BOSTON -- Outfielder Adam Jones knows the Orioles will need more than a four-game winning streak to get back to the playoffs.
"We can start that right now," he said after Baltimore beat the AL East-leading Red Sox 2-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. "Let's put our heads down and get at it."
Jones and Trey Mancini hit back-to-back RBI doubles against Doug Fister in the first inning, and the Orioles held on despite allowing 16 baserunners.
It was the fourth straight loss for Boston, matching its longest losing streak of the season. The Red Sox lead over the New York Yankees was cut to 2 1/2 games -- the closest the division race has been since Aug. 3.
The Orioles are eight games back in the division but two games out of a wild-card spot. The AL has eight teams within 3.5 games fighting for two wild-card spots; the Orioles are fifth, a half-game behind Seattle.
"As long as you're not mathematically eliminated, you've got a chance," Jones said as Baltimore heads into a three-game series against the Mariners. "You want to play teams that are just as hungry as you, that are fighting for something, like you."
One outing after his shocking one-hitter, in which he gave up a leadoff homer and held the Indians hitless the rest of the way, Fister (3-7) again struggled in the first inning before settling down. But this time the Red Sox couldn't erase the early deficit, stranding 13 and batting 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position.
"More than anything, a day of frustration," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "We did a very good job of creating opportunities, when you consider the number of base on balls and the number of base hits. But they scattered them."
Wade Miley (8-10) allowed one run on seven hits and three walks, striking out three in five innings. It's the sixth straight start in which Miley allowed three runs or fewer, but he's only made it past the fifth inning twice.
Brad Brach got the last five outs for his 17th save as the Orioles won their fourth in a row.
DOUBLE FISTED
Fister gave up two runs on three hits in the first, including a leadoff single to Tim Beckham and then, with two outs, two straight run-scoring doubles.
Then he held the Orioles to two more hits before leaving with a 2-1 deficit. He walked two and struck out seven and also had a balk when he went into his motion but failed to deliver the pitch in the first inning.
"I kind of gave ourselves a little bit of a hole to dig into," he said. "I caught my cleat and just held onto it. I made a couple of bad pitches in the first inning and they made me pay for it."
FIRST PITCH
Christian Vazquez caught the ceremonial first pitch from Erica Schultz, the mother of a 5-year-old transplant patient who died last month. Vazquez and shortstop Xander Bogaerts visited Ari Schultz at his home about a week before he died. They played Wiffle ball with him and invited him to throw out the first pitch Sunday.
Public address announcer Dick Flavin became choked up when he thanked Erica for the pitch. On Saturday, both players wore T-shirts during batting practice with his picture on the front and "Ari we miss you" on the back.
EXTRA BASES
Chris Young was hitless in three at-bats, stranding seven. ... The Red Sox had a runner on base in every inning but the ninth and a runner in scoring position in every inning but the fifth and ninth. ... Manny Machado was called out in the third inning when he was hit by a pitch while swinging.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: 1B Hanley Ramirez remained in the game despite taking a bouncing ball off the midsection. ... OF Jackie Bradley Jr., who was placed on the disabled list on Wednesday with a sprained left thumb, will hit off tee and throw the ball in the outfield. "The last 48 hours for him have been major improvements," manager John Farrell said.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Open three-game series against Seattle at home. Chris Tillman (1-7) faces Marco Gonzales (0-1).
Red Sox: Visit Toronto for start of three-game series. Drew Pomeranz (13-4) will start against the Blue Jays.
"We can start that right now," he said after Baltimore beat the AL East-leading Red Sox 2-1 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. "Let's put our heads down and get at it."
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It was the fourth straight loss for Boston, matching its longest losing streak of the season. The Red Sox lead over the New York Yankees was cut to 2 1/2 games -- the closest the division race has been since Aug. 3.
The Orioles are eight games back in the division but two games out of a wild-card spot. The AL has eight teams within 3.5 games fighting for two wild-card spots; the Orioles are fifth, a half-game behind Seattle.
"As long as you're not mathematically eliminated, you've got a chance," Jones said as Baltimore heads into a three-game series against the Mariners. "You want to play teams that are just as hungry as you, that are fighting for something, like you."
One outing after his shocking one-hitter, in which he gave up a leadoff homer and held the Indians hitless the rest of the way, Fister (3-7) again struggled in the first inning before settling down. But this time the Red Sox couldn't erase the early deficit, stranding 13 and batting 1 for 13 with runners in scoring position.
"More than anything, a day of frustration," Red Sox manager John Farrell said. "We did a very good job of creating opportunities, when you consider the number of base on balls and the number of base hits. But they scattered them."
Wade Miley (8-10) allowed one run on seven hits and three walks, striking out three in five innings. It's the sixth straight start in which Miley allowed three runs or fewer, but he's only made it past the fifth inning twice.
Brad Brach got the last five outs for his 17th save as the Orioles won their fourth in a row.
DOUBLE FISTED
Fister gave up two runs on three hits in the first, including a leadoff single to Tim Beckham and then, with two outs, two straight run-scoring doubles.
Then he held the Orioles to two more hits before leaving with a 2-1 deficit. He walked two and struck out seven and also had a balk when he went into his motion but failed to deliver the pitch in the first inning.
"I kind of gave ourselves a little bit of a hole to dig into," he said. "I caught my cleat and just held onto it. I made a couple of bad pitches in the first inning and they made me pay for it."
FIRST PITCH
Christian Vazquez caught the ceremonial first pitch from Erica Schultz, the mother of a 5-year-old transplant patient who died last month. Vazquez and shortstop Xander Bogaerts visited Ari Schultz at his home about a week before he died. They played Wiffle ball with him and invited him to throw out the first pitch Sunday.
