Oakland Athletics defeat Boston Red Sox, 5-4

OAKLAND, Calif. — None of the screaming made a difference in the end. None of the expletives and anger changed the outcome of the game, though it certainly livened up a 3-hour-30-minute game that made it all the way to the 10th inning. That is where the game stood when plate umpire Bob Davidson made a series of controversial decisions, with one crucial in the game’s outcome.

That was the balk call on Ramon Ramirez, which sent Daric Barton (who singled) to second with on...

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