Red Sox score late, dump Orioles for 2nd straight night
Aug 17, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Boston Red Sox first baseman Romy Gonzalez (23) reacts with Boston Red Sox first base coach Andy Fox (81) after hitting a single during the second inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mandatory Credit: Reggie Hildred-USA TODAY Sports Jarren Duran's two-run single with two outs in the seventh inning broke a tie and Rafael Devers added a two-run home run as the visiting Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Saturday night.
Starter Brayan Bello (11-5) and four relievers combined on a five-hitter as Boston won its second game in a row.
Gunnar Henderson homered for the third time in four games for the Orioles, who have lost four of their last six games. Henderson had two of Baltimore's hits.
The Orioles, trailing 3-1, loaded the bases with two outs in the seventh but didn't score.
The Red Sox quickly widened the lead in the eighth. Tyler O'Neill began the inning with a single and Devers went deep for the second night in a row and his 27th of the season.
O'Neill, sidelined since Aug. 2 due to a leg infection, and Triston Casas added two hits apiece for Boston.
Bello held the Orioles to one run on two hits across six innings with six strikeouts. It was his first decision in his last six outings, and the Red Sox won his fifth straight start.
Brennan Bernardino, Lucas Sims, Chris Martin and Kenley Jansen worked in relief for Boston.
It was a different type of game than Boston's 12-10 victory on Friday.
The Orioles got 6 1/3 innings from starter Cade Povich (1-6), who had one of the runs charged to him after he departed. His final line showed two runs allowed on six hits. He struck out six and didn't walk a batter
Duran's single came off Orioles reliever Yennier Cano. Burch Smith surrendered Devers' homer.
O'Neill singled in the game's first run in the sixth inning.
Henderson's 32nd home run of the season tied it with two outs in the bottom of the inning.
The start of the game was delayed for about 75 minutes because of weather-related concerns.
--Field Level Media
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