26 August, 2017
He has pitched to a 4.33 ERA with no decisions in his last five starts - and comes into this game hoping to calm things down the Red Sox, who have allowed 29 runs on 37 hits and made seven errors in losing two straight games.
A messy couple of opening innings Friday night got worse for the Red Sox in the second inning.
An errant throw from Porcello that sailed into shallow center field allowed Baltimore's first run to score in the top of the first, while a pair of errors from Rafael Devers and Sandy Leon led to a three-run frame in the second for the Orioles.
Over his last 10 games, Bogaerts is batting.333 with with five extra-base hits, two home runs and six RBIs.
All-star second baseman Jonathan Schoop led the way with four hits, scoring three times and driving in a run while rookie Trey Mancini had three hits and a team-high four RBI. Rick Porcello gave up 11 runs, with only four earned, on nine hits while striking out four over 4.2 innings of work, falling to 8-15 this season. Manager John Farrell said Jackie Bradley Jr.
Things fell apart early for Porcello, the reigning AL Cy Young Award victor, who looked to be turning a corner after a poor start to 2017.
Baltimore's Seth Smith is 10-for-25 (.400) with a home run against Porcello, while Machado is 10-for-33 (.303) with two homers, and Mark Trumbo has three homers against him.
Orioles star Adam Jones played for the first time at Fenway Park since a tense series in early May during which he was the target of racial taunts by fans.
The Red Sox split a four-game series in Cleveland this week, and they come home 4 1/2 games ahead of the New York Yankees in the AL East.
Before the game Jones declined to discuss his thoughts about the incident coming back for this latest visit. Nunez remained down for a few moments, and he was removed from game. He faced four batters and struck out one.
Porcello defeated the Yankees on Sunday after losing three straight to NY. "That was the biggest difference between my starts lately and tonight". "Little bit of swelling in there".
Wearing neon-orange-sleeved jerseys for the first day of Major League Baseball's Players Weekend, the Baltimore Orioles' offense was as loud as the attire in a 16-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Friday night, where the club scored a season-high 16 runs on a season-high-tying 20 hits.
Orioles: RHP Kevin Gausman (9-9, 5.25 ERA) is making his 28th start of the season.
Betts sustained a right knee contusion Thursday in Boston's 13-6 loss to the Indians and was officially listed as day-to-day. He is 3-6 with a 4.76 ERA lifetime against the Red Sox - 1-3 with a 4.66 at Fenway.
