Final: Red Sox 4, Orioles 0 -- Sox win fourth straight

Eduardo Rodriguez held the Orioles scoreless for 7.1 innings, helping the Red Sox put together their fourth straight victory with a 4-0 win over Baltimore at Fenway Park on Saturday night. Brock Holt provided some offense in his return to the lineup with a solo home run in the fifth while Rafael Devers added some insurance in the seventh with a 2-run bomb as the hosts continued to pull themselves closer in the wildcard race. Rodriguez allowed just four hits over his outing while Matt Barnes and Brandon Workman struck out four of the final five Orioles than they retired to ensure the Red Sox of another series win. The hosts will go for the sweep tomorrow in a Sunday afternoon matinee.

WHO: Red Sox (65-59) vs. Orioles (39-83)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Fenway Park
SERIES TO DATE: 9-5
STARTING PITCHERS: LHP Eduardo Rodriguez  vs. RHP Asher Wojciechowski
TV/RADIO: NESN/WEEI 93.7 FM

LINEUPS

Red Sox

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. Brock Holt 2B
9. Jackie Bradley Jr. CF

Orioles

1. Hanser Alberto 3B
2. Trey Mancini 1B
3. Anthony Santander RF
4. Renato Nunez DH
5. Jonathan Villar 2B
6. Pedro Severino C
7. DJ Stewart LF
8. Stevie Wilkerson CF
9. Richie Martin SS

WHAT'S UP

The Red Sox placed Chris Sale on the 10-day IL retroactive to August 14th with elbow inflammation. Ryan Brasier was recalled from Pawtucket to take his spot on the 25-man roster. Dave Dombrowski was uncertain during his pregame remarks on whether Sale would pitch again this season. ...Nathan Eovaldi is still in line to start on Sunday with a pitch count of 55-60. ...The Red Sox have won three straight games and 17 of their last 18 when getting a quality start. …Rafael Devers is on pace for 210 hits. …Andrew Benintendi is hitting .394 since July 22nd. …Mookie Betts leads the MB with 112 runs. He’s on pace to become the second Red Sox ever to score 140 runs in a season. …Josh Taylor has thrown seventh consecutive scoreless appearances.