No further damage was done as Bogaerts struck out and David Ortiz grounded out to end the threat.
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“Dirty Water” by the Standells was played over the PA – as they always do in Fenway Park after Red Sox victories – and Boston’s players stood in foul territory, milling around waiting for confirmation that the game was over.
Iglesias pitched the final two innings for his third save in four opportunities as the Reds extended their winning streak to four games. Both clubs remain two back of the Red Sox for first place in the American League East.
BOSTON (AP) – One night after being embarrassed in the series opener, Baltimore overpowered Boston this time and preserved the jumble of teams contending for the AL East. Red Sox DH David Ortiz (535) moved past Jimmie Foxx and into 18th on the all-time home run list.2. The Red Sox had won seven of ten before the Orioles brought them back to earth for a day with Tuesday’s decision.
The Orioles are tied for second with the Toronto Blue Jays, who lost at home to the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday, and are two games back of division-leading Boston (81-63). Miley didn’t even make it out of the second inning, and by then the game was already well on it’s way to being out of control.
Dusty Baker told Nats’ rookie starter Lucas Giolito to follow Max Scherzer around and learn from him. The Orioles bullpen accounted for 3 2/3 scoreless innings against the American League’s top-hitting team, capped by closer Zach Britton’s four-out save in front of an announced sellout crowd of 38,041.
Chris Young homered, doubled twice and singled, and Hanley Ramirez also homered for the Red Sox, who maintained a two-game edge over Toronto. The Red Sox posted nine hits and four walks with Xander Bogaerts going solo while Dustin Pedroia and Ryan Hanigan knocking in runs.
For the first time since the 2013 World Series, there will be meaningful baseball played at Fenway Park in the fall.
“We get a chance to win another series on the road, which is something we knew we were going to have to do”, Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said.
Miley retired just four batters – giving up four runs before recording an out – and allowed six runs as the Boston Red Sox ran away from Baltimore for a 12-2 victory. After needing just 11 pitches to set down the Orioles in order in the first, Pomeranz labored through 45 pitches in the second.
The fateful second inning began with a single and a walk, before a fielder’s choice left two on with one out. After Drew Stubbs drew (no pun intended) a walk, Nolan Reimold came to the plate and took the left-hander deep again over the Green Monstah’. “I thought I was getting a different man here, but he just threw me a hittable … it wasn’t a bad (pitch), it was in the bottom of the strike zone, I guess I put a good swing on it”. “That’s about how it went”, Pomeranz said. Despite walking three and allowing two hits during the inning, Bundy limited the damage to just the pair of runs. Bundy found a groove and returned to his usual self, while Boston pulled Heath Hembree from the bullpen to enter and mow down Oriole hitters, sending the game to the fifth with a three-run lead for the Birds. The Orioles slipped three games behind Boston with the loss and had its lead over the Detroit Tigers for the second AL wild card trimmed to one game.
David Price after signing a huge seven year $217 million deal this offseason to sign with the Boston Red Sox came out of the gate very poor.
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YANKEES 3, DODGERS 0: Jacoby Ellsbury and Didi Gregorius came off the bench to hit back-to-back homers in the seventh inning for host NY, which won its eighth in 10 games.
