BOSTON
-- The Orioles knew they were taking their unblemished record into a
tough environment against a Red Sox team primed to perform in David Ortiz's final home opener at Fenway Park.
Baltimore won with offense that had been missing during recent trips to Boston.
Chris Davis hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off new Boston closer Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning and drove in five runs, carrying the Orioles over the Red Sox 9-7 Monday.
The Orioles improved to 6-0 and remain the lone unbeaten team in the major leagues. They had been shut out in their previous three trips to Fenway, outscored 17-0.
"In that situation right there, I'm just not trying to do too much. I'm just trying to see the ball and put a good swing on it," Davis said of his third homer in five games. "I didn't necessarily need a three-run home run. But we'll take it."
Kimbrel (0-1), the All-Star reliever acquired in an offseason trade from San Diego, entered with the score 6-6. He walked Caleb Joseph with one out and Manny Machado with two outs, then gave up Davis' home run to center on a 97 mph pitch.
Mookie Betts homered off Zach Britton leading off the bottom half, and Boston had two on and no outs when Ortiz grounded into a double play. Britton then struck out Hanley Ramirez for his third save.
Though it didn't materialize, Red Sox manager John Farrell said the thought of some of Big Papi's past heroics did enter his mind.
"Possibly the setup for the dramatic moment," Farrell said after the game. "He's risen to the occasion so many times."
As excited as he was about his team's late-inning offensive showing, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he has a very levelheaded clubhouse.
"Our guys are very reality based and understand it doesn't mean much of anything," Showalter said. "They're more interested in winning at the end of the season."
Davis also had a two-run single in the third against new Red Sox ace David Price, signed to a $217 million deal during the offseason. Price had been 6-1 with 1.95 ERA in 11 regular-season starts at Fenway Park but allowed five runs and five hits in five innings with eight strikeouts and two walks.
Brad Brach (2-0) pitched a perfect eighth for the win.
Xander Bogaerts and Ortiz hit RBI singles in a three-run second off Yovani Gallardo, who gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings.
Baltimore took a 5-3 lead in the third, when Machado hit an RBI single and scored on Mark Trumbo's first home run for the Orioles, a two-run drive.
While it might be early, Davis said it is encouraging that his team, which has received criticism at times about its ability to manufacture runs, was able to come through when it mattered.
"I'm proud of how we're playing," Davis said. Everybody knows once it heats up, the ball's going to start flying, and guys are going to start hitting the ball out of the ballpark. It's good to see these quality at-bats early on."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: CF Adam Jones missed his fourth straight game with rib soreness. Showalter said Jones is "very close" he hopes Jones, who hasn't played since the opener on April 4, can return during the three-game series.
Red Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (dislocated right knee) threw 36 pitches during two simulated innings in a bullpen session Sunday. His next session will be Wednesday. Carson Smith (strained flexor muscle) is also slated a bullpen session Wednesday.
RECORD BOOK
Baltimore set a new franchise record, winning their sixth straight game to open the season, and 11th straight overall dating back to September of last year.
HOME RUNS APLENTY
The Orioles have homered in five straight games since their second game of the season. In all six different players have hit a total of 10 home runs.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Mike Wright will be making his season debut Tuesday night after Saturday's game against Tampa Bay was postponed.
Red Sox: RHP Clay Buchholz (0-0), who starts Tuesday, allowed five runs in four innings at Cleveland in his first outing.
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Baltimore won with offense that had been missing during recent trips to Boston.
Chris Davis hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer off new Boston closer Craig Kimbrel in the ninth inning and drove in five runs, carrying the Orioles over the Red Sox 9-7 Monday.
The Orioles improved to 6-0 and remain the lone unbeaten team in the major leagues. They had been shut out in their previous three trips to Fenway, outscored 17-0.
"In that situation right there, I'm just not trying to do too much. I'm just trying to see the ball and put a good swing on it," Davis said of his third homer in five games. "I didn't necessarily need a three-run home run. But we'll take it."
Kimbrel (0-1), the All-Star reliever acquired in an offseason trade from San Diego, entered with the score 6-6. He walked Caleb Joseph with one out and Manny Machado with two outs, then gave up Davis' home run to center on a 97 mph pitch.
Mookie Betts homered off Zach Britton leading off the bottom half, and Boston had two on and no outs when Ortiz grounded into a double play. Britton then struck out Hanley Ramirez for his third save.
Though it didn't materialize, Red Sox manager John Farrell said the thought of some of Big Papi's past heroics did enter his mind.
