Final: Orioles 11, Red Sox 2

The Red Sox have had worst losses this season, but few as embarrassing as this one.

Coming off a home series in which they won three-of-four, the Sox opened a six-game road trip by being outclassed by the last-place Baltimore Orioles, 11-2.

David Price had his second-worst start of the season and suffered his first career lost at Camden Yards, allowing six runs in just four innings. He gave up two multiple-run homers and a triple in his brief outing.

Sam Travis accounted for the only two Boston runs with a two-run homer in the second.

WHO: Red S0x (53-44) vs. Orioles (29-66)
WHEN: 7:05 p.m.
WHERE: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
SEASON SERIES TO DATE: Boston 7-3
STARTING PITCHERS: LHP David Price (7-2, 3.16) vs. LHP John Means (7-5, 2.94)
TV/RADIO: NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM

IN-GAME OBSERVATIONS:

8:54  Another failure from the starting rotation. Price lasts just four innings. Red Sox can't seem to get any traction  with a series of quality starts so that the bullpen isn't overworked. Tonight, the pen will have to pitch a minimum of four innings, if not five.

8:28 Once again, another homer to left for the Orioles and once again, it wasn't a cheapie. A changeup hanging over the plate gets walloped by Keon Broxton.

7:50 Once again, the wisdom of playing J.D. Martinez in the outfield escapes me. He misplayed that ball into a triple. then compounded things when he couldn't pick the ball up, allowing Richie Martin to circle the bases.

7:40 Sam Travis is unlikely to stay on the roster when Mitch Moreland returns from his rehab, but in the meantime, the Sox are looking for him to have an impact against lefties. He drills a changeup deep into the left field seats, bringing the Sox to within a run.

7:31  Missed location for David Price which proves highly costly. Sandy Leon had set up inside for a two-seam fastball, but Price threw it on the outer half, allowing Anthony Santander to get his hands extended and hit it out to center for a three-run homer.

7:09 Mookie Betts extends his hitting streak to 11 games with a bloop single to right field.

LINEUPS:



RED SOX

Betts DH
Devers 3B
Bogaerts SS
Martinez RF
Vazquez 1B
Travis LF
Chavis 2B
Bradley CF
Leon C

ORIOLES

Villar 2B
Alberto 3B
Mancini 1B
Nunez DH
Santander RF
Sisco C
Wilkerson LF
Broxton CF
Martin SS

WHAT'S UP: The Red Sox are 9-4 in their last 13 games and 19-10 in their last 29...They're three games behind the second wild-card spot...Both Mookie Betts and Xander Bogaerts have 10-game hitting streak, tied for the third-longest active streaks in MLB...Betts is hitting .463 (19-for-41) with seven extra-base hits while Bogaerts is hitting .452 (19-for-42) with five homers and 16 RBI in that span....Betts has scored a run in each of his last 13 games, tying Ted Williams (1946) for the franchise record...He's scored in 24 of his last 26 games for a total of 34 runs....He leads the majors with 86 runs scored, which projects to 144 for the season...Bogaerts has multiple hits in each of his last six games....In July, Rafael Devers has seven homers and 23 RBI in 13 games...Since moving to the No 2 spot in the lineup he's hit .397 with a 1.258 OPS with 16 extra-base hits...Devers hit his 50th career homer Thursday in his 273rd career games. Hall of Famers Ted Williams and Carlton Fisk hit 50 in their first 273 games, too...Among Red  Sox players in history, only Tony Conigliaro (59) and Nomar Garciaparra (56) had more....The Sox lead the majors in runs scored (547), runs per game (5.64), batting average (.273), OBP (.347)...They have at least one homer in 17 of the last 18 games...Since coming off the IL on May 27, Brock Holt is hitting .396 (40-for-101)...That's 31 points higher than the next highest batting average in that span - .365 by Arizona's Ketel Marte...The Sox are 14-2 in their last 16 games and are 26-9 away from home since April 19...They've had six straight winning road trips...The Sox are third in MLB with batting average with RISP (.280)...They also lead the majors with RISP with two outs (.281)….The Sox are in the middle of a stretch that has them playing 21 straight games against teams from the A.L. East. They're 3-1 so far...Among MLB rookies, onlyt the New York Mets' Pete Alonso (72) has more RBI than Michael Chavis (52)….J.D. Martinez is 0-for-7....David Price is 3-0 with a 2.33 ERA in his last five starts...In his last 11 starts, Price is 6-0 with a 2.75 ERA....He's allowed only two homers in his last 10 starts....In 12 career starts at OPaCY, Price is 8-0 with a 2.72 ERA....Chris Davis has a career average of .244 (11-for-45) with 20 strikeouts against Price...Jonathan Villar is 3-for-18 (.167) against him...Devers is 2-for-10 against John Means...Bogaerts is 3-for-7.