BOSTON — Rob Refsnyder homered twice amongst his 4 hits and had a career-high 5 RBIs, Tyler O’Neill additionally had two homers and the Boston Crimson Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 12-3 on Monday night time.
Ceddanne Rafaela had two hits and 4 RBIs because the Crimson Sox completed with 15 hits.
“Perhaps that is the way in which we play the remainder of the way in which — platoon the remainder of the way in which and attempt to maximize the roster,” Crimson Sox supervisor Alex Cora stated. “They did a tremendous job offensively as we speak.”
Refsnyder and O’Neill hit back-to-back homers in each the third and eighth innings. It was Refsnyder’s second profession multi-homer recreation and O’Neil’s twelfth — together with his seventh this season to tie Jordan Alvarez for many within the majors. It was the ninth time Boston batters have hit back-to-back homers this season.
“Lots of people behind the scenes have been serving to me,” Refsnyder stated. “I’ve been freaking so dangerous. So, it’s been a grind. There’s been lots of irritating nights. So, lots of credit score to the hitting division. They’ve stayed up numerous hours making an attempt to assist me out, determine some stuff out. So, it felt actually, actually good to sort of break by way of.”
Boston starter Brayan Bello (13-7) gave up two runs and three hits in 5 1/3 innings. He walked 5, struck out 5 and hit a batter. Josh Winckowski gave up a run within the closing three innings to get his second save of the season.
Orioles left-hander Cade Povich (2-8) allowed 4 runs and 5 hits with two walks and 5 strikeouts in 4 2/3 innings.
“It’s been the identical sort of mantra or possibly the identical factor I’ve been saying since getting referred to as again up,” Povich stated. “Simply wished to proceed to see the aggression within the zone. I believe this may need been — appropriate me if I’m incorrect — possibly the primary recreation since being referred to as up I had a couple of stroll. Had two, however general, nonetheless assume I used to be within the zone fairly properly. Making aggressive pitches. Clearly, a pair on the perimeters that had been nonetheless just a little too good that they had been in a position to put in play. However , beginning to settle in, and that’s all it’s, is simply beginning to settle in, discover these issues, once I could make pitches which might be there and when to not.”
Anthony Santander homered and drove in all three runs for Baltimore. He received his fortieth house run of the season main off the seventh, reaching that mark for the primary time in his eight-year profession. He’s the eighth Orioles participant to take action, and the primary since Mark Trumbo in 2016.
“He’s had a heck of a yr,” Orioles supervisor Brandon Hyde stated. “I’m happy with him for a way far he’s are available in our years collectively right here, and to see a man with 40 homers, that’s a particular milestone. Even in a recreation like this, it’s one thing to rejoice. Not many guys can do this, a switch-hitter hitting 40 homers.”
The Orioles took the lead within the first inning as lead-off hitter Gunnar Henderson doubled and scored on a one-out single by Santander.
The Crimson Sox tied it within the backside of the inning when Rafael Devers singled, superior to 3rd on Refsnyder’s double and scored on O’Neill’s groundout.
Within the third inning, after Baltimore centre fielder Cedric Mullins made a nifty diving catch on leadoff hitter Jarren Duran’s scorched liner, Devers singled and Refsnyder hit his tenth homer of the season to straightaway centre area. O’Neill adopted together with his twenty eighth homer of the season, over the left area wall to make it 4-1.
The Orioles added a run within the fourth, loading the bases with out getting successful. Colton Cowser led off with a stroll, adopted by a one-out stroll to No. 9 hitter Livan Soto and Mullins hit by a pitch with two outs. Santander additionally walked, forcing in a run.
The Crimson Sox despatched 9 batters to the plate within the sixth, with 4 scoring. Romy Gonzalez and Connor Wong opened with consecutive singles towards reliever Burch Smith. Danny Jansen was hit by a pitch, loading the bases for No. 9 hitter Rafaela, who singled to centre to drive in two runs. After Devers’ two-out single, Refsnyder’s two-run single to centre pushed the result in 8-2.
Rafaela’s had a two-out, two-run double, and Refsnyder and O’Neil hit consecutive homers once more within the eighth to finish the scoring.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Crimson Sox: RHP Liam Hendricks, out all season after Tommy John surgical procedure in August 2023, felt some tightness after his most up-to-date minor league rehab recreation on Thursday.
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Orioles RHP Albert Suárez (7-5, 3.49 ERA) begins towards Crimson Sox RHP Kutter Crawford (8-13, 4.08) on Tuesday.