BALTIMORE -- If not for the image of Dustin Pedroia
limping off the field with the aid of the Red Sox training staff, the
talk in both clubhouses probably would have centered on the outstanding
pitching performance of Dylan Bundy.
Bundy took a five-hitter into the eighth inning Friday night, yet the buzz after Baltimore's 2-0 victory centered on Pedroia's unexpected exit in the bottom half.
Pedroia, a four-time All-Star, left after hurting his knee. The injury occurred when Manny Machado slid into second on a force play and spiked Pedroia in the back of the left leg.
Boston manager John Farrell contended that Machado violated the rule preventing over-sliding the base.
"If the rule is in place to protect the middle infielder, then it didn't work tonight," he said. "It was a late slide."
Pedroia walked around the clubhouse with just a faint hint of a limp.
"I just got caught in a weird position. I don't know what hit the side of my knee ... it kind of pushed it in a little bit," Pedroia said. "I've turned double plays in the big leagues for 11 years. It's my job, and it's not the first time I've been hit and it won't be the last. It's baseball, man."
Machado sent Pedroia a text, explaining he meant the second baseman no harm.
"You don't want that to happen. I went and tried to grab him as soon as I can," Machado said. "The intention wasn't there. You can just see it."
It was the seventh win in nine games for the Orioles, whose major league-best 11-4 record includes a 9-3 mark in the AL East.
Bundy (3-1) struck out three, walked one and allowed six hits in seven-plus innings. The 2011 first-round draft pick lowered his ERA to 1.37 and extended his run of consecutive scoreless innings to 13.
"It was a tough one," Bundy said. "I got some double play balls that my defense helped me out on and got me out of some jams."
After Bundy yielded a leadoff single in the eighth, Donnie Hart walked pinch-hitter Chris Young before getting two straight outs. Mychal Givens then retired Orioles nemesis Mookie Betts on a popup with runners on the corners.
Brad Brach worked a perfect ninth for his third save -- all in the past three nights. Brach is subbing for All-Star closer Zach Britton, who's on the disabled list.
Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz (1-1) gave up two runs and five hits over 5 1/3 innings in his first career start at Camden Yards. The left-hander beat Baltimore on April 11, allowing just one run in six innings.
Seeking their sixth win in seven games, the Red Sox managed only two hits over the final six innings. Betts, who went 0 for 4, had at least one hit and one run scored in each of his previous 11 games at Camden Yards.
Bundy gave up a leadoff single in each of the first three innings, and each time he avoided damage with a double-play ball.
Baltimore took the lead in the third when Craig Gentry doubled and scored on a single by Adam Jones.
Machado made it 2-0 in the fifth, launching a 2-1 pitch for his third home run.
PRICE GETTING RIGHT
Boston LHP David Price threw 30 pitches in a side session at Camden Yards and said he felt no discomfort. Price, who was shut down in February with a sore left elbow, likely will throw another side session either Monday or Tuesday.
Farrell called Friday's outing "very encouraging."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: Pablo Sandoval filled in at second after Pedroia left. ... Utility player Brock Holt was placed on the 10-day DL with vertigo. ... SS Xander Bogaerts wasn't in the starting lineup Friday after jamming his left thumb on a slide into second base Thursday. He entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning.
Orioles: Britton had an MRI on his left forearm and elbow. "Looked good. They did everything. Elbow looked really good," manager Buck Showalter said. ... OF Seth Smith (strained right hamstring) showed improvement Friday, so the team delayed a decision of whether to put him on the DL.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: Steven Wright (1-1, 8.36 ERA) starts Saturday night. He yielded eight runs in 1 1/3 innings against Baltimore last week.
Orioles: LHP Jayson Aquino gets his first major league start after pitching in three games as a reliever last season.
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Boston Red Sox
Bundy took a five-hitter into the eighth inning Friday night, yet the buzz after Baltimore's 2-0 victory centered on Pedroia's unexpected exit in the bottom half.
Pedroia, a four-time All-Star, left after hurting his knee. The injury occurred when Manny Machado slid into second on a force play and spiked Pedroia in the back of the left leg.
Boston manager John Farrell contended that Machado violated the rule preventing over-sliding the base.
"If the rule is in place to protect the middle infielder, then it didn't work tonight," he said. "It was a late slide."
Pedroia walked around the clubhouse with just a faint hint of a limp.
"I just got caught in a weird position. I don't know what hit the side of my knee ... it kind of pushed it in a little bit," Pedroia said. "I've turned double plays in the big leagues for 11 years. It's my job, and it's not the first time I've been hit and it won't be the last. It's baseball, man."
Machado sent Pedroia a text, explaining he meant the second baseman no harm.
"You don't want that to happen. I went and tried to grab him as soon as I can," Machado said. "The intention wasn't there. You can just see it."
It was the seventh win in nine games for the Orioles, whose major league-best 11-4 record includes a 9-3 mark in the AL East.
Bundy (3-1) struck out three, walked one and allowed six hits in seven-plus innings. The 2011 first-round draft pick lowered his ERA to 1.37 and extended his run of consecutive scoreless innings to 13.
"It was a tough one," Bundy said. "I got some double play balls that my defense helped me out on and got me out of some jams."
After Bundy yielded a leadoff single in the eighth, Donnie Hart walked pinch-hitter Chris Young before getting two straight outs. Mychal Givens then retired Orioles nemesis Mookie Betts on a popup with runners on the corners.
Brad Brach worked a perfect ninth for his third save -- all in the past three nights. Brach is subbing for All-Star closer Zach Britton, who's on the disabled list.
Red Sox starter Drew Pomeranz (1-1) gave up two runs and five hits over 5 1/3 innings in his first career start at Camden Yards. The left-hander beat Baltimore on April 11, allowing just one run in six innings.
