BOSTON -- The Baltimore Orioles lost a couple of quality hitters to free agency during the offseason.
It won't matter much if Adam Jones keeps up this pace.
Jones went 4 for 5 with a three-run double and two-run homer to match his career high with five RBIs, carrying the Orioles past the Boston Red Sox 8-3 on Sunday.
"I think Adam welcomes the responsibility of being a guy that his teammates and his organization count on," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "I don't think that ever changes for him."
During the offseason, the defending AL East champs lost Nick Markakis to Atlanta and Nelson Cruz signed with Seattle.
"They're still going to pitch me the same way. I've just got to try and get a fastball and not miss it," Jones said. "They're not going to pitch me any different because of the personnel. They're going to pitch me because of the way they have seen me hit."
Jones raised his average to .457 with five homers and 16 RBIs, and also equaled his career best with the four hits.
"Right now they've probably got the hottest hitter in all of baseball going for them, in Jones, and we've got to slow them down," Boston manager John Farrell said.
Ryan Flaherty added a solo homer and Jimmy Paredes three singles for the Orioles, who won for the second straight day after losing the series opener.
Hanley Ramirez hit a three-run homer and two hits for Boston, which needs to win Monday's annual Patriots' Day game to avoid losing its first series.
Miguel Gonzalez (2-1) pitched five innings for the victory, allowing three runs and five hits.
"I think what got me to that (point of the game) was our offense," Gonzalez said. "We know that Jonesie is hitting the ball really well. Paredes came up and he's hitting the ball well."
Rick Porcello (1-2) allowed eight runs and 12 hits -- with two homers -- in five innings.
"I left a lot of fastballs out over the plate," Porcello said. "Obviously Adam Jones was a good example of that. Just didn't pitch my game."
Boston DH David Ortiz was ejected by home plate umpire John Tumpane, who replaced original plate ump Paul Emmel.
The Orioles broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth. Travis Snider had an RBI single and Manny Machado a sacrifice fly.
Jones' three-run double off the left-center field wall chased Porcello and made it 8-3 in the sixth.
Trailing 2-0, Boston jumped ahead on Ramirez's homer that caromed off a billboard above the Green Monster seats and onto the field. Flaherty's home run tied it at 3-3.
Jones' homer went completely out of Fenway Park, clearing the Monster seats, in the first.
YOU'RE OUT
Emmel left the game in the middle of the fourth inning, walking slowly to Boston's dugout where he chatted with a member of the medical staff before heading down the steps. There was no announcement why he left.
Second-base ump Tumpane moved behind the plate.
The crew also had a change before the game when Jordan Baker was replaced by Tumpane. Baker ejected Baltimore right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez for hitting Pablo Sandoval on Friday.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Their lineup looks a lot different due to players being on the disabled list. 2B Jonathan Schoop (strained right knee), SS J.J. Hardy (strained left shoulder), C Matt Wieters (right elbow reconstructive surgery) are out.
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia was rested on Sunday after going 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in Saturday's loss. Brock Holt (11 for 19 coming into the game) started in his place and batted leadoff. He went 1 for 5.
UP NEXT:
Orioles: Wei-Yen Chen (0-0, 4.35 ERA) is scheduled to start the series finale. In his previous start in Fenway, on Sept. 10, the left-hander had a no-hitter broken up with two outs in the sixth inning.
Red Sox: RHP Justin Masterson (1-0, 7.59) is slated to go for the Red Sox in the annual Patriots' Day game with a scheduled 11:05 a.m. first pitch. He was chased in the fifth inning of his previous start, on Tuesday against Washington, when he gave up seven runs in 4 2/3 innings.
It won't matter much if Adam Jones keeps up this pace.
Jones went 4 for 5 with a three-run double and two-run homer to match his career high with five RBIs, carrying the Orioles past the Boston Red Sox 8-3 on Sunday.
"I think Adam welcomes the responsibility of being a guy that his teammates and his organization count on," Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. "I don't think that ever changes for him."
During the offseason, the defending AL East champs lost Nick Markakis to Atlanta and Nelson Cruz signed with Seattle.