Public address announcer Dick Flavin became choked up when he thanked Erica for the pitch. On Saturday, both players wore T-shirts during batting practice with his picture on the front and "Ari we miss you" on the back.
EXTRA BASES
Chris Young was hitless in three at-bats, stranding seven. ... The Red Sox had a runner on base in every inning but the ninth and a runner in scoring position in every inning but the fifth and ninth. ... Manny Machado was called out in the third inning when he was hit by a pitch while swinging.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Red Sox: 1B Hanley Ramirez remained in the game despite taking a bouncing ball off the midsection. ... OF Jackie Bradley Jr., who was placed on the disabled list on Wednesday with a sprained left thumb, will hit off tee and throw the ball in the outfield. "The last 48 hours for him have been major improvements," manager John Farrell said.
UP NEXT
Orioles: Open three-game series against Seattle at home. Chris Tillman (1-7) faces Marco Gonzales (0-1).
Red Sox: Visit Toronto for start of three-game series. Drew Pomeranz (13-4) will start against the Blue Jays.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Baltimore - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Doug Fister pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Beckham singled to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Schoop grounded out to third, Beckham to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Beckham to third on balk by Fister. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones doubled to left, Beckham scored. | 1 | 0 |
| Mancini hit a ground rule double to deep right, Jones scored. | 2 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Núñez popped out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Benintendi singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Betts doubled to left, Benintendi to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Ramírez struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Young popped out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Trumbo struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| Castillo grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Smith grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Bogaerts struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Davis grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Devers doubled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| León grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Beckham lined out to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Schoop grounded out to second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Núñez grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Benintendi grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Betts walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Ramírez singled to left, Betts to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Young struck out looking. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Jones walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Mancini singled to deep right center, Jones to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Davis grounded out to first, Mancini to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Trumbo grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 0 |
| Castillo grounded out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Bogaerts lined out to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Davis reached on infield single to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Davis caught stealing second, catcher to shortstop. | 2 | 0 |
| Devers struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Smith walked. | 2 | 0 |
| Beckham struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Machado flied out to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Schoop grounded into fielder's choice to third, Smith out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| León singled to left. | 2 | 0 |
| Núñez grounded into fielder's choice to third, León out at second. | 2 | 0 |
| Benintendi walked, Núñez to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Betts flied out to right, Núñez to third. | 2 | 0 |
| Ramírez walked, Benintendi to second. | 2 | 0 |
| Young flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Jones grounded out to first. | 2 | 0 |
| Mancini struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Davis singled to center. | 2 | 0 |
| Trumbo flied out to right. | 2 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Wade Miley pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Bogaerts doubled to deep center. | 2 | 0 |
| Givens relieved Miley. | 2 | 0 |
| Davis struck out swinging. | 2 | 0 |
| Devers doubled to right, Bogaerts scored. | 2 | 1 |
| León walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Núñez struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Bleier relieved Givens. | 2 | 1 |
| Benintendi walked, Devers to third, León to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Castro relieved Bleier. | 2 | 1 |
| Betts struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Doug Fister pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Castillo grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 1 |
| Smith flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Beckham struck out looking. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Castro pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Gentry in right field. | 2 | 1 |
| Ramírez walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Moreland hit for Young. | 2 | 1 |
| Moreland walked, Ramírez to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Bogaerts grounded into fielder's choice to third, Moreland out at second, Ramírez to third. | 2 | 1 |
| Davis grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Bogaerts out at second. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Addison Reed pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Reed relieved Fister. | 2 | 1 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Jones flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Miguel Castro pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Devers struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| León walked. | 2 | 1 |
| Holt ran for León. | 2 | 1 |
| Brach relieved Castro. | 2 | 1 |
| Núñez flied out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Holt to second on wild pitch by Brach. | 2 | 1 |
| Benintendi lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Craig Kimbrel pitching for Boston | BAL | BOS |
| Vázquez catching. | 2 | 1 |
| Kimbrel relieved Reed. | 2 | 1 |
| Mancini singled to left. | 2 | 1 |
| Davis lined out to right. | 2 | 1 |
| Trumbo struck out swinging. | 2 | 1 |
| Castillo flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Boston - Bottom of 9th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | BAL | BOS |
| Betts grounded out to second. | 2 | 1 |
| Ramírez flied out to center. | 2 | 1 |
| Moreland grounded out to first. | 2 | 1 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore Orioles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Beckham SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .293 | .337 | .478 |
| Machado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | .263 | .316 | .489 |
| Schoop 2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .305 | .351 | .537 |
| Jones CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16 | .279 | .316 | .468 |
| Mancini LF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .293 | .344 | .516 |
| Davis 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .224 | .319 | .440 |
| Trumbo DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .239 | .298 | .411 |
| Castillo C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | .283 | .323 | .466 |
| Smith RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | .267 | .354 | .455 |
Gentry RF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | .320 | .359 |
| Totals | 33 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 139 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Jones (21, Fister); Mancini (20, Fister) RBI: Jones (65), Mancini (70) 2-out RBI: Jones, Mancini Orioles RISP: 2-6 (Davis 0-2, Mancini 1-1, Castillo 0-1, Jones 1-1, Trumbo 0-1) Team LOB: 6 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Beckham-Schoop-Davis). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Fenway Park, Boston, MA |
| Attendance | 36,625 (97.2% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 3:22 |
| Weather | 71 degrees, sunny |
| Wind | 10 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Brian O'Nora, First Base - Paul Emmel, Second Base - Scott Barry, Third Base - Quinn Wolcott |
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