BOSTON (Interstat) -- Payton Tolle pitched Boston to a 13-1 victory over the Athletics on Friday, as the Red Sox backed him with a five-run second inning and a four-run fourth at Fenway Park. Boston scored five in the second, four in the fourth, two in the sixth and two in the seventh.

Tolle improved to 7-6, allowing one run on two hits. Jack Perkins took the loss, falling to 2-8. Raymond Burgos earned his first save.

Caleb Durbin had a sacrifice fly and a double, driving in two. Jarren Duran hit a two-run homer in the second. Wilyer Abreu doubled and singled, collecting three RBIs. Jake Rogers doubled and scored twice, and Ceddanne Rafaela singled, scored twice and drove in a run. Anthony Seigler scored once, Andruw Monasterio singled and scored, and Eli White crossed the plate twice.

The Red Sox collected 15 hits, while the Athletics managed two, scoring their only run in the fifth. Boston improved to 64-51; the Athletics dropped to 45-71.

Attendance was 37,227, and the game lasted 2:34.