Romy Gonzalez delivered a go-ahead single in the eighth and Rob Refsnyder homered in his return from a strained left oblique as Boston beat Baltimore 3-2 to complete a four-game sweep. Trevor Story also homered, and the Red Sox went 7-1 on a two-city road trip, leaving them a game ahead of New York for the AL's top wild card. Garrett Crochet allowed two runs over six innings and struck out seven, raising his season total to a majors-best 214. Jordan Hicks threw a scoreless seventh and Steven Matz recorded his second save. Baltimore went 1-7 on the homestand and sits 18 games back in the AL East.
Romy Gonzalez hit a go-ahead single in the eighth inning, Rob Refsnyder homered in his return from a strained left oblique, and the Boston Red Sox earned a 3-2 victory over the Baltimore Orioles to complete a four-game sweep Thursday. Trevor Story also homered for Boston, which went 7-1 on a two-city road trip that began against the New York Yankees. The Red Sox lead the Yankees by a game for the AL's top wild card.
Garrett Crochet surrendered two runs in six innings for the Red Sox. He struck out seven to raise his season total to a majors-best 214, two more than Detroit's Tarik Skubal. Jackson homered to lead off the third. Jeremiah Jackson hit an RBI double to tie it at 2 in the fifth, but Crochet struck out Gunnar Henderson and got Ryan Mountcastle to line into a double play to strand two in scoring position.
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