
Final: Orioles 5, Red Sox 3
The Red Sox' bullpen fell apart in the eighth inning, handing a 5-3 decision to the Baltimore Orioles and leaving the Sox 3-3 on their two-city road trip.
Jorge Mateo ripped a bases-clearing double down the left field line off John Schreiber, giving the Orioles a three-run lead. Xander Bogaerts hit a solo homer to lead off the ninth, but it wasn't nearly enough.
Pinch-hitter Franchy Cordero had tied the the game with a solo homer in the top of the eighth, but the lead didn't last long.
WHO: Red Sox ( 60-61) vs. Baltimore Orioles (62-58)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Muncy Bank Ballpark at Bowman Field, Williamsport, PA.
SERIES TO DATE: 1-1
SEASON SERIES TO DATE: BAL 6-5
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Nick Pivetta (9-9, 4.28) vs. RHP Dean Kremer (5-4, 3.58)
TV/RADIO: ESPN; WEEI-FM 937
LINEUPS
RED SOX
Pham LF
Verdugo RF
Bogaerts SS
Devers 3B
Martinez DH
Arroyo 2B
Hernandez CF
Dalbec 1B
Plawecki C
ORIOLES
Mullins CF
Rutschman C
Santander DH
Mountcastle 1B
Stowers LF
Urias 3B
Hays RF
Odor 2B
Mateo SS