Baltimore OriolesvsBoston Red Sox
BAL 4/BOS 2
Things to say
Orioles beat the Red Sox 4-2 at Fenway on Tuesday night.
01
opener
Yeah, Baltimore took it 4-2 at Fenway. Quiet game honestly, both bullpens kept it close all night. O's just had a little more pop late.
02
key player
Baltimore's lineup finally looked alive — heart of the order did the damage, and the starter went deep enough to hand it off clean.
03
hot take
Red Sox are 25-34 at home in June, that's not a slump, that's the team. Fenway used to be a fortress.
04
deep cut
Boston manager went to the pen way too early again. You've got a guy cruising and you yank him for matchups in the sixth? Come on.
05
exit
Anyway, we'll see if the O's can keep it going tomorrow — getaway day at Fenway, anything can happen.
The recap
Orioles took this one 4-2 at Fenway, snapping the script on a Tuesday night where Boston just couldn't string anything together against Baltimore's arms. The O's bats did enough damage early and the bullpen locked it down late, with the Red Sox offense going quiet right when the heart of the order needed to show up.
Boston drops to 25-34 and you can feel the season slipping, while Baltimore claws back toward .500 at 29-32. Getaway-style loss for the Sox at home, and nobody on Yawkey Way is happy about it.