Red Sox Lose To Orioles Again, Tied For Second AL Wild Card

BALTIMORE (AP) — The Boston Red Sox were dealt different stroke successful their postseason propulsion by last-place Baltimore, with Ryan Mountcastle hitting a three-run homer successful the 3rd inning of the Orioles’ 6-2 triumph Thursday night.

Baltimore has mislaid 107 games this twelvemonth but took 2 of 3 successful this bid against Boston — invited quality for the Yankees, Blue Jays and Mariners. The Red Sox fell into a necktie with Seattle for the American League’s 2nd chaotic card. Boston trailed the Yankees by 1 1/2 games and led the Blue Jays by fractional a game, pending the decision of New York’s crippled astatine Toronto.

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Kiké Hernandez homered connected the archetypal transportation of the crippled for the Red Sox, but not overmuch went close for them aft that. Mountcastle enactment Baltimore up 3-1 with his 33rd location tally of the season, and the Orioles added 3 much runs successful the sixth.

Boston’s Nick Pivetta (9-8) struck retired the broadside successful the first, but helium yet allowed 3 runs and 4 hits successful 4 2/3 innings. He struck retired 8 with 2 walks.

Alexander Wells (2-3) allowed a tally and 3 hits successful six innings aft entering the crippled with a 7.61 ERA.

This wasn’t arsenic atrocious arsenic 2011, erstwhile the Red Sox allowed 2 runs successful the ninth inning astatine Baltimore and were eliminated connected the last nighttime of the regular season. That illness ended manager Terry Francona’s tenure successful Boston.

A decennary later, the Orioles were a thorn successful Boston’s broadside again, but the Red Sox inactive person clip to retrieve erstwhile they decorativeness the regular play with a bid astatine Washington.

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Boston pitchers threw 4 chaotic pitches successful this game. Two of them came successful the sixth, erstwhile the Red Sox besides made an error. Tyler Nevin gave the Orioles a 5-1 pb with a two-run single, and Pat Valaika followed with a sacrifice fly.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Red Sox: Boston is successful an unusual spot astatine 2nd base. Christian Arroyo was reinstated from the COVID-19 injured database implicit a week ago, but José Iglesias has deed .339 successful 20 games for Boston and continues to play. The Red Sox signed Iglesias successful aboriginal September, truthful helium can’t play for them successful the postseason if they marque it. Manager Alex Cora said Arroyo, who has played lone doubly since his return, is doing what helium tin to enactment sharp. “Hopefully we person to marque that decision, let’s enactment it that way, right? Who’s going to play 2nd successful the playoffs?” Cora said.

UP NEXT

Red Sox: Eduardo Rodriguez (11-8) starts Friday nighttime successful the opener of the bid astatine Washington. Josh Rogers (2-1) takes the mound for the Nationals.

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Orioles: Baltimore finishes against different playoff contender astatine Toronto. The Orioles haven’t announced a starter yet for Friday night’s crippled against Steven Matz (13-7) of the Blue Jays.