BOSTON -- A tape-measure home run. A diving catch in the field. A double steal. Gutsy starting pitching.
"It actually seemed like we played a baseball game tonight," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said Thursday night after the Orioles capped a tense four-game series at Fenway Park with a more sedate, 8-3 win over the Boston Red Sox.
"After all that drama, we're looking forward to getting back in that flow again."
In a series marred by beanballs, brushbacks and racial rancor, the finale was decided in a more traditional way: when Baltimore scored five times in the fourth inning, including Manny Machado's long three-run homer.
Seth Smith had four of the Orioles' 17 hits -- including a bases-loaded, game-tying double in the fourth -- and also scored on a double steal for his first stolen base since 2014. Defensive replacement Joey Rickard made a diving catch in right with the bases loaded to protect a five-run lead.
Tyler Wilson (2-1) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. The 27-year-old right-hander was called up from Triple-A Norfolk for the spot start because scheduled pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez was forced to come out of the bullpen Wednesday.
"There's a lot going on in the game right now," Wilson said. "I don't know if relief is the right word, but we're excited to get a win."
Kyle Kendrick (0-1) made his season debut and allowed six runs and eight hits in four innings. Dustin Pedroia homered for Boston -- the first of the year for the 2008 AL MVP.
The Orioles scored on a double-steal in the third, with Smith coming home when the throw to get Machado at second was off-line and in the dirt. Jonathan Schoop had three hits for the Orioles.
LONG BALL, SLOW TROT
Machado hit a 466-drive over the Green Monster and onto Lansdowne Street for his third homer of the series. He then set off on a slow trot around the bases, drawing boos from the crowd.
Although he went off on an expletive-filled rant earlier in the week about how he had lost respect for the Red Sox, he said he did not go slowly to rub it in.
"Go look at my home runs. I'm not a rookie. I've got 100 home runs to show," he said calmly, explaining away his outburst after being brushed back on Tuesday: "This is my team. I bleed for them."
HISTORY
There was no indication of racial slurs like the ones directed at outfielder Adam Jones on Monday night. (On Tuesday night, one fan reported another for using the N-word; the Red Sox banned the offending fan from the ballpark for life.)
And Red Sox pitchers refrained from taking out their frustration on Baltimore batters, avoiding another brushback war like the one that consumed the teams the past two weeks until Major League Baseball told them to knock it off on Wednesday.
That was bad timing for starter Kevin Gausman, who was ejected in the second inning after hitting Mookie Betts on the hip with a curveball. That forced Showalter to use Jimenez in relief and start Wilson on Thursday.
"There was a lot here over the 10, 11 days that we were here," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "Unfortunately, the bottom line is 4-5 is not what you're looking to do on the homestand against good teams."
THE CATCH
The Red Sox loaded the bases trailing 8-3 in the seventh, and Andrew Benintendi lined the ball deep to right field. Rickard got turned around but reached out to grab it with the tip of his glove as he fell to the warning track just a few feet in front of the bullpen wall.
"You know those guys are going to make a run some time," Showalter said. "That kind of stemmed that."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: Knuckleballer Steven Wright will have surgery to repair cartilage in his left knee and miss the rest of the season. ... LHP David Price threw three innings of a simulated game and hit 95 mph with his last pitch, according to baseball boss Dave Dombrowski. ... INF Marco Hernandez (left shoulder subluxation) was placed on the 10-day disabled list. RHP Tyler Thornburg (right shoulder impingement) was transferred to the 60-day DL.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Return home to start a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox. LHP Wade Miley (1-1) faces righty Miguel Gonzalez.
Red Sox: Open a three-game series against Minnesota. Lefty Eduardo Rodriguez (1-1) will face RHP Phil Hughes (4-1).
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Baltimore Orioles
"It actually seemed like we played a baseball game tonight," Baltimore manager Buck Showalter said Thursday night after the Orioles capped a tense four-game series at Fenway Park with a more sedate, 8-3 win over the Boston Red Sox.
"After all that drama, we're looking forward to getting back in that flow again."
In a series marred by beanballs, brushbacks and racial rancor, the finale was decided in a more traditional way: when Baltimore scored five times in the fourth inning, including Manny Machado's long three-run homer.
Seth Smith had four of the Orioles' 17 hits -- including a bases-loaded, game-tying double in the fourth -- and also scored on a double steal for his first stolen base since 2014. Defensive replacement Joey Rickard made a diving catch in right with the bases loaded to protect a five-run lead.
