BOSTON -- The way things started out, Kevin Gausman didn't feel comfortable that he'd have a long outing.
With some advice from catcher Caleb Joseph, he found his groove.
Gausman allowed four singles over 7 2/3 innings, Tim Beckham hit a three-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox easily for the second straight day, 7-0 on Saturday.
"Early
on I was kind of all over the place. Every fastball I threw was kind of
riding up and in on a righty," Gausman said. "Caleb had to tell me
after the second inning: `We have to start hitting our spots. We've
gotten through two innings, but to be able to go deep into the game
against these guys, that's what you have to be able to do."
It was the third straight win for the Orioles, who pounded Boston 16-3 a night earlier. Jonathan Schoop added a solo homer and posted his 95th RBI, a club record for second basemen, surpassing Roberto Alomar's 94 in 1996.
The AL East-leading Red Sox dropped their third straight and saw their lead sliced to 3 1/2 games over the second-place New York Yankees, who beat Seattle on Saturday.
Gausman (10-9) struck out five and walked three. Richard Bleier got one out and Darren O'Day retired the final three.
Wearing "Gausy" on his jersey for Players Weekend, Gausman was nasty, mixing a low-to-mid-90s fastball with breaking stuff to limit solid contact.
Eduardo Rodriguez (4-4) gave up five runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walking one.
It was Boston's third straight lopsided loss.
"These last couple games have been rough, but we've come back from a lot of games," Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts said.
The Orioles took control in the second. Mark Trumbo put Baltimore ahead with a single through the shortstop hole. Craig Gentry followed with a bloop RBI single to center before Beckham hit a 93 mph fastball off a billboard above the Green Monster seats after fouling off a few pitches.
"I didn't want him to get me looking on a fastball again," Beckham said. "He got me in my first at-bat."
In his previous start at Fenway Park, Gausman was tossed in the second inning for hitting Xander Bogaerts in the back with a pitch during a testy stretch between the clubs in May.
"The big inning, on a day when Gausman had his good stuff going, that hole was too big to dig out of," Red Sox manager John Farrell said.
The only thing that seemed to go wrong for the Orioles was when first baseman Davis stepped on shortstop Beckham's left foot when the infielders converged for Hanley Ramirez's popup. Beckham hobbled to the dugout after the inning-ending play and stayed in the game.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: J.J. Hardy was scheduled to play another rehab game Saturday night for Triple-A Norfolk as he continues to work back from a broken right wrist. Manager Buck Showalter said Hardy's return was "hopefully not too far away."
Red Sox: 2B Eduardo Nunez was in the lineup after leaving Friday with a sprained left wrist and thumb. ... 2B Dustin Pedroia, on the 10-day disabled list with left knee inflammation, took grounders and hit during batting practice. Farrell said there won't be a return date "until he starts to fully run the bases and full functional work." ... Farrell also said that CF Jackie Bradley Jr. has a smaller splint for his sprained left thumb that landed him on the DL Wednesday.
NICE TOUCH
SS Bogaerts, C Christian Vazquez and LF Chris Young each wore a T-shirt with the picture of Ari Schultz on the front during BP. He was a 5-year-old heart transplant patient who died last month.
On the back were the words: "Ari we miss you."
Vazquez and Bogaerts visited Ari at his home about a week before he died and asked him to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, which was scheduled for Sunday.
SOLID OFFENSE
The Orioles entered the day seventh in the majors in total runs, but had allowed 31 more.
"Scoring runs hasn't been our problem," Showalter said. "It's keeping the other teams from scoring, especially from the starting standpoint."
UP NEXT
Orioles: LHP Wade Miley (7-10, 5.11 ERA) is slated to start the series finale Sunday.
Red Sox: RHP Doug Fister (3-6, 4.78) is coming off a complete-game one-hitter when he allowed a homer to Cleveland's first batter on Tuesday.
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With some advice from catcher Caleb Joseph, he found his groove.
Gausman allowed four singles over 7 2/3 innings, Tim Beckham hit a three-run homer and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Boston Red Sox easily for the second straight day, 7-0 on Saturday.
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It was the third straight win for the Orioles, who pounded Boston 16-3 a night earlier. Jonathan Schoop added a solo homer and posted his 95th RBI, a club record for second basemen, surpassing Roberto Alomar's 94 in 1996.
The AL East-leading Red Sox dropped their third straight and saw their lead sliced to 3 1/2 games over the second-place New York Yankees, who beat Seattle on Saturday.
Gausman (10-9) struck out five and walked three. Richard Bleier got one out and Darren O'Day retired the final three.
Wearing "Gausy" on his jersey for Players Weekend, Gausman was nasty, mixing a low-to-mid-90s fastball with breaking stuff to limit solid contact.
Eduardo Rodriguez (4-4) gave up five runs on seven hits in 6 2/3 innings, striking out seven and walking one.
It was Boston's third straight lopsided loss.
"These last couple games have been rough, but we've come back from a lot of games," Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts said.
The Orioles took control in the second. Mark Trumbo put Baltimore ahead with a single through the shortstop hole. Craig Gentry followed with a bloop RBI single to center before Beckham hit a 93 mph fastball off a billboard above the Green Monster seats after fouling off a few pitches.
"I didn't want him to get me looking on a fastball again," Beckham said. "He got me in my first at-bat."
In his previous start at Fenway Park, Gausman was tossed in the second inning for hitting Xander Bogaerts in the back with a pitch during a testy stretch between the clubs in May.
"The big inning, on a day when Gausman had his good stuff going, that hole was too big to dig out of," Red Sox manager John Farrell said.
