The Boston Red Sox won against the Baltimore Orioles 5-3, marking their second consecutive victory after a coaching shakeup. Meanwhile, the New York Yankees' eight-game winning streak ended with a loss to the Houston Astros.
Boston demolished the Orioles on Saturday, and then the news broke that they were shaking up their coaching staff significantly with Alex Cora going out the door. Now with interim manager Chad Tracy filling out the lineup cards, they had a less explosive day but still eeked out another win. Two innings were all the Red Sox needed to come away with enough runs, and they came consecutively starting in the fifth. led off with a single, and promptly stole second base. singled him home after a groundout, and then a force out brought Oâs starter near an escape with minimal damage. had other ideas though, catching a slider over the middle of the plate and driving it for a two-run homer. The Orioles got on the board with a solo shot in the bottom of the fifth, but the Sox got right back to work in the sixth. Now facing , greeted him with a single and scored on a triple, who then scored on a single to make it 5-1. responded with another solo homer, but the Orioles couldnât get rallies going against or the Sox bullpen, collecting just six hits in total. A pair of hits in the eighth converted their only non-home run score of the game, but Aroldis Chapman sat them down in order in the ninth.
The Boston Red Sox defeated the Baltimore Orioles 5-3.
Chad Tracy is serving as the interim manager of the Boston Red Sox.
The Yankees lost to the Astros after Luis Gil struggled on the mound, allowing multiple home runs and exiting the game early.
Willson Contreras hit a two-run homer for the Red Sox in their game against the Orioles.
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Toronto jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to a leadoff double from Ernie Clement, a walk to Daulton Varsho and an RBI single from Vladimir Guerrero Jr. followed by a sacrifice fly. Patrick Corbin cruised for the first four innings with said lead, but ran into trouble in the fifth inning when the first three batters all singled off of him. Corbin managed to induce a double-play from Steven Kwan that nearly got them out of the jam, but Angel MartĂnez doubled to tie the game and chased Corbin from the game. Braydon Fisher came in and loaded the bases with walks (one of which was intentional), but he managed to strike out David Fry to end the inning. The Jays were quick to strike back though, getting a leadoff double from Guerrero in the sixth before JesĂșs SĂĄnchez took Slade Cecconi deep to right for a two-run shot. Torontoâs bullpen was lights out in relief of Corbin, combining to go 4.1 innings with just two hits and no runs allowed. View Link
**Tampa Bay Rays (16-11) 4, Minnesota Twins (12-16) 2:** One inning was all the Rays needed to get their offensive output in this one, as they struck in the third for four runs. The first two batters singled and Chandler Simpson stole second to set up runners on second and third for Jonathan Aranda, who brought them both home on a liner up the middle. Yandy DĂaz then brought him home as he trotted the bases with a two-run blast to right, giving Tampa enough to outlast the Twins. Minnesota could only manage a two-run shot in the seventh to avoid a shutout, but otherwise couldnât solve the Raysâ opener in Griffin Jax or the arms that followed. View Link **Detroit Tigers (15-14) 8, Cincinnati Reds (18-10) 3:** The Reds took an early 3-2 lead thanks to a plethora of extra-base hits including solo shots from Nathaniel Lowe and JJ Bleday, but Detroit had the last laugh as they erupted for six runs late. Hao-Yu Lee and Spencer Torkelson homered in the seventh to lead a four-run inning (Torkelson has now gone deep in five straight games), and then old friend Gleyber Torres launched a two-run blast in the eighth to make it a non-save situation for Detroitâs relievers. View Link **Seattle Mariners (14-15) 3, St. Louis Cardinals (14-13) 2:** Seattleâs climb back towards .500 continued with a narrow win over the Cardinals, who are crashing down to the same spot after a hot start. Home runs dictated the outcome in this one, with JJ Wetherholt and Nathan Church going deep for both of St. Louisâ runs while Cal Raleigh and Rob Refsnyder homered for the Mariners. Cole Young singled in a run in the seventh for the only score to come from within the park, tying the game at two at the time while Refsnyderâs became the game-winning run in the ninth. View Link