BOSTON -- Baltimore right-hander Miguel Gonzalez had a chance to watch his teammates get on winning spurt.
Now he's glad to be a part of it.
Matt Wieters hit a two-run homer during a six-run fourth inning that carried the Orioles over the Boston Red Sox 8-6 Thursday, earning Gonzalez a victory in his first start off the disabled list.
"It was fun to watch," Gonzalez said. "It's good to be back and healthy. My teammates gave me a chance to win a ballgame."
Gonzalez (6-4), activated before the game following a stint on the DL with a strained right groin, allowed four runs and eight hits in five-plus innings, helping the Orioles to their 13th win in 17 games.
"He kept us engaged," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "It's a good start for him. The important thing is he's healthy."
J.J. Hardy added a two-run double against rookie left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, who lasted just 3 2/3 innings.
Steve Pearce had three hits for Baltimore, which took two of three in the series and bounced back after Wednesday's loss to beat Boston for the seventh time in eight games.
"We're getting closer little by little. We have our moments."
Alejandro De Aza hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox.
Zach Britton gave up a leadoff single to Jackie Bradley Jr. in the ninth, then got three straight outs for his 21st save in 22 chances.
Rodriguez (3-2) yielded six runs and seven hits after allowing one run or none in four of his first five major league starts.
Baltimore scored the tying run in the fourth when Rodriguez's throwing error on Nolan Reimold's infield hit allowed Chris Parmelee to come home.
Wieters homered in Boston's bullpen on a 2-0 pitch for a 3-1 lead, starting a streak of five straight hits for the Orioles that included Hardy's double off the Green Monster. No. 9 hitter Ryan Flaherty chased Rodriguez with a sacrifice fly.
Rodriguez shutout his former organization over six innings with seven strikeouts in a victory on June 9. He was traded to the Red Sox at last season's non-waiver deadline for reliever Andrew Miller.
"I just knew we were going to have to put up a big inning to get a win against him," Wieters said.
Rodriguez retired the first nine batters easily, striking out five, before the fourth.
"He's cruising along. He retires the first 10 of the game. He was dominant," Boston manager John Farrell said. "And then he gets in the stretch, they make a little bit of an adjustment, and he's not commanding the baseball as he was when he got into the stretch."
De Aza's fourth-inning homer hooked around the Pesky Pole.
Manny Machado hit a run-scoring single in the sixth off Jonathan Aro, who made his major league debut, and Chris Davis made it 8-4 with an RBI double in the seventh.
NICE GLOVE
Parmelee made a couple of stellar plays at first after getting into a collision with right fielder Delmon Young earlier in the game. He made a leaping grab of Pablo Sandoval's line drive and a diving stab of Blake Swihart's ground ball.
WHAT A THROW
Bradley fired a strike to the plate from medium right, cutting down David Lough trying to score in the ninth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: CF Adam Jones missed his seventh game in Baltimore's last nine because of an injured right shoulder.
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia was placed on the 15-day DL after straining his right hamstring Wednesday. ... LF Hanley Ramirez missed the game after bruising his left hand Wednesday. "He's swollen and got some soreness," Farrell said.
FINALLY
Bradley was recalled from Pawtucket. His infield hit in the fourth stopped an 0-for-30 slide dating to Sept. 14.
UP NEXT:
Orioles: LHP Wei-Yin Chen (3-4) is slated to rejoin the rotation on Friday when the Orioles open a three-game series against Cleveland and RHP Corey Kluber (3-9).
Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (4-8, 5.61 ERA), who has lost six straight starts since winning at Seattle on May 16, is scheduled to start Friday against the Rays and RHP Alex Colome (3-3).
Now he's glad to be a part of it.
Matt Wieters hit a two-run homer during a six-run fourth inning that carried the Orioles over the Boston Red Sox 8-6 Thursday, earning Gonzalez a victory in his first start off the disabled list.
"It was fun to watch," Gonzalez said. "It's good to be back and healthy. My teammates gave me a chance to win a ballgame."
Gonzalez (6-4), activated before the game following a stint on the DL with a strained right groin, allowed four runs and eight hits in five-plus innings, helping the Orioles to their 13th win in 17 games.
"He kept us engaged," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said. "It's a good start for him. The important thing is he's healthy."
J.J. Hardy added a two-run double against rookie left-hander Eduardo Rodriguez, who lasted just 3 2/3 innings.
Steve Pearce had three hits for Baltimore, which took two of three in the series and bounced back after Wednesday's loss to beat Boston for the seventh time in eight games.
"We're getting closer little by little. We have our moments."
