Red Sox erupt for 10 runs in the ninth, beat Orioles 17-1

BALTIMORE (AP) — Andruw Monasterio hit a grand slam as a part of a 10-run ninth inning and the Boston Crimson Sox snapped a four-game skid with a 17-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday.

Willson Contreras added a three-run homer and Caleb Durbin a two-run shot within the body in opposition to Orioles outfielder Weston Wilson, after Monasterio’s drive had helped to chase reliever Keegan Akin in his season debut.

When the ninth was lastly over, Boston had scored extra runs in a single inning than it had managed in its first 26 video games.

The late energy present got here after Orioles starter Trevor Rogers (2-3) allowed three runs in 1 2/3 innings, throwing 47 of his 62 pitches within the second. It continued a three-start stretch during which his ERA has ballooned from 1.89 to 4.75.

Garrett Crochet (3-3) struck out seven over six shutout innings, the primary 4 coming whereas the sport was nonetheless aggressive.

Two begins after the ugliest outing of his Crimson Sox profession — an 11-run efficiency over 1 2/3 innings at Minnesota — Crochet regarded each bit the ace Boston traded for in December 2024 and signed to a $170 million, six-year extension in March 2025.

He allowed three hits, walked two and threw 57 of 90 pitches for strikes whereas decreasing his ERA about 1 1/2 runs to six.30. It was his first scoreless outing since six clear frames on opening day in Cincinnati.

Contreras completed with 5 RBIs and Durbin had three, Monasterio and Ceddanne Rafaela had three hits, and Colton Wong clubbed a three-run double within the fifth off Albert Suarez.

Crimson Sox left-hander Connelly Early (1-1, 2.88 ERA) makes his tenth profession begin and first in Baltimore in Sunday’s collection finale. He’ll face Orioles righty Kyle Bradish (1-2, 3.96).