Final: Red Sox 3, Orioles 2 - Rafaela gives Red Sox the victory with clutch 9th inning home run, Boston wins third straight game against Orioles

The Red Sox win their third straight game against the Baltimore Orioles behind a clutch ninth inning home run from Ceddanne Rafaela. 

Despite the Red Sox struggling at the plate the majority of the game, Boston got the necessary at-bats to give them the win, and also received another great start on the mound from Brayan Bello.

To start the game, the Red Sox jumped to an early 1-0 lead with another leadoff home run from Roman Anthony.

In the second inning, the Orioles tied the game. With two outs and a runner on second, Rafaela failed to make a diving catch in center field giving Dylan Beavers an RBI single.

Through the middle of the game, neither side was able to take the lead. After Orioles opener Detrich Enns left the game in the third inning, reliever Roansy Contreras pitched 4.1 scoreless innings completely shutting down the Red Sox at the plate.

For the Red Sox, Bello pitched consistently through seven innings limiting the Orioles to just one runner on base an inning. However, in his final inning on the mound, the Orioles scored again with two outs as Rafaela and Jarren Duran failed to communicate on a deep fly ball.

Down to their last at-bats in the ninth inning, the Red Sox rallied to take the lead. Duran lead off the inning with a single, and Rafaela redeemed himself with a game-winning two-run home run to give the Red Sox the lead.

Arolids Chapman came in and pitched a 1-2-3 performance to secure the win for Boston.

The Red Sox will wrap up their series in Baltimore tomorrow at 1:05 p.m. with Garrett Crochet on the mound.

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WHO: Red Sox (73-60) vs Orioles (60-72)
WHEN: 6:35 p.m.
WHERE: Camden Yards, Baltimore
SERIES TO DATE: (2-0), (6-5)
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Brayan Bello vs. LHP Dietrich Enns
TV/RADIO: NESN, MLB Network, WEEI-FM 93.7

LIVE BOX

LINEUPS

RED SOX

Roman Anthony (L) RF
Alex Bregman (R) 3B
Trevor Story (R) SS
Jarren Duran (L) LF
Ceddanne Rafaela (R) CF
Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B
Masataka Yoshida (L) DH
Connor Wong (R) C
David Hamilton (L) 2B

SP Brayan Bello

ORIOLES

Jackson Holliday (L) 2B
Jeremiah Jackson (R) 3B
Gunnar Henderson (L) SS
Ryan Mountcastle (R) DH
Colton Cowser (L) CF
Samuel Basallo (L) C
Coby Mayo (R) 1B
Dylan Beavers (L) RF
Dylan Carlson (S) LF

SP Dietrich Enns

WHAT'S UP

The Red Sox continue their second conductive four-game series with Brayan Bello on the mound.

“Everyone’s in play,” manager Alex Cora said on Kyle Harrison possibly starting for the Red Sox. Boston willing to promote Harrison for Saturday’s game.