"Possibly the setup for the dramatic moment," Farrell said after the game. "He's risen to the occasion so many times."
As excited as he was about his team's late-inning offensive showing, Orioles manager Buck Showalter said he has a very levelheaded clubhouse.
"Our guys are very reality based and understand it doesn't mean much of anything," Showalter said. "They're more interested in winning at the end of the season."
Davis also had a two-run single in the third against new Red Sox ace David Price, signed to a $217 million deal during the offseason. Price had been 6-1 with 1.95 ERA in 11 regular-season starts at Fenway Park but allowed five runs and five hits in five innings with eight strikeouts and two walks.
Brad Brach (2-0) pitched a perfect eighth for the win.
Xander Bogaerts and Ortiz hit RBI singles in a three-run second off Yovani Gallardo, who gave up five runs and seven hits in five innings.
Baltimore took a 5-3 lead in the third, when Machado hit an RBI single and scored on Mark Trumbo's first home run for the Orioles, a two-run drive.
While it might be early, Davis said it is encouraging that his team, which has received criticism at times about its ability to manufacture runs, was able to come through when it mattered.
"I'm proud of how we're playing," Davis said. Everybody knows once it heats up, the ball's going to start flying, and guys are going to start hitting the ball out of the ballpark. It's good to see these quality at-bats early on."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: CF Adam Jones missed his fourth straight game with rib soreness. Showalter said Jones is "very close" he hopes Jones, who hasn't played since the opener on April 4, can return during the three-game series.
Red Sox: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez (dislocated right knee) threw 36 pitches during two simulated innings in a bullpen session Sunday. His next session will be Wednesday. Carson Smith (strained flexor muscle) is also slated a bullpen session Wednesday.
RECORD BOOK
Baltimore set a new franchise record, winning their sixth straight game to open the season, and 11th straight overall dating back to September of last year.
HOME RUNS APLENTY
The Orioles have homered in five straight games since their second game of the season. In all six different players have hit a total of 10 home runs.
UP NEXT
Orioles: RHP Mike Wright will be making his season debut Tuesday night after Saturday's game against Tampa Bay was postponed.
Red Sox: RHP Clay Buchholz (0-0), who starts Tuesday, allowed five runs in four innings at Cleveland in his first outing.
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2:05PM,EDT,April 11,2016
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| David Price pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Rickard doubled to deep left center. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Betts singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Pedroia singled to right, Betts to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts singled to center, Betts scored, Pedroia to second. | 0 | 1 |
| Ortiz singled to deep left, Pedroia scored, Bogaerts to third. | 0 | 2 |
| H. Ramírez hit sacrifice fly to center, Bogaerts scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Shaw grounded into fielder's choice to second, Ortiz out at second. | 0 | 3 |
| Shaw stole second. | 0 | 3 |
| Shaw safe at third on throwing error by catcher Joseph. | 0 | 3 |
| Holt grounded out to first. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Wieters struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Hardy grounded out to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Swihart flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Betts singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Pedroia flied out to left. | 0 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Reimold struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| Joseph singled to left. | 0 | 3 |
| Rickard walked, Joseph to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Machado hit by pitch, Joseph to third, Rickard to second. | 0 | 3 |
| Davis singled to center, Joseph and Rickard scored, Machado to third. | 2 | 3 |
| Trumbo homered to right center (428 feet), Machado and Davis scored. | 5 | 3 |
| Wieters struck out swinging. | 5 | 3 |
| Hardy grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 3 |
| 5 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Bogaerts grounded out to first. | 5 | 3 |
| Ortiz flied out to right. | 5 | 3 |
| H. Ramírez safe at second on error by left fielder Trumbo. | 5 | 3 |
| Shaw flied out to center. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Schoop walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Reimold grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Schoop out at second. | 5 | 3 |
| Joseph struck out looking. | 5 | 3 |
| Rickard popped out to second. | 5 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Holt walked. | 5 | 3 |
| Swihart singled to center, Holt to third. | 5 | 3 |
| Bradley Jr. hit a ground rule double to left, Holt scored, Swihart to third. | 5 | 4 |
| Betts grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Swihart scored, Bradley Jr. out at third. | 5 | 5 |
| Pedroia grounded into double play, third to second to first, Betts out at second. | 5 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| David Price pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Machado singled to center. | 5 | 5 |
