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OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Boston Red Sox will be looking to gain ground on the Toronto Blue Jays in the American League East when they begin a nine-game trip against one of the ALs weakest teams, the Oakland Athletics, on Friday night.Boston (74-59) begins the trip two games back of the Blue Jays (76-57) in the East.The Red Sox end the trip with three in Toronto. But before then, they get an opportunity to fatten up their record against the last-place team in the AL West (the As) and the last-place team in the National League West (the San Diego Padres).Red Sox ace David Price will begin and is expected to end that six-game stretch.Price has gone 3-2 with a 3.21 ERA in eight career starts against the As. Hes never faced the Padres.When the left-hander takes the mound for the bottom of the first Friday, he could have a new third baseman over his right shoulder.Prize prospect Yoan Moncada was among the players the Red Sox added when rosters were expanded to 40 players Thursday.Our teams that have had success have always had an injection of young players during the season that have helped carry the team to the postseason, Red Sox manager John Farrell told reporters Wednesday. I think Yoan would be in that similar category.Bostons only trip to Oakland and San Diego, of course, means each teams fan base will get an opportunity to say good-bye to retiring slugger David Ortiz.The fan favorite has never given Red Sox followers in the San Francisco Bay Area much to cheer about.His .271 career average versus the As is his second-lowest among all opponents against which hes played 100 or more games. Only Baltimore (.268) has limited him to a lower average.And his 23 home runs against Oakland is his second-fewest (100 or more games). Only Kansas City (21) has held him to fewer.Ortiz will take his cracks in this series against three of the As young starters -- Andrew Triggs, Zach Neal and Kendall Graveman. Hes faced them only five times in his career, going hitless (0-for-3) with two walks.Ortiz has never homered against any of Oaklands current pitchers, going 4-for-18 (.222).Triggs recorded his first career win in his last outing, Sunday at St. Louis. He struck out eight Cardinals in six innings, allowing three runs on four hits in the 7-4 win.His previous start was even better. He shut out the Cleveland Indians over six innings, striking out six, but didnt get a decision in what turned out to be a 1-0 loss.The win over the Cardinals came within driving distance of his hometown of Nashville, Tenn., so he was able to celebrate the big day with family and friends.To pitch as well as he has, and work himself into the rotation, As manager Bob Melvin said after the game, its very rewarding to get him a win.The As will be playing their 10th consecutive game against playoff contenders Friday. Theyve gone a respectable 4-5 in the first nine, winning series against the Cardinals and Indians. Tony Sanchez Jersey . He says so-called TRT is only one problem and he wants to go even further than the ban. "Its about time," St-Pierre told reporters at a promotional event in Montreal on Friday. "I think its a good thing. 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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Inbee Park is well aware of the expectations women golfers face in her homeland. There are four players from South Korea in the womens Olympic Golf Tournament, and Park could only chuckle when it was mentioned to her that some believe they should sweep the podium.The goal is ludicrous, even if it is not out of the question. But then Park, 28, has faced that type of pressure from the time her inspiration, Se Ri Pak, won the 1998 U.S. Womens Open and set off a firestorm of golf interest back home.Pak, who is serving as the team leader this week at the Olympic Golf Course for the womens players, was notoriously driven to excellence by her father, who among other things, would take her camping in a cemetery, then leave her alone in the dark in order to forge mental toughness and bravery.Park, who shot an opening-round 66 on Wednesday to trail first-round leader Ariya Jutanugarn of Thailand by a stroke, had a golf club in her hands the day after Pak won that U.S. Open at Blackwolf Run. Ten years later, Park was winning the tournament herself, and now after 17 victories -- including seven major championships -- there are rumblings that she is ready to retire. When she played the KPMG PGA Championship in June, she qualified for the LPGA Hall of Fame.I really dont know yet, said Park, who has been dealing with a lingering thumb injury for all of 2016. Id like to have a family soon, and thats probably my priority maybe the next few years. But I really dont know whats going to happen if I have a baby or after I have a family, whether Im going to come back. Im just in between how to play the rest of my career.Park got married in October 2014 and could be excused if she is over the grind of competitive golf and expectations. She has a home in Las Vegas but spends a good amount of time in her homeland as well, two weeks ago competing in a Korean event that was her first competition since early June. Park missed the cut there as well as at the KPMG PGA, and it is a testament to how much the Olympics mean to her that she decided to skip two majors as well.So her score Wednesday was a bit of a surprise, the first time shes shot under par since April. Park had six birdies and no bogeys and made it look easy, despite missing six birdie putts from inside 10 ffeet.dddddddddddd.Obviously I havent really performed well, so I wasnt expecting much from myself, although I prepared very, very hard for this week, Park said. I practiced hard and gave it all Ive got. My only goal was just to play like I did in the practice rounds and I felt pretty good coming into this week. My injury felt pretty good and ball striking to putting, everything, felt like I was quite ready.Im happy to see the results today. Its a good confidence boost.Still, it was good enough to have her just a shot off the lead.Yeah, that girls good, said American Gerina Piller, who played with Park and shot 69. She makes everything she looks at. Im going to have to go ask her for a putting lesson after that. Shes pretty impressive. Shes kind of plain vanilla, she gets it done. Shes a great player.Park has slipped to fifth in the world due to her inactivity, but the South Koreans are so strong that the 10th-ranked player in the world, Ha-Na Jang, didnt qualify for the Olympics. There are nine South Koreans ranked in the top 20.Sei Young Kim, another South Korean, is tied for second after Round 1 in Rio.Park has been eyeing this moment for a long time. She was already an established pro when golf was voted back into the Olympics in 2009. She set her sights on being here then, and despite her injury woes this year, managed to qualify as the top South Korean.But she hasnt committed to anything beyond this week, including next months Evian Championship, the LPGAs fifth major.Perhaps it is because she wants to see how her thumb is feeling. Or maybe she has plans to walk away.For now, however, she is all in.I think that this could be really the highlight of my career, Park said. I was lucky enough to have the opportunity. Obviously we have five major tournaments a year. Ive played and Ive won a lot of the major championships, and obviously the Olympic Games, you get to only do it once every four years and golf in 112 years.So being able to stand here representing South Korea in my golfing career is something very special and meant to be. So very happy to be here. Its a huge honor and, like I said, could be the highlight of my career. ' ' '