BOSTON – (Staff Report) – In a game delayed 42 minutes due to inclement weather at the start, and an additional 1 hour, 28 minutes in the bottom of the 8th inning – a total of 2:10 delay – the Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 7-3, on the strength of Tristan Casas’ three-run homer in the sixth inning.
Casas’ game-winner was his 28th home run of the season and tied him for most among MLB rookies with Arizona’s Corbin Carroll and Baltimore’s Gunnar Henderson.
Boston’s starting pitcher Brayan Bello earned the victory, his team-leading 12th win, his fifth at home but first since a July 5th win over Texas. Bello allowed three runs in the second inning, but held the Orioles scoreless by retiring 10 of 13 batters aside from that frame.
Boston’s 3B Rafael Devers hit an RBI single in the fourth inning to give the Red Sox a 4-3 lead. Devers is 12-for-37 over his last eight games.
The Boston victory snapped a seven-game winning streak of the Orioles, with all victories coming on the road. The Orioles finished their nine-game road trip with a 7-2 record (2-1 at ARI, 3-0 at LAA, 2-1 at Fenway).
Orioles starter Grayson Rodriguez took the loss and is 5-4 on the year.