BOSTON -- The Orioles had all kinds of trouble with Steven Wright's knuckleball in two matchups last season.
Not on Wednesday night.
Trey Mancini hit two of Baltimore's five home runs -- all in the first three innings -- and the Orioles powered their way to a 12-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
A night after Boston's bats put up eight runs, Baltimore returned the favor against Wright by tagging him for six in a first inning that included back-to-back homers from Mancini and Jonathan Schoop. Adam Jones and Chris Davis each added a solo shot in the second.
Mancini hit his second home run in the third, marking the first multihomer game of his career. He finished with four RBI.
"It felt incredible, and it's something I'll remember my whole life," Mancini said. "It was a special night, for sure, and to be able to do it in a place like this is something I couldn't have imagined."
Wright (0-1) lasted only 1 1/3 innings, allowing eight runs and eight hits. He also threw a wild pitch and hit a batter. He called the outing "terrible."
"It felt pretty good in the bullpen. Then I came out and obviously I kind of shot myself in the foot with the first pitch of the game," Wright said. "Then after they went into swing mode, and the knuckleball just wasn't doing anything."
Baltimore reliever Mychal Givens (2-0) got the win after starter Ubaldo Jimenez pitched his way into a bases-loaded jam and was pulled in the fifth.
Jimenez, who has lost three straight decisions to Boston, started strong but gave up five runs and eight hits. He's given up five runs in each of his first two starts this season, both no-decisions.
Wright was able to stifle Baltimore's powerful bats last season, beating the Orioles twice in two appearances while allowing five earned runs in 16 1/3 innings.
The 2016 All-Star seemed set up for a similar performance, facing an Orioles lineup that had been outscored 15-4 in two straight losses after starting the season with four consecutive wins.
Instead, Baltimore's hitters jumped on him early in the count, hitting balls hard and into the gaps when they weren't going out of the ballpark.
Davis, who also had three hits, an RBI and scored two runs, said he likes the way his team is playing right now.
"It's obviously still early, but every year you want to get off to a good start," he said. "I'm excited not only with where I'm at, but where the team is at."
SICK LEAVE
A day after Orioles manager Buck Showalter perhaps took a subtle jab at the issues several Red Sox players have had fighting the flu this season, Boston manager John Farrell shrugged off any suggestion his team was using it as a crutch.
Showalter said Monday that while a lot of Orioles players have dealt with similar illnesses, they had "done a good job of not broadcasting it to the world."
"We haven't publicized it," Farrell said before Tuesday's game. "I've answered questions. There's been no excuse made. We're here to play baseball. "
Asked if he was surprised by Showalter's comments, Farrell flatly responded: "No."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: LHP David Price (left elbow strain) threw a 30-pitch bullpen and is set to throw again on Saturday. ... RHP Tyler Thornburg (right shoulder impingement) began the first day of his throwing program with 30 tosses from 60-70 feet. ... LHP Robbie Ross Jr. (flu) was slated to make his first rehab start Wednesday with Triple-A Pawtucket.
LONG BALL PARTY
The five home runs were the most for the Orioles at Fenway Park since they hit six on Oct. 1,1977. Baltimore clocked seven homers at home against Boston on June 2 last year.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Begin a four-game series with Toronto on Thursday.
Red Sox: Host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday to make up a rainout from their season-opening series.
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Baltimore Orioles
Not on Wednesday night.
Trey Mancini hit two of Baltimore's five home runs -- all in the first three innings -- and the Orioles powered their way to a 12-5 victory over the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park.
A night after Boston's bats put up eight runs, Baltimore returned the favor against Wright by tagging him for six in a first inning that included back-to-back homers from Mancini and Jonathan Schoop. Adam Jones and Chris Davis each added a solo shot in the second.
Mancini hit his second home run in the third, marking the first multihomer game of his career. He finished with four RBI.
"It felt incredible, and it's something I'll remember my whole life," Mancini said. "It was a special night, for sure, and to be able to do it in a place like this is something I couldn't have imagined."
Wright (0-1) lasted only 1 1/3 innings, allowing eight runs and eight hits. He also threw a wild pitch and hit a batter. He called the outing "terrible."
"It felt pretty good in the bullpen. Then I came out and obviously I kind of shot myself in the foot with the first pitch of the game," Wright said. "Then after they went into swing mode, and the knuckleball just wasn't doing anything."
Baltimore reliever Mychal Givens (2-0) got the win after starter Ubaldo Jimenez pitched his way into a bases-loaded jam and was pulled in the fifth.
Jimenez, who has lost three straight decisions to Boston, started strong but gave up five runs and eight hits. He's given up five runs in each of his first two starts this season, both no-decisions.
