BOSTON -- Mike Napoli tried to downplay the question about playing in Fenway Park.

Gary Zimmerman Broncos Jersey . Nope. He couldnt help himself. Napoli hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, Will Middlebrooks busted out of a slump with a three-run homer and the Boston Red Sox rebounded from a doubleheader sweep by beating the Oakland Athletics 9-6 on Monday night. "Ive been feeling good on the road, too, but I just love hitting here," he said. "Youve got the wall right there and you can get away with some stuff that you dont necessarily have to hit it so good. Sometimes you can hit a pop fly that would be an out at some other parks and it goes off the wall." Napolis playing time was limited but the results were excellent in Fenway as a visiting player. In 19 career games, he hit .306 with seven homers and 17 RBIs. Signed as a free agent during the off-season because of his propensity to pull the ball for power with Fenways Green Monster, Napoli is off to a great start, collecting 25 RBIs and four homers in 19 games. "The last 10 days his swing has been so compact," Boston manager John Farrell said. "Were 19 games into the season and hes got 25 RBIs, thats what we were hoping hed be able to do." The Red Sox, swept by Kansas City in a split-doubleheader Sunday, scored three runs in the fourth and five in the fifth. Napolis fourth career slam keyed the five-run fifth and helped end Oaklands eight-game winning streak against Boston. The Athletics dropped their season-high fourth straight after being swept in a three-game series at the Tampa Bay Rays over the weekend. Oaklands winning streak against Boston was its longest in franchise history since the Philadelphia Athletics won eight in row in 1932. Felix Doubront (2-0) struggled with his control, but got the win on a night with wind chills in the 30s. He allowed three runs on three hits, walking five. He also threw two wild pitches and struck out eight in 6 2-3 innings. A.J. Griffin (2-1) was tagged for a career-worst nine runs -- seven earned -- and eight hits in four-plus innings. Oakland manager Bob Melvin felt as if the young right-hander was just missing up in the strike zone. "It just looked like he was rushing just a bit and balls that are usually at the knees for him were more mid-thigh," he said. "Actually, the ball Napoli hit was down, but hes a pretty good low-ball hitter." Dustin Pedroia went 0 for 5, ending his streak of reaching base safely in each of Bostons first 18 games. Trailing 2-1 in the fourth, the Red Sox jumped in front when the slumping Middlebrooks belted his homer. Napoli was hit by a pitch and Daniel Nava doubled down the left field line before Middlebrooks, just 4 for his last 43 since hitting three homers in Toronto on April 7, homered into the Green Monster seats. Chris Youngs sacrifice fly cut it to 4-3 in the fifth, but the Athletics left the bases loaded. Boston then broke it open with Napolis slam. Shane Victorino singled leading off and Pedroia reached on a fielders choice. Second baseman Andy Parrino dropped a throw at second trying to get a force on the play. David Ortiz then walked before Napoli hit an 0-1 pitch into the first row of Monster seats into deep left-centre. Jarrod Saltalamacchia added an RBI double off reliever Chris Resop, making it 9-3. "The one Napoli hit, he went down and got it, just kind of got to tip your cap to him on that," Griffin said. "Thats a good piece of hitting right there." With Ortiz returning the lineup three games ago, it makes for potent 3-4 punch. Napoli knows it can only help him later. "I feel good right now. Im just going in there seeing the ball and hitting it," he said. "But its nice hitting behind him, you get to watch his at-bat and see what he does, see how the pitcher attacks him. But Im just going in there, seeing the ball and hitting the ball." The Athletics made it interesting in the eighth, scoring three runs off reliever Clayton Mortensen -- two on a double by Josh Donaldson and the other on Josh Reddicks RBI double -- before Junichi Tazawa escaped a two-on, one-out jam. Andrew Bailey worked the ninth for his fourth save. Oakland had moved ahead 2-0 in the second when Doubronts first wild pitch allowed a run. Reddick followed with an RBI single. Boston cut it to 2-1 in the bottom half on Napolis RBI double. NOTES: The Red Sox honoured the Watertown, Mass., police officers that were in a gunfight with the suspects of the Boston Marathon bombings late Thursday night. They were introduced and stood on top of Bostons dugout after the fourth inning. ... Red Sox CF Jacoby Ellsbury extended his hitting streak to 12 games. ... Oakland is 11-2 versus the AL West, but 1-6 against other teams. ... Napoli and Bailey were named the ALs co-players of the week. ... 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Scott Clemmensen stopped 27 shots against his former team, and the Panthers beat the New Jersey Devils 3-1 on Saturday. "Very satisfying win built on team effort," Panthers coach Kevin Dineen said. "We got a lot of quality minutes out of players." Sean Bergenheim, Kris Versteeg and Mikael Samuelsson scored for the Panthers, who have won four of six. Florida stretched its Southeast Division-lead over Washington to two points with just its second road win in 12 games. Steve Bernier scored for the Devils, and Martin Brodeur made 18 saves, but New Jersey has lost two straight for the first time since a three-game skid from Jan. 19-24. "Its a missed opportunity," Devils coach Peter DeBoer said. "We didnt do enough, made a couple mistakes, and they made us pay." Bernier and Bergenheim traded goals in the first period. Bernier scored his first goal since Feb. 10, 2011, 1:39 in to give the Devils a quick lead. Dainius Zubrus forced a turnover by Keaton Ellerby below the right circle, and Zubrus pass to Alexei Ponikarovsky deflected in off Bernier in front. New Jersey surged after the early goal, and the Devils had an 8-0 advantage in shots until Brodeur stopped Eric Gudbransons drive at 10:58 of the first. But while the Devils dominated, they couldnt solve Clemmensen. The Panthers play improved as the first period progressed. "Thats what you need for your goaltender," Panthers defenceman Brian Campbell said. "It was an important game for us. It is important to get wins." The Devils recorded only 15 shots in the final 40 minutes. &quoot;I think we came out well in the first 10 minutes," DeBoer said. Demaryius Thomas Jersey. "I think it was a combination of a couple things. Were playing our seventh game in 11 1/2 days (and) I think we ran out of gas. On the other side, I thought Florida did a good job of bottling us up. I think it was a combination of those two things. "We just couldnt generate." Bergenheim got the Panthers even at 15:08 with a power-play goal, redirecting Gudbransons shot past Brodeur. Versteeg gave the Panthers a 2-1 lead 7:43 into the second when he ripped Stephen Weiss blocked shot over Brodeur from the slot. Versteegs goal was his 21st of the season, one shy of his career high set in the 2008-09 season when he was with Chicago. "I think Steeger is a big game player, a big-game goal scorer. He played on both sides of special teams," Dineen said. "I was happy with the way he responded." Florida protected its one-goal lead in the third period by clogging the neutral zone and keeping the Devils shots from the perimeter. "We did a good job coming back," Campbell said, "blocking shots, doing what (good teams) do." Samuelsson added an empty-net goal at 19:35 to make it 3-1. "A game like this late in the year is better than a game like this earlier in the year," Clemmensen added. "For us to do it here is good. 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