| Machado to second on wild pitch by Price. | 5 | 5 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 5 | 5 |
| Trumbo popped out to first. | 5 | 5 |
| Machado to third on wild pitch by Price. | 5 | 5 |
| Wieters struck out looking. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Yovani Gallardo pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Bogaerts grounded out to third. | 5 | 5 |
| Ortiz struck out looking. | 5 | 5 |
| H. Ramírez struck out looking. | 5 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Matt Barnes pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Barnes relieved Price. | 5 | 5 |
| Hardy doubled to deep center. | 5 | 5 |
| Schoop doubled to deep left, Hardy scored. | 6 | 5 |
| Reimold struck out swinging. | 6 | 5 |
| Joseph lined into double play, left to second, Schoop doubled off second. | 6 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| T.J. McFarland pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| McFarland relieved Gallardo. | 6 | 5 |
| Young hit for Shaw. | 6 | 5 |
| Young popped out to first. | 6 | 5 |
| Holt walked. | 6 | 5 |
| Swihart singled to center, Holt to third. | 6 | 5 |
| Bradley Jr. grounded into fielder's choice to second, Holt scored, Swihart out at second. | 6 | 6 |
| Givens relieved McFarland. | 6 | 6 |
| Bradley Jr. stole second. | 6 | 6 |
| Betts struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Junichi Tazawa pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Young in left field. | 6 | 6 |
| Holt at third base. | 6 | 6 |
| Tazawa relieved Barnes. | 6 | 6 |
| Rickard struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Machado singled to right. | 6 | 6 |
| Machado to second on wild pitch by Tazawa. | 6 | 6 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Trumbo lined out to left. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Pedroia struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Ortiz doubled to deep left center. | 6 | 6 |
| H. Ramírez intentionally walked. | 6 | 6 |
| Young struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Koji Uehara pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Uehara relieved Tazawa. | 6 | 6 |
| Wieters struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Schoop flied out to left. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Brach relieved Givens. | 6 | 6 |
| Holt grounded out to first. | 6 | 6 |
| Swihart flied out to left. | 6 | 6 |
| Bradley Jr. flied out to center. | 6 | 6 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Craig Kimbrel pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Kimbrel relieved Uehara. | 6 | 6 |
| Flaherty hit for Reimold. | 6 | 6 |
| Flaherty grounded out to first. | 6 | 6 |
| Joseph walked. | 6 | 6 |
| Rickard struck out swinging. | 6 | 6 |
| Machado walked, Joseph to second. | 6 | 6 |
| Davis homered to center (449 feet), Joseph and Machado scored. | 9 | 6 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 9 | 6 |
| 3 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Rickard in right field. | 9 | 6 |
| Jones in center field. | 9 | 6 |
| Flaherty in left field. | 9 | 6 |
| Britton relieved Brach. | 9 | 6 |
| Betts homered to left (386 feet). | 9 | 7 |
| Pedroia singled to left. | 9 | 7 |
| Pedroia to second on wild pitch by Britton. | 9 | 7 |
| Bogaerts walked. | 9 | 7 |
| Ortiz grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Bogaerts out at second, Pedroia to third. | 9 | 7 |
| H. Ramírez struck out swinging. | 9 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Rickard CF-RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | .409 | .400 | .636 |
| Machado 3B | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .458 | .519 | .875 |
| Davis 1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | .227 | .346 | .636 |
| Trumbo LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .417 | .440 | .542 |
Jones CF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .200 | .300 |
| Wieters DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 20 | .200 | .238 | .250 |
| Hardy SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .188 | .278 | .313 |
| Schoop 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .316 | .381 | .684 |
| Reimold RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .273 | .273 | .636 |
a-Flaherty PH-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Joseph C | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | .167 | .286 | .167 |
| Totals | 35 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 15 | 158 | |||
| a-grounded to first for N Reimold in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Rickard (2, Price); Hardy (2, Barnes); Schoop (4, Barnes) HR: Trumbo (1, 3rd inning off Price 2 on, 1 Out); Davis (3, 9th inning off Kimbrel 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: Davis 5 (7), Trumbo 3 (3), Schoop (5) 2-out RBI: Davis 3 Orioles RISP: 4-14 (Machado 0-1, Davis 2-5, Wieters 0-1, Schoop 1-1, Reimold 0-1, Joseph 0-1, Trumbo 1-4) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Joseph (1, throw); Trumbo (1, fly ball) DP: 2 (Machado-Schoop-Davis, Schoop-Hardy-Davis). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 37,160 (98.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:26 |
| Weather | 57 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 22 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Fieldin Culbreth, First Base - CB Bucknor, Second Base - Jim Reynolds, Third Base - Manny Gonzalez |
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