The Red Sox made it back-to-back wins in Baltimore with a 5-1 win over the Orioles Saturday night at Camden Yards. Rafael Devers homered in his 2nd straight game and Brayan Bello picked up his 1st win since mid-July. The Sox have won 4 of 6 and are back to 8 games over .500. 

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2-Out Magic- The Red Sox went in front in the Top of the 7th and kept the lead for the rest of the night. Tristan Casas reached with a single and went 1st to 3rd on a pinch-hit Double from Masa Yoshida. Both scored on a 2-out, 2-run Single from Jarren Duran to make it 3-1. Rafael Devers launched a 2-run Home Run into the seats in rightfield in the 8th to give the Sox a 5-1 lead. ​ 

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The Pen: Lucas Sims worked out of a bases loaded jam in the Bottom of the 7th and preserved a 3-1 lead by getting Anthony Santander on a ground out. Chris Martin worked scoreless 8th Inning. Kenley Jansen closed the game out with a 1-2-3 9th Inning. Jarren Duran helped him out as he robbed Eloy Jimenez of a Home Run by going over the wall with his glove to bringing the ball back. 

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Pitcher's Duel to Start: Friday night, the Red Sox and Orioles combined for 22 runs & 31 hits. Saturday, after a rain delay of almost an hour and twenty minutes, Brayan Bello and Cade Povich matched zeroes through the 1st 5 Innings. Bello did not allow a hit over the 1st 5 Innings and retired 9 straight batters with a 1-2-3 5th Inning. He walked 3 and fanned 4 thru 5 Innings. Povich, called up earlier in the day from the minors, allowed 2 singles, no walks and struck out 5 thru the 1st 5 frames. 

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On the Board 1st: The Red Sox broke through against Povich in the 6th Inning. Ceddanne Rafaela led off with a single. Rob Refsnyder and Tyler O'Neill followed with singles and Rafaela scored the game's 1st run on O'Neill's knock. Sox ended up leaving 2 runners stranded in the 6th Inning. 

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He Got the Win: Bello picked up his team-leading 11th win of the season and his first since July 14th at home against the Royals. Bello took the mound in the Bottom of the 6th with a 1-0 lead, and he retired the 1st 2 hitters he faced. Gunnar Henderson hit a 2-out, solo Home Run to right-field for the O's 1st hit and run of the game. It was Henderson's 2nd Home Run of the series, his 4th this year against the Red Sox and his 32nd on the season. Bello gave up a single to Ryan O'Hearn after the Home Run but got Ryan Mountcastle on a strike out to end the inning. He would depart after 6 with a 3-1 lead. #66's Final Line- 6.0 IP. 2 Hits. 1 R. 1 ER. 3 BB. 6 Ks. 1 Home Run allowed. 

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Masa In A Pinch: Masa Yoshida continued his hot stretch at the plate with a pinch-hit Double in the 7th. He scored on Duran's 2-out knock that plated 2 runs. Yoshida has 19 hits over his last 12 Games (4 2B, 3 HR, 8 RBIs). ----- Updating The Home Run Battle: The Orioles hit 1 more Home Run in Game 3 of the series and now lead the Majors with 190. The Orioles have hit 9 Home Runs in 9 games versus the Red Sox. Red Sox pitchers have allowed 45 Home Runs over their last 22 Games & 58 Home Runs over their last 28 Games. 

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Sunday's Finale: The Red Sox hand the ball to Kutter Crawford for Sunday's series finale. Crawford retired 16 in a row to start his last time out on Tuesday against the Rangers at Fenway. He ended up allowing 4 earned runs and ended up with his 8th win. Albert Suarez, a right-hander, goes in Game 3 of the Series for the Orioles. Suarez pitching in the Big Leagues in 2024---had not pitched in the Bigs since 2017 with the San Francisco Giants. He has 7 scoreless outings as a starting pitcher this season. 1st pitch at 1:35 p.m. EST. 

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Locked On Red Sox POSTCAST Notes: Red Sox are now (11-15) since the All-Star Break. Jarren Duran picked up his 30th stolen base of the season in the 7th Inning. Duran and David Hamilton have both stolen 30 bases on the season. 

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