Wright was able to stifle Baltimore's powerful bats last season, beating the Orioles twice in two appearances while allowing five earned runs in 16 1/3 innings.
The 2016 All-Star seemed set up for a similar performance, facing an Orioles lineup that had been outscored 15-4 in two straight losses after starting the season with four consecutive wins.
Instead, Baltimore's hitters jumped on him early in the count, hitting balls hard and into the gaps when they weren't going out of the ballpark.
Davis, who also had three hits, an RBI and scored two runs, said he likes the way his team is playing right now.
"It's obviously still early, but every year you want to get off to a good start," he said. "I'm excited not only with where I'm at, but where the team is at."
SICK LEAVE
A day after Orioles manager Buck Showalter perhaps took a subtle jab at the issues several Red Sox players have had fighting the flu this season, Boston manager John Farrell shrugged off any suggestion his team was using it as a crutch.
Showalter said Monday that while a lot of Orioles players have dealt with similar illnesses, they had "done a good job of not broadcasting it to the world."
"We haven't publicized it," Farrell said before Tuesday's game. "I've answered questions. There's been no excuse made. We're here to play baseball. "
Asked if he was surprised by Showalter's comments, Farrell flatly responded: "No."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: LHP David Price (left elbow strain) threw a 30-pitch bullpen and is set to throw again on Saturday. ... RHP Tyler Thornburg (right shoulder impingement) began the first day of his throwing program with 30 tosses from 60-70 feet. ... LHP Robbie Ross Jr. (flu) was slated to make his first rehab start Wednesday with Triple-A Pawtucket.
LONG BALL PARTY
The five home runs were the most for the Orioles at Fenway Park since they hit six on Oct. 1,1977. Baltimore clocked seven homers at home against Boston on June 2 last year.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Begin a four-game series with Toronto on Thursday.
Red Sox: Host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday to make up a rainout from their season-opening series.
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| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Steven Wright pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Smith hit by pitch. | 0 | 0 |
| Smith to second on wild pitch by Wright. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado hit a ground rule double to deep right center, Smith scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Davis grounded out to shortstop, Machado to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Trumbo singled to right center, Machado scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Castillo singled to center, Trumbo to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Mancini homered to center (397 feet), Trumbo and Castillo scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Schoop homered to left center (386 feet). | 6 | 0 |
| Hardy singled to deep left. | 6 | 0 |
| Smith lined out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| 6 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Pedroia singled to right. | 6 | 0 |
| Benintendi flied out to left. | 6 | 0 |
| Betts popped out to second. | 6 | 0 |
| Ramírez fouled out to right. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Steven Wright pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Jones homered to left (384 feet). | 7 | 0 |
| Machado grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| Davis homered to right center (429 feet). | 8 | 0 |
| Taylor relieved Wright. | 8 | 0 |
| Trumbo grounded out to second. | 8 | 0 |
| Castillo struck out looking. | 8 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Moreland struck out looking. | 8 | 0 |
| Bogaerts safe at first on error by pitcher Jiménez. | 8 | 0 |
| Sandoval grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Bogaerts out at second. | 8 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ben Taylor pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Mancini homered to left (401 feet). | 9 | 0 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 9 | 0 |
| Hardy singled to left. | 9 | 0 |
| Smith grounded into double play, third to shortstop to first, Hardy out at second. | 9 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Young doubled to left. | 9 | 0 |
| León reached on infield single to first, Young to third. | 9 | 0 |
| Pedroia lined out to right. | 9 | 0 |
| Benintendi hit sacrifice fly to left, Young scored. | 9 | 1 |
| Betts grounded out to third. | 9 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ben Taylor pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Jones grounded out to third. | 9 | 1 |
| Machado flied out to center. | 9 | 1 |
| Davis doubled to left. | 9 | 1 |
| Trumbo lined out to left. | 9 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Ramírez doubled to left. | 9 | 1 |
| Ramírez to third on passed ball by Castillo. | 9 | 1 |
| Moreland grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 1 |
| Bogaerts singled to center, Ramírez scored. | 9 | 2 |
| Sandoval homered to left center (365 feet), Bogaerts scored. | 9 | 4 |
| Young singled to left. | 9 | 4 |
| Young to second on wild pitch by Jiménez. | 9 | 4 |
| León flied out to center. | 9 | 4 |
| Pedroia lined out to shortstop. | 9 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ben Taylor pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Castillo lined out to center. | 9 | 4 |
