He routinely missed his spots and fell behind Orioles' hitters. Montgomery not good, but Bradford shinesĭespite being spotted five runs before the third inning and nine before the fourth, Rangers starter Jordan Montgomery - who had been nails lately, including with seven scoreless innings in Game 1 of the Wild Card Series - wasn't very good in this one. The grand slam will garner headlines and rightfully so, but the Rangers gave a complete hitting performance between that shot, the eight singles and the 11 walks. Rangers hitters accepted 11 walks from Orioles' pitchers, including a postseason-record five walks for Corey Seager. Yeah, as part of that, we should mention the jaw-dropping stat of the game. They actually left nine runners on base, believe it or not. It was an impressive approach that led to them having so much traffic. They used all fields and fought off high fastballs throughout the game. All rights reserved.In all, the Rangers collected 11 hits and while their power during the regular season was a calling card, they had eight singles in this one. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and Safety Information / Your California Privacy Rights are applicable to you. ^ Back to Top ^ © 2023 ESPN Internet Ventures. He has a 4.18 ERA in five starts since being sidelined with left shoulder inflammation for two months. Red Sox: LHP Chris Sale (6-3, 4,46) is set for Boston. Orioles: RHP Jack Flaherty (8-8, 4.84 ERA) is slated to make his first career start against the Red Sox on Saturday. Right-hander Corey Kluber (injured list since June, right shoulder inflammation) and Pablo Reyes (IL since late August, left elbow inflammation) both started rehab assignments with Triple-A Worcester. Red Sox: Right fielder Verdugo returned to the lineup after missing the last three games with hamstring tightness. His stuff was good, got some swings and misses.” “There was some traffic the third time around. “He threw the ball well,” Boston manager Alex Cora said. He’s made it past six innings just once in 17 starts this year. Houck looked strong in the first five innings, relying on a sharp slider to strike out five and allow only a run. Aaron Hicks pinch-hit for O'Hearn in the eighth and went 2-for-2, including a two-run single in the ninth.īaltimore’s Ryan McKenna, a defensive replacement, made a leaping grab with his back to the plate before banging into the right-field wall to take an extra-base hit away from Rafael Devers in the eighth.īradish has allowed two or fewer runs in six consecutive starts and didn’t walk a batter for just the second time in his 27 outings this season. The Orioles added two runs in the eighth and four more in the ninth. ![]() Wong cleared the Green Monster with his shot that left Fenway Park completely and Justin Turner had an RBI double. All in all, continue to learn, continue to push myself to get better each time.”Īfter Baltimore batted around in the top of the inning, Boston got to Bradish in the bottom half. ![]() I need to execute pitches a little better. “The sixth inning past two starts I need to clean it up a little bit. “The first five innings, good,” Houck said. Mullins hit his double over the head of Alex Verdugo and Austin Hays followed with a single through a draw-in infield. “A nice round number like that is cool,” O'Hearn said of his 50th career homer. O’Hearn’s homer sailed a few rows behind Baltimore’s bullpen, making it 1-0 in the fourth. “Every (breaking pitch) was over the plate, I was throwing a lot of strikes, minimizing damage. ![]() “I was really locked in out there,” Bradish said. Mixing his fastball, curve and slider, Bradish (11-6) breezed through five scoreless innings with seven Ks, allowing only one hit before giving up two runs on three hits in the sixth. On the fringe of the AL wild-card chase, Boston entered the day five games out of the third and final spot. Cedric Mullins had a two-run double during a four-run sixth inning that chased Boston starter Tanner Houck (4-9).Ĭonnor Wong hit a solo homer for the Red Sox, who have lost three straight and eight of 11. Ryan O’Hearn also homered for the Orioles. He's just getting better and better, and that's fun to watch.” “I saw probably as dominating of a five innings as I've seen,” Baltimore manager Brandon Hyde said of Bradish. The Orioles extended their streak of series without being swept to 85. Kyle Bradish solid for AL-best Orioles, who beat Red Sox 11-2 to run win streak to 6 gamesīOSTON - Kyle Bradish struck out nine batters in six strong innings, Adley Rutschman homered and drove in three runs, and the AL-best Baltimore Orioles beat the fading Boston Red Sox 11-2 on Friday night.Īfter going 5-1 on the western portion of its nine-game trip, Baltimore posted its sixth straight victory and 12th in the last 15 games.
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