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OAKLAND, Calif. -- Rick Porcello knows just about everything is going right at the moment, and has been all season. His only plan is to keep it going as the Red Sox chase an AL East crown and, he hopes, play deep into the postseason.The Boston bats sure are doing their thing, too.Porcello didnt allow a baserunner until Jake Smolinskis one-out double in the sixth on the way to his majors-leading 19th victory, and the Boston Red Sox routed the Oakland Athletics yet again with an 11-2 victory Saturday night. The ace right-hander also became the first Red Sox pitcher with 19 wins in his first 22 decisions.Im definitely very happy in the position that I am in and that we are as a team, Porcello said. Weve still got some work to do, so want to continue that.David Ortiz hit a two-run double to highlight Bostons seven-run third to chants of Pa-pi! Pa-pi! for the retiring slugger in his last visit to Oakland.Yoan Moncada had a run-scoring double in the inning for his first career hit and RBI -- and got the ball as a souvenir. He earned his first start a day after the star Cuban prospect made his major league debut in a 16-2 win.Its a big step getting the first hit, Moncada said.Hanley Ramirez added a home run in the third, his fourth in seven games.Porcello (19-3) gave up four hits and two runs in seven innings, struck out two and didnt walk a batter. Boston improved to 21-7 in Porcellos starts and 13-2 in his last 15. The Red Sox scored 11 or more runs against the As in their fifth straight, a night after matching their season high with 16 runs.Mookie Betts hit a two-run double in the first following Ortizs first double that moved Dustin Pedroia to third. Betts joined Ted Williams as the only Red Sox with at least 30 home runs with 100 or more RBI in a season before turning 24.Ortiz had three more hits and is 5 for 6 with five RBI this series. He moved within one RBI of the AL lead behind Torontos Edwin Encarnacion (108). Ortiz also needs to drive in one more run to tie Dave Winfield for most RBI by a player 40 or older. A 12-time All-Star and Hall of Famer, Winfield drove in 108 runs for Toronto in 1992.Right-hander Daniel Mengden (1-6), called up from Triple-A Nashville, allowed seven runs and eight hits in just 2 2/3 innings.Teams that take a lot of pitches and make you throw a lot of pitches, its like a boxer, its just body blows and body blows and then they give you a good one, As manager Bob Melvin said. Thats what they do.CANSECO BOBBLEHEADHowd Jose Canseco like his bobblehead, handed out Saturday?Its pretty good, its pretty accurate. It looks like the pre-Steroid-era bobblehead, though, he said. Its got me kind of skinny. If it would have been the Steroid-era it would have me more beefed up. It looks more like the `86 bobblehead.Of his ceremonial first pitch, Canseco took to Twitter:Went with the knuckle .it danced, he wrote.TRAINERS ROOMRed Sox: RHP Koji Uehara, on the disabled list since July 20 with a right pectoral strain, threw 26 pitches and could be activated during the teams upcoming series in San Diego beginning Monday. The way hes advanced the last 10 days has been encouraging, manager John Farrell said. ... RHP Steven Wright will seek a second opinion on his injured throwing shoulder and wont start Tuesday. RHP Clay Buchholz will be called upon to pitch against the Padres in his place. ... OF Andrew Benintendi (left knee sprain) was running the bases again but not ready to take swings.Athletics: C Josh Phegley is being shut down for the season because of inflammation in his right knee that landed him in the hospital last weekend. He also dealt with strep throat and manager Bob Melvin said hes unsure whether that could have triggered further trouble with the knee. ... RHP Sonny Gray threw from 105 feet as he tries to work back from a strained right forearm before the end of the season. Until he throws off a mound, its unclear whether he will pitch again in 2016.UP NEXTRed Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (2-6, 5.35 ERA) has allowed three or fewer runs in seven of his eight outings since the All-Star break and has a 3.22 ERA with 40 strikeouts to 16 walks.Athletics: RHP Kendall Graveman (10-9, 3.96) seeks his first career decision against the Red Sox in his third appearance. After beginning 1-6 over his initial nine starts, Graveman is 9-3 with a 3.36 ERA in his last 17. Ben Banogu Colts Jersey . -- Jimmie Johnson held off a teammate, passed a pair of Hall of Famers, and dominated once more at Dover. Parris Campbell Youth Jersey . 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Joe McDonald gives us his take on the biggest and best performances. This is where we say, Morning, Joe.Halak still rolling: After watching goaltender Jaroslav Halaks success for Team Europe during the World Cup of Hockey last month in Toronto, I wondered how it would translate to start the regular season for the New York Islanders. After all, he was coming off a groin injury suffered on March 8 that caused him to miss the remainder of last season, including the playoffs. In his absence, Thomas Greiss manned the net and played well. Halak had surgery during the offseason to repair a sports hernia and was 100 percent healthy for the World Cup. After leading Europe to the finals against Canada, Halak opened the 2016-17 season with 34 saves in a 5-3 loss to the New York Rangers last Thursday at Madison Square Garden, and followed that up with a 24-save performance to help the Islanders to a 3-2 overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on Sunday. In order for the Islanders to return to the postseason again next spring, Halak, 31, will need to earn every bit of his $4.75 million this season.Laviolette has Preds clicking: The Nashville Predators posted a 1-1 record during their home-and-home series with the Chicago Blackhawks this weekend. I picked the Predators to win the Central Division this season and reach the Stanley Cup finals before losing to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Sure, its only two games, but the Predators put in a good showing against the Blackhawks. Ive always believed that the Predators Peter Laviolette was the type of coach who could be successful in small spurts with teams. Yes, he won a Stanley Cup with the Carolina Hurricanes in 2006, and reached the finals with the Philadelphia Flyers in 2010, but I questioned what type of job he would do during the long term with the Predators after the team hired him before the 2014-15 season.dddddddddddd Hes had two successful seasons in Nashville, and after the team signed him to a contract extension before this season, it appears he could be in position to lead this team deep into the Stanley Cup playoffs. As for the Blackhawks, winger Richard Panik, 25, scored his first career NHL hat trick en route to a 5-3 win against the Predators on Saturday at United Center. Panik, who has been playing on the top line centered by Jonathan Toews, has four goals and one assist for five points in the first three games.McDavid on heavy pace: On Friday, the second game of the home-and-home series between the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames proved to be another strong statistical night for the Oilers Connor McDavid. He had a goal and two assists for a two-game total of six points to start the season. If McDavid keeps this up, he could be tough to beat for the overall scoring race. He registered 48 points in 44 games during his injury-plagued rookie season, and if he can remain healthy, itll be interesting to see if he can produce more than a point a game during a full 82-game season. That type of success for a 19-year-old seems daunting in this league, but we are talking about a generational player. His impressive pace took a hit, though, when he was held without a point and was minus-1 in Sundays 6-2 loss to the Buffalo Sabres. ' ' '