Alejandro De Aza hit a three-run homer for the Red Sox.
Zach Britton gave up a leadoff single to Jackie Bradley Jr. in the ninth, then got three straight outs for his 21st save in 22 chances.
Rodriguez (3-2) yielded six runs and seven hits after allowing one run or none in four of his first five major league starts.
Baltimore scored the tying run in the fourth when Rodriguez's throwing error on Nolan Reimold's infield hit allowed Chris Parmelee to come home.
Wieters homered in Boston's bullpen on a 2-0 pitch for a 3-1 lead, starting a streak of five straight hits for the Orioles that included Hardy's double off the Green Monster. No. 9 hitter Ryan Flaherty chased Rodriguez with a sacrifice fly.
Rodriguez shutout his former organization over six innings with seven strikeouts in a victory on June 9. He was traded to the Red Sox at last season's non-waiver deadline for reliever Andrew Miller.
"I just knew we were going to have to put up a big inning to get a win against him," Wieters said.
Rodriguez retired the first nine batters easily, striking out five, before the fourth.
"He's cruising along. He retires the first 10 of the game. He was dominant," Boston manager John Farrell said. "And then he gets in the stretch, they make a little bit of an adjustment, and he's not commanding the baseball as he was when he got into the stretch."
De Aza's fourth-inning homer hooked around the Pesky Pole.
Manny Machado hit a run-scoring single in the sixth off Jonathan Aro, who made his major league debut, and Chris Davis made it 8-4 with an RBI double in the seventh.
NICE GLOVE
Parmelee made a couple of stellar plays at first after getting into a collision with right fielder Delmon Young earlier in the game. He made a leaping grab of Pablo Sandoval's line drive and a diving stab of Blake Swihart's ground ball.
WHAT A THROW
Bradley fired a strike to the plate from medium right, cutting down David Lough trying to score in the ninth.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: CF Adam Jones missed his seventh game in Baltimore's last nine because of an injured right shoulder.
Red Sox: 2B Dustin Pedroia was placed on the 15-day DL after straining his right hamstring Wednesday. ... LF Hanley Ramirez missed the game after bruising his left hand Wednesday. "He's swollen and got some soreness," Farrell said.
FINALLY
Bradley was recalled from Pawtucket. His infield hit in the fourth stopped an 0-for-30 slide dating to Sept. 14.
UP NEXT:
Orioles: LHP Wei-Yin Chen (3-4) is slated to rejoin the rotation on Friday when the Orioles open a three-game series against Cleveland and RHP Corey Kluber (3-9).
Red Sox: RHP Rick Porcello (4-8, 5.61 ERA), who has lost six straight starts since winning at Seattle on May 16, is scheduled to start Friday against the Rays and RHP Alex Colome (3-3).
1:35PM,EDT,June 25,2015
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Machado flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Parmelee struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Reimold struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Betts grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 0 |
| Holt struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts doubled to deep left. | 0 | 0 |
| Ortiz fouled out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Wieters fouled out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| Young grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Sandoval lined out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Napoli hit a ground rule double to right. | 0 | 0 |
| De Aza singled to center, Napoli to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Swihart singled to center, Napoli scored, De Aza to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Bradley Jr. popped out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Betts flied out to right. | 0 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Hardy struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| Pearce lined out to shortstop. | 0 | 1 |
| Flaherty struck out swinging. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Holt flied out to left. | 0 | 1 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 1 |
| Ortiz struck out looking. | 0 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Machado popped out to first. | 0 | 1 |
| Parmelee doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 1 |
| Reimold reached on bunt single to pitcher, Parmelee scored on throwing error by pitcher Rodríguez. | 1 | 1 |
| Wieters homered to right (393 feet), Reimold scored. | 3 | 1 |
| Young singled to center. | 3 | 1 |
| Davis singled to center, Young to second. | 3 | 1 |
| Hardy doubled to deep left, Young and Davis scored. | 5 | 1 |
| Pearce singled to left, Hardy to third. | 5 | 1 |
| Flaherty hit sacrifice fly to center, Hardy scored. | 6 | 1 |
| Ogando relieved Rodríguez. | 6 | 1 |
| Machado flied out to center. | 6 | 1 |
| 6 Runs, 7 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Sandoval singled to center. | 6 | 1 |
| Napoli singled to left center, Sandoval to second. | 6 | 1 |
| De Aza homered to right (372 feet), Sandoval and Napoli scored. | 6 | 4 |
| Swihart struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Bradley Jr. reached on infield single to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Betts fouled out to catcher. | 6 | 4 |
