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Giolito Dominates as Red Sox Blank Orioles 5-0

The win lifted Boston to 73-60, reinforcing its status atop the AL wild-card race.

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Overview

  • Lucas Giolito threw eight scoreless innings on 104 pitches, allowing four hits with one walk and eight strikeouts for his longest scoreless start since 2020.
  • Trevor Story homered on the first pitch of the second inning for his 200th career home run, and David Hamilton followed with a first-pitch shot in the third.
  • Orioles right-hander Kyle Bradish returned from Tommy John surgery with six strong innings, striking out 10 without a walk while yielding four hits.
  • Boston added late insurance with a run in the eighth and two in the ninth after rookie Dylan Beavers overran Hamilton’s shallow fly for a two-run double.
  • The Red Sox have won five of their last six and entered the night five games behind AL East leader Toronto, with Brayan Bello slated to start Wednesday.