Red Sox sweep Orioles with 3-2 win

Related Press (AP) — Romy Gonzalez hit a go-ahead single within the eighth inning, Rob Refsnyder homered in his return from a strained left indirect, and the Boston Purple Sox earned a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles to finish a four-game sweep Thursday.

Trevor Story additionally homered for Boston, which went 7-1 on a two-city street journey that started towards the New York Yankees. The Purple Sox lead the Yankees by a recreation for the AL’s prime wild card.

Alex Jackson went deep for Baltimore, which went 1-7 on its homestand towards Houston and Boston. The last-place Orioles are a season-high 18 video games out of first within the AL East.

Roman Anthony drew a leadoff stroll within the eighth towards Rico Garcia (0-1), moved to second on Story’s one-out grounder and scored when Gonzalez ripped a single to left.

Jordan Hicks (2-7) pitched a scoreless seventh. Steven Matz labored the ninth for his second save.

Garrett Crochet surrendered two runs in six innings for the Purple Sox. He struck out seven to lift his season whole to a majors-best 214, two greater than Detroit’s Tarik Skubal.

Jackson homered to guide off the third. Jeremiah Jackson hit an RBI double to tie it at 2 within the fifth, however Crochet struck out Gunnar Henderson and bought Ryan Mountcastle to line right into a double play to strand two in scoring place.

Baltimore starter Cade Povich gave up solo residence runs to Story within the first inning and Refsnyder within the fourth. He allowed two runs in 5 innings and struck out 5.

Boston’s Garrett Whitlock struck out pinch hitter Dylan Beavers with two runners on to finish the eighth.

The Purple Sox swept a four-game collection from Baltimore for the primary time since Aug. 10-13, 2018.

Boston has not introduced a starter for Friday’s collection opener at residence towards Pittsburgh. Baltimore RHP Dean Kremer (9-9, 4.19 ERA) begins because the Orioles go to San Francisco.