Tyler Wilson (2-1) allowed three runs and six hits in six innings. The 27-year-old right-hander was called up from Triple-A Norfolk for the spot start because scheduled pitcher Ubaldo Jimenez was forced to come out of the bullpen Wednesday.
"There's a lot going on in the game right now," Wilson said. "I don't know if relief is the right word, but we're excited to get a win."
Kyle Kendrick (0-1) made his season debut and allowed six runs and eight hits in four innings. Dustin Pedroia homered for Boston -- the first of the year for the 2008 AL MVP.
The Orioles scored on a double-steal in the third, with Smith coming home when the throw to get Machado at second was off-line and in the dirt. Jonathan Schoop had three hits for the Orioles.
LONG BALL, SLOW TROT
Machado hit a 466-drive over the Green Monster and onto Lansdowne Street for his third homer of the series. He then set off on a slow trot around the bases, drawing boos from the crowd.
Although he went off on an expletive-filled rant earlier in the week about how he had lost respect for the Red Sox, he said he did not go slowly to rub it in.
"Go look at my home runs. I'm not a rookie. I've got 100 home runs to show," he said calmly, explaining away his outburst after being brushed back on Tuesday: "This is my team. I bleed for them."
HISTORY
There was no indication of racial slurs like the ones directed at outfielder Adam Jones on Monday night. (On Tuesday night, one fan reported another for using the N-word; the Red Sox banned the offending fan from the ballpark for life.)
And Red Sox pitchers refrained from taking out their frustration on Baltimore batters, avoiding another brushback war like the one that consumed the teams the past two weeks until Major League Baseball told them to knock it off on Wednesday.
That was bad timing for starter Kevin Gausman, who was ejected in the second inning after hitting Mookie Betts on the hip with a curveball. That forced Showalter to use Jimenez in relief and start Wilson on Thursday.
"There was a lot here over the 10, 11 days that we were here," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "Unfortunately, the bottom line is 4-5 is not what you're looking to do on the homestand against good teams."
THE CATCH
The Red Sox loaded the bases trailing 8-3 in the seventh, and Andrew Benintendi lined the ball deep to right field. Rickard got turned around but reached out to grab it with the tip of his glove as he fell to the warning track just a few feet in front of the bullpen wall.
"You know those guys are going to make a run some time," Showalter said. "That kind of stemmed that."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: Knuckleballer Steven Wright will have surgery to repair cartilage in his left knee and miss the rest of the season. ... LHP David Price threw three innings of a simulated game and hit 95 mph with his last pitch, according to baseball boss Dave Dombrowski. ... INF Marco Hernandez (left shoulder subluxation) was placed on the 10-day disabled list. RHP Tyler Thornburg (right shoulder impingement) was transferred to the 60-day DL.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Return home to start a three-game series against the Chicago White Sox. LHP Wade Miley (1-1) faces righty Miguel Gonzalez.
Red Sox: Open a three-game series against Minnesota. Lefty Eduardo Rodriguez (1-1) will face RHP Phil Hughes (4-1).
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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 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Smith reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado reached on infield single to third, Smith to second, Smith to third, Machado to second on throwing error by third baseman Rutledge. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis flied out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo popped out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Tyler Wilson pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Pedroia flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez singled to right, Betts to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Bogaerts singled to right center, Betts scored, Ramírez to third, Ramírez scored advancing on throw. | 0 | 2 |
| Moreland flied out to center. | 0 | 2 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Schoop fouled out to catcher. | 0 | 2 |
| Kim grounded out to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Hardy flied out to right. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Wilson pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Rutledge singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Bradley Jr. grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Rutledge out at second. | 0 | 2 |
| Vázquez flied out to left. | 0 | 2 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Joseph lined out to first. | 0 | 2 |
| Smith singled to center. | 0 | 2 |
| Jones reached on bunt single to third, Smith to second. | 0 | 2 |
| Machado grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Jones out at second, Smith to third. | 0 | 2 |
| Smith stole home, Machado stole second. | 1 | 2 |
| Davis walked. | 1 | 2 |
| Trumbo grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Davis out at second. | 1 | 2 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Tyler Wilson pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Pedroia homered to left (370 feet). | 1 | 3 |
| Benintendi popped out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Betts grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Ramírez grounded out to third. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kyle Kendrick pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Schoop singled to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Kim singled to right, Schoop to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Hardy walked, Schoop to third, Kim to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Joseph flied out to right. | 1 | 3 |
| Smith doubled to deep left, Schoop and Kim scored, Hardy to third. | 3 | 3 |
| Jones struck out looking. | 3 | 3 |