| Holt popped out to third. | 6 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Alexi Ogando pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Parmelee grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| Reimold grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 4 |
| Wieters singled to right. | 6 | 4 |
| Young lined out to right. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Ortiz flied out to center. | 6 | 4 |
| Sandoval lined out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Layne pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Layne relieved Ogando. | 6 | 4 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 6 | 4 |
| Hardy grounded out to first. | 6 | 4 |
| Pearce doubled to left. | 6 | 4 |
| Pearce stole third. | 6 | 4 |
| Flaherty hit by pitch. | 6 | 4 |
| Aro relieved Layne. | 6 | 4 |
| Machado singled to left, Pearce scored, Flaherty to third. | 7 | 4 |
| Parmelee flied out to left. | 7 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Gonzalez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Napoli hit by pitch. | 7 | 4 |
| McFarland relieved González. | 7 | 4 |
| De Aza grounded into double play, shortstop to first, Napoli out at second. | 7 | 4 |
| Swihart singled to right center. | 7 | 4 |
| Bradley Jr. grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Aro pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Reimold doubled to deep center. | 7 | 4 |
| Wieters struck out swinging. | 7 | 4 |
| Young flied out to left. | 7 | 4 |
| Davis doubled to deep right, Reimold scored. | 8 | 4 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| T.J. McFarland pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Reimold in right field. | 8 | 4 |
| Lough in center field. | 8 | 4 |
| Betts singled to left. | 8 | 4 |
| Holt struck out swinging. | 8 | 4 |
| Bogaerts doubled to deep center, Betts scored. | 8 | 5 |
| Ortiz grounded out to first, Bogaerts to third. | 8 | 5 |
| Bogaerts scored on McFarland's wild pitch. | 8 | 6 |
| Sandoval grounded out to first. | 8 | 6 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Jonathan Aro pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Pearce doubled to deep center. | 8 | 6 |
| Ross Jr. relieved Aro. | 8 | 6 |
| Flaherty sacrificed to pitcher, Pearce to third. | 8 | 6 |
| Machado intentionally walked. | 8 | 6 |
| Parmelee struck out swinging. | 8 | 6 |
| Reimold flied out to right. | 8 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tommy Hunter pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Hunter relieved McFarland. | 8 | 6 |
| Napoli grounded out to second. | 8 | 6 |
| De Aza struck out swinging. | 8 | 6 |
| Swihart grounded out to first. | 8 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Robbie Ross Jr. pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Wieters lined out to third. | 8 | 6 |
| Lough safe at first on error by first baseman Napoli. | 8 | 6 |
| Davis walked, Lough to second. | 8 | 6 |
| Hardy singled to right, Lough to third, Davis to second. | 8 | 6 |
| Pearce flied out to right, Lough out at home. | 8 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Britton relieved Hunter. | 8 | 6 |
| Bradley Jr. singled to right. | 8 | 6 |
| Betts popped out to shortstop. | 8 | 6 |
| Holt struck out looking. | 8 | 6 |
| Bogaerts grounded into fielder's choice to third, Bradley Jr. out at second. | 8 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Machado 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .304 | .361 | .514 |
| Parmelee 1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 23 | .313 | .371 | .750 |
| Reimold CF-RF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .281 | .378 | .563 |
| Wieters C | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .292 | .321 | .604 |
| Young RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .271 | .290 | .341 |
Lough CF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .216 | .250 | .364 |
| Davis DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 24 | .233 | .330 | .466 |
| Hardy SS | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | .247 | .264 | .316 |
| Pearce LF | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .219 | .286 | .377 |
| Flaherty 2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .250 | .336 | .411 |
| Totals | 39 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 177 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Parmelee (3, Rodríguez); Hardy (5, Rodríguez); Pearce 2 (5, Aro, Layne); Reimold (1, Aro); Davis (13, Aro) HR: Wieters (3, 4th inning off Rodríguez 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: Wieters 2 (10), Hardy 2 (16), Flaherty (17), Machado (40), Davis (42) S: Flaherty SF: Flaherty 2-out RBI: Machado, Davis Orioles RISP: 6-13 (Pearce 1-2, Parmelee 0-2, Wieters 0-1, Machado 1-1, Hardy 2-3, Davis 1-1, Reimold 1-2, Young 0-1) Team LOB: 9 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Pearce (1, 3rd base off Layne/Swihart) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Hardy-Parmelee). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,706 (100.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:06 |
| Weather | 78 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Tim Welke, First Base - Mike Everitt, Second Base - Tim Timmons, Third Base - Todd Tichenor |
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