BALTIMORE -- Orioles manager Buck Showalter had already seen plenty of wacky things happen during a wild, back-and-forth slugfest.
Then, things got really weird.
A potential double-play grounder whisked through the legs of Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia, and Baltimore turned the miscue into the tiebreaking run in a 13-9 victory over the Red Sox on Wednesday night.
Matt Wieters had three RBI for the Orioles, who won for the third time in 10 games despite allowing five home runs. Baltimore, by contrast, failed to go deep yet still reached a season high in runs.
Pedroia's error came in the sixth inning with the score tied at 8. After Clay Buchholz (3-6) walked Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo, Wieters hit a grounder to second. The ball skidded under Pedroia's glove, and Davis scored to give Baltimore the lead for good.
"That's when you know it's Twilight Zone night," Showalter said. "Actually, when it happened I said, `We might have a shot.' He's one of the best second basemen you'll ever see."
Pedroia -- a four-time Gold Glove winner -- had two errors in 50 games this season.
"I missed it. We're not robots," Pedroia said. "It's part of the game, man. You make errors sometimes. Just wish they are not in that situation, but it's part of it."
The Orioles added another run in that inning and pulled away with a three-run seventh.
Hyun Soo Kim and Pedro Alvarez each had three hits, and Davis drew four walks for Baltimore.
Xander Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to 25 games -- second-longest in the majors this season -- and Mookie Betts added two homers to go with the three he clocked on Tuesday night. After connecting in the first and second innings of this game, Boston's leadoff hitter had five home runs in seven at-bats.
"I feel pretty good," he said. "Managing my at-bats well. Just riding the wave."
Chris Young also homered twice for the Red Sox, and David Ortiz had a solo shot to move into a tie with Jim Rice for third place on the team's RBI list with 1,451.
After the game, Boston optioned starter Joe Kelly to Triple-A Pawtucket and recalled right-hander Noe Ramirez from the same minor league club. Kelly allowed seven runs in 2 1/3 innings and ended the night with an 8.46 ERA.
Brad Brach (5-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for Baltimore, which pulled within two games of first-place Boston in the AL East.
Zach Britton got four outs for his 15th save.
The first three innings featured 15 runs, 17 hits and two starting pitchers fortunate to emerge from the mess with a no-decision.
Baltimore offset Betts' second leadoff homer in two games with a four-run first against Kelly, who quickly realized that earning his 11th straight win was not going to be easy.
Home runs by Young and Betts tied it in the top of the second. The Orioles went up 5-4 in the bottom half, and each team scored three runs in the third.
Baltimore starter Mike Wright yielded a career-high four home runs before being pulled with two outs in the third.
ROSTER MOVE
The Orioles recalled left-hander T.J. McFarland from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned rookie reliever Ashur Tolliver to the same club. Tolliver retired Betts on Tuesday when he needed a home run to tie the big league record of four in a game. On Wednesday, Tolliver said, "You never think, `I can't give up a home run.' You just want to make sure you're locating a quality pitch."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: OF Brock Holt (concussion) took batting practice for the first time since his injury May 19 and also participated in fielding drills for a second day. He will need a minor league rehabilitation assignment before returning, manager John Farrell said.
Orioles: There's no timetable for the return of C Caleb Joseph, who was placed on the DL with a testicular injury Tuesday after getting hit by a foul ball. "There's a lot of unknown here," Showalter said.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: Rick Porcello (7-2, 3.68 ERA) starts the series finale Thursday night. The right-hander has gone at least six innings in his last 12 starts against AL East foes.
Orioles: Ubaldo Jimenez (2-6, 6.36) could lose his spot in the rotation if he can't turn around a skid of three starts in which he's gone 0-3 with an 11.57 ERA.
Then, things got really weird.
A potential double-play grounder whisked through the legs of Boston second baseman Dustin Pedroia, and Baltimore turned the miscue into the tiebreaking run in a 13-9 victory over the Red Sox on Wednesday night.
Matt Wieters had three RBI for the Orioles, who won for the third time in 10 games despite allowing five home runs. Baltimore, by contrast, failed to go deep yet still reached a season high in runs.
Pedroia's error came in the sixth inning with the score tied at 8. After Clay Buchholz (3-6) walked Chris Davis and Mark Trumbo, Wieters hit a grounder to second. The ball skidded under Pedroia's glove, and Davis scored to give Baltimore the lead for good.
"That's when you know it's Twilight Zone night," Showalter said. "Actually, when it happened I said, `We might have a shot.' He's one of the best second basemen you'll ever see."
Pedroia -- a four-time Gold Glove winner -- had two errors in 50 games this season.
"I missed it. We're not robots," Pedroia said. "It's part of the game, man. You make errors sometimes. Just wish they are not in that situation, but it's part of it."
The Orioles added another run in that inning and pulled away with a three-run seventh.
Hyun Soo Kim and Pedro Alvarez each had three hits, and Davis drew four walks for Baltimore.
Xander Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to 25 games -- second-longest in the majors this season -- and Mookie Betts added two homers to go with the three he clocked on Tuesday night. After connecting in the first and second innings of this game, Boston's leadoff hitter had five home runs in seven at-bats.
