Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox Game 2

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BAL	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	11	0
BOS	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	—	6	9	0

Kyle Bradish took the ball for Baltimore looking to build on a strong turn against Kansas City, while Boston countered with rookie righty Eduardo Rivera for the 7:10 PM ET nightcap of the doubleheader. Rivera's been up and down since his April debut, but interim manager Chad Tracy leaned on the kid's mid-90s heat to keep a reeling Orioles lineup off balance.

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Postgame

Boston's lineup and Rivera held up in a 6-3 win, exactly the kind of shorthanded-Orioles matchup the pick banked on.

Pregame

Boston's moneyline price still felt like value given the state of this Orioles roster — no Rutschman, no Basallo, and a bullpen running on fumes behind Bradish. Rivera's stuff plays even in short bursts, and this Red Sox lineup has been finding late-game answers all month. Baltimore's bats have had life on the road recently, but this was never a fair fight on paper.

The matchup looked lopsided before a pitch was thrown. Baltimore is playing without both catchers — Adley Rutschman nursing a wrist injury and Samuel Basallo landing on the 10-day IL Wednesday with shoulder inflammation — while a graveyard of arms including Ryan Helsley, Keegan Akin, Felix Bautista and Colin Selby all sit on the 60-day list. Boston's rotation is just as thin, but the Sox have found a way to win anyway.

Kyle Bradish

(7-10)·3.79 ERA

Jul 11 vs Royals

W

6.2IP

1ER

5K

2BB

96P

Eduardo Rivera

(0-1)·6.30 ERA

Jul 17 vs Rays

ND

2.1IP

3ER

3K

2BB

64P

That's been the story of Boston's July: no matter who's hurt, someone steps up. The Sox carried a 14-game winning streak into Wednesday's doubleheader, one shy of tying the franchise record set back in 1946, and Rivera and the bullpen made sure the good vibes didn't stop in the nightcap.

Boston made this one look easy early, plating 4 runs in the first before Baltimore had a chance to breathe, then answering every Orioles response the rest of the way. Baltimore actually out-hit the Sox 11-9 but couldn't turn that into anything more than a 3-run night, stranding traffic all over the basepaths.

It's been a rough stretch health-wise on both sides of this series, but Baltimore is feeling it more. With Rutschman and Basallo both out, the Orioles are throwing green depth right behind the plate, and it showed up in the little moments that swing a close game.

Baltimore Orioles

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• 10-Day-ILSamuel Basallo (C) — The Orioles placed Basallo on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with right shoulder inflammation.07/22
• 10-Day-ILAdley Rutschman (C) — Rutschman is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Red Sox due to a left wrist injury, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.07/20
• 10-Day-ILBlaze Alexander (3B) — Alexander (hand) does not have a timeline to return from the 10-day injured list, Jacob Calvin Meyer of The Baltimore Sun reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILRyan Helsley (RP) — Baltimore transferred Helsley (elbow) from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day IL on Sunday.07/19
• 60-Day-ILChris Bassitt (SP) — The Orioles transferred Bassitt (back) to the 60-day injured list Friday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.07/18
• 60-Day-ILKeegan Akin (RP) — Akin (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.07/15
• 60-Day-ILFelix Bautista (RP) — Orioles president of baseball operations Mike Elias said Saturday that Bautista (shoulder) has been "throwing really, really well" in his bullpen sessions, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILColin Selby (RP) — Selby plans to receive a second opinion on his right shoulder before continuing his rehab program, Jake Rill of MLB.com reports.06/29
• 60-Day-ILRyan Mountcastle (1B) — Mountcastle (foot) did some running Saturday, Roch Kubatko of MASNSports.com reports.06/13
• 60-Day-ILJordan Westburg (3B) — Westburg (elbow) underwent Tommy John surgery Wednesday, Andrew Golden of TheBanner.com reports.05/15

Boston Red Sox

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• 10-Day-ILIsiah Kiner-Falefa (2B) — Kiner-Falefa (forearm) has been cleared to start his hitting progression with dry swings, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/20
• 10-Day-ILMarcelo Mayer (2B) — Mayer (forearm) has been cleared to start his hitting progression with dry swings, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/20
• 15-Day-ILConnelly Early (SP) — Early (elbow) threw off flat ground out to 120 feet Tuesday, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.07/22
• 15-Day-ILRanger Suarez (SP) — Interim Red Sox manager Chad Tracy said that Suarez (groin) is in the mix to return from the 15-day injured list to start Game 2 of Wednesday's doubleheader against the Orioles, Gabrielle Starr of the Boston Herald reports.07/21
• 60-Day-ILGarrett Crochet (SP) — Crochet (lat/shoulder) said Tuesday that he and the Red Sox training staff have no timeline in mind for when he'll be cleared to restart his throwing program, Christopher Smith of MassLive.com reports.07/22
• 60-Day-ILZack Kelly (RP) — The Red Sox recalled Kelly (elbow) from Triple-A Worcester and placed him on the 60-day injured list Tuesday, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/21
• 60-Day-ILTrevor Story (SS) — Story (sports hernia) told reporters Monday that "sometime in August is in play" for him to embark on a rehab assignment, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/20
• 60-Day-ILTanner Houck (SP) — Houck (elbow) has started throwing two bullpen sessions per week, MLB.com reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILJohan Oviedo (SP) — Oviedo (elbow) will throw a bullpen session next week, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.07/17
• 60-Day-ILRoman Anthony (LF) — Interim manager Chad Tracy confirmed Thursday that Anthony's (finger) recent follow-up appointment with Dr. Gary Lourie revealed no new information about his injury, and the outfielder will continue to rehab at the Red Sox's complex in Florida through at least the All-Star break, Chris Cotillo of MassLive.com reports.07/13
• 60-Day-ILKutter Crawford (SP) — The Red Sox announced June 29 that Crawford (forearm) has been throwing plyometric balls during workouts at the team's spring training facility in Florida, MLB.com reports.07/06
• 60-Day-ILTriston Casas (1B) — Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy said Saturday that Casas (abdomen/knee) has been shut down from hitting due to a wrist issue, Tim Healey of The Boston Globe reports.07/06

Boston, banged up as it is up and down the rotation, just keeps finding bodies to plug in and keeps winning. At 52-48 the Sox aren't running away with the division, but the vibes at Fenway say otherwise right now — and Baltimore, at 49-53, leaves town having dropped the finale of a series it couldn't afford to lose.

Baltimore Orioles

(49-53)

Jul 22L@ Red Sox3-6

Jul 21P@ Red Sox0-0

Jul 20L@ Red Sox5-6

Jul 19W@ Astros5-2

Jul 18W@ Astros4-2

Boston Red Sox

(52-48)

Jul 22Wvs Orioles6-3

Jul 21Pvs Orioles0-0

Jul 20Wvs Orioles6-5

Jul 19Wvs Rays6-1

Jul 18Wvs Rays7-6