Final: Orioles 12, Red Sox 8

The Red Sox' offense continued to mash as the team returned from its brief road trip.

The bullpen, on the other hand, continued to stumble.

Leading 8-2 in the seventh inning, the Red Sox allowed the Baltimore Orioles to score 10 unanswered runs over the final three innings as the Red Sox handed the O's a 12-8 decision.

Garrett Whitlock had pitched a career high six innings and limited the O's to just two runs. But the parade of relievers that followed were all victimized, led by Matt Strahm, who was knocked around for four runs on five hits in just one-third of an inning. Jake Diekman (three runs), John Schreiber (two runs) and Hirokazu Sawamura (one run) were no better.

The blown save, earned by Strahm, was the 11th of the season for the Sox, who had jumped out to a 6-0 after two innings on a homer from Xander Bogaerts and a two-run double from Alex Verdugo.

WHO: Red Sox (21-23) vs. Baltimore Orioles (18-27)
WHEN: 7:10 p.m.
WHERE: Fenway Park
SEASON SERIES TO DATE: BAL 2-1
STARTING PITCHERS: RHP Garrett Whitlock (1-1, 3.58) vs. RHP Kyle Bradish (1-3, 5.74)
TV/RADIO: Apple TV+; WEEI-FM 93.7

RED SOX

Hernandez CF
Devers 3B
Martinez DH
Bogaerts SS
Verdugo LF
Story 2B
Cordero 1B
Vazquez C
Bradley Jr. RF

ORIOLES

Mullins CF
Mancini DH
Santander LF
Hays RF
Rutschman C
Mountcastle 1B
Odor 2B
Urias 3B
Mateo SS