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Rafael Devers hit a three-run homer in the sixth inning a grand slam in the eighth to lead the Red Sox over the Orioles 19-5.
The Red Sox and Orioles had planned on playing a split doubleheader on Friday, but Mother Nature had other ideas. After Boston routed Baltimore, 19-5, in Game 1, the scheduled second game was postponed due to an extended period of rain in the Fenway Park area.
Jarren Duran and the Boston Red Sox will play Ryan O'Hearn and the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park in the second of a four-game series, on Saturday at 1:05 p.m. ET. The Red Sox pitching staff ranks 14th in the majors with a collective 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings. The Orioles have the 29th-ranked ERA (5.75) in the majors this season.
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Rafael Devers had a career-high eight RBIs, hitting a three-run homer in the sixth inning a grand slam in a 13-run eighth in a 19-5 Boston Red Sox rout of the Baltimore Orioles that gave him a major league-leading 47 RBIs.
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Yardbarker on MSNGame 2 of Orioles-Red Sox twin bill moved to SaturdayThe host Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles will play a doubleheader Saturday, rather than Friday, after an extended period of rain affected the area.
Seranthony Domínguez and Gregory Soto struggled mightily and the Orioles allowed 13 runs in the 8th inning to open a doubleheader in Boston.
The second game of a doubleheader between the Boston Red Sox and Baltimore Orioles was postponed because of a rain and rescheduled as part of a day-night twin-bill on Saturday.
Alex Bregman exits Red Sox game vs. Orioles with right quad tightness as Boston injury woes continue
Another Boston Red Sox infielder has gone down with an injury. Star third baseman Alex Bregman exited Friday afternoon's game against the Baltimore Orioles (GameTracker) with what the team called right quad tightness.
The Boston Red Sox got an injury scare during Friday afternoon's matchup against the Baltimore Orioles. Third baseman Alex Bregman exited the matchup in the fifth inning after he awkwardly rounded first base on a single. He retreated to the bag, called timeout and left for the clubhouse with a noticeable limp.
Lefty Cooper Criswell has been called up to be the 27th man on the Red Sox roster for Friday’s doubleheader against the Baltimore Orioles. The Red Sox won Game 1, 19-5. First pitch of Game 2 is scheduled for 7:10 p.m.