"They're still going to pitch me the same way. I've just got to try and get a fastball and not miss it," Jones said. "They're not going to pitch me any different because of the personnel. They're going to pitch me because of the way they have seen me hit."
Jones raised his average to .457 with five homers and 16 RBIs, and also equaled his career best with the four hits.
"Right now they've probably got the hottest hitter in all of baseball going for them, in Jones, and we've got to slow them down," Boston manager John Farrell said.
Ryan Flaherty added a solo homer and Jimmy Paredes three singles for the Orioles, who won for the second straight day after losing the series opener.
Hanley Ramirez hit a three-run homer and two hits for Boston, which needs to win Monday's annual Patriots' Day game to avoid losing its first series.
Miguel Gonzalez (2-1) pitched five innings for the victory, allowing three runs and five hits.
"I think what got me to that (point of the game) was our offense," Gonzalez said. "We know that Jonesie is hitting the ball really well. Paredes came up and he's hitting the ball well."
Rick Porcello (1-2) allowed eight runs and 12 hits -- with two homers -- in five innings.
"I left a lot of fastballs out over the plate," Porcello said. "Obviously Adam Jones was a good example of that. Just didn't pitch my game."
Boston DH David Ortiz was ejected by home plate umpire John Tumpane, who replaced original plate ump Paul Emmel.
The Orioles broke a 3-3 tie in the fifth. Travis Snider had an RBI single and Manny Machado a sacrifice fly.
Jones' three-run double off the left-center field wall chased Porcello and made it 8-3 in the sixth.
Trailing 2-0, Boston jumped ahead on Ramirez's homer that caromed off a billboard above the Green Monster seats and onto the field. Flaherty's home run tied it at 3-3.
Jones' homer went completely out of Fenway Park, clearing the Monster seats, in the first.
YOU'RE OUT
Emmel left the game in the middle of the fourth inning, walking slowly to Boston's dugout where he chatted with a member of the medical staff before heading down the steps. There was no announcement why he left.
Second-base ump Tumpane moved behind the plate.
The crew also had a change before the game when Jordan Baker was replaced by Tumpane. Baker ejected Baltimore right-hander Ubaldo Jimenez for hitting Pablo Sandoval on Friday.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: Their lineup looks a lot different due to players being on the disabled list. 2B Jonathan Schoop (strained right knee), SS J.J. Hardy (strained left shoulder), C Matt Wieters (right elbow reconstructive surgery) are out.
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia was rested on Sunday after going 0 for 4 with two strikeouts in Saturday's loss. Brock Holt (11 for 19 coming into the game) started in his place and batted leadoff. He went 1 for 5.
UP NEXT:
Orioles: Wei-Yen Chen (0-0, 4.35 ERA) is scheduled to start the series finale. In his previous start in Fenway, on Sept. 10, the left-hander had a no-hitter broken up with two outs in the sixth inning.
Red Sox: RHP Justin Masterson (1-0, 7.59) is slated to go for the Red Sox in the annual Patriots' Day game with a scheduled 11:05 a.m. first pitch. He was chased in the fifth inning of his previous start, on Tuesday against Washington, when he gave up seven runs in 4 2/3 innings.
