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09/05 21:10 CDT Gray throws 7 strong inning in majors-leading 17th win, Red Sox
beat Orioles 5-0
Gray throws 7 strong inning in majors-leading 17th win, Red Sox beat Orioles 5-0
By IAN NICHOLAS QUILLEN
Associated Press
BALTIMORE (AP) --- Sonny Gray pitched seven three-hit innings for his
majors-leading 17th victory to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore
Orioles 5-0 on Saturday night.
Gray (17-4) struck out seven and walked three while moving ahead of
Philadelphia's Cristopher Snchez for the wins lead.
He allowed baserunners in five innings, but only encountered real trouble in
the third, escaping after Connor Wong tagged out Colton Cowser trying to score
on Blaze Alexander's fielder's choice.
Eli White singled in two runs off Chris Bassitt (6-5), and Wong also singled to
complete a three-run sixth inning. Isiah Kiner-Falefa added a two-run double in
the seventh as Boston shut out Baltimore in back-to-back games and took a 3-0
series lead.
The Orioles (69-74) went 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position in their
fifth straight loss after climbing back to .500 for the first time since April
30. They remain three games behind Cleveland for the final AL wild-card place,
with Texas and Toronto between them.
The Red Sox (78-65) moved six games ahead of Cleveland and within three of New
York while remaining in the second wild-card spot.
Red Sox reliever Greg Weissert struck out Pete Alonso with the bases loaded to
escape the eighth.
Up next
Red Sox rookie left-hander Payton Tolle (8-6, 3.23 ERA) will try to extend his
personal unbeaten run to 11 starts in Sunday's series finale. The Orioles
counter with righty Kyle Bradish (7-12, 4.01), who hasn't earned a win in his
last seven.
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