Red Sox 1, Orioles 0.
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Eduardo Rodriguez held his own for 5.1 innings against an O’s squad that the BoSox are trying to catch in the standings, but the Sox only managed 2 hits in six innings off Kevin Gausman and even less against Baltimore’s pen. The Red Sox gave him a break Monday to be careful with his hamstring, which kept him out for 42 games before he returned September 8. The other time was July 17, 2011, a 1-0 win in 16 innings, also at Tampa Bay. The only run the Orioles could score was in the ninth inning. They’ve now won six of their last seven games in an attempt to keep those postseason hopes alive.
Marrero, who started at shortstop for the first time in his major league career, went 3-for-4 with an RBI and two runs scored.
The Orioles are coming into this game after allowing zero walks during their last outing.
Kelly, a former Cardinal, left in the third inning of Tuesday night’s game against the Orioles with stiffness in his right shoulder. The Orioles entered the night six games back of the second AL wild-card spot with 19 games remaining.
“I feel healthy so it’s just a matter of getting back in the rhythm of the game and stuff like that”, Pedroia said. Tonight, we have been lucky to get one.”Hey, we like residence runs”, Jones stated.
In the fifth inning, Royals outielder Alex Rios homered, and as he was rounding the bases, a technician mistakenly touched off a fireworks display normally reserved for home runs hit by Indians players.
“A day after manufacturing a 2-0 win over Boston in Monday night”s series opener, the Orioles hit two homers, including Machado”s 29th homer of the season in the fifth inning which gave the Orioles to a 5-4 lead.
It was Ortiz’s 35th home run this season, the sixth time he has done that in 13 years with the Sox. “I think it might have confused their aggressive offensive approach”. He got some criticism from fans for saying that he felt he had a right to some direct input with owner Peter Angelos and the front office because he was the player with the longest contractual commitment to the organization. Obviously is that the season the Red Sox wanted to have Beatty but what about looking forward to 2016. LF Hanley Ramirez (shoulder) is “not quite ready to come back” from the DL, Lovullo said. Bradley made it 4-0 when he hit a triple to right field, bringing in two runs.
“He showed me some things that I could do with a couple of lefties”, Owens said. “We need to do some damage (against the Braves) and then the Cubs”.
Tazawa appeared in 61 games, this season, posting a 2-7 record, a 4.14 ERA, and three saves in 10 save opportunities.
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Steve Pearce gave the Orioles a 2-1 lead two batters into the third, taking a 2-2 hanging curveball into the left-field seats, scoring him and J.J. Hardy, who opened the inning with a single. Showalter has already said he’d like Gonzalez to start once or twice more this season if possible. “You know that you have to be nearly flawless “.
