Red Sox now 17-2, thanks to Moreland`s slam
(MLB.com Boston Red Sox)

Boston`s historic start continued with a 7-3 win in Oakland in Friday night`s series opener behind a three-run homer from Jackie Bradley Jr. and a Mitch Moreland grand slam. The Red Sox improved to 17-2, becoming the fifth team in the live-ball era to win 17 of its first 19 games, and the first to do so since the 1987 Brewers.