Serven hits first homer in four years as A’s beat Red Sox

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Brian Serven hit his first major league home run in almost four years and rookie Gage Jump pitched six scoreless innings as the Athletics cooled off the Boston Red Sox with a 4-3 victory Tuesday night. Tommy White went 4 for 4 and scored twice for the A's, who had lost three straight and five of six. Henry Bolte had an early RBI single, and pinch-hitter Lawrence Butler provided a critical insurance run with an RBI double in the eighth. Connor Wong launched a two-run homer with two outs in the ninth for the Red Sox,...