"I feel pretty good," he said. "Managing my at-bats well. Just riding the wave."
Chris Young also homered twice for the Red Sox, and David Ortiz had a solo shot to move into a tie with Jim Rice for third place on the team's RBI list with 1,451.
After the game, Boston optioned starter Joe Kelly to Triple-A Pawtucket and recalled right-hander Noe Ramirez from the same minor league club. Kelly allowed seven runs in 2 1/3 innings and ended the night with an 8.46 ERA.
Brad Brach (5-0) pitched 1 2/3 innings of scoreless relief for Baltimore, which pulled within two games of first-place Boston in the AL East.
Zach Britton got four outs for his 15th save.
The first three innings featured 15 runs, 17 hits and two starting pitchers fortunate to emerge from the mess with a no-decision.
Baltimore offset Betts' second leadoff homer in two games with a four-run first against Kelly, who quickly realized that earning his 11th straight win was not going to be easy.
Home runs by Young and Betts tied it in the top of the second. The Orioles went up 5-4 in the bottom half, and each team scored three runs in the third.
Baltimore starter Mike Wright yielded a career-high four home runs before being pulled with two outs in the third.
ROSTER MOVE
The Orioles recalled left-hander T.J. McFarland from Triple-A Norfolk and optioned rookie reliever Ashur Tolliver to the same club. Tolliver retired Betts on Tuesday when he needed a home run to tie the big league record of four in a game. On Wednesday, Tolliver said, "You never think, `I can't give up a home run.' You just want to make sure you're locating a quality pitch."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: OF Brock Holt (concussion) took batting practice for the first time since his injury May 19 and also participated in fielding drills for a second day. He will need a minor league rehabilitation assignment before returning, manager John Farrell said.
Orioles: There's no timetable for the return of C Caleb Joseph, who was placed on the DL with a testicular injury Tuesday after getting hit by a foul ball. "There's a lot of unknown here," Showalter said.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: Rick Porcello (7-2, 3.68 ERA) starts the series finale Thursday night. The right-hander has gone at least six innings in his last 12 starts against AL East foes.
Orioles: Ubaldo Jimenez (2-6, 6.36) could lose his spot in the rotation if he can't turn around a skid of three starts in which he's gone 0-3 with an 11.57 ERA.
7:05PM,EDT,June 1,2016
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Wright pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Betts homered to right center (395 feet). | 1 | 0 |
| Pedroia singled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Ortiz struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Ramírez lined out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Joe Kelly pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Jones singled to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Kim singled to right, Jones to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Machado flied out to left, Jones to third, Kim to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Davis walked. | 1 | 0 |
| Trumbo singled to right, Jones and Kim scored, Davis to third. | 1 | 2 |
| Wieters hit sacrifice fly to left, Davis scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Álvarez doubled to deep center, Trumbo scored. | 1 | 4 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Mike Wright pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Shaw doubled to deep right. | 1 | 4 |
| Swihart grounded out to first, Shaw to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Young homered to left (380 feet), Shaw scored. | 3 | 4 |
| Hanigan lined out to first. | 3 | 4 |
| Betts homered to left center (370 feet). | 4 | 4 |
| Pedroia flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Joe Kelly pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Flaherty walked. | 4 | 4 |
| Jones grounded into fielder's choice to third, Flaherty out at second. | 4 | 4 |
| Kim hit a ground rule double to deep center, Jones to third. | 4 | 4 |
| Machado hit sacrifice fly to center, Jones scored, Kim to third. | 4 | 5 |
| Davis walked. | 4 | 5 |
| Trumbo grounded out to first. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Mike Wright pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Bogaerts grounded out to third. | 4 | 5 |
| Ortiz homered to right (408 feet). | 5 | 5 |
| Ramírez popped out to third. | 5 | 5 |
| Shaw singled to left. | 5 | 5 |
| Worley relieved Wright. | 5 | 5 |
| Swihart walked, Shaw to second. | 5 | 5 |
| Young walked, Shaw to third, Swihart to second. | 5 | 5 |
| Hanigan singled to center, Shaw and Swihart scored, Young to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Betts walked, Young to third, Hanigan to second. | 7 | 5 |
| Pedroia grounded out to second. | 7 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Joe Kelly pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Wieters bunt grounded out to catcher. | 7 | 5 |
| Álvarez singled to center. | 7 | 5 |
| Schoop doubled to deep center, Álvarez scored. | 7 | 6 |
| Layne relieved Kelly. | 7 | 6 |
| Flaherty singled to center, Schoop scored. | 7 | 7 |
| Jones flied out to center. | 7 | 7 |
| Kim walked, Flaherty to second. | 7 | 7 |
| Machado singled to left, Flaherty scored, Kim to second. | 7 | 8 |
| Davis fouled out to shortstop. | 7 | 8 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Bogaerts popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 8 |
| Ortiz singled to deep right, Ortiz out stretching at second. | 7 | 8 |
| Ramírez struck out looking. | 7 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Buchholz relieved Layne. | 7 | 8 |