Seeking their sixth win in seven games, the Red Sox managed only two hits over the final six innings. Betts, who went 0 for 4, had at least one hit and one run scored in each of his previous 11 games at Camden Yards.
Bundy gave up a leadoff single in each of the first three innings, and each time he avoided damage with a double-play ball.
Baltimore took the lead in the third when Craig Gentry doubled and scored on a single by Adam Jones.
Machado made it 2-0 in the fifth, launching a 2-1 pitch for his third home run.
PRICE GETTING RIGHT
Boston LHP David Price threw 30 pitches in a side session at Camden Yards and said he felt no discomfort. Price, who was shut down in February with a sore left elbow, likely will throw another side session either Monday or Tuesday.
Farrell called Friday's outing "very encouraging."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: Pablo Sandoval filled in at second after Pedroia left. ... Utility player Brock Holt was placed on the 10-day DL with vertigo. ... SS Xander Bogaerts wasn't in the starting lineup Friday after jamming his left thumb on a slide into second base Thursday. He entered as a defensive replacement in the eighth inning.
Orioles: Britton had an MRI on his left forearm and elbow. "Looked good. They did everything. Elbow looked really good," manager Buck Showalter said. ... OF Seth Smith (strained right hamstring) showed improvement Friday, so the team delayed a decision of whether to put him on the DL.
UP NEXT
Red Sox: Steven Wright (1-1, 8.36 ERA) starts Saturday night. He yielded eight runs in 1 1/3 innings against Baltimore last week.
Orioles: LHP Jayson Aquino gets his first major league start after pitching in three games as a reliever last season.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Boston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Pedroia singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Pedroia out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Hardy. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts stole second. | 0 | 0 |
| Moreland struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Gentry struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Ramírez singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley Jr. singled to right, Ramírez to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Sandoval struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Vázquez grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Bradley Jr. out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Trumbo singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Castillo flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Mancini safe at first on error by third baseman Sandoval, Trumbo to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop lined out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Hernández singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia grounded into fielder's choice to first, Hernández out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Pedroia out at second. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Hardy popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Gentry doubled to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Gentry to third on passed ball by Vázquez. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones singled to center, Gentry scored. | 0 | 1 |
| Machado lined out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Trumbo popped out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Betts flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Moreland lined out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Davis singled to shallow right. | 0 | 1 |
| Castillo grounded out to shortstop, Davis to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Mancini struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Schoop walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Hardy grounded out to third. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Bradley Jr. flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Sandoval flied out to center. | 0 | 1 |
| Vázquez lined out to second. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Gentry walked. | 0 | 1 |
| Jones grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Gentry out at second. | 0 | 1 |
| Machado homered to left center (414 feet). | 0 | 2 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 0 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Hernández singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Pedroia walked, Hernández to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Benintendi lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Betts popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Moreland popped out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Drew Pomeranz pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Kelly relieved Pomeranz. | 0 | 2 |
| Castillo lined out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Mancini lined out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Ramírez lined out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Bradley Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Sandoval popped out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Joe Kelly pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Schoop grounded out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Hardy lined out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Gentry walked. | 0 | 2 |
| Jones grounded out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Dylan Bundy pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Vázquez singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Hart relieved Bundy. | 0 | 2 |
| Young hit for Hernández. | 0 | 2 |
| Young walked, Vázquez to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Pedroia flied out to left, Vázquez to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Benintendi struck out looking. | 0 | 2 |
| Givens relieved Hart. | 0 | 2 |
| Betts popped out to second. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Kelly pitching for Boston | BOS | BAL |
| Bogaerts at shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Machado singled to left. | 0 | 2 |
| Trumbo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Machado out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| Selsky at third base. | 0 | 2 |
| Sandoval at second base. | 0 | 2 |
| Abad relieved Kelly. | 0 | 2 |
| Davis lined out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Castillo flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | BOS | BAL |
| Brach relieved Givens. | 0 | 2 |
| Coach B Butterfield ejected by A Porter in the 9th. | 0 | 2 |
| Moreland grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 2 |
| Ramírez flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| Bradley Jr. grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Boston Red Sox
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pedroia 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .258 | .329 | .274 |
Selsky 3B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .143 | .143 | .286 |
| Benintendi LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .299 | .377 | .403 |
| Betts RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .316 | .381 | .439 |
| Moreland 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .323 | .397 | .538 |
| Ramírez DH | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .226 | .293 | .283 |
| Bradley Jr. CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .278 | .333 | .389 |
| Sandoval 3B-2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .214 | .262 | .393 |
| Vázquez C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .526 | .571 | .789 |
| Hernández SS | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .286 | .310 | .321 |
a-Young PH
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | .240 | .333 | .280 |
Bogaerts SS
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 | .373 | .354 |
| Totals | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 142 | |||
| a-walked for M Hernandez in the 8th | ||||||||||
| BATTING GIDP: Benintendi 2, Vázquez Red Sox RISP: 0-9 (Pedroia 0-1, Vázquez 0-1, Benintendi 0-2, Betts 0-2, Sandoval 0-1, Moreland 0-2) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Betts (3, 2nd base off Bundy/Castillo) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Sandoval (4, ground ball) DP: 1 (Hernández-Pedroia-Moreland). PB: Vázquez. | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| 2B PEDROIA (APPARENT INJURY) LEFT GAME BOT 8TH |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 34,442 (74.9% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:20 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, clear |
| Wind | 4 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Paul Nauert, First Base - Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base - Andy Fletcher, Third Base - Alan Porter |
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