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Kemp's sacrifice fly lifts A's over Red Sox 7-6 in 12

Tony Kemp hit a game-winning sacrifice fly with nobody out in a three the 12th inning, and the Oakland Athletics rallied past beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6.
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Oakland Athletics' Tony Kemp, middle left, is lifted by teammates after hitting a sacrifice fly that scored Seth Brown for the winning run during the twelfth inning of a baseball game against the Boston Red Sox in Oakland, Calif., Saturday, July 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Tony Kemp hit a game-winning sacrifice fly with nobody out in a three the 12th inning, and the Oakland Athletics rallied past beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 to snap the Red Sox’s eight-game winning streak. 

Sean Murphy and Seth Brown each singled to start the rally before Jed Lowrie’s tying RBI double off Matt Andriese (2-3), who couldn’t close out the 4-hour, 24-minute game. Marwin González put Boston ahead on a single with one out in the 12th inning before a single by Kiké Hernández made it 6-4.

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