1:35PM,EDT,April 19,2015
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Cabrera grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones homered to left (388 feet), Paredes scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Young popped out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Holt singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Betts flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| Ortiz walked, Holt to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Ramírez homered to left (405 feet), Holt and Ortiz scored. | 2 | 3 |
| Napoli struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Sandoval walked. | 2 | 3 |
| Victorino walked, Sandoval to second. | 2 | 3 |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Snider struck out swinging. | 2 | 3 |
| Machado struck out looking. | 2 | 3 |
| Flaherty homered to center (401 feet). | 3 | 3 |
| Joseph singled to center. | 3 | 3 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| León struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Holt struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Betts grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Paredes flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 3 | 3 |
| Davis doubled to deep right. | 3 | 3 |
| Young grounded out to second. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Ortiz grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| Ramírez grounded out to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Napoli singled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Sandoval grounded out to first. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Snider struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| Machado reached on infield single to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| Machado stole second. | 3 | 3 |
| Flaherty walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Joseph walked, Machado to third, Flaherty to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Cabrera grounded into double play, pitcher to catcher to first, Machado out at home. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Victorino reached on infield single to shortstop, Victorino to second on throwing error by shortstop Cabrera. | 3 | 3 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop. | 3 | 3 |
| León walked. | 3 | 3 |
| Holt lined out to left. | 3 | 3 |
| Betts flied out to right. | 3 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Paredes singled to right. | 3 | 3 |
| Jones singled to left center, Paredes to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Davis grounded into fielder's choice to second, Jones out at second, Paredes to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Young walked, Davis to second. | 3 | 3 |
| Snider reached on infield single to second, Paredes scored, Davis to third, Young to second. | 4 | 3 |
| Machado hit sacrifice fly to center, Davis scored. | 5 | 3 |
| Flaherty flied out to left. | 5 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Boston's D Ortiz ejected by J Tumpane in the 5th. | 5 | 3 |
| Nava hit for Ortiz. | 5 | 3 |
| Nava grounded out to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Ramírez singled to center. | 5 | 3 |
| Napoli struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Sandoval grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Rick Porcello pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Joseph hit by pitch. | 5 | 3 |
| Cabrera reached on bunt single to third, Joseph to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Paredes singled to center, Joseph to third, Cabrera to second. | 5 | 3 |
| Jones doubled to deep center, Joseph, Cabrera and Paredes scored. | 8 | 3 |
| Breslow relieved Porcello. | 8 | 3 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| Young flied out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| Snider popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Hunter relieved González. | 8 | 3 |
| Victorino fouled out to catcher. | 8 | 3 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| León grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Craig Breslow pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| Flaherty doubled to left. | 8 | 3 |
| Joseph popped out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Cabrera struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Holt grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| Betts struck out looking. | 8 | 3 |
| Nava grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Craig Breslow pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Paredes flied out to left. | 8 | 3 |
| Jones singled to left. | 8 | 3 |
| Davis flied out to right. | 8 | 3 |
| Young popped out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Lough in right field. | 8 | 3 |
| Snider in left field. | 8 | 3 |
| Gausman relieved Hunter. | 8 | 3 |
| Ramírez grounded out to first. | 8 | 3 |
| Napoli lined out to right. | 8 | 3 |
| Sandoval doubled to left. | 8 | 3 |
| Victorino struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Edward Mujica pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Mujica relieved Breslow. | 8 | 3 |
| Snider grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Machado singled to left. | 8 | 3 |
| Flaherty grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Machado out at second. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Bogaerts fouled out to first. | 8 | 3 |
| León flied out to left. | 8 | 3 |
| Holt grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Cabrera SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .263 | .293 | .263 |
| Paredes DH | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .500 | .500 | .600 |
| Jones CF | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .457 | .490 | .848 |
| Davis 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .250 | .298 | .477 |
| Young LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .263 | .333 | .263 |
Lough RF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Snider RF-LF | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | .303 | .410 | .424 |
| Machado 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .167 | .245 | .262 |
| Flaherty 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .286 | .375 | .619 |
| Joseph C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .375 | .487 | .594 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 153 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Davis (4, Porcello); Jones (3, Porcello); Flaherty (1, Breslow) HR: Jones (5, 1st inning off Porcello 1 on, 1 Out); Flaherty (2, 2nd inning off Porcello 0 on, 2 Out) RBI: Jones 5 (16), Flaherty (2), Snider (7), Machado (5) SF: Machado 2-out RBI: Flaherty GIDP: Cabrera, Flaherty Orioles RISP: 3-12 (Joseph 0-1, Paredes 1-1, Flaherty 0-1, Snider 1-2, Cabrera 0-2, Jones 1-1, Davis 0-2, Young 0-2) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Machado (2, 2nd base off Porcello/León) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Cabrera (1, throw) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| DH ORTIZ EJECTED IN 5TH (ARGUING CHECKED SWING) |
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,761 (100.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:14 |
| Weather | 49 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 13 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Emmel, First Base - Andy Fletcher, Second Base - John Tumpane, Third Base - Jerry Meals |
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