A’s get to Fister early; Sox’s East lead cut to 3

This time, Doug Fister couldn’t stop the bleeding in the first inning. And this time, the righty’s struggles carried later into the outing. The result for the Red Sox was a 7-3 loss to the Athletics on Wednesday night at Fenway Park that reduced Boston’s lead over the Yankees to three games in the American League East with 17 games left.