Orioles vs. Crimson Sox – Sport Recap – September 26, 2022

BOSTON — — Cedric Mullins homered on the second pitch of the sport, Anthony Santander went deep twice and the Baltimore Orioles outslugged the Boston Red Sox 14-8 on Monday evening to realize a bit floor within the playoff race.

Gunnar Henderson hit a two-run homer and Mullins tripled in two runs for the Orioles (80-73), who moved inside 3 1/2 video games of idle Seattle for the ultimate AL wild card.

Austin Hays added a solo shot for Baltimore in a sport delayed by rain for 1 hour, 40 minutes.

“We’re assured,” Orioles starter Jordan Lyles stated. “We didn’t love the way in which the Houston sequence completed up, the second half of these 4 video games, however we all know how proficient we’re and the way good we’re. We will get on a run.”

Baltimore dropped two straight in opposition to AL West champion Houston earlier than arriving in Boston.

The shocking Orioles have 9 video games left of their turnaround season. They misplaced greater than 100 video games of their three earlier full seasons.

Rob Refsnyder hit a three-run homer and J.D. Martinez had a solo shot for the last-place Crimson Sox (72-81). Boston dropped its season-high sixth consecutive sport, one evening after it was eradicated from postseason rivalry.

The Crimson Sox received house within the early morning after a rain-delayed loss Sunday evening in New York.

“I don’t wish to sound sarcastic, however the fifteenth and the thirtieth you receives a commission for this,” supervisor Alex Cora stated. “You’ve received to point out up, identical to you proper now. You’re doing all of your job.”

Crimson Sox shortstop Xander Bogaerts, in a decent race with Yankees slugger Aaron Judge and Minnesota infielder Luis Arraez for the AL batting crown, went 1 for five, dropping his common to .313.

Spencer Watkins (5-6) received the victory with 4 1/3 innings of reduction.

“We swung the bats extraordinarily nicely tonight. We would have liked it,” Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde stated. “After the rain delay, there have been so many guys down within the ‘pen. I used to be going to should pitch a few guys three days in a row if it received to that. Thankfully, Spencer Watkins actually picked us up.”

Mullins hit a pitch from Connor Seabold (0-4) into the Baltimore bullpen for his sixteenth profession leadoff homer and fifth this season.

Mullins’ two-run triple highlighted a four-run second inning that gave the Orioles a 5-0 lead after Jorge Mateo’s RBI double. Mullins scored when catcher Reese McGuire threw the ball into left area making an attempt to select him off.

Santander and Henderson each homered within the sixth to make it 11-5, with most likely fewer than 2,000 folks left at Fenway Park from the introduced crowd of 25,634. Santander’s two-run shot, his thirty first homer of the yr, elevated it to 13-5 an inning later.

Santander stated it meant lots to him to succeed in 30 house runs and he was grateful to be wholesome all season.

“I believe that’s been the most important key for me to have the ability to attain that mark this yr,” he stated by means of a translator.

SIT TIGHT

Baltimore second baseman Rougned Odor snagged Rafael Devers’ onerous, one-hop grounder as he was falling to the seat of his pants, then fired to second while sitting to begin an inning-ending double play earlier than umpires referred to as for the tarp.

JUDGE WATCH

With Choose making an attempt to match Roger Maris’ American League file of 61 house runs in a season, the Yankees-Blue Jays sport was proven on the middle area video board throughout the rain delay.

Boston’s 2-0 loss Sunday evening at Yankee Stadium was referred to as after six innings following a 98-minute rain delay.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Orioles: INF Ramón Urías (neck/shoulder spasms) was out of the lineup for the second straight day.

Crimson Sox: RHP Garrett Whitlock had surgical procedure on his proper hip in New York. He’s anticipated to be prepared for the beginning of spring coaching. … Devers and OF Alex Verdugo have been again within the lineup after getting Sunday evening off.

UP NEXT

Orioles RHP Kyle Bradish (4-7, 4.65 ERA) is slated to begin Tuesday in opposition to Crimson Sox RHP Michael Wacha (11-1, 2.70) within the second sport of the four-game sequence.

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