BALTIMORE (AP) — Tyler O’Neill had 4 hits in his residence debut for Baltimore, and the Orioles used a pair of huge offensive innings to beat the Boston Crimson Sox 8-5 on Monday.
Baltimore scored 4 runs within the first and 4 extra within the eighth in its residence opener, and the Orioles’ bullpen threw 4 2/3 innings. Matt Bowman, Seranthony Domínguez (1-0), Keegan Akin and Yennier Cano blanked Boston in reduction. Then Félix Bautista got here on for the ninth to a giant ovation — the large nearer missed all of final season due to Tommy John surgical procedure.
Bautista allowed two runs and needed to face Alex Bregman because the tying run with two on. Bregman hit a game-ending popup.
Orioles starter Cade Povich allowed three runs in 4 1/3 innings however struck out eight. Sean Newcomb (0-1) threw three shutout innings after permitting 4 runs within the first in his Boston debut.
Baltimore started the underside of the primary with 4 straight singles, together with RBI hits by O’Neill and Ryan Mountcastle. Cedric Mullins added a two-out, two-run double to make it 4-0.
O’Neill, who signed with the Orioles within the offseason, had three singles and a double.
Jarren Duran hit a two-run triple within the second for Boston, and the Crimson Sox scored once more within the third, however the Orioles pulled away within the eighth. Heston Kjerstad singled residence a run, Mullins drove in two extra with a bases-loaded single, and Jackson Holliday hit an RBI single.
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Mullins twice doubled Baltimore’s lead from two to 4, and he has 10 RBIs via 5 video games.
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Boston star Rafael Devers continues to scuffle. He did draw two walks on this sport however struck out his different thrice up. He’s 0 for 19 with 15 strikeouts on the season.
Up subsequent
The groups are off Tuesday earlier than resuming the sequence Wednesday evening. Boston’s Garrett Crochet (0-0) takes the mound in opposition to Zach Eflin (1-0).
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