Ortiz homers, Red Sox beat O's 5-1 despite injuries
David Ortiz's two-run homer capped a five-run sixth inning and the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 5-1 on Wednesday night despite losing two key starters to injuries.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Baltimore Orioles
1
Boston Red Sox
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
Fenway Park · 37,762 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Out 1-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Ortiz homered to center (432 feet), Shaw scored.
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Advancing On Force 1-5
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-3
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Play Result 1-3
Pedroia singled to left center, León and Betts scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-3
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Advancing On Play 1-2
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Foul Ball 1-1
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-1
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Play Result 1-1
Betts singled to right, De Aza scored, León to second.
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Advancing On Force 1-1
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Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Davis singled to center, Parmelee scored.
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Advancing On Play 1-0
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 8: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Inning 1-5
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Flaherty struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Flaherty batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Snider lined out to second.
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Line Out 1-5
Pitch 6: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 5: ball 3
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 4: ball 2
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Foul Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Snider batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Hardy grounded out to third.
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Ground Out 1-5
Pitch 5: in play
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 2 (swinging)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 2
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Hardy batting
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Play Result 1-5
Uehara relieved Tazawa.
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Start Inning 1-5
Top of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 1-5
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Lineup Change 1-5
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End Inning 1-5
End of the 8th
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Napoli struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 1-5
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 3: strike 2 (looking)
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Strike Looking 1-5
Pitch 2: strike 1 (looking)
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 1: ball 1
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Start Batter/Pitcher 1-5
Napoli batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-5
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Play Result 1-5
Ortiz grounded out to first.
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Ground Out 1-5
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 1-5
Pitch 3: ball 1
Showing the last 40 of 537 events.
Head to Head
BAL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Boston Red Sox
- Roman Anthony Out
- Triston Casas Out
- Romy Gonzalez Out
- Eli White Out
- Justin Slaten Out
Baltimore Orioles
- Ryan Helsley Out
- Kyle Bradish Out
- Jordan Westburg Out
- Jackson Holliday Out
- Cade Povich Out
Lineups
ConfirmedBOS
Mookie BettsCF50
Brock Holt2B17
Dustin Pedroia2B15
David OrtizDH34
Hanley RamirezLF13
Xander BogaertsSS2
Pablo Sandoval3B48
Alejandro De AzaRF17
Sandy LeonC9
Substitutes
Travis ShawLF23
Mike Anthony Napoli1B5
BAL
Manny Machado3B13
Chris Mathhew ParmeleeRF89
Jimmy Santiago ParedesDH41
Chris Davis1B19
J.J. HardySS2
Travis SniderLF27
Ryan Flaherty2B7
Caleb JosephC15
David LoughCF3
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