game - Tomas Plekanec, then Douglas Murray, then Brendan Gallagher. Discount Yeezys . Halak did not get the start in the Washington Capitals Tuesday night game against the St. http://www.wholesaleyeezy.com/ . The Italian side scored twice in a four-minute span in the second half to defeat former stars from S. Wholesale Yeezy Boost .com) - The Oakland Athletics needed to rely on a lot of young pitchers to win an American League West title this season. Cheap Yeezy Boost 350 . The White Sox said Wednesday they acquired left-handed pitching prospect Sean Bierman and infielder Ben Kline, who both played at Class A this season. The White Sox dealt Crain to Tampa Bay on July 29.Atlanta, GA (SportsNetwork.com) - Jeff Teague scored 26 points with seven assists and the Atlanta Hawks defeated the New Orleans Pelicans, 100-91, on Friday. DeMarre Carroll deposited 19 points, Paul Millsap had 13 with nine rebounds and Kyle Korver added 11 points for the Hawks, who have won three of four. I think our main focus was defense, said Carroll. We came into the game really focusing on defense and letting the offense take care of itself. Jrue Holiday and Ryan Anderson each tallied 20 points for New Orleans, while Tyreke Evans totaled 18 points, six rebounds and six assists in the setback. The Pelicans have dropped two straight and three of four overall. Atlanta led 19-15 after the first quarter, then opened the game up by scoring the first eight points of the second. Dennis Schroder scored the first four points before Millsap capped the run with two consecutive baskets. New Orleans ended up trimming its deficit to five with just over four minutes left. However, the Hawks ended the quarter like they started, scoring eight straight points for a 41-28 lead at halftime. We missed a ton of shots, ssaid Pelicans coach Monty Williams.dddddddddddd I thought we got good looks and our guys just missed shots. Atlanta limited the Pelicans to 11-of-37 (29.7 percent) shooting in the first half, including Anthony Davis five points on 1-of-6 shooting. Davis finished the game with 14 points and 11 rebounds. The Hawks maintained a healthy margin throughout the third, but the Pelicans made somewhat of a charge in the latter stages of the fourth. Atlanta led by as many as 16 early on until John Salmons 3-pointer cut the deficit to 80-72 with 5:14 remaining. Evans and Davis each cut the deficit to seven over the next couple of minutes, but the Hawks answered both times. Millsaps three-point play following Davis free throw made it 90-80 with 2 1/2 to play and the hosts sealed it from the free throw line down the stretch. Game Notes Thabo Sefolosha missed his second straight game for the Hawks due to an illness ... New Orleans scored 17 points off 18 turnovers ... Al Horford had 10 points and 10 rebounds in the win ... Atlanta made 50 percent of its shots from the floor. ' ' '