| Mancini walked. | 9 | 4 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 9 | 4 |
| Hardy fouled out to catcher. | 9 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Benintendi walked. | 9 | 4 |
| Betts lined out to center. | 9 | 4 |
| Ramírez singled to center, Benintendi to second. | 9 | 4 |
| Moreland walked, Benintendi to third, Ramírez to second. | 9 | 4 |
| Givens relieved Jiménez. | 9 | 4 |
| Bogaerts singled to left center, Benintendi scored, Ramírez to third, Moreland to second. | 9 | 5 |
| Sandoval struck out swinging. | 9 | 5 |
| Young flied out to center. | 9 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Abad relieved Taylor. | 9 | 5 |
| Smith grounded out to second. | 9 | 5 |
| Jones singled to right. | 9 | 5 |
| Machado grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Jones out at second. | 9 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| León grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 5 |
| Pedroia grounded out to pitcher. | 9 | 5 |
| Benintendi hit by pitch. | 9 | 5 |
| Betts flied out to left. | 9 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Davis singled to right center. | 9 | 5 |
| Kelly relieved Abad. | 9 | 5 |
| Trumbo singled to left, Davis to second. | 9 | 5 |
| Castillo doubled to right, Davis and Trumbo scored, Castillo to third on throwing error by right fielder Betts. | 11 | 5 |
| Mancini struck out looking. | 11 | 5 |
| Schoop singled to center, Castillo scored. | 12 | 5 |
| Hardy grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Schoop out at second. | 12 | 5 |
| 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Smith in left field. | 12 | 5 |
| Gentry in right field. | 12 | 5 |
| Ramírez grounded out to pitcher. | 12 | 5 |
| Hart relieved Givens. | 12 | 5 |
| Moreland doubled to left. | 12 | 5 |
| Bogaerts reached on infield single to second, Moreland to third. | 12 | 5 |
| Sandoval fouled out to catcher. | 12 | 5 |
| Young struck out swinging. | 12 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Joe Kelly pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Hernández at second base. | 12 | 5 |
| Smith grounded out to shortstop. | 12 | 5 |
| Jones flied out to right. | 12 | 5 |
| Machado flied out to left. | 12 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Donnie Hart pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| León flied out to right. | 12 | 5 |
| Hernández struck out swinging. | 12 | 5 |
| Benintendi struck out swinging. | 12 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Robby Scott pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Scott relieved Kelly. | 12 | 5 |
| Davis grounded out to pitcher. | 12 | 5 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 12 | 5 |
| Castillo singled to deep left. | 12 | 5 |
| Gentry grounded out to second. | 12 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Vidal Nuno pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Flaherty at shortstop. | 12 | 5 |
| Nuño relieved Hart. | 12 | 5 |
| Betts popped out to second. | 12 | 5 |
| Ramírez walked. | 12 | 5 |
| Moreland walked, Ramírez to second. | 12 | 5 |
| Bogaerts popped out to second. | 12 | 5 |
| Sandoval popped out to second. | 12 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Baltimore Orioles
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith RF-LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .278 | .316 | .556 |
| Jones CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | .286 | .355 | .571 |
| Machado 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | .200 | .310 | .400 |
| Davis 1B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .385 | .448 | .692 |
| Trumbo DH | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .250 | .276 | .393 |
| Castillo C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .409 | .435 | .500 |
| Mancini LF | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | .267 | .313 | .733 |
Gentry RF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Schoop 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .174 | .240 | .304 |
| Hardy SS | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .174 | .208 | .174 |
Flaherty SS
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| Totals | 41 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 175 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Machado (2, Wright); Davis (2, Taylor); Castillo (2, Kelly) HR: Mancini 2 (2, 1st inning off Wright 2 on, 2 Out; 3rd inning off Taylor 0 on, 0 Out); Schoop (1, 1st inning off Wright 0 on, 2 Out); Jones (2, 2nd inning off Wright 0 on, 0 Out); Davis (2, 2nd inning off Wright 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Machado (5), Trumbo (6), Mancini 4 (5), Schoop 2 (3), Jones (4), Davis (3), Castillo 2 (3) 2-out RBI: Trumbo, Mancini 3, Schoop GIDP: Smith, Machado, Hardy Orioles RISP: 5-9 (Machado 1-1, Davis 0-1, Schoop 1-1, Mancini 1-2, Castillo 1-1, Jones 0-1, Trumbo 1-2) Team LOB: 4 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Jiménez (1, ground ball) DP: 1 (Hardy-Schoop-Davis). PB: Castillo. | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 32,211 (85.5% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:46 |
| Weather | 51 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 6 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Adrian Johnson, First Base - Gabe Morales, Second Base - Gary Cederstrom, Third Base - Eric Cooper |
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