| Machado homered to left (456 feet), Hardy and Smith scored. | 6 | 3 |
| Davis grounded out to pitcher. | 6 | 3 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Wilson pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Bogaerts grounded out to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Moreland flied out to left. | 6 | 3 |
| Rutledge lined out to first. | 6 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ben Taylor pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Taylor relieved Kendrick. | 6 | 3 |
| Trumbo singled to center. | 6 | 3 |
| Schoop singled to right, Trumbo to second. | 6 | 3 |
| Kim grounded into fielder's choice to second, Schoop out at second, Trumbo to third. | 6 | 3 |
| Hardy singled to right, Trumbo scored, Kim to second. | 7 | 3 |
| Joseph struck out looking. | 7 | 3 |
| Smith walked, Kim to third, Hardy to second. | 7 | 3 |
| Jones reached on infield single to third, Kim scored, Hardy to third, Smith to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| 2 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Wilson pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Bradley Jr. popped out to third. | 8 | 3 |
| Vázquez lined out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| Pedroia grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Workman pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Workman relieved Taylor. | 8 | 3 |
| Davis singled to center. | 8 | 3 |
| Trumbo walked, Davis to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Schoop singled to shallow right center, Davis thrown out at home, Trumbo to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Kim flied out to center, Trumbo to third. | 8 | 3 |
| Hardy grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Tyler Wilson pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Benintendi bunt grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 3 |
| Betts flied out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| Ramírez singled to left. | 8 | 3 |
| Ramírez to second on balk by Wilson. | 8 | 3 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Workman pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Joseph singled to center. | 8 | 3 |
| Smith singled to right, Joseph to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Jones grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Smith out at second, Joseph to third. | 8 | 3 |
| Machado flied out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Donnie Hart pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Rickard in right field. | 8 | 3 |
| Hart relieved Wilson. | 8 | 3 |
| Moreland grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Rutledge struck out looking. | 8 | 3 |
| Bradley Jr. reached on infield single to pitcher. | 8 | 3 |
| Givens relieved Hart. | 8 | 3 |
| Vázquez reached on infield single to second, Bradley Jr. to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Pedroia walked, Bradley Jr. to third, Vázquez to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Benintendi lined out to right. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Workman pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Davis struck out looking. | 8 | 3 |
| Trumbo reached on infield single to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| Schoop lined out to center. | 8 | 3 |
| Kim struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Rickard in left field. | 8 | 3 |
| Gentry in right field. | 8 | 3 |
| Brach relieved Givens. | 8 | 3 |
| Betts flied out to right. | 8 | 3 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to pitcher. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Abad relieved Workman. | 8 | 3 |
| Hardy grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Joseph grounded out to shortstop. | 8 | 3 |
| Rickard struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Britton relieved Brach. | 8 | 3 |
| Moreland grounded out to second. | 8 | 3 |
| Rutledge singled to center. | 8 | 3 |
| Bradley Jr. struck out swinging. | 8 | 3 |
| Rutledge to second on fielder's indifference. | 8 | 3 |
| Vázquez flied out to right. | 8 | 3 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Baltimore Orioles
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith RF | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .286 | .397 | .510 |
Rickard RF-LF
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .214 | .241 | .250 |
| Jones CF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .282 | .336 | .427 |
| Machado 3B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .223 | .325 | .476 |
| Davis 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .226 | .330 | .376 |
| Trumbo DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .211 | .265 | .303 |
| Schoop 2B | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .305 | .343 | .526 |
| Kim LF | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 28 | .244 | .326 | .341 |
Gentry RF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .188 | .289 | .313 |
| Hardy SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .207 | .240 | .272 |
| Joseph C | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .189 | .189 | .324 |
| Totals | 42 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 167 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Smith (5, Kendrick) HR: Machado (7, 4th inning off Kendrick 2 on, 2 Out) RBI: Smith 2 (6), Machado 3 (19), Hardy (8), Jones (12) 2-out RBI: Machado 3, Jones GIDP: Jones Orioles RISP: 5-18 (Machado 1-4, Kim 0-2, Davis 0-1, Schoop 1-1, Smith 1-1, Joseph 0-2, Hardy 1-2, Jones 1-3, Trumbo 0-2) Team LOB: 11 | ||||||||||
| BASERUNNING SB: Smith (1, Home off Kendrick/Vázquez); Machado (2, 2nd base off Kendrick/Vázquez) | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Hardy-Schoop-Davis). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 36,563 (97.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:21 |
| Weather | 52 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 17 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Jim Wolf, First Base - Greg Gibson, Second Base - D.J. Reyburn, Third Base - Sam Holbrook |
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