 loaded the bases in the 11th, Benintendi grounded a single past diving second baseman Jonathan Schoop to give Boston its major-league leading 14th extra-inning win against three defeats.Matt Barnes (7-3) pitched the 10th and Carson Smith got three outs for his first save.Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia left in the fourth inning after being struck in the face by a foul ball he chopped off the plate. The team described the injury as a bruised nose and listed his availability as day to day.It was the second freak injury Pedroia sustained at Camden Yards this season. On April 21, the All-Star was spiked on a late slide by Manny Machado, a play that created bad blood between the teams into May.Baltimore built a 5-0 lead against Doug Fister over the first three innings, taking advantage of five walks and getting a two-run double from rookie Austin Hays.After Betts hit an RBI double in the fourth, Adam Jones countered with a run-scoring single in the bottom half. But the 6-1 advantage vanished in the fifth under a torrent of six hits against Dylan Bundy and two Baltimore relievers.The key blows in the six-run inning were a two-run double by Brock Holt - Pedroia's replacement - and a bases-loaded double by Betts that scored all three runners.Pedro Alvarez homered in the bottom half and Tim Beckham put Baltimore back in front with a two-out RBI double.The see-saw leveled in the seventh when Bogaerts homered off Donnie Hart to make it 8-all.TRAINER'S ROOMRed Sox: Betts was in the starting lineup despite hurting his thumb in two places Sunday. ... DH Hanley Ramirez (left arm soreness) did not start but appeared as a pinch-hitter in the ninth. ... 2B Eduardo Nunez will test his sore right knee running the bases Wednesday. Manager John Farrell said: ''Wednesday will be a good test in terms of where he is at.'' UP NEXTRed Sox: LHP Drew Pomeranz (16-5, 3.28 ERA) looks to keep his outstanding season going in his fourth start of the year against Baltimore. Pomeranz was 25-36 lifetime before this season.Orioles: Kevin Gausman (11-10, 4.83 ERA) makes his 32nd start of the year, the fourth against Boston. He's 1-2 with a 3.86 ERA against the Red Sox in 2017.---More baseball: https://apnews.com/tag/MLBbaseball)
Orioles can play spoiler role against Red Sox 2h ago• 2 min read BALTIMORE -- The Boston Red Sox come to Baltimore for the start of a three-game series Monday night working toward locking up the American League East title and another spot in the postseason.The Orioles, however, don't have much to work for any more.Boston (85-64) holds a three-game lead over the New York Yankees, who just took three out of four from the Orioles (73-77) at Yankee Stadium over the weekend. The Orioles scored a 6-4 victory on Sunday to conclude a 2-8 road trip that all but knocked Baltimore out of contention for a playoff berth.The Orioles sit 5 1/2 games behind the Minnesota Twins, who hold the second AL wild-card spot.Boston dropped a 3-2 decision at Tampa Bay on Sunday after winning its previous three games.The Red Sox did get some good news in the loss as David Price threw two scoreless innings in relief, the first time he pitched since July 22. He had been out due to left elbow inflammation.Price did not factor into the decision in the loss. Still, the left-hander was happy to get back."I felt good," Price said. "I put up two zeros in a one-run game. It's fun to get back out there." Price will be pitching out of the bullpen for the rest of the season, manager John Farrell said last week. Elbow issues have plagued the 32-year-old veteran, putting him on the DL twice this season, but if he can pitch effectively in relief, it makes the Boston bullpen stronger.Doug Fister (5-8, 4.40 ERA) starts the series opener versus the Orioles' ace, Dylan Bundy (13-9, 4.03).Fister has thrown well in four of his past five starts, the only shaky effort coming in a 7-3 loss to Oakland on Wednesday, when he allowed six runs on six hits in just four innings.He has a 4-3 career mark with a 4.24 ERA against the Orioles.Bundy is 3-4 with a 4.30 ERA against the Red Sox. He has appeared in 11 games versus Boston, his top total against any major league team.Inconsistent starting pitching has been the Orioles' biggest problem all season, but the powerful Baltimore bats have gone cold, especially on the road trip, a big reason the team dropped eight of 10.Tim Beckham's three-run homer was the big hit in the Sunday victory over the Yankees, and the Orioles truly can't lose many more now if they hope to sneak into the postseason."It's a disappointing series, a disappointing road trip, but (we have to) go home and try to win as many games as we can from here on out and hope that other teams get cold and get on a losing streak," Baltimore closer Zach Britton said. "But it's going to be a challenge." On the injury front for Boston, Mookie Betts sustained a right thumb contusion and left the game Sunday in the fifth inning. Manager John Farrell said that X-rays were negative, and Betts is listed as day-to-day.Also, second base Dustin Pedroia will play in the field Monday after recovering from a knee ailment. He had been limited to designated hitter duties since last taking the field on Wednesday.For the Orioles, Adam Jones (general soreness) was out of the starting lineup Sunday for the second time in three days.
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