Romy Gonzalez was once again an unlikely hero for the Boston Red Sox Tuesday night, when he had a pair of big swings out of the leadoff spot to spark a 6-0 win over the Athletics in Sacramento . He came out of the game after only two at-bats because of left knee soreness, but doesn't expect to be out of the Boston lineup for long.

Gonzalez didn't wait around to extend his hitting streak to 12 games Tuesday, as he led off the game with a solo home run off Athletics starter Jeffrey Springs. It was his ninth homer of the season, and his seventh off left-handed pitching.

In the top of the second, Gonzalez was at it again. He ripped an RBI double to right field that plated Nick Sogard, which gave Boston a 5-0 edge at the time.

But that was all for Gonzalez Tuesday night, as he departed i

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