Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox Match Player Stats On Aug 27, 2017

The Sports Xchange
Aug 27, 2017

BOSTON -- Wade Miley's effective start and timely hits by Adam Jones and Trey Mancini helped the Baltimore Orioles complete a three-game sweep of the Boston Red Sox with a 2-1 win Sunday at Fenway Park.

Miley (8-10) worked five innings plus one batter, surrendering one run on seven hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Brad Brach recorded the final five outs for his 17th save.

Jones and Mancini each had one RBI for the Orioles.

Rafael Devers doubled twice and drove in the Red Sox's only run. Boston starter Doug Fister (3-7) allowed two runs on five hits and two walks with seven strikeouts in a seven-inning defeat.

Baltimore (65-65) extended its winning streak to four games and pulled within eight games of American League East-leading Boston (73-57) as the Red Sox dropped their fourth straight.

The Red Sox's lead atop the AL East dwindled to 2 1/2 games following the New York Yankees' 10-1 rout of the Seattle Mariners on Sunday.

The Orioles entered Sunday's game two games out of the second AL wild-card spot.

It was Baltimore's first three-game sweep of Boston since June 9-11, 2015 and their first such sweep at Fenway since Sept. 8-10, 2014.

The Orioles outscored the Red Sox 25-4 over the weekend, winning 16-3 in the opener Friday and 7-0 Saturday. Baltimore improved to 10-6 against Boston this season.

Devers' one-out RBI double in the sixth inning halted the Red Sox's scoreless streak at 18 innings and trimmed Boston's deficit to 2-1.

The Red Sox loaded the bases twice in the first six innings, but Chris Young flied out to end the fifth and Mookie Betts struck out to conclude the sixth.

Baltimore pushed across a pair of two-out runs in the first as Jones and Mancini slapped RBI doubles in consecutive at-bats against Fister.

NOTES: Boston dropped slumping 3B Rafael Devers from fifth to eighth in the batting order Sunday. The 20-year-old entered Sunday's game with two hits in his last 27 at-bats and went 2-for-4 with two doubles. ... Boston LHP David Price (left elbow inflammation) threw for a third straight day, mixing in breaking balls and throwing from 90-120 feet. CF Jackie Bradley Jr. (left thumb sprain) hit in the cage before the game and has experienced "major improvements" the last 48 hours, manager John Farrell said. 2B Dustin Pedroia (left knee inflammation) will run the bases during the team's trip to Toronto. ... Orioles LHP Zach Britton tested out his left knee in the bullpen Sunday after his precautionary MRI exam Thursday. "He needs to pitch," manager Buck Showalter said. ... Orioles RHP Chris Tillman (1-7, 7.75 ERA) starts against the Seattle Mariners and Red Sox LHP Drew Pomeranz (13-4, 3.18 ERA) faces the Blue Jays on Monday.