| Trumbo flied out to center. | 7 | 8 |
| Wieters walked. | 7 | 8 |
| Álvarez fouled out to shortstop. | 7 | 8 |
| Schoop flied out to center. | 7 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Shaw grounded out to second. | 7 | 8 |
| Swihart grounded out to second. | 7 | 8 |
| Young flied out to right. | 7 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Flaherty struck out swinging. | 7 | 8 |
| Jones doubled to deep right. | 7 | 8 |
| Kim flied out to center, Jones to third. | 7 | 8 |
| Machado popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 8 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Vance Worley pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Hanigan reached on infield single to shortstop, Hanigan to second on throwing error by shortstop Machado. | 7 | 8 |
| Betts grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 8 |
| Pedroia singled to deep right center, Hanigan scored. | 8 | 8 |
| Brach relieved Worley. | 8 | 8 |
| Pedroia to second on wild pitch by Brach. | 8 | 8 |
| Bogaerts singled to center, Pedroia to third. | 8 | 8 |
| Ortiz grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Bogaerts out at second. | 8 | 8 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Davis walked. | 8 | 8 |
| Trumbo walked, Davis to second. | 8 | 8 |
| Wieters grounded into fielder's choice to second, Davis scored, Trumbo to second. | 8 | 9 |
| Álvarez singled to right, Trumbo to third, Wieters to second. | 8 | 9 |
| Schoop grounded into fielder's choice to third, Trumbo out at home, Wieters to third, Álvarez to second. | 8 | 9 |
| Flaherty grounded out to second, Wieters scored, Álvarez to third, Schoop to second. | 8 | 10 |
| Jones flied out to right. | 8 | 10 |
| 2 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Ramírez flied out to right. | 8 | 10 |
| Shaw grounded out to first. | 8 | 10 |
| Swihart struck out swinging. | 8 | 10 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Clay Buchholz pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Kim singled to right. | 8 | 10 |
| Machado lined out to center. | 8 | 10 |
| Davis walked, Kim to second. | 8 | 10 |
| Barnes relieved Buchholz. | 8 | 10 |
| Trumbo walked, Kim to third, Davis to second. | 8 | 10 |
| Rickard ran for Trumbo. | 8 | 10 |
| Wieters singled to center, Kim and Davis scored, Rickard to third. | 8 | 12 |
| Álvarez struck out swinging. | 8 | 12 |
| Schoop singled to center, Rickard scored, Wieters to second. | 8 | 13 |
| Wieters to third, Schoop to second on wild pitch by Barnes. | 8 | 13 |
| Flaherty grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 13 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Rickard in right field. | 8 | 13 |
| O'Day relieved Brach. | 8 | 13 |
| Young homered to left (372 feet). | 9 | 13 |
| Hanigan grounded out to first. | 9 | 13 |
| Betts walked. | 9 | 13 |
| Pedroia singled to right, Betts to second. | 9 | 13 |
| Bogaerts struck out looking. | 9 | 13 |
| Britton relieved O'Day. | 9 | 13 |
| Ortiz walked, Betts to third, Pedroia to second. | 9 | 13 |
| Castillo ran for Ortiz. | 9 | 13 |
| Ramírez grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Matt Barnes pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 9 | 13 |
| Kim grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 13 |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Reimold in left field. | 9 | 13 |
| Shaw struck out looking. | 9 | 13 |
| Swihart grounded out to shortstop. | 9 | 13 |
| Young hit a ground rule double to deep center. | 9 | 13 |
| Hanigan grounded out to third. | 9 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston Red Sox | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Betts RF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 23 | .288 | .335 | .549 |
| Pedroia 2B | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .316 | .375 | .491 |
| Bogaerts SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | .347 | .397 | .509 |
| Ortiz DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | .339 | .420 | .728 |
Castillo PR-DH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 | .500 | .750 |
| Ramírez 1B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .287 | .347 | .405 |
| Shaw 3B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | .295 | .359 | .510 |
| Swihart LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .226 | .333 | .340 |
| Young CF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 | .290 | .372 | .565 |
| Hanigan C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 | .194 | .260 | .239 |
| Totals | 40 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 191 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Shaw (18, Wright); Young (10, Britton) HR: Betts 2 (14, 1st inning off Wright 0 on, 0 Out; 2nd inning off Wright 0 on, 2 Out); Young 2 (3, 2nd inning off Wright 1 on, 1 Out; 8th inning off O'Day 0 on, 0 Out); Ortiz (15, 3rd inning off Wright 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Betts 2 (42), Young 3 (9), Ortiz (48), Hanigan 2 (10), Pedroia (26) 2-out RBI: Betts, Hanigan 2 GIDP: Ortiz Red Sox RISP: 4-11 (Pedroia 1-2, Ramírez 0-1, Young 1-1, Hanigan 1-2, Bogaerts 1-2, Ortiz 0-1, Betts 0-1, Swihart 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Pedroia (3, ground ball) | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| SS BOGAERTS EXTENDED HITTING STREAK TO 25 GAMES IN 6TH INNING |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 20,750 (45.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:58 |
| Weather | 82 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Doug Eddings, First Base - Jeff Nelson, Second Base - Laz Diaz, Third Base - Cory Blaser |
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