FINAL: Red Sox 9, Orioles 1 - Benintendi (3-4, 2 RBI) leads onslaught

WHO: Red Sox (64-59) vs. Indians (39-82)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Fenway Park
SERIES TO DATE: 8-5
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Rick Porcello (10-9, 5.67) vs. RHP Aaron Brooks (2-6, 6.35)
TV/RADIO: NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM

LIVE GAME COVERAGE

Seventh inning

Lead-off walk by Devers.
Bogaert double off the wall.
Martinez sac fly. RED SOX 7, ORIOLES 1.
Benintendi slice double down the LF line. RED SOX 8, ORIOLES 1.

Sixth inning

Martinez HBP.
Benintendi single.
Vazquez sac bunt.
Travis for Moreland and he's intentionally walked.
Chris Owings of all people subs for Hernandez and it pays off with a two-run double. RED SOX 5, ORIOLES 1.
JBJ sac fly. RED SOX 6, ORIOLES 1.

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One-out walk for the O's, but a double play.

Fifth inning

One-out double by Devers but nothing further.

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Porcello in trouble here. One-out walk and single.

Big foul pop.

Porcello gets out of it with a 3-1 pop to left.

Fourth inning

Dubious one-out double on a ball Ruiz got a glove on.

Nothing wrong with Benintendi's triple to the triangle. RED SOX 2, ORIOLES 1.

Killer three-pitch K by Vazquez.

Moreland bails him out with a triple of his own. The right-fielder, Stewart, had to run forever and couldn't get to it. He was basically playing RCF. RED SOX 3, ORIOLES 1.

Third inning

Porcello got two quick outs in the third but a single and then a double down the right-field line tied the game. A better relay throw from Betts could have prevented the run. RED SOX 1, ORIOLES 1.

First inning

Betts doubles and Devers singles. RED SOX 1, ORIOLES 0.

Bogaerts walks, but Martinez bounces into a double play. Devers to third. Benintendi grounds out.

LINEUPS

1. Mookie Betts RF
2. Rafael Devers 3B
3. Xander Bogaerts SS
4. J.D. Martinez DH
5. Andrew Benintendi LF
6. Christian Vazquez C
7. Mitch Moreland 1B
8. Marco Hernandez 2B
9. Jackie Bradley Jr. CF

Orioles

Jonathan Villar, SS
Trey Mancini, LF
Anthony Santander, CF
Renato Nunez, DH
Jace Peterson, 2B
DJ Stewart, RF
Rio Ruiz, 3B
Chris Davis, 1B
Chance Sisco, C

WHAT'S UP

The Red Sox are 5-4 in their last nine completed games, having won each of their last two. ... Rafael Devers leads the majors with 71 extra-base hits, joining Ted Williams as the only Red Sox ever with 70+ XBH in a season at the age of 22 or younger. Williams had 86 XBH in 1939 and 80 in 1940, all before turning 23. ... Dating back to September 2017, the Sox went unbeaten in 10 consecutive series against the Orioles (8-0-2) until this July, when BAL earned a 2-1 series win at Camden Yards from 7/19-21. The Sox are 27-8 (.771) in their last 35 games vs. BAL. ... Rick Porcello has lost two of his past three starts. He hasn't gone past the sixth inning in any of those starts. He allowed five runs on five hits in 5.0 innings in a 12-4 loss to the Angels in his last start on Aug. 10. ... Porcello has allowed at least one home run in his last eight starts (13 total). He has allowed six home runs in his last three starts combined. ... The Orioles have scored 72 runs in the first inning and are hitting .249/.320/.453 during the first frame. The O’s 72 runs scored in the first inning rank sixth in the AL and 14th in the majors. ...  Aaron Brooks' last start was 8/10 vs. HOU and he suffered the loss to extend his career-high losing-streak to five games. ... Threw 3.0 innings, surrendering nine runs on nine hits (four home runs) while striking out three. Surrendered a career-high in runs allowed.