Voth got the ball in the top of the first inning and Tommy Pham grounded out to third to start. Alex Verdugo doubled to right but Xander Bogaerts struck out swinging. Rafael Devers grounded out to second to end the inning. Bello got the ball in the bottom of the first and Cedric Mullins got a base hit to center to start. Mullins was thrown out trying to steal second and Adley Rutschman grounded out to short. Anthony Santander grounded out to second to end the inning.
Trevor Story took strike three to start the top of the second but JD Martinez singled to right. Triston Casas took strike three but Kike Hernandez forced Martinez at second to end the inning. Ryan Mountcastle flied out to center to start the bottom of the second before Gunnar Henderson struck out swinging. Ramon Urias grounded out to short to end the inning.
The Sox struck first in the top of the third as Connor Wong doubled to center to start. Pham struck out swinging but Verdugo lined out to left to move Wong to third. Bogaerts then clobbered his 13th home run of the season to put the Sox on top. Devers walked but Story struck out swinging to end the inning with the Sox up 2-0.
Rougned Odor struck out swinging to start the bottom of the third to start. Austin Hays and Kyle Stowers struck out swinging to end the inning.
Martinez walked to start the top of the fourth but Casas flied out to center. Hernandez flied out to center and Wong forced Martinez at second to end the inning. Mullins got a base hit to right to start the bottom of the fourth but was thrown out second trying to stretch a double. Rutschman grounded out to short and Santander struck out swinging to end the inning.
Pham got a base hit to right to start the top of the fifth and that was it for Voth. DL Hall came in to pitch and Verdugo grounded out to first. Bogaerts singled to right but Devers popped up to third in foul territory. Story forced Bogaerts at second to end the inning. Mountcastle popped up to first to start the bottom of the fifth and Henderson walked. Urias walked and Odor popped up to short. Hays struck out swinging to end the inning.
Martinez flied out to right to start the top of the sixth before Casas walked. Jake Reed came in to face Hernandez and Kike grounded into a double play to end the inning. Suddenly Baltimore sprang to life in the bottom of the sixth as Stowers took strike three to start. Mullins singled to left before Rutschman walked. Santander walked and that was it for Bello. He'd be charged with 3 runs in 5 1/3 innings allowing 3 hits and 4 walks. Sox manager Alex Cora poured gas on the fire by bringing in Kaleb Ort. A wild pitch scored Mullins and moved the runners over. Mountcastle walked to re-load the bases and Henderson drilled a base hit to right to score Rutschman and Santander. Urias popped up to first and Odor flied out to left to end the inning with the O's up 3-2.
Wong popped up to first in foul territory to start the top of the seventh and Pham grounded out to third. Cionel Perez came in to pitch to Verdugo and Alex walked. Bogaerts singled to right but Devers popped up to short to end the inning. Zack Kelly came in to pitch the bottom of the seventh and Hays grounded back to the mound to start. Stowers walked but Mullins struck out swinging. Rutschman popped up to third to end the inning.
Bryan Baker to start the top of the eighth and Story flied out to right to start. Martinez got a base hit to center and Rob Refsnyder ran for him. Casas grounded out to first to move Refsnyder to second and Dillon Tate came in to face Hernandez. Tate booted a grounder by Hernandez for an error and Reese McGuire pinch hit for Wong. McGuire struck out swinging to end the inning. Matt Barnes came in to pitch the bottom of the eighth and Santander flied out to center to start. Mountcastle flied out to right But Henderson doubled to center. Urias was hit by a pitch and Odor flied out to center to end the inning.
Tate came back to pitch the top of the ninth and Pham grounded out to short to start. Verdugo singled in the hole at second but Bogaerts grounded into a double play to end the game. The O's had won it 3-2.
O's win
Jackass Ort
Zack Kelly pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Jackass of the Night is Kaleb Ort. He came in to a 2-0 game and allowed 3 inherited runners to score to put the O's in front.
The Good:
Alex Verdugo was 2 for 4 with a walk.
Xander Bogaerts was 3 for 5 with a 2 run homer.
JD Martinez was 2 for 3 with a walk.
Connor Wong was 1 for 3 with a run scored.
Zack Kelly pitched a scoreless seventh inning.
Matt Barnes pitched a scoreless eighth inning.
The Bad:
Trevor Story was 0 for 4 with 2 strikeouts.
Kike Hernandez was 0 for 4
Reese McGuire struck out as a pinch hitter.
The Ugly:
Tommy Pham was just 1 for 5 with a strikeout.
Rafael Devers was 0 for 3 but walked.
Triston Casas was 0 for 3 with a strikeout but walked.
Brayan Bello took the loss but only allowed 3 runs in 5 1/3 innings off 3 hits and 4 walks.
Honorable Mention:
Rob Refsnyder pinch ran for Martinez in the 8th inning.
Final Thoughts:
Once again it doesn't matter which team in the AL East it is, the Sox just cannot compete against them. The Orioles aren't lighting the world on fire but they still can't beat them. The Sox with this offense shouldn't be scoring just 2 runs against a team like that. Its all a sign that this year was an unmitigated disaster. Too many injuries, too inconsistent on offense and an inability to beat the AL East was a recipe for a disaster. The Sox better invest in an ace pitcher in the off-season because what they have isn't going to cut it. The worst part is JD Martinez, Xander Bogaerts and Nathan Eovaldi are pretty much as good as gone, they should have been sold at the deadline. Instead, they walk for nothing. The less said of this disaster, the better. The loss dropped the Sox to 67-72, good for last place in the AL East. The Sox look to get beat again tomorrow afternoon against the Orioles when Michael Wacha (10-1) takes on Jordan Lyles of Baltimore. The game begins at 5:05 PM at Camden Yards.
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