The only thing that seemed to go wrong for the Orioles was when first baseman Davis stepped on shortstop Beckham's left foot when the infielders converged for Hanley Ramirez's popup. Beckham hobbled to the dugout after the inning-ending play and stayed in the game.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: J.J. Hardy was scheduled to play another rehab game Saturday night for Triple-A Norfolk as he continues to work back from a broken right wrist. Manager Buck Showalter said Hardy's return was "hopefully not too far away."
Red Sox: 2B Eduardo Nunez was in the lineup after leaving Friday with a sprained left wrist and thumb. ... 2B Dustin Pedroia, on the 10-day disabled list with left knee inflammation, took grounders and hit during batting practice. Farrell said there won't be a return date "until he starts to fully run the bases and full functional work." ... Farrell also said that CF Jackie Bradley Jr. has a smaller splint for his sprained left thumb that landed him on the DL Wednesday.
NICE TOUCH
SS Bogaerts, C Christian Vazquez and LF Chris Young each wore a T-shirt with the picture of Ari Schultz on the front during BP. He was a 5-year-old heart transplant patient who died last month.
On the back were the words: "Ari we miss you."
Vazquez and Bogaerts visited Ari at his home about a week before he died and asked him to throw out the ceremonial first pitch, which was scheduled for Sunday.
SOLID OFFENSE
The Orioles entered the day seventh in the majors in total runs, but had allowed 31 more.
"Scoring runs hasn't been our problem," Showalter said. "It's keeping the other teams from scoring, especially from the starting standpoint."
UP NEXT
Orioles: LHP Wade Miley (7-10, 5.11 ERA) is slated to start the series finale Sunday.
Red Sox: RHP Doug Fister (3-6, 4.78) is coming off a complete-game one-hitter when he allowed a homer to Cleveland's first batter on Tuesday.
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4:05PM,EDT,August 26,2017
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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 |
| Beckham struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop lined out to left. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Núñez popped out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Betts singled to center, Betts to second on error by center fielder Jones. | 0 | 0 |
| Benintendi lined out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Ramírez grounded out to first. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Jones doubled to deep center. | 0 | 0 |
| Mancini grounded into fielder's choice to pitcher, Jones out at third. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis walked, Mancini to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo singled to left, Mancini scored, Davis to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Joseph struck out looking. | 1 | 0 |
| Gentry singled to center, Davis scored, Trumbo to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Beckham homered to left (394 feet), Trumbo and Gentry scored. | 5 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 5 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Devers popped out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Bogaerts popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| Moreland lined out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Schoop reached on infield single to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Jones popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| Mancini struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Young walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Vázquez struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Núñez struck out swinging, Young to second on wild pitch by Gausman. | 5 | 0 |
| Betts walked. | 5 | 0 |
| Benintendi struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Trumbo reached on infield single to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| Gentry grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Trumbo out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Ramírez struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| Devers flied out to left. | 5 | 0 |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Beckham grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| Machado grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 0 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Moreland singled to right. | 5 | 0 |
| Young grounded into fielder's choice to third, Moreland out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| Vázquez walked, Young to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Núñez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Vázquez out at second. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Jones flied out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Mancini singled to center. | 5 | 0 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 5 | 0 |
| Trumbo grounded out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Betts popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| Benintendi grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Ramírez popped out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Eduardo Rodriguez pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Joseph flied out to right. | 5 | 0 |
| Gentry grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Workman relieved Rodríguez. | 5 | 0 |
| Beckham lined out to center. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Devers grounded out to second. | 5 | 0 |
| Bogaerts grounded out to first. | 5 | 0 |
| Moreland singled to right. | 5 | 0 |
| Young lined out to shortstop. | 5 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brandon Workman pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Machado grounded out to third. | 5 | 0 |
| Schoop homered to center (414 feet). | 6 | 0 |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Mancini grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Vázquez grounded out to shortstop. | 6 | 0 |
| Núñez flied out to right. | 6 | 0 |
| Betts singled to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Bleier relieved Gausman. | 6 | 0 |
| Benintendi grounded out to first. | 6 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Fernando Abad pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Abad relieved Workman. | 6 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Trumbo singled to center. | 6 | 0 |
| Joseph struck out swinging. | 6 | 0 |
| Gentry doubled to deep center, Trumbo scored. | 7 | 0 |
| Beckham grounded out to pitcher. | 7 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Darren O'Day pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| O'Day relieved Bleier. | 7 | 0 |
| Ramírez grounded out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| Devers struck out swinging. | 7 | 0 |
| Bogaerts walked. | 7 | 0 |
| Moreland popped out to shortstop. | 7 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Beckham SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 23 | .293 | .338 | .480 |
| Machado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | .265 | .318 | .493 |
| Schoop 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .307 | .354 | .541 |
| Jones CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .279 | .315 | .467 |
| Mancini LF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .289 | .341 | .511 |
| Davis 1B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | .224 | .320 | .443 |
| Trumbo DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .241 | .301 | .415 |
| Joseph C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19 | .274 | .305 | .444 |
| Gentry RF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | .250 | .320 | .359 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 153 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Jones (20, Rodríguez); Gentry (5, Abad) HR: Beckham (18, 2nd inning off Rodríguez 2 on, 2 Out); Schoop (28, 8th inning off Workman 0 on, 1 Out) RBI: Trumbo (57), Gentry 2 (9), Beckham 3 (53), Schoop (95) 2-out RBI: Gentry 2, Beckham 3 GIDP: Gentry Orioles RISP: 3-6 (Gentry 1-1, Mancini 0-1, Joseph 0-1, Trumbo 1-1, Beckham 1-2) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING E: Jones (3, bobble) DP: 1 (Schoop-Beckham-Davis). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 36,655 (97.3% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:58 |
| Weather | 73 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 8 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Quinn Wolcott, First Base - Brian O'Nora, Second Base - Paul Emmel, Third